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Marissa Blum, MD

Professor, Clinical Medicine 

Marissa  Blum
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Contact Information

Contact Information

Phone

215-707-0791

Email

marissa.blum@temple.edu
About Me

Clinical Interests

  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Scleroderma
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Vasculitis
  • Gout
  • Cryoglobulins
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Still's Disease
  • Women's health

 

Research Interests

  • Healthcare disparities
  • Health economics
  • Outcomes-based research
  • Medical decision-making  
Education, Training & Credentials

Educational Background

  • MD, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
  • MSHPR (Masters Health Policy Research), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA\n\nTraining
  • Fellowship, Rheumatology, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  • Residency, Internal Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Certifications

  • Internal Medicine
  • Rheumatology

Memberships

  • American College of Rheumatology
  • American College of Physicians
  • Phi Beta Kappa, Villanova University

Honors & Awards

  • Harold Lamport Research Award, Johns Hopkins University
  • Most Aequinimitas Intern Award, Johns Hopkins University
  • Top Doctors, Rheumatology, Philadelphia Magazine, 2017-2020
Publications

Digital Bibliography

  • Specialty Tier-Level Cost Sharing and Biologic Use in the Medicare Part D Initial Coverage Period among Beneficiaries with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Doshi, J. A.,Hu, T.,Li, P.,Pettit, A. R.,Yu, X.,Blum, M.; Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 1900 Jan 01.
  • Patient race and surgical outcomes after total knee arthroplasty: An analysis of a large regional database. Blum, M. A.,Singh, J. A.,Lee, G. C.,Richardson, D.,Chen, W.,Ibrahim, S. A.; Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2013 Mar.
  • Race/Ethnicity and use of elective joint replacement in the management of end-stage knee/hip osteoarthritis: a review of the literature. Blum, M. A., Ibrahim, S. A.; Clin Geriatr Med. 2012 Aug.
  • Measurement and Rates of Persistence With and Adherence to Biologics for Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review. Blum, M.A., Koo, D., Doshi, J.A.; Clin Ther. 2011 Jul.
  • Adherence, discontinuation, and switching of biologic therapies in medicaid enrollees with rheumatoid arthritis. Li, P., Blum, M.A., Von Feldt, J., Hennessy, S., Doshi, J.A.; Value Health. 2010-09-01.
  • Quantitative multiplex methylation-specific PCR assay for the detection of promoter hypermethylation in multiple genes in breast cancer. Fackler, M.J., McVeigh, M., Mehrotra, J., Blum, M.A., Lange, J., Lapides, A., Garrett, E., Argani, P., Sukumar, S.; Cancer Res. 2004 Jul 1. 

Additional Publications