Scott Lieberman, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics-Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology
Introduction
The main focus of the Lieberman lab is the role of T cells in the initiation of lacrimal and salivary gland autoimmunity characteristic of Sjögren disease.
Current Positions
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics - Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology
Education
- BS in Engineering, Rutgers University
- MS, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- MD/PhD in Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Resident in Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Fellow in Pediatric Rheumatology (ABP Special Alternative Pathway), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Center, Program and Institute Affiliations
Research Interests
- Defining childhood Sjögren syndrome
- Understand the mechanisms of immune dysregulation that lead to organ-specific autoimmunity with a focus on Sjögren syndrome (lacrimal and salivary gland autoimmunity).
Licenses & Certifications
- Iowa Medical License (unrestricted)
- Pediatric Rheumatology, American Board of Pediatrics
- General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
- Pennsylvania Medical License
Selected Publications
- Pomorska A, Świętoń D, Lieberman SM, Bryl E, Kosiak W, Pęksa R, Chorążewicz J, Kochańska B, Kowalska-Skabara J, Szumera M, Brzoznowski W, Jaworski R, Irga-Jaworska N. Recurrent or persistent salivary gland enlargement in children: When is it Sjögren's?. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2021 Dec 30;. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2021.11.011. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35000785.
- Randell RL, Lieberman SM. Unique Aspects of Pediatric Sjögren Disease. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2021 Nov;47(4):707-723. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2021.07.008. Epub 2021 Aug 27. Review. PubMed PMID: 34635300; NIHMSID:NIHMS1773475.
- Gomez Hernandez MP, Starman EE, Davis AB, Withanage MHH, Zeng E, Lieberman SM, Brogden KA, Lanzel EA. A distinguishing profile of chemokines, cytokines and biomarkers in the saliva of children with Sjögren's syndrome. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 Oct 2;60(10):4765-4777. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab098. PubMed PMID: 33512494; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8487313.
- Ramos-Casals M, Acar-Denizli N, Vissink A, Brito-Zerón P, Li X, Carubbi F, Priori R, Toplak N, Baldini C, Faugier-Fuentes E, Kruize AA, Mandl T, Tomiita M, Gandolfo S, Hashimoto K, Hernandez-Molina G, Hofauer B, Mendieta-Zerón S, Rasmussen A, Sandhya P, Sene D, Trevisani VFM, Isenberg D, Sundberg E, Pasoto SG, Sebastian A, Suzuki Y, Retamozo S, Xu B, Giacomelli R, Gattamelata A, Bizjak M, Bombardieri S, Loor-Chavez RE, Hinrichs A, Olsson P, Bootsma H, Lieberman SM. Childhood-onset of primary Sjögren's syndrome: phenotypic characterization at diagnosis of 158 children. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 Oct 2;60(10):4558-4567. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab032. PubMed PMID: 33493333.
- Marino A, Romano M, Giani T, Gaggiano C, Costi S, Singh R, Mehta JJ, Lieberman SM, Cimaz R. Childhood Sjogren's syndrome: An Italian case series and a literature review-based cohort. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2021 Aug;51(4):903-910. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2020.11.004. Epub 2020 Nov 21. Review. PubMed PMID: 33261821.
- Doolan G, Faizal NM, Foley C, Al-Obaidi M, Jury EC, Price E, Ramanan AV, Lieberman SM, Ciurtin C. Treatment strategies for Sjögren's syndrome with childhood onset: a systematic review of the literature. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 Jul 20;. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab579. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34289032.
- Basiaga ML, Stern SM, Mehta JJ, Edens C, Randell RL, Pomorska A, Irga-Jaworska N, Ibarra MF, Bracaglia C, Nicolai R, Susic G, Boneparth A, Srinivasalu H, Dizon B, Kamdar AA, Goldberg B, Knupp-Oliveira S, Antón J, Mosquera JM, Appenzeller S, O'Neil KM, Protopapas SA, Saad-Magalhães C, Akikusa JD, Thatayatikom A, Cha S, Nieto-González JC, Lo MS, Treemarcki EB, Yokogawa N, Lieberman SM. Childhood Sjögren syndrome: features of an international cohort and application of the 2016 ACR/EULAR classification criteria. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 Jul 1;60(7):3144-3155. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa757. PubMed PMID: 33280020; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8487648.
- Swaminathan N, Lieberman SM, Bhagavathi S, Sharathkumar A. Iron-Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia in an 11-year-old Girl. Pediatr Rev. 2021 Jul;42(7):393-398. doi: 10.1542/pir.2020-0081. PubMed PMID: 34210760.
- Withanage MHH, Hernandez MPG, Starman EE, Davis AB, Zeng E, Lieberman SM, Brogden KA, Lanzel EA. Dataset-chemokines, cytokines, and biomarkers in the saliva of children with Sjögren's syndrome. Data Brief. 2021 Jun;36:107139. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2021.107139. eCollection 2021 Jun. PubMed PMID: 34095386; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8165406.
- Allred MG, Chimenti MS, Ciecko AE, Chen YG, Lieberman SM. Characterization of Type I Interferon-Associated Chemokines and Cytokines in Lacrimal Glands of Nonobese Diabetic Mice. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Apr 5;22(7). doi: 10.3390/ijms22073767. PubMed PMID: 33916486; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8038628.