Sharon L. Kolasinski
Adjunct Professor of Medicine
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Division of Rheumatology
8 Penn Tower
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Division of Rheumatology
8 Penn Tower
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Office: 215-662-2789
Fax: 215-662-4500
Fax: 215-662-4500
Email:
sharonk@mail.med.upenn.edu
sharonk@mail.med.upenn.edu
Education:
BA (Biology)
University of Pennsylvania, 1978.
MRP (Regional Planning)
University of Pennsylvania, 1981.
MD (Medicine)
New York University School of Medicine, 1985.
Permanent linkBA (Biology)
University of Pennsylvania, 1978.
MRP (Regional Planning)
University of Pennsylvania, 1981.
MD (Medicine)
New York University School of Medicine, 1985.
Description of Research Expertise
Complementary and Alternative MedicineOsteoarthritis
Description of Clinical Expertise
Rheumatoid ArthritisSystemic Lupus Erythematosus
Osteoarthritis
Selected Publications
Bhangle Samir, Kolasinski Sharon L: Fish oil in rheumatic diseases. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 37(1): 77-84, Feb 2011.Kolasinski, SL: Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Rheumatology. Preface. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 37(1): ix-x, Feb 2011.
Kolasinski SL: Dietary Supplements in Rheumatologic Disorders. Integrative Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology. Horwitz R, Muller D (eds.). New York NY: Oxford University Press, Oct 2010.
Mishra R and Kolasinski SL: Yoga for the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis. Lower Extremity Review May 2010.
Bronstein Jason, Cohen Justine, Sehgal Supriya, Kolasinski Sharon: Hepatic artery aneurysm: an unusual case of biliary obstruction. Vascular Medicine 15(1): 75-7, Feb 2010.
Theresa Y. Wang, Joseph M. Serletti, Sharon Kolasinski, David W. Low, Benjamin Chang, Stephen J. Kovach, Liza C. Wu : Connective Tissue Disorders: To Flap or Not to Flap? Presented at the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Charleston, SC Sep 2009.
Kang J, Kolasinski SL: Vitamin D and Osteoarthritis. Alternative Medicine Alert 11: 85-90, Aug 2008.
Garnero P, Aronstein WS, Cohen SB, Conaghan PG, Cline GA, Christiansen C, Beary JF, Meyer JM, Bingham CO 3rd: Relationships between biochemical markers of bone and cartilage degradation with radiological progression in patients with knee osteoarthritis receiving risedronate: the Knee Osteoarthritis Structural Arthritis randomized clinical trial. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 16(6): 660-666, Jun 2008 Notes: Epub 2007 Nov 13.
Krathen MS, Dunham J, Gaines E, Junkins-Hopkins J, Kim E, Kolasinski SL, Kovarik C, Kwan-Morley J, Okawa J, Propert K, Rogers N, Rose M, Thomas P, Troxel AB, Van Voorhees A, Von Feldt J, Weber AL, Werth VP: The Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity and Severity Index: Expansion for Rheumatology and Dermatology. Arthritis Rheum 59(3): 338-344, Mar 2008.
Albert D, Dunham J, Khan S, Stansberry J, Kolasinski S, Tsai D, Pullman-Mooar S, Barnack F, Striebich C, Looney RJ, Luning Prak ET, Kimberly R, Zhang Y, Eisenberg R: Variability in the biological responses to anti-CD 20 B cell depletion in systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Rheum Dis 67(12): 1724-1731, Feb 2008.