Penn Medicine Provider
Rheumatology
Nikhil Jiwrajka, MD
5.0
(99)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Rheumatology Perelman

About me

  • Instructor A of Medicine
  • Instructor A of Medicine (Rheumatology)

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

99 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
he is very personable
March 2025
5.0
5.0
i wanted to have a provider that looks at the whole picture. dr j does this. i feel like he is willing to do additional research to help me. he was kind, had empathy, and took the time to explain what he was trying to figure out for me.
March 2025
5.0
5.0
appreciate his demeanor and time spent explaining everything
March 2025
5.0
5.0
very personable , knowledgeable, inquisitive, great bedside manner

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. Jiwrajka is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Forsyth KS, Toothacre NE, Jiwrajka N, Driscoll AM, Shallberg LA, Cunningham-Rundles C, Barmettler S, Farmer J, Verbsky J, Routes J, Beiting DP, Romberg N, May MJ, Anguera MC. Maintenance of X chromosome inactivation after T cell activation requires NF-κB signaling , Sci Immunol, 9: 2024,eado0398


Johnson SR, Bernstein EJ, Bolster MB, Chung JH, Danoff SK, George MD, Khanna D, Guyatt G, Mirza RD, Aggarwal R, Allen A Jr, Assassi S, Buckley L, Chami HA, Corwin DS, Dellaripa PF, Domsic RT, Doyle TJ, Falardeau CM, Frech TM, Gibbons FK, Hinchcliff M, Johnson C, Kanne JP, Kim JS, Lim SY, Matson S, McMahan ZH, Merck SJ, Nesbitt K, Scholand MB, Shapiro L, Sharkey CD, Summer R, Varga J, Warrier A, Agarwal SK, Antin-Ozerkis D, Bemiss B, Chowdhary V, Dematte D'Amico JE, Hallowell R, Hinze AM, Injean PA, Jiwrajka N, Joerns EK, Lee JS, Makol A, McDermott GC, Natalini JG, Oldham JM, Saygin D, Lakin KS, Singh N, Solomon JJ, Sparks JA, Turgunbaev M, Vaseer S, Turner A, Uhl S, Ivlev I. 2023 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) Guideline for the Treatment of Interstitial Lung Disease in People with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases , Arthritis Rheumatol: 2024


Johnson SR, Bernstein EJ, Bolster MB, Chung JH, Danoff SK, George MD, Khanna D, Guyatt G, Mirza RD, Aggarwal R, Allen A Jr, Assassi S, Buckley L, Chami HA, Corwin DS, Dellaripa PF, Domsic RT, Doyle TJ, Falardeau CM, Frech TM, Gibbons FK, Hinchcliff M, Johnson C, Kanne JP, Kim JS, Lim SY, Matson S, McMahan ZH, Merck SJ, Nesbitt K, Scholand MB, Shapiro L, Sharkey CD, Summer R, Varga J, Warrier A, Agarwal SK, Antin-Ozerkis D, Bemiss B, Chowdhary V, Dematte D'Amico JE, Hallowell R, Hinze AM, Injean PA, Jiwrajka N, Joerns EK, Lee JS, Makol A, McDermott GC, Natalini JG, Oldham JM, Saygin D, Lakin KS, Singh N, Solomon JJ, Sparks JA, Turgunbaev M, Vaseer S, Turner A, Uhl S, Ivlev I. 2023 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) Guideline for the Screening and Monitoring of Interstitial Lung Disease in People with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases , Arthritis Rheumatol: 2024


Forsyth KS, Jiwrajka N, Lovell CD, Toothacre NE, Anguera MC. The conneXion between sex and immune responses , Nat Rev Immunol: 2024


Lovell CD, Jiwrajka N, Amerman HK, Cancro MP, Anguera MC. Xist Deletion in B Cells Results in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Phenotypes , bioRxiv: 2024


Jiwrajka N, Toothacre NE, Beethem ZT, Sting S, Forsyth KS, Dubin AH, Driscoll A, Stohl W, Anguera MC. Impaired dynamic X-chromosome inactivation maintenance in T cells is a feature of spontaneous murine SLE that is exacerbated in female-biased models , J Autoimmun: 2023


Jiwrajka N, Loizidis G, Patterson KC, Kreider ME, Johnson CR, Miller WT Jr, Barbosa EJM Jr, Patel N, Beers MF, Litzky LA, George MD, Porteous MK. Identification and Prognosis of Patients With Interstitial Pneumonia With Autoimmune Features , J Clin Rheumatol, 28: 2022,257-264


Jiwrajka N, Anguera MC. The X in seX-biased immunity and autoimmune rheumatic disease , J Exp Med, 219: 2022,e20211487


Sciurba JC, Gieseck RL, Jiwrajka N, White SD, Karmele EP, Redes J, Vannella KM, Henderson NC, Wynn TA, Hart KM. Fibroblast-specific integrin-alpha V differentially regulates type 17 and type 2 driven inflammation and fibrosis , J Pathol: 2019