Chadwick R. Johr, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Rheumatology)
Attending, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Attending, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Associate Program Director/Core Faculty, Medicine-Pediatrics Combined Residency Program, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Measey Faculty Member, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Director, Penn Sjögren's Center, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Penn Medicine University City
Division of Rheumatology
3737 Market Street
8th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Rheumatology
3737 Market Street
8th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-4333
Fax: 215-349-8900
Fax: 215-349-8900
Education:
B.S. (Pre-medicine and Spanish)
Pennsylvania State University, 1998.
M.D.
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 2002.
Permanent linkB.S. (Pre-medicine and Spanish)
Pennsylvania State University, 1998.
M.D.
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 2002.
Description of Clinical Expertise
As Director of the Penn Sjögren's Center and former member of the Sjögren's Foundation board of directors (2017-2023), I have expertise and a special interest in caring for patients with Sjögren's Disease.Description of Other Expertise
I have a particular interest in medical education and am the recipient of the 2025 Blockley-Osler Award, a clinical teaching award granted to one of over 3400 Penn faculty each year, and a three-time recipient of Penn Pearls Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, granted yearly to about 5 faculty at the School of Medicine.Selected Publications
Deboo A, Fox R, Hammitt KM, Frantsve-Hawley J, Baker MC, Danielides S, et al; Consensus Expert Panel (CEP) members. : Clinical Practice Guideline for Evaluation and Management of Peripheral Nervous System Manifestations in Sjögren's Disease. Arthritis Care & Research. Wiley, December 1 2025 Notes: Consensus Expert Panel (CEP) Member (see Page 15).Johr CR, George MD, Bunya VY, Sandorfi N, Massaro-Giordano M, Vivino FB: Diagnostic Use of Testing for Novel Murine Autoantibodies for Sjögren's Disease in the Rheumatology Outpatient Setting. Arthritis Care and Research. Wiley, November 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1002/acr.70005 Nov 28 2025.
Johr, CR: The Importance of Coordinated Care. In: Decoding Sjögren's Disease: A Clinical Deep Dive. Health Monitor Network September 2025 Notes: 9/25/25 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-importance-of-coordinating-care/id1835771626?i=1000723716128.
Johr, CR: The Sjögren's Book, 5th Edition. Chapter 38: "Management of Hepatic and Pancreatic Involvement in Sjögren's" Oxford University Press. Wallace, DJ (eds.). Oxford University Press, Page: 363-366, May 2022.
Wang EJ, Helgesen R, Johr CR, Lacko HS, Ashburn MA, Merkel PA: Targeted Program in an Academic Rheumatology Practice to Improve Compliance with Opioid Prescribing Guidelines for the Treatment of Chronic Pain. Arthritis Care & Research 73(10): 1425-1429, Oct 2021.
Lee AS, Scofield RH, Hammitt KM, Gupta N, Thomas DE, Moua T, et al; Consensus Expert Panel (CEP) Members: Consensus Guidelines for Evaluation and Management of Pulmonary Disease in Sjögren’s. CHEST (Journal) 159(2): 683-698, February 2021 Notes: Consensus Expert Panel Member (listed on page 695).
Taylor S, Thomas DE, Johr CR: Fatigue and Sjögren's, Season 2, Episode 1 of Exploring Sjögren's. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Tyvh1Uo60 Jan 2021 Notes: 1/29/21.
Johr, CR: Extraglandular Abnormalities in Sjögren's Syndrome. In Sjögren's Syndrome: A Clinical Handbook. Elsevier. Vivino FB, ed. (eds.). Elsevier, Page: 93-115, October 2019
Natalini JG, Johr CR, Kreider M: Pulmonary Involvement in Sjögren Syndrome. Clinics in Chest Medicine 40(3): 531-544, September 2019.
Frederick B. Vivino, Vatinee Y. Bunya, Giacomina Massaro-Giordano, Chadwick R. Johr, Stephanie L. Giattino, Annemarie Schorpion, Brian Shafer, Ammon Peck, Kathy Sivils, Astrid Rasmussen, John A. Chiorini, Jing He, Julian L. Ambrus Jr. : Sjögren’s syndrome: An update on disease pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and treatment. Clinical Immunology 203: 81-121, June 2019.