Penn Medicine Provider
Rheumatology
Michael George, MD, MSCE
5.0
(274)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Rheumatology Perelman

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Education and training

  • Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

274 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.

May 2025
5.0
5.0
great doctor!
April 2025
5.0
5.0
always attentive. excellent demeanor
April 2025
5.0
5.0
timing and attentiveness
April 2025
5.0
5.0
intelligent, thorough, not rushed, friendly.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

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. George is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

George MD, Baker JF, Winthrop K, Hsu JY, Wu Q, Chen L, Xie F, Yun H, Curtis JR Risk for Serious Infection With Low-Dose Glucocorticoids in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis : A Cohort Study , Annals of Internal Medicine, 173(11): 2020,870-878


Liana Fraenkel, Joan M Bathon, Bryant R England, E William St Clair, Thurayya Arayssi, Kristine Carandang, Kevin D Deane, Mark Genovese, Kent Kwas Huston, Gail Kerr, Joel Kremer, Mary C Nakamura, Linda A Russell, Jasvinder A Singh, Benjamin J Smith, Jeffrey A Sparks, Shilpa Venkatachalam Michael E Weinblatt, Mounir Al-Gibbawi, Joshua F Baker, Kamil E Barbour Jennifer L Barton, Laura Cappelli, Fatimah Chamseddine, Michael George, Sindhu R Johnson, Lara Kahale, Basil S Karam, Assem M Khamis, Iris Navarro-Millán, Reza Mirza, Pascale Schwab, Namrata Singh, Marat Turgunbaev, Amy S Turner, Sally Yaacoub, Elie A Akl 2021 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis , Arthritis & Rheumatology, 73(7): 2021,1108-1123


George MD, Baker JF, Banerjee S, Busch H, Curtis D, Danila M, Gavigan K, Kirby D, Merkel P, Munoz G, Nowell WB, Stewart P, Sunshine W, Venkatachalam S, Xie F, Curtis JR Social Distancing, Health Care Disruptions, Telemedicine Use, and Treatment Interruption During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Patients With or Without Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease , ACR Open, 3(6): 2021,381-389


Baker JF, England BR, George MD, Cannon C, Sauer B, Ogdie A, Hamilton B, Hunter C, Duryee MJ, Thiele G, Mikuls TR Disease activity, cytokines, chemokines and the risk of incident diabetes in rheumatoid arthritis , Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 8: 2021,566-572


Curtis JR, Ogdie A, George MD Treatment Strategies for Patients With Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases , JAMA, 325(17): 2021,1726-1728


George MD, Danila M, Watrous D, Reddy S, Alper J, Xie F, Nowell WB, Kallich J, Clinton C, Saag K, Curtis JR Disruptions in Rheumatology Care and the Rise of Telehealth in Response to the COVID19 Pandemic in a Community Practice-Based Network , Arthritis Care & Research, 73(8): 2021,1153-1161


Oldroyd A, Allard A, Callen J, Chinoy H, Chung L, Fiorentino D, George MD, Gordon P, Kolstad K, Kurtzman D, Machado P, McHugh N, Postolova A, Selva-O’Callaghan A, Schmidt H, Tansley S, Vleugels R, Werth V, Aggarwal R A systematic review and meta-analysis to inform cancer screening guidelines in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies , Rheumatology (Oxford), 60(6): 2021,2615-2628


George MD, Baker JF, Wallace B, Chen L, Wu Q, Xie F, Yun H, Curtis JR Variability in glucocorticoid prescribing for rheumatoid arthritis and the influence of provider preference on long-term use , Arthritis Care & Research, 73(11): 2021,1597-1605


George MD, Baker JF, Winthrop KL, Goldstein SD, Alemao E, Chen L, Wu Q, Xie F, Curtis JR. Immunosuppression and the risk of readmission and mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis undergoing hip fracture, abdominopelvic and cardiac surgery , Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 79(5): 2020,573-580


Sehra S, George M, Wiebe D, Fundin S, Baker F Cell Phone Activity in Categories of Places and Associations With Growth in Cases of COVID-19 in the US , JAMA Internal Medicine, 180(12): 2020,1614-1620