Dana DiRenzo, MD, MHS

Rheumatology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Rheumatology University City
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Rheumatology)

Dr. Dana D. DiRenzo, MD, MHS, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Pennsylvania and serves as Chief of Rheumatology at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. She is a member of the Penn Sjogren's center and director of the Penn Musculoskeletal Ultrasound program. Dr. DiRenzo earned her MD from Temple University School of Medicine and completed her Internal Medicine residency at the University of Maryland Hospital, followed by a Rheumatology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she also earned her Master’s in Health Sciences. Her clinical expertise includes inflammatory arthritis, Sjögren’s syndrome, and musculoskeletal ultrasound, and her research centers on patient-reported outcomes, quality of life, mindfulness, and health-related quality of life tools—she leads the Prospective Longitudinal Study to Understand Sjögren’s (PLUS) and serves as a co-chair for the OMERACT Sjögren’s Working Group. 

My education and training

  • Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

602 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
she take her time explaining everything
Anonymous
May 2026
she's one of the best doctors i've ever had. i'm grateful to be in her care.
Anonymous
May 2026
very knowledgeable and caring.
Anonymous
May 2026
excellent listener. motivated practitioner. understands that health reality and past events sometimes dictate for patient to be cautious and selective. does not shy away from stepping up to multi-dimensional and difficult treatment challenges!

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. DiRenzo is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Dana D DiRenzo, Lee Ang, Caroline O’Brien, Adrian Lee, Rachael A Gordon, Kyle Franke, Howard Yang, Alan Baer, Thomas Grader-Beck, Sandhya Pulukool, Lane Destro, Kathy Hammitt, Coralie Bouillot, Jing He, Yuebo Jin, Alberta Hoi, Simon J Bowman, Raphaele Seror, Maureen Rischmueller, Suzanne Arends, Sara S McCoy OMERACT- Determining a Core Domain Set for Sjögren’s Disease: International Focus Group Series , Semin Arthritis Rheum : 2026

Ali Dhanaliwala, Dana D DiRenzo Salivary Gland Ultrasounds Can Be Read By General Radiologists: A Review Of 4 Years Of Reports From An Urban Academic Radiology Department , Journal of Clinical Rheumatology : 2026

Lee AYS, Zembrzuska H, Franke KB, Gordon R, Franke EF, Kumble L, Boderman B, Pelkas C, Hitchcock ME, Cornec D, Rischmueller M, Bowman SJ, Seror R, McCoy SS, DiRenzo D. Patients' perspectives of living with Sjögren disease: A systematic review of qualitative studies from the OMERACT Sjögren disease working group. , Semin Arthritis Rheum, 77: 2026,152929

Hunt, C, Letzen, J, DiRenzo, D, Gould, N, Sibinga, E, Vetter, M, Webb, C, Finan, P, Mun, CJ The self-efficacy for regular meditation practice scale (SERMS): Development and psychometric validation. , Journal of Health Psychology, 30(7): 2025,1550-1562

Tison A, Jousse-Joulin S, Consigny M, Moog P, Hofauer B, Hachulla E, Lamotte C, Morel J, Mouterde G, Milic V, Bootsma H, Stel A, Fisher BA, Maybury M, Baer A, DiRenzo D, Kim HR, Min HK, Lee SS, Choi SE, Alegria GC, Boisramé S, Guellec D, Cornec D, Quéré B, Jonsson M, Hammenfors D, Saraux A, Devauchelle-Pensec V Are ultrasound salivary parenchymal lesions more severe in primary Sjögren patients with a longer disease duration? A cross-sectional study , Rheumatology (Oxford), 64(6): 2025,3739-3746

Tison A, Jousse-Joulin S, Consigny M, Moog P, Hofauer B, Hachulla E, Lamotte C, Morel J, Mouterde G, Milic V, Bootsma H, Stel A, Fisher BA, Maybury M, Baer A, DiRenzo D, Kim HR, Min HK, Lee SS, Choi SE, Alegria GC, Boisramé S, Guellec D, Cornec D, Quéré B, Jonsson M, Hammenfors D, Saraux A, Devauchelle-Pensec V. Are ultrasound salivary parenchymal lesions more severe in primary Sjögren patients with a longer disease duration? A cross-sectional study. , Rheumatology (Oxford): 2024

Dayno R, George M, Blum M, DeQuattro K, Kolasinski S, DiRenzo D Description of Self-Efficacy for Managing Symptoms and Emotions in a Large Rheumatology Clinic Population , Clin Exp Rheumatol, 42(11): 2024,2175-2182

Romich E, Saygin D, DiRenzo D, Mecoli CA, de Groot I, Lodin K, Regardt M, Sarver C, Kim JY, Park JK, Beer K, Needham M, Alexanderson H, Christopher-Stine L, de Visser M, Raaphorst J Construct validity of PROMIS pain interference, fatigue, and physical function as patient-reported outcomes in adults with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: An international study from the OMERACT myositis working group , Semin Arthritis Rheum, 68: 2024,152534

Saygin D, Alexanderson H, DiRenzo D, Raaphorst J, de Visser M, Ren D, Regardt M, de Groot I, Sarver C, Kim JY, Lodin K, Beer K, Needham M, Park JK, Christopher-Stine L, Mecoli CA The impact of pain on daily activities in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: Report from the OMERACT myositis working group. , Semin Arthritis Rheum, 67: 2024,152476

DiRenzo D, Barrett FS, Perin J, Darrah E, Christopher-Stine L, Griffiths RR Impact of Psilocybin on Peripheral Cytokine Production , Psychedelic Medicine, 2(2): 2024,109-115