Lupus LA

Lupus LA, a non-profit health organization, was founded in 2000 by a concerned group of lupus families spearheaded by Daniel J. Wallace, MD, attending physician in the Division of Rheumatology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and a clinical professor of medicine at UCLAs David Geffen School of Medicine. Created in 2000, Lupus LA is a non-profit healthcare organization dedicated to finding the causes of and a cure for lupus while providing support, services and hope to all who have lupus. With an operating budget of approximately $1.5M and a fulltime staff of five, Lupus LA raises funds for our three core values: supporting medical research, providing patient services, and promoting awareness and advocacy. Lupus LA raises funds for its patient programs, local rheumatology fellowships and research projects and for our national research partner, the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA). Since the year 2000, Lupus LA has raised over $13,000,000 dollars for the cause, primarily through special e...