March 12, 2003
David D. Sherry, MD, Named Professor
of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School
of Medicine
(Philadelphia,
PA) - David D. Sherry, MD, has been named Professor
in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Dr. Sherry's research focuses on children with various
forms of amplified musculoskeletal pain (i.e. reflex
neurovascular dystrophy, fibromyalgia, etc.); assessing
and decreasing the pain of joint injections in children
with arthritis; and enthesalgia.
In 1977, Dr. Sherry attended Texas Tech University School
of Medicine, where he earned his medical degree. Following
his graduation, he completed an internship and residency
in Pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center. He
went on to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Rheumatology
at the University of British Columbia in 1982. Prior
to his appointment at Penn, Dr. Sherry held faculty
positions at the University of Southern California in
Los Angeles and the University of Washington in Seattle.
Best Doctors named him a Top Doctor in America
in 2002. Dr. Sherry is the Chairman of the Rheumatology
Sub-board of the American Board of Pediatrics; a Fellow
and a member of the Planning and Meeting Committee of
the American College of Rheumatology; and an Executive
Committee Member of the Spondyloarthropathy Association
of America.
Dr. Sherry is a frequently invited lecturer including
a Visiting Professor on Pediatric Rheumatology for the
American College of Rheumatology. His research has been
published in peer-reviewed journals including the New
England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of Pediatrics,
Arthritis & Rheumatism, The Journal of Rheumatology,
Pediatrics, Lancet, and Ophthalmology. He
was also the Executive Producer of the video, 'Amplified
Musculoskeletal Pain in Childhood-Diagnosis and Treatment:
A Guide for Physical and Occupational Therapists.'
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