Chadwick R. Johr - Faculty Biosketch

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

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Department: Medicine

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Email:
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13 Education:
21 9 B.S. 25 (Pre-medicine and Spanish) c
36 Pennsylvania State University, 1998.
21 9 M.D. c
4a Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 2002.
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1f Post-Graduate Training
24 97 Resident, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Brown University, Rhode Island and Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI, 2002-2006.
24 73 Fellow, Rheumatology (Adult), University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 2007-2009.
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17 Certifications
28 35 American Board of Pediatrics, 2006.
28 57 American Board of Internal Medicine, General Internal Medicine, 2007.
28 4a American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, 2010.
28 5c American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology (recertification), 2020.
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Selected Publications

1a7 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).

148 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 20 Nov 28 2025.

d0 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 7b https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-importance-of-coordinating-care/id1835771626?i=1000723716128.

120 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.

151 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.

175 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).

f0 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.

fb 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

cf Natalini JG, Johr CR, Kreider M: Pulmonary Involvement in Sjögren Syndrome. Clinics in Chest Medicine 40(3): 531-544, September 2019.

1c2 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.

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