Anupama Shahane, MD, MPH

Rheumatology
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Penn Rheumatology Perelman
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About me

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Rheumatology)

Dr. Anupama Shahane, MD, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. She joined Penn Medicine after completing her rheumatology fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. Her clinical interests are in inflammatory arthritis, with specific focus on rheumatoid arthritis, patients receiving immunotherapy, and patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Her research interest focuses on the screening and treatment of osteoporosis, and she serves as the Director of the Penn Osteoporosis Program. She is passionate about education and serves as the Associate Program Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship where she runs the mentorship program. She has served in several roles locally and nationally including the American College of Rheumatology, Philadelphia Rheumatology Society and Pennsylvania Rheumatology Society. Out of the hospital, she enjoys exploring the many outdoor adventures that the Philadelphia region has to offer with her husband and three boys.

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Mumbai (formerly Bombay)
  • Residency: Mount Sinai Morningside
  • Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

563 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
professional
Anonymous
May 2026
great doctor who listens to what you have to say.
Anonymous
April 2026
she is incredibly knowledgeable and took the time to explain in detail treatment options.
Anonymous
April 2026
excellent quality of care, very professional, courteous and considerate in all interactions.

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. Shahane is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Anupama Shahane MD MPH, Sian Yik Lim MD, Marcy Bolster MD Updates on the role of DXA in the Evaluation and Monitoring of Osteoporosis , Curr Rheumatol Rep, 27(1): 2025,38

Lea Williams, Ali O. Saber, Ruozhang Xu, Hannah Jung, Silina Awad, Anupama Shahane, Joshua F. Baker, Laura F. Su Divergent Effects of Cytomegalovirus and Rheumatoid Arthritis on Senescent CD4+ T Cells , Eur J Immunol, 55 (11): 2025,e70093

Anupama Shahane MD MPH, Nora Sandorfi MD, Alexis Ogdie MD MSCE Evaluating Discordance between Bilateral Hip Bone Density Measurements in Individuals with Low Bone Mass , American College of Rheumatology: 2025

Stephanie Lee, MD. Matthew Palmer, MD. Kimberly DeQuattro, MD. Anupama Shahane, MD MPH When the Muscles Don’t Cooperate , Pennsylvania Rheumatology Society: 2025

Sarah Anstett, Brian Coburn, Carlos García-Gonzalez, Akash Gupta, Elise Breed, Max Krall, Adam Mayer, Tania Aguila, Riya Madan, Stephanie Lee, Preethi Thomas, Nora Sandorfi, Anupama Shahane, Rachel Dayno A Quality Improvement Project to Explore the Implications of the 2020 ACR Gout Guideline Recommendations for HLA-B5801 Testing , American College of Rheumatology: 2025

Anupama Shahane MD, Sean Looby, Kristel Frey, Andrew Kanoff, Marissa Blum MD, Nora Sandorfi MD. Utilization of Electronic Health Record System to Improve Glucocorticoid Induced Osteoporosis Screening and Treatment , American College of Rheumatology: 2024

Namrata Singh MD MSCI, Anupama Shahane MD MPH, Jeffrey Sparks MD MMSc, Michel Tsang MD, Samuel Bitoun MD PhD, Laura Capelli MD MHS Inflammatory arthritis due to immune checkpoint inhibitors: current approaches to management , Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America: 2024

Marta Bean MD, Brian Coburn MD, Elise Breed MD, Carlos Garcia Gonzalez MD, Akash Gupta MD, Adam Mayer MD, John Oghene MD, Thomas Riley MD, Ellen Romich MD, Rachel Dayno MD, Preethi Thomas MD, Nora Sandorfi MD, Michael George MD, Anupama Shahane MD Contraception in Patients with SLE on Teratogenic Medications: A Fellow QI Intervention , American College of Rheumatology: 2024

Skaljic M, Agarwal A, Smith RJ, Nguyen CV, Xu X, Shahane A, Degnan K, Greenblatt J, Rosenbach M A hydralazine induced triumvirate: Lupus, cutaneous vasculitis, and cryptococcoid Sweet syndrome , JAAD Case Rep, 5(11): 2019,1006-1009

Annemarie Schorpion, Reshmi Raveendran, Anupama Shahane, Alfredo Rivadeniera, Mildred Kwan. Remitting Seronegative Symmetrical Synovitis and Pitting Edema , Rare Rheumatic Diseases of Immunologic Dysregulation: 2018