Sharon L. Kolasinski - Faculty Biosketch

Sharon L. Kolasinski, M.D.

Adjunct Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology)

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Department: Medicine

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Division of Rheumatology
23 Penn Musculoskeletal Center
35 3737 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Email:
sharon.kolasinski@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

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13 Education:
21 7 BA 14 (Biology) c
33 University of Pennsylvania, 1978.
21 8 MRP 1e (Regional Planning) c
33 University of Pennsylvania, 1981.
21 7 MD 15 (Medicine) c
3f New York University School of Medicine, 1985.
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1f Post-Graduate Training
24 79 Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 1985-1988.
24 76 Fellowship in Rheumatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1988-1989.
24 79 Fellowship in Rheumatology, Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute, New York, NY, 1989-1991.
24 6e Fellowship and Residency in Rheumatology, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY, 1989-1991.
24 6a Fellowship in Rheumatology, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY, 1989-1991.
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17 Certifications
28 4a American Board of Internal Medicine Certification, 1988.
28 68 American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Certification in Rheumatology, 1990.
28 2a American Board of Internal Medicine, 2e Subspecialty Recertification in Rheumatology 16 , 2001.
28 2a American Board of Internal Medicine, 2e Subspecialty Recertification in Rheumatology 16 , 2011.
28 2a American Board of Internal Medicine, 42 Subspecialty Recertification in Rheumatology, 2021.
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Selected Publications

14a Bhatt IJ, Tewkesbury GM, Dayno RM, Glaser J, Kolasinski SL, Shindler KS and JW Song: Ophthalmic Artery Vessel Wall Inflammation in a Patient with Giant Cell Arteritis Presenting with Vision Loss: A Case Report. J Neuroophthalmology 45(1): e54-e56, Mar 2025.

109 Dayno R, George M, Blum M, DeQuattro K, Kolasinski S, DiRenzo D: Description of Self-Efficacy for Managing Symptoms and Emotions in a Large Rheumatology Clinic Population. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 31 42(11): 2175-2182, Nov 2024.

b5 Gray B, Gibbs A, Bowden JL, Eyles JP, Grace S, Bennell K, Geenen R, Kolasinski S, Barton C, Conaghan PG, McAlindon T, Géczy Q, Hunter DJ f5 : Appraisal of Quality and Analysis of the Similarities and Differences between Osteoarthritis Clinical Practice Guideline Recommendations: A Systematic Review. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage 32(6): 654-665, June 2024.

cb Gray B, Gibbs A, Bowden JL, Eyles JP, Grace S, Bennell K, Geenen R, Kolasinski S, Barton C, Conaghan P, McAlindon T, Bruyere O, Géczy Q, Hunter DL 155 : Appraisal of Quality and Analysis of the Similarities and Differences between Osteoarthritis Clinical Practice Guideline Recommendations: A Systematic Review. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage 32(1): S523, Apr 2024 Notes: (Presented at the Osteoarthritis Research Society International, Vienna Austria, April 2024).

f3 Kolasinski, SL: Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches. Dubois' Lupus Erythematosus & Related Syndromes. Daniel J. Wallace, Bevra H. Hahn (eds.). Elsevier, 2024.

10b Kolasinski, SL: What are the Most Important Aspects of the Treatment and Prevention of Degenerative Disease? McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine 2024 Notes: https://empendium.com/mcmtextbook/

ef Kolasinski, SL: What is the Role of Vitamin D Supplementation in Osteoarthritis? McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine 2024 Notes: https://empendium.com/mcmtextbook/

10a Kolasinski, SL: What is the Evidence on the Efficacy of Intra-articular Injections of Platelet Rich Plasma? McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine 2024 Notes: https://empendium.com/mcmtextbook/

1b0 Dayno R, George MD, Dequattro K, Blum M, Kolasinski S, DiRenzo D: Description of Self-Efficacy for Managing Symptoms and Emotions in a Large Rheumatology Clinic Population. Arthritis & Rheumatology 75(11), November 2023 Notes: (Presented at ACRConvergence 2023, annual scientific meeting of the American College of Rheumatology, San Diego, CA, November 2023).

12a Kolasinski SL, Kloppenburg M: Management of Osteoarthritis. Rheumatology, 8th Ed. Marc C. Hochberg, Ellen M Gravallese, Josef S. Smolen, Desiree van der Heijde, Michael E. Weinblatt, Michael H. Weisman (eds.). Elsevier, 2022.

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