1. People

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