Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Rheumatology fellowship · Philadelphia, PA · Program website
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- Faculty
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- Trainees
- 59
- Papers
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- Trainees published
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- First author
4 people are awaiting a match decision, so numbers may change.
Papers
By this program's faculty and trainees since 2022, 59 in all. Updated 2026-11-06.
- Temporary Cessation of DMARD Therapy and COVID-19 Supplemental Dose Vaccine Immunogenicity in Patients With Inflammatory ArthritisJeffrey R. Curtis et al. · JAMA Internal Medicine · 2026 · PubMed
- Real‐World Treatment Patterns in Rheumatoid Arthritis–Associated Interstitial Lung DiseaseJustin T. Dunn et al. · ACR Open Rheumatology · 2026 · PubMed
- Self-reactive CD4+ T cells display diverse differentiation in health and gain stem-like features in rheumatoid arthritis 2308930Sumbul Afroz et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2026
- Clinician and Patient Factors Associated With Long‐Term Glucocorticoid Use in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis Receiving Advanced TherapiesMichael George et al. · Arthritis Care & Research · 2026 · PubMed
- Safety of Prescription Nonsteroidal Anti‐inflammatory Drugs in Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Data From a Large Administrative Claims CohortAdam S. Mayer et al. · Arthritis Care & Research · 2026 · PubMed
- Treatment Sequencing and Line of Therapy for Biologics and JAK Inhibitors in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Implications for Design and Uptake of New Drugs and Predictive Biomarker DiagnosticsJeffrey R. Curtis et al. · Arthritis Care & Research · 2026 · PubMed · cited 1
- Heterogeneity in the association of genetic risk for RA and resultant RA phenotypesThomas R. Riley et al. · Rheumatology · 2026 · PubMed
- Characteristics, treatments and outcomes of patients with dermatomyositis using real-world dataMichael George et al. · RMD Open · 2026 · PubMed · cited 2
- Diagnostic Use of Testing for Novel Murine Autoantibodies for Sjögren Disease in the Rheumatology Outpatient SettingChadwick R. Johr et al. · Arthritis Care & Research · 2025 · PubMed
- Divergent Effects of Cytomegalovirus and Rheumatoid Arthritis on Senescent CD4 + T CellsLea Williams et al. · European Journal of Immunology · 2025 · PubMed · cited 1
How trainees publishauthor positions, faculty co-authorship, ranks
Papers by current residents and fellows, and alumni within two years, published during training. Based on 0 of 4 trainees matched to publication records. Trainees with no match count as not yet published, so these figures are a floor.
Faculty detailsh-index, papers and author positions per person
Program leadership from the program's own pages, matched to publications. Leadership is mostly clinician-educators, so these numbers describe the teaching team, not the department's research. Works since 2022-01-01.
| Name | Research topics | h (lifetime) | Works | 1st | Last | Median FWCI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael D. George, MD MSCE | Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies; Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis | 36 | 56 | 3 | 7 | 2.37 |
| Anupama Shahane, MD MPH | T-cell and B-cell Immunology; Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.66 |
4 trainees are counted above but never listed by name.
About University of Pennsylvaniainstitution-wide rheumatology research
Rheumatology publications from University of Pennsylvania and affiliated institutions, since 2022. Updated 2026-11-06; refreshed daily.
Works per year · * 2026 so far
Rheumatology research topics at University of Pennsylvania
Papers in the window; each links to the list on OpenAlex.
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research 170
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments 144
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms 99
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies 78
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments 66
- Heterotopic Ossification and Related Conditions 47
- Vasculitis and related conditions 29
- Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments 26
Most cited at University of Pennsylvania since 2024
All rheumatology papers there on OpenAlex
- Benralizumab versus Mepolizumab for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with PolyangiitisMichael E. Wechsler et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2024 · PubMed · cited 246
- Single-cell atlas of human infrapatellar fat pad and synovium implicates APOE signaling in osteoarthritis pathologySu’an Tang et al. · Science Translational Medicine · 2024 · PubMed · cited 173
- 2024 American College of Rheumatology ( ACR ) Guideline for the Screening, Treatment, and Management of Lupus NephritisLisa R. Sammaritano et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatology · 2025 · PubMed · cited 147
- A Phase 3 Trial of Upadacitinib for Giant-Cell ArteritisDaniël Blockmans et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2025 · PubMed · cited 114
- Translational genomics of osteoarthritis in 1,962,069 individualsKonstantinos Hatzikotoulas et al. · Nature · 2025 · PubMed · cited 97
- Advances in viscosupplementation and tribosupplementation for early-stage osteoarthritis therapyChristian D. DeMoya et al. · Nature Reviews Rheumatology · 2024 · PubMed · cited 76
- 2025 American College of Rheumatology ( ACR ) Guideline for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus ErythematosusLisa R. Sammaritano et al. · Arthritis Care & Research · 2025 · PubMed · cited 67
- The infrapatellar fat pad in inflammaging, knee joint health, and osteoarthritisMagnolia G. Wang et al. · npj Aging · 2024 · PubMed · cited 64
- 2024 American College of Rheumatology ( ACR ) Guideline for the Screening, Treatment, and Management of Lupus NephritisLisa R. Sammaritano et al. · Arthritis Care & Research · 2025 · PubMed · cited 61
- Real-World Experience With Avacopan in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody-Associated VasculitisReza Zonozi et al. · Kidney International Reports · 2024 · PubMed · cited 61