- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Spondyloarthropathies: ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis
- Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: polymyositis, dermatomyositis
- Septic arthritis
Research Interests
- Spondyloarthropathies
- Septic arthritis
Education
- MD, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Training
- Fellowship, Rheumatology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
- Residency, Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Board Certification
- Internal Medicine
- Rheumatology
Memberships
- Pennsylvania Rheumatology Society, Board of Directors, 2011-present
- American Association of Immunologists, 1991-present
- American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1991-present
- Philadelphia Rheumatism Society, Board of Directors, 1987-present
- American College of Rheumatology, Fellow, 1984-present
- American College of Physicians, Fellow, 1982-present
Awards and Honors
- Top Doctors, Rheumatology, Philadelphia magazine, 2009-2020
- Top Doctor, Super Doctors, 2012, 2013
- Top Doctor in Rheumatology, US News and World Report, 2011, 2013
- Joseph Lee Hollander, MD Award in the Field of Rheumatology, Arthritis Foundation, Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter, 2008
