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 Sjogren'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 Sjogren's Center and former member of the Sjogren's Foundation board of directors (2017-2023), I have expertise and a special interest in caring for patients with Sjogren'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
Anahita Deboo, Robert Fox, Katheine M Hammitt, Julie Frantsve-Hawley, Matthew C Baker, Stamatina Danielides, Eduardo De Sousa, Brent P Goodman, Jennifer King, Steven Mandel, Ghaith Noaiseh, Pantelis P Pavlakis, George Sarka, R hal Scofield, Arun Varadhachary, Daniel J Wallace, Matt Makara, Nancy Carteron, Steven Carsons; Consensus Expert Panel (CEP) members: Clinical Practice Guideline for Evaluation and Management of Peripheral Nervous System Manifestations in Sjogren's Disease. Arthritis Care & Research. Wiley, December 2025 Notes: Consensus Expert Panel (CEP) member (see Page 15).Chadwick R Johr, Michael D George, Vatinee Y Bunya, Nora Sandorfi, Mina Massaro-Giordano, Frederick B Vivino: Diagnostic Use of Testing for Novel Murine Autoantibodies for Sjogren's Disease in the Rheumatology Outpatient Setting. Arthritis Care and Research. Wiley, November 2025.
Chadwick R. Johr, M.D: "The Importance of Coordinated Care" Podcast: "Decoding Sjogren's Disease: A Clinical Deep Dive", Health Monitor Network September 2025.
Chadwick R. Johr, M.D.: The Sjogren's Book, Chapter 38: "Management of Hepatic and Pancreatic Involvement in Sjogren's" Oxford University Press. Daniel Wallace (eds.). Oxford University Press, Page: 363, 2022.
Augustine S. Lee, Johr, C., R. Hal Scofield, Gupta, N., Makara, M., Carsons, S., Cateron, N., St Clair, EW, Dunleavy, K., Thomas, D., Hammitt, K., Moua, T., Ussavarungsi, K., Meehan, R.: Consensus Guidelines for Evaluation and Management of Pulmonary Disease in Sjögren’s. CHEST (Journal) 159(2): 695, February 2021 Notes: Consensus Expert Panel Member (listed on page 695).
Eric J. Wang, Rebecca Helgesen, Chadwick R. Johr, Hannah S. Lacko, Michael A. Ashburn, Peter A. Merkel: A 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, June 2020.
Steven Taylor, C.E.O Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation: "Fatigue and Sjogren's", Season 2, Episode 1 of "Exploring Sjogren's" Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Tyvh1Uo60) 2020.
Chadwick R. Johr, M.D.: Sjogren's Syndrome: A Clinical Handbook; "Extraglandular Abnormalities in Sjogren's Syndrome" Elsevier. Frederick B. Vivino, M.D. (eds.). Elsevier, Page: 93-115, October 2019
Jake G. Natalini, MD, Chadwick Johr, MD, Maryl Kreider, MD, MSCE: Pulmonary Involvement in Sjogren 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. : Sjogren’s syndrome: An update on disease pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and treatment. Clinical Immunology 203: 81-121, June 2019.