ChrisTDerkMDMS

Rheumatology • Philadelphia, PA

Scleroderma & 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 19104
Phone+1 215-662-2454

Fax+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
Completed
Study of Ambrisentan With Antifibrotic Agent Combination Therapy in Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis Start of enrollment: 2010 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

108 citations
Eosinophilic fasciitis: demographics, disease pattern and response to treatment: report of 12 cases and review of the literature
Lindsay Bischoff, Chris T. Derk
International Journal of Dermatology. 2007-12-17
186 citations
Prevalence and factors associated with left ventricular dysfunction in the EULAR Scleroderma Trial and Research group (EUSTAR) database of patients with systemic scler...
Yannick Allanore, Christophe Meune, Madelon C. Vonk, Paolo Airò, Eric Hachulla
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2010-01-01
102 citations
A cohort study of cancer incidence in systemic sclerosis.
Chris T. Derk, Mehmoodur Rasheed, Carol M. Artlett, Sergio A. Jimenez
The Journal of Rheumatology. 2006-06-01

Journal Articles

Mortality, Length of Stay and Cost of Hospitalization Among Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: Results from the National Inpatient Sample
Chris T Derk, Nora Sandorfi, Michael George, Rheumatology

Professional Memberships

American College of Rheumatology - ACR
Fellow

Other Languages

Greek