Jon M Burnham
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Division of Rheumatology
10103 Colket Building
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th & Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
10103 Colket Building
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th & Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2674265031
Fax: 215-590-1258
Fax: 215-590-1258
Email:
burnhams@email.chop.edu
burnhams@email.chop.edu
Education:
BA (Government)
Dartmouth College, 1992.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1997.
MS (Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine , 2006.
Permanent linkBA (Government)
Dartmouth College, 1992.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1997.
MS (Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine , 2006.
Description of Itmat Expertise
Dr. Burnham's research involves the impact of chronic inflammatory illnesses on musculoskeletal health during childhood and the impact of vitamin D deficiency on skeletal and non-skeletal outcomes in pediatric lupus.Selected Publications
Canna SW, Chauvin NA and Burnham JM: A 17 year old with isolated proximal tibiofibular joint arthritis. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 11(1), January 2013.Burnham JM: Inflammatory diseases and bone health in children. Curr Opin Rheumatol 24(5): 548-53, September 2012.
Lerman M, Burnham J, Behrens E: 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3 limits monocyte maturation in lupus sera. Lupus 20(7): 749-53, June 2011.
von Scheven E, Burnham JM: Vitamin D supplementation in the pediatric rheumatology clinic. Curr Rheumatol Rep 13(2): 110-6, April 2011.
Weiss PF, Klink AJ, Localio R, Hall M, Hexem K, Burnham JM, Keren R, Feudtner C.: Corticosteroids may improve clinical outcomes during hospitalization for Henoch-Schonlein Purpura. Pediatrics 126(4): 674-81, October 2010.
Thayu M, Denson LA, Shults J, Zemel BS, Burnham JM, Baldassano RN, Howard KM, Ryan A, Leonard MB: Determinants of changes in linear growth and body composition in incident pediatric Crohn's disease. Gastroenterology 139(2): 430-8, August 2010.
Leonard MB, Elmi A, Mostoufi-Moab S, Shults J, Burnham JM, Thayu M, Kibe L, Wetzsteon RJ, Zemel BS: Effects of sex, race, and puberty on cortical bone and the functional muscle bone unit in children, adolescents, and young adults. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 95(4): 1681-9, April 2010.
Weiss PF, Klink AJ, Hexem K, Burnham JM, Leonard MB, Keren R, Localio R, Feudtner C: Variation in inpatient therapy and diagnostic evaluation of children with Henoch Schonlein Purpura. J Pediatr 155(6), December 2009.
Wright TB, Shults J, Leonard MB, Zemel BS, Burnham JM: Hypovitaminosis D is associated with greater body mass index and disease activity in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus. J Pediatr 155(2): 260-5, August 2009.
Wetzsteon R, Shults J, Zemel BS, Gupta PU, Burnham JM, Herskovitz RM, Howard KM, Leonard MB: Divergent effects of glucocorticoids on cortical and trabecular compartment bone mineral density in childhood nephrotic syndrome. J Bone Miner Res 24(3): 503-13, March 2009.