Dr. Joanne M Jordan MD
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
101 Manning Dr Chapel Hill NC, 27599About
Dr. Joanne Jordan is a rheumatologist practicing in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Jordan specializes in the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases and systematic autoimmune conditions that can affect the bones, muscles or bones. Eventually, if not treated, these illnesses can also impact the skin, eyes, nervous system and internal organs. Dr. Jordan treats diseases similar to orthopedists but does not perform surgery. Often times, research is conducted to find potential alternatives for the patients illness.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Rheumatology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 1984
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Critical review of arthritis self-management strategy use.
- Arthritis in hemochromatosis or iron storage disease.
- Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein as a marker of osteoarthritis.
- Serum hyaluronan levels and radiographic knee and hip osteoarthritis in African Americans and Caucasians in the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project.
- Relationship of radiographic and clinical variables to pinch and grip strength among individuals with osteoarthritis.
- Update on cartilage oligomeric matrix protein as a marker of osteoarthritis.
- Impact of disease severity and gastrointestinal side effects on the health state preferences of patients with osteoarthritis.
- Variation of serum hyaluronan with activity in individuals with knee osteoarthritis.
- Factors associated with potentially inappropriate drug utilization in a sample of rural community-dwelling older adults.
- Validity, factor structure, and clinical relevance of the AUSCAN Osteoarthritis Hand Index.
- Anthropometric measures, body composition, body fat distribution, and knee osteoarthritis in women.
- Spirituality and depressive symptoms in a racially diverse US sample of community-dwelling adults.
- Developing and testing a measure of dyadic efficacy for married women with rheumatoid arthritis and their spouses.
- The relationship between spirituality and depressive symptoms: testing psychosocial mechanisms.
- The Longitudinal Examination of Arthritis Pain (LEAP) study: relationships between weekly fluctuations in patient-rated joint pain and other health outcomes.
Awards
- Drexel University 2009 Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine
- Cornell University 1977 Phi Kappa Phi
- 1991 Delta Omega, UNC School of Public Health
- Osteoarthritis Research Society International 2007 Clinical Research Award
- American College of Rheumatology 2008 Graduate Student Preceptorship Award
- American College of Rheumatology 2008-2009 Medical Student Preceptorship Award
- 2009 Excellence in Investigative Mentoring, American College of Rheumatolo
Treatments
- Hemochromatosis, Osteoarthritis
Professional Memberships
- Member Osteoarthritis Research Society International
- Member American College of Rheumatology
Fellowships
- Duke University Medical Center, Rheumatology and Allergy, NC, USA 1986
- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, Rheumatology 1984
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Nearest Hospitals
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALl
101 MANNING DRIVE CHAPEL HILL NC 27514DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALl
PO BOX 3814 DUMC ERWIN RD DURHAM NC 27710