Penn Medicine Provider
Rheumatology
Ethan Craig, MD, MHS
4.9
(226)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Rheumatology Perelman
Schedule onlineCall 215-662-2454

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Rheumatology)

I am a rheumatologist with clinical expertise is in spondyloarthritis, a group of diseases including psoriatic arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis (also known as ankylosing spondylitis), reactive arthritis, and others.  My specific focus is axial spondyloarthritis and IBD-associated arthritis. My research has focused on the use of patient-reported outcomes to improve understanding of the patient experience of rheumatologic disease. I also serve as Penn Rheumatology’s Vice Chief of Clinical Affairs, a role in which I hope to improve patient access to rheumatologic care and to improve delivery of this care in a fragmented health system.  I have a passion for advocacy, and have been active in advocacy efforts at the federal level. I spend my free time (such as it is) gardening, birding, hiking, and trying my best to keep up with 3 young children. 

Education and training

  • Medical School: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Minnesota Hospitals
  • Residency: Regions Hospital
  • Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

226 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

April 2025
5.0
5.0
good visit
April 2025
5.0
5.0
provider listened to me and the protocol prescribed has lessened my symptoms considerably
April 2025
5.0
5.0
informative
April 2025
5.0
5.0
dr. craig is very knowledgeable and i feel very confident in his ability to treat me.

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My Locations

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Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Craig is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Karmacharya P, Crofford LJ, Byrne DW, Stephens-Shields A, Husni ME, Scher JU, Craig E, Fitzsimmons R, Reddy SM, Magrey MN, Walsh JA, Ogdie A. Psoriatic arthritis phenotype clusters and their association with treatment response: a real-world longitudinal cohort study from the psoriatic arthritis research consortium. , Ann Rheum Dis, 84(2): 2025,253-261

Hamilton KW, Hua E, Dutcher L, Fernandez Lynch H, Junker P, Doucette AG, Werner D, Kannel EZ, Civitello T, Gabriel P, Ahya VN, Jacobs DA, Garfall A, Pratz K, Degnan KO, Blumberg EA, Capozzi D, Craig E, Takach P, Payne AS, Geara A, Koenig H, Holzman L, Tebas P. Implementation of an Approach to Equitable Allocation of SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibodies for Preexposure Prophylaxis: Experience From a Single Medical Center. , Open Forum Infectious Disease, 11(8): 2024

Song WB, Garshick MS, Barbieri JS, Shin DB, Báez S, Papadopoulos M, Neopaney A, Fitzsimmons R, Kalb RE, Mease PJ, Craig ET, Koplin J, Takeshita J, Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Armstrong AW, Mehta NN, Beidas RS, Ogdie AR, Gelfand JM. A Care Coordination Model to Prevent Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Psoriatic Disease: A Multicenter Pilot Study. , J Invest Dermatol, 144(6): 2024,1405-1409

Reddy SM, Xue K, Husni ME, Scher JU, Stephens-Shields AJ, Goel N, Koplin J, Craig ET, Walsh JA, Ogdie A. Use of the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis With and Without Axial Disease. , J Rheumatol., 51(2): 2024,139-143

Karmacharya P, Stull C, Stephens-Shields A, Husni ME, Scher JU, Craig E, Fitzsimmons R, Reddy SM, Magrey MN, Ogdie A, Walsh JA. Responsiveness and Minimum Clinically Important Difference in Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Among Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis: A Prospective Cohort Study. , Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 75(10): 2023,2182-2189

Ethan T Craig, Alexis Ogdie Axial Spondyloarthritis , Clinical Innovation in Rheumatology: Past, Present, and Future: 2022

Ethan Craig Understanding Risk in the COVID-19 Era , The Rheumatologist: 2021

Marilyn T Wan, Jessica A Walsh, Ethan T Craig, M Elaine Husni, Jose U Scher, Soumya M Reddy, Ying-Ying Leung, Alexis Ogdie A comparison of physical function instruments in psoriatic arthritis: HAQ-DI vs MDHAQ vs PROMIS10 global physical health , Rheumatology (Oxford), 60(5): 2021,2307-2316

Craig ET, Perin J, Zeger S, Curtis JR, Bykerk VP, Bingham CO, Bartlett SJ. What does the patient global health assessment in RA really tell us? Contribution of specific dimensions of health-related quality of life. , Arthritis Care & Research, 72(11): 2020,1571-1578

DiRenzo DD, Craig ET, Bingham Iii CO, Bartlett SJ. Anxiety impacts rheumatoid arthritis symptoms and health-related quality of life even at low levels. , Clin Exp Rheumatol. , 38(6): 2020,1176-1181