Eileen Lydon works at the New York University Langone Health as a Nurse Practitioner in the department of rheumatology since 2003. She assists in evaluating hospital consults, oversee panels of patients in their outpatient ​ambulatory care clinic with a variety of autoimmune diseases, and is a co-investigator for clinical trials. In addition, she provides educational presentations to patients and peers regarding rheumatologic conditions. Eileen is the Chapter Development Chair of the Rheumatology Nurses Society and the founding and current President of the Tristate Metropolitan chapter.