Steffan W. Schulz, MD
Rheumatology
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About me

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Rheumatology)

Dr. Steffan W. Schulz, MD is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. He provides expert care at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine and Penn Valley Forge, specializing in autoimmune diseases in general but has a specific focus on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Dr. Schulz is also an active researcher in this area and over the years has contributed to studies on systemic lupus erythematosus and complications such as lupus nephritis, and has co-authored numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Schulz earned his MD from Temple University School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency and rheumatology fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. In his free time, he enjoys cycling, swimming, cooking and is an avid fan of all Philadelphia sports.

Education and training

  • Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
  • Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

What my patients think about me

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671 reviews

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November 2025
very professional
October 2025
he is a great doctor
October 2025
very knowledgeable
October 2025
he is so nice

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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. Schulz is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Meggan Mackay1, Robert Zurier2, Diane Kamen3, Fotios Koumpouras4, Anca Askanase5, Kenneth C Kalunian6, Steffan Schulz7, Giovanni Franchin8, Nancy Olsen9, Andreea Coca10, Roberto Caricchio11, Maureen McMahon12, Maria Dall’Era13, Amit Saxena14, Megan Clowse15, Stanley Ballou65, Linna Ding17, Beverly Welch17, Jessica Springer17, Andrew Shaw1, Lynette Keyes-Elstein18, Kati Steinmiller18, Amanda Mickey18, Cynthia Aranow1, Betty Diamon A Phase 2, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Multicenter Study to Evaluate Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of JBT-101/Lenabasum in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, An Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence Study (ALE09) , ACR 2022 national Meeting: 2022

Winetsky DE, Myers J, Schulz S, Tino G, Wilck M. A Case of Cavitary Pulmonary Mycobacterium Avium Intracellulare Infection in the Setting of Leflunomide Treatment. , J Clin Rheumatol, 23(4): 2017,231-232

Costa-Reis P, Russo PA, Zhang Z, Colonna L, Maurer K, Gallucci S, Schulz SW, Kiani AN, Petri M, Sullivan KE The Role of MicroRNAs and Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 in Proliferative Lupus Nephritis , Arthritis and Rheumatism , 67(9): 2015,2415-26

Schulz SW, Shenin M, Mehta A, Kebede A, Fluerant M, Derk CT Initial presentation of acute transverse myelitis in systemic lupus erythematosus: demographics, diagnosis, management and comparison to idiopathic cases , Rheumatology International, 32(9): 2012,2623-7

Haija AJ, Schulz SW. The role and effect of complementary and alternative medicine in systemic lupus erythematosus. , Rheum Dis Clin North Am. , 37(1): 2011,47-62

Schulz SW, Bober M, Johnson C, Braverman N, Jimenez SA. Maternal mixed connective tissue disease and offspring with chondrodysplasia punctata. , Semin Arthritis Rheum. , 39(5): 2010,410-6

Derk CT, Grace E, Shenin M, Naik M, Schulz S, Xiong W. A prospective open-label study of mycophenolate mofetil for the treatment of diffuse systemic sclerosis. , Rheumatology (Oxford), 48(12): 2009,1595-9

Schulz SW, O'Brien M, Maqsood M, Sandorfi N, Del Galdo F, Jimenez SA. Improvement of severe systemic sclerosis-associated gastric antral vascular ectasia following immunosuppressive treatment with intravenous cyclophosphamide. , J Rheumatol., 36(8): 2009,1653-6

Schulz SW, Derk CT. Gastrointestinal Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: a survey of literature. , Open Rheumatol J., 1: 2009,10-26

Schulz SW, Derk CT. Systemic sclerosis at the cellular level: molecular pathways of pathogenesis and its implication on future drug design. , Curr Med Chem., 16(30): 2009,3986-95