Joan Marie Von Feldt

Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Department: Medicine

Contact information

Associate Chief of Staff, Education
Philadelphia Veterans Medical Center, Rm 948A
3900 Woodland Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: (215) 823-5251
Fax: (215) 823-5276

Email:
vonfeldt@mail.med.upenn.edu

Education:
BS
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 1977.
MD
Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1981.
MSEd
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2007.

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Description of Research Expertise

Current research projects in Medical Education:
Diagnostic Error and Cognitive Bias in Internal Medicine Residency Training
Health Literacy and Numeracy in a Rheumatology Population

Description of Clinical Expertise

Systemic Lupus Erythamtosus
Rheumatoid Arthritis and other Inflammatory Arthritis

Selected Publications

Ogdie AR, Reilly JB, Pang WG, Keddem S, Barg FK, Von Feldt JM, Myers JS.: Seen Through Their Eyes: Residents' Reflections on the Cognitive and Contextual Components of Diagnostic Errors in Medicine. Acad Med. 87(10): 1361-1367, Oct 2012.

Baker JF, Baker DG, Toedter G, Shults J, Von Feldt JM, Leonard M. : Associations Between Vitamin D, Disease Activity, and Clinical Response to Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis. In Press, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology. Clin Exp Rheumatol. [Epub ahead of print] Jul 2012.

Baker JF, Mehta N, Baker DG, Toedter G, Shults J, Von Feldt JM, Leonard MB.: Vitamin D, Metabolic Dyslipidemia, and Metabolic Syndrome in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Am J Med. Jul 2012 Notes: [Epub ahead of print]

Baker JF, Zhang L, Imadojemu S, Sharpe A, Patil S, Moore JS, Mohler ER 3rd, Von Feldt J.: Circulating endothelial progenitor cells are reduced in SLE in the absence of coronary artery calcification. Rheumatol Int. 32(4): 997-1002, Apr 2012 Notes: [Epub ahead of print]

Schumacher HR, Habre WG, Friedrich C, Sieck M, Chen LX, Clayburne GM, Von Feldt JM.: Synovial xanthomatosis: are there clues to mechanisms for this rare disease? Mod Rheumatol. Feb 2012.

Baker JF, Morales M, Qatanani M, Cucchiara A, Nackos E, Lazar MA, Teff K, Von Feldt J.: Resistin Levels in Lupus and Associations with Disease-Specific Measures, Insulin Resistance, and Coronary Calcification. J. Rheumatol. 38(11): 2369-75, Nov 2011.

Baker JF, George M, Baker DG, Toedter G, Von Feldt J, Leonard MB.: Associations Between Body Mass, Radiographic Joint Damage, Adipokines, and Risk Factors for Bone Loss in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 50(11): 2100-7, Nov 2011.

Zhang LY, Schumacher HR, Su HH, Lie D, Dinnella J, Baker JF, Von Feldt JM.: Development and evaluation of a survey of gout patients concerning their knowledge about gout. J Clin Rheumatol. 17(5): 242-8, Aug 2011.

Ruperto N, Hanrahan LM, Alarcón GS, Belmont HN, Brey RL, Brunetta P, Buyon JP, Costner MI, Cronin ME, Dooley MA, Filocamo G, Fiorentino D, Fortin PR, Franks AG, Gilkeson G, Ginzler E, Gordon D, Grossman J, Isenberg DA, Kalunian KC, Petri M, Sammaritano L, Sánchez-Guerrero J, Sontheimer RD, Strand V, Urowitz M, von Feldt JM, Werth VP, and Merrill J.: International consensus for a definition of disease flare in lupus. Lupus Page: Online, Dec 2010 Notes: http://lup.sagepub.com/content/early/2010/12/08/0961203310388445.

Li P, Blum MA, Von Feldt JM, Hennessy S, Doshi JA.: Adherence, Discontinuation, and Switching of Biologic Therapies in Medicaid Enrollees with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Value in Health 13(6), Oct 2010.