Shelly P Kafka MD (She/Her)

Medical Director, Cross Innovation and Pipeline Team Abbvie Pharmaceuticals

Caspian LaneNorristown, PA 19403
Phone+1 814-935-3724

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Education & Training

University of Rochester Medical CenterFellowship, Rheumatology, 1990 - 1993
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1990
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 1988

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Certifications & Licensure

WV State Medical License 2005 - 2016
PA State Medical License 2000 - 2012

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACR) American College of Rheumatology

Clinical Trials

An Extension Study in Participants With Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 27
COMPLETED
PHASE3
A Study of Tabalumab (LY2127399) Using Two Different Injection Methods in Participants With Lupus
TERMINATED
PHASE3
Comparison of CHS-0214 to Enbrel (Etanercept) in Patients With Chronic Plaque Psoriasis (PsO) Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 16
COMPLETED
PHASE3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

13 citations
Machine Learning Applied to Patient-Reported Outcomes to Classify Physician-Derived Measures of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity.
Jeffrey R Curtis, Yujie Su, Shawn Black, Stephen Xu, Wayne Langholff
ACR Open Rheumatology. 2022-12-01
21 citations
Resolution of enthesitis by guselkumab and relationships to disease burden: 1-year results of two phase 3 psoriatic arthritis studies.
Dennis McGonagle, Iain B. McInnes, Atul Deodhar, Georg Schett, May Shawi
Rheumatology. 2021-11-03
10 citations
Incidence of Infusion Reactions and Clinical Effectiveness of Intravenous Golimumab Versus Infliximab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Real-World AWARE Study.
Jeffrey R. Curtis, Soumya D. Chakravarty, Shawn Black, S. Kafka, Stephen Xu
Rheumatology and Therapy. 2021-08-20

Professional Memberships

American College of Rheumatology - ACR
Fellow

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