- Dry eyes
- Dry mouth (xerostomia)
- Salivary gland disease
- Sicca
- Sjogren's syndrome
Chadwick R. Johr, MD
About me
- Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Rheumatology)
My education and training
- Medical School: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- Residency: Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital
- Fellowship: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Spoken languages
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Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Rheumatology, 2010
- American College of Rheumatology, National
- Philadelphia Rheumatism Society, Local
- theMednet.org, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
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, 78(7): 2026,875-882
Deboo A, Fox R, Hammitt KM, Frantsve-Hawley J, Baker MC, Danielides S, Noaiseh, G, Mandel, S, De Sousa, E, Goodman, B, Pavlaklis, A, King, J, Scofield, R, Varadhachary, A, Wallace, D, Makara, M, Carteron, NCarsons, S, Consensus Expert Panel (CEP) members. Clinical Practice Guideline for Evaluation and Management of Peripheral Nervous System Manifestations in Sjögren's Disease , Arthritis Care & Research: 2025
Johr, CR The Importance of Coordinated Care. In: Decoding Sjögren's Disease: A Clinical Deep Dive. , Health Monitor Network: 2025
Johr, CR The Sjögren's Book, 5th Edition. Chapter 38: "Management of Hepatic and Pancreatic Involvement in Sjögren's" , Oxford University Press: 2022,363-366
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): 2021,1425-1429
Lee AS, Scofield RH, Hammitt KM, Gupta N, Thomas DE, Moua T, Consensus Expert Panel (CEP) Members Consensus Guidelines for Evaluation and Management of Pulmonary Disease in Sjögren’s , CHEST (Journal), 159(2): 2021,683-698
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: 2021
Johr, CR Extraglandular Abnormalities in Sjögren's Syndrome. In Sjögren's Syndrome: A Clinical Handbook , Elsevier: 2019 ,93-115
Natalini JG, Johr CR, Kreider M Pulmonary Involvement in Sjögren Syndrome , Clinics in Chest Medicine, 40(3): 2019,531-544
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: 2019,81-121