Tracy M Frech, MD, MS, serves as the Director of the Scleroderma Clinic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and is an Associate Professor in Rheumatology and Immunology. She has helped conduct many single and multi-center clinical trials and published several articles in peer review journals. Her research interests include the vascular aspects of autoimmune disease, primarily vascular function in SSc. She provides mentorship to medical students and fellows, with a focus on improving their early research experiences and integrating meaningful patient reported outcomes into the clinical care setting.