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Carolyn O'Connor, M.D.

Associate Professor

  • Practice: Drexel Rheumatology
  • Specialty:Rheumatology
  • Education: M.D., Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons (1978)
Patient Care

Dr. Carolyn O'Connor provides the organizational leadership for the rheumatology practice. Her years of experience with complex cases of rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and osetoporosis has benefitted those that she treats tremendously.

She has appeared in several documentaries on the cable television show Mystery Diagnosis and was featured on the Discovery Channel in 2006 for systemic lupus erthyematosus and also in 2007 for pernicious anemia.

Memberships

  • Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology
  • Medical Advisory Board for the Lupus Foundation

Dr. O'Connor in the studio filming Mystery Diagnosis
Research

Dr.O'Connor has published many original research papers, case reports, reviews, book chapters and abstracts, and has made numerous poster and oral presentations at scientific meetings worldwide. She published her first book, Osteoporosis for Dummies, in 2005. Osteoporosis for Dummies was reviewed by Secondopinion.org.
Teaching

Dr. O'Connor is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology.
Specialties
  • Rheumatology
Services and Clinical Interests
  • Osteoporosis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
Internship
  • Internal Medicine - New York Hospital (Cornell Medical Center)
Residency
  • Internal Medicine - New York Hospital (Cornell Medical Center)
Fellowship
  • Rheumatology - Boston University Arthritis Center

Practice Locations

Drexel Rheumatology
219 N. Broad Street
The Arnold T. Berman, M.D. Building, 9th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215-965-6000
Fax: 215-762-2689

Drexel Rheumatology
13000 Lincoln Dr West
Four Greentree Center, Suite 104
Marlton, NJ 08053
Phone: 856-396-0950
Fax: 856-396-0958

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