BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Academic & Professional Background

• B.S.(Biology) 1957 - University of Indonesia, Jakarta
• M.D. 1961 - University of Indonesia, Jakarta
• Fellow (Rheumatology) 1975 - St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
• Fellow (Rheumatology) 1976 - Hines VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois
• M.P.H.(Epidemiology & Biostatistics) 1983 - University of Illinois, Chicago
• M.S. (Clinical Research Design & Analysis) 1991 - University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Current Research Interests

• Arthritis
• Clinical Trials
• Rehabilitative Research

Selected Publications

Avidan B, Sonnenberg A, Schnell TG, Budiman-Mak E, Sontag SJ. Risk factors of esophagitis in arthritic patients. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology (in press), 2001.

Roach KE, Stuck R, Stergman P, Budiman-Mak E. The foot pad in Rheumatoid arthritis: Measurement and possible effects of foot disability. Jour Clin Rheum 5:326-330, 1999.

Saag KG, Saltzman CL, Brown K, Budiman-Mak E. The foot function index for measuring rheumatoid arthritis pain: Evaluating side-to-side reliability. Foot and Ankle International 17:506-510, 1996.

Clegg DO, Reda DJ, Weisman MH, Cush JJ, Vasey FB, Schumacher Jr. HR, Budiman-Mak E, et al. Comparison of sulfasalazine and placebo in the treatment of reactive arthritis (Reiter's Syndrome). A Department of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study. Arth and Rheum 16:2021-2027, 1996.

Clegg DO, Reda DJ, Mehas E, Cannon WG, Weisman MH, Taylor T, Budiman-Mak E. Comparison of sulfasalzine and placebo in three treatment of psoriatic arthritis. A Department of Veterans Affairs Study. Arth and Rheum 16:2013-2020, 1996.

Clegg DO, Reda DJ, Weisman MH, Blackburn WD, Cush JJ, Cannon GW, Mahowald M, Schumacher HR Jr., Taylor T, Budiman-Mak E, et al. Comparison of sulfasalazine and placebo in the treatment of ankylosing spondilitis. A Department of Veterans Affairs Study. Arth and Rheum 16:2004-2012, 1996.

Conrad KJ, Budiman-Mak E, Roach KE, Hedecker D. Impact of foot orthoses on pain and disability in rheumatoid arthritis. J Clin Epidemiology, 1995.

Budiman-Mak E, Conrad KJ, Roach KE, Moore JW, Lertratanakul Y, Koch AE, Skosey JL, Froelich C, Joyce-Clark N. Can foot orthoses prevent hallux valgus deformity in rheumatoid arthritis? A randomized clinical trial. J Clinical Rheumatology 1:313-322, 1995.

Sontag SJ, Schnell T, Budiman-Mak E, et al. Healing of Nsaid-induced gastric ulcers with synthetic analogue (Enprostil). Gastroenterology 89:1014-1020, 1994.

Budiman-Mak E, Roach KE, Stuck R, Spencer F, Polizos T, Conrad KJ. Radiologic measurement of Hallux valgus. J Rheumatol 21:623-626, 1994.

Roach KE, Presky V, Miles T, Budiman-Mak E. Biomechanical aspect of occupation and osteoarthritis of the hip: A case control study. J Rheumatology 21:2334-2340, 1994.

Roach K, Budiman-Mak E, Songsiridej N, Lertratanakul Y. Development of a shoulder pain and disability index. Arthritis Care and Research 4:143-149, 1991.

Euler AR, Safdi M, Rao J, Budiman-Mak E, et al. An evaluation of Arba Prostil (15-*r-15 methyl p6E2) for the treatment ASA/NSAID associated gastric mucosal damage in patients with rheumatoid or osteoarthritis. A report of three domestic multi-clinic trials. Gastroenterology 98:1549-1559, 1990.

Ross CK, Sinacore JM, Stiers W, Budiman-Mak E. The role of expectation and preferences in health care satisfaction of patients with arthritis. Arthritis Research 3:92-98, 1990.

Budiman-Mak E, Conrad K, Roach K. Foot function index: A measure of foot pain and disability. J Clin Epidemiol 44:561-570, 1990.

Conrad KJ, Budiman-Mak E, Lucas IR, et al. Comprehensive approach to improving medication adherence in the elderly. J Compliance Hlth Care, 4:39-55, 1989.

Budiman-Mak E, Stiers W, Vozak F. Consequences of exclusion from outpatient care in the Veterans Administration. VA Practitioner 5(7):45, 1988.

Projects Completed or Active (Selected)

• Home-based Exercise and Nutrition Program for Overweight Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Pilot Study
• Development of a Status and Fitness Potential Screening Tool for Elderly Osteoarthritics for Patients Receiving Androgen Therapy in the Illinois AMVETS Reactivation Center
• Feasibility of Exercise Intervention for Osteoarthritis
• Identifying Factors the Promote or Inhibit Arthritis Self-Management

Research Funding Sources

• Chicago Association for Research and Education in Science (CARES)
• Illinois Amvets Reactivation Center
• Searle
• VA Health Services Research and Development
• Western Institute

Research Methods Employed

• Functional Measurement in Musculoskeletal Diseases
• Quality of Life Measures
• Outcome Measurement