Dr. Janet Pope, MD

ISN Medical Advisory Board

I am a rheumatologist in Canada with a specific interest in scleroderma.

Dr. Janet Pope Hello, my name is Janet Pope and I am a rheumatologist in Canada with a specific interest in scleroderma, especially clinical trials and clinical research studies. I am an Associate Professor of the Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.

I obtained my MD and Fellowship in Internal Medicine at the University of Western Ontario. I acquired a Fellowship in Rheumatology and Masters of Public Health at Boston University. I completed a Canadian Arthritis Society Research Fellowship In London, Ontario in scleroderma, and then became a member of the Division of Rheumatology. I am currently Program Director in Rheumatology, sit on five Advisory Boards, and am member of the Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium.

I have published over fifty research articles pertaining to rheumatic diseases. I look forward to sharing my expertise in this field. My email address is janet-pope@sclero.org.

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Dr./Prof.	Country
Chair
Seibold, James R.	U.S.
Directors
Catoggio, Luis	Argentina
Distler, Oliver	Switzerland
Foster, C. Stephen	U.S.
Lin, Hsiao-Yi*	Taiwan
Mahmud, Tafazzul	Pakistan
Matucci-Cerinic, Marco	Italy
Mueller-Ladner, Ulf	Germany
Molitor, Jerry	U.S.
Mouthon, Luc*	France
Pope, Janet	Canada
Sato, Shinichi	Japan
Simms, Robert*	U.S.
Van den Hoogen, Frank*	Netherlands
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Prevalence of Elevated Pulmonary Arterial Pressures Measured by Echocardiography in a Multicenter Study of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis. Elevated pulmonary arterial pressures (PAP) are common in both limited and diffuse SSc disease, occurring in 21% of limited and 26% of diffuse SSc patients. A high index of suspicion is important and routine echocardiography in symptomatic patients may allow earlier diagnosis of PAH and intervention. J Rheumatol. 2005 July;32:1273-8. (Also see: Pulmonary Hypertension, Limited Scleroderma, and Diffuse Scleroderma)

Dr. Janet Pope: The University of Western Ontario

Kym: Diffuse, CREST Scleroderma, Lupus and Fibromyalgia It all started with Raynaud's in my fingers and toes when I was about nineteen years old, in 1979...

Scleroderma Treatment Differs Among Experts vs. General Rheumatologists. Scleroderma experts see more SSc patients and use more immuno-suppressives including unproven treatments. They also use less drugs where a negative trial exists (ie.as with D-pen) than other rheumatologists. SCTC may treat more severe cases, but it also may be that ILD and PAH are under-recognized by non-experts. J. E. Pope, J. Ouimet, A. Krizova. The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.

Scleroderma Care and Research Journal: Spring 2004. This free online PDF medical journal issue includes articles on Diagnostic and Management Preferences for Lung Disease in Scleroderma, and Erectile Dysfunction in Men with Scleroderma. SCTC 6-2-04. (Also see: Lung Involvement and Sexuality and Scleroderma)