Nora Sandorfi, MD

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Professor of Clinical Medicine (Rheumatology)
Department: Medicine

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3400 Spruce Street, 5 White Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.S. (Physical Therapy)
Medical Postgraduate University Medical College, 1989.
M.D.
Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary, 1989.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Undiagnosed Diseases Network, National Institutes of Health Common Fund

Selected Publications

Mehmetoglu E, Mummadisetty A, Chatzittofis A, Parperis K, Sandorfi N, Derk CT.: Rebuttal for letter to the editor from Miss Nassar and Dr Thombs regarding: "A systematic review of prevalence and predictors of depression in systemic sclerosis based on the CES-D, BDI, and PHQ-9 self-assessment questionnaires". Clin Rheumatol 8: 3387, Aug 2025.

Luo Y, Assassi S, Mayes MD, Frech TM, Steen VD, Richardson C, Chung L, Sandorfi N, VanBuren JM, Harding M, Alvey JS, Skaug B, McMahan ZH, Lakin KS, Zahn C, Bracken SJ, Lebiedz-Odrobina DJ, Molitor JA, Evnin LB, Moore DF, Shah A, Castelino FV, Volkmann ER, Hant FN, Makol A, Shah AA, Hummers LK, Gordon JK, Khanna D, Bernstein EJ: Use of Nintedanib for the Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis-associated Interstitial Lung Disease at Expert Scleroderma Centers in the United States. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 8: 1265-1269, Aug 2025.

Mehmetoglu E, Mummadisetty A, Chatzittofis A, Parperis K, Sandorfi N, Derk CT: A systematic review of prevalence and predictors of depression in systemic sclerosis based on the CES-D, BDI, and PHQ- 9 self-assessment questionnaires. . 2025 Jun;44(6):2327-2341. Clin Rheumatol 6: 2327-2341, Jun 2025.

Hanif I, Assassi S, Mayes MD, McMahan ZH, Zhang M, Charles J, VanBuren JM, Alvey JS, Ghaffari K, Bernstein EJ, Castelino FV, Chung L, Evnin L, Frech TM, Gordon JK, Hant FN, Hummers LK, Khanna D, Lakin KS, Lebiedz-Odrobina D, Luo Y, Makol A, Molitor JA, Moore DF, Richardson C, Sandorfi N, Shah AA, Shah A, Shanmugam VK, Steen VD, Volkmann ER, Zahn C, Skaug B.: Hand Swelling and Other Non-Raynaud Phenomenon Symptoms as the Initial Presentation of Systemic Sclerosis: Prevalence and Clinical Associations in Two US Cohorts Arthritis Rheumatol Page: 19:10.1002/art.43237, May 2025.

Hajnoczky N, Levin LS, Sandorfi N, Derk CT: Long-term outcomes of vascular grafting of medium-sized vessels of wrist and hand in systemic sclerosis patients with medication refractory Raynaud's. J.Scleroderma Relat Disord Apr 2025.

Yu JM, VanBuren JM, Child A, Alvey JS, Mandl LA, Pinheiro LC, Assassi S, Bernstein EJ, Castelino FV, Chung L, Evnin L, Frech TM, Hant FN, Hummers LK, Khanna D, Lakin KS, Lebiedz-Odrobina D, Luo Y, Makol A, Molitor JA, Moore DF, Richardson C, Sandorfi N, Shah AA, Shah A, Shanmugam VK, Skaug B, Steen VD, Volkmann ER, Gordon JK.: Psychometric Evaluation of the Scleroderma Skin Questionnaire: A Novel Patient-Reported Outcome for Skin Disease in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis. J Rheumatol. 3: 263-269, Mar 2025.

Sandorfi N, Shea L, Keenan A, Adamson E, Zazzetti F, Chakravarty S, Gotshall D, Gandhi J, Ranjan S, Akpek E: A Systematic Literature Review on the Economic Burden of Sjögren's Disease. American College of Rheumatology, Convergence Meeting 2025.

Shahane A, Ogdie-Beaty A, Sandorfi N: Evaluating Discordance between Bilateral Hip Bone Density Measurements in Individuals with Low Bone Mass. American College of Rheumatology Convergence Meeting 2025.

Courtwright AM, Diamond JM, Sandorfi N, Goldberg HJ. : The Impact of Donor-Recipient Human Leukocyte Antigen Matching on Bronchiolitis Obliterans-Free Survival Among Lung Transplant Recipients With Connective Tissue Diseases. Clin Transplant. 38((8)), Aug 2024.

Shahane A, Blum M, Kanoff A, Frey K, Looby S, Sandorfi N: Utilization of Electronic Health Record System to Improve Glucocorticoid Induced Osteoporosis Screening and Treatment. American College of Rheumatology Convergence Meeting 2024.

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