Chris T Derk, MD, MS

Rheumatology
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Sees patients age 18 and up
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About me

  • Professor of Clinical Medicine (Rheumatology)

Specialize in Systemic Sclerosis ( Scleroderma) and Scleroderma like illnesses; Raynaud's and related conditions; Autoimmune Connective tissue disorders. 

My education and training

  • Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
  • Residency: Abington Memorial Hospital
  • Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Reviews

Average Rating

841 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
i am very happy to have found dr derk!
Anonymous
May 2026
dr derk is thorough, friendly, compassionate, and keeps his word. he is most certainly an expert in his field and i trust him implicitly.
Anonymous
May 2026
dr derk is very thorough
Anonymous
May 2026
dr derk is very thorough

Insurance accepted

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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.
Dr. Derk is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Nursoy M, Mehmetoglu E, Syal A, Pasula R, Parperis K, Choudhary Cm Derk CT Systemic sclerosis and primary biliary cholangitis: a systematic review of case-control studies comparing isolated and overlapping disease phenotypes. , J Scleroderma Relay Disord, 11(1): 2026

Derk CT, Badali A, Mehmetoglu E, Mummadisetty A, Syal A, Parperis K Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in systemic sclerosis: a case series and review of short- and long-term outcomes , Mediter J Rheumatol , 37(1): 2026

GRASP authors Gain of function NOTCH4 variants disrupt angiogenesis in systemic sclerosis , Ann Rheum Dis : 2026

Syal A, derk CT Systemic Sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease: improved understanding and advances in management. , Br J Hosp Med, 86(12): 2025

Papchristodoulou E; Kakkoulis L; Chopra R; Derk CT, Parperis K Clinical Features and Treatment Outcomes in Aseptic Abscess Syndrome: A Systematic Review of 104 Cases , ACR Convergence , 44(11): 2025

Gkountinaki S, Protopapa F, Syal A, Chatzittofis A, Parperis K, Derk CT Understanding spiritual well-being in patients with systemic sclerosis and it's effect on the illness: a scoping review , Clin Rheumatol, 44(11): 2025

GRASP study group Functional NOTCH4 Variants Drive Vasculopathy and Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis. , ACR Convergence, 44(11): 2025

Hajnoczky N, Levin LS, Sandorfi N, Derk CT Long-term outcomes of vascular grafting of medium-sized vessels of wrist and hand in systemic sclerosis patients with medication refractory Raynaud's , J Scleroderma Relat Disord : 2025

Parperis K, Papchristodoulou M, Derk C, Psarelis S, Voskarides K, Chatzittofis A Post-traumatic stress disorder and systemic lupus erythematosus: insights from a systematic review , Rheumatology, 64(9): 2025,487-4885

Trottet C, Schurch M, Allam A, et al. EUSTAR Collaborators Deep hierarchical subtyping of multi-organ systemic sclerosis trajectories- a EUSTAR study. , NP J Digit Med , 8(1): 2025

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