ChrisTDerkMDMS
Rheumatology • Philadelphia, PAScleroderma & Related
Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology Perelman School of Medicine
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Office
3400 Spruce St
5th Floor White Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 215-662-2454Fax+1 215-923-5828
Summary
- Board certified Rheumatologist who specializes in Scleroderma and Other scleroderma related fibrotic illnesses and Raynaud’s.
Education & Training
Thomas Jefferson universityMS, Pharmacology, 2003 - 2006
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHFellowship, Rheumatology, 2001 - 2003- Abington Memorial HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1997
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2022 - Present
NJ State Medical License 2022 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1995 - 2024- American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Fellow (FACR) American College of Rheumatology
Clinical Trials
- Multi-center, Web Based Observational Study of Pulmonary Hypertension in Scleroderma Patients Start of enrollment: 2005 Feb 01
- Study of Ambrisentan With Antifibrotic Agent Combination Therapy in Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis Start of enrollment: 2010 Feb 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsPericardial effusions and cardiac tamponade in hospitalized systemic sclerosis patients: analysis of the national inpatient sample.Bikash Basyal, Waqas Ullah, Chris T Derk
BMC Rheumatology. 2023-09-28 - 10 citationsAdipose-Derived Regenerative Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Hand Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Dinesh Khanna, Paul Caldron, Richard W Martin, Suzanne Kafaja, Robert Spiera
Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2022-08-01 - 22 citationsReporting items for capillaroscopy in clinical research on musculoskeletal diseases: A systematic review and international Delphi consensusFrancesca Ingegnoli, Ariane L. Herrick, Tommaso Schioppo, Francesca Bartoli, Nicola Ughi
Rheumatology. 2021-03-02
Journal Articles
- Mortality, Length of Stay and Cost of Hospitalization Among Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: Results from the National Inpatient SampleChris T Derk, Nora Sandorfi, Michael George, Rheumatology
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Greek
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