Allen D. Sawitzke MD

Lupus & Related, Osteoarthritis, Scleroderma & Related

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine

50 N Medical DrSalt Lake City, UT 84132
Phone+1 801-581-7724
Fax+1 801-581-6069

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Education & Training

University of Utah HealthFellowship, Rheumatology, 1989 - 1992
University of Utah HealthResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1989
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1985

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Certifications & Licensure

UT State Medical License 1986 - 2024

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite (with Beaker), Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017

Clinical Trials

Glucosamine/Chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial (GAIT)
COMPLETED
PHASE3
Predictors of Pregnancy Outcome in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
RECRUITING
Study on Efficacy and Safety of Chondroitin Sulfate + Glucosamine Hydrochloride Versus Celecoxib in Knee Osteoarthritis
COMPLETED
PHASE4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Effect of Pulsed Low-Intensity Ultrasonography on Symptom Relief and Tibiofemoral Articular Cartilage Thickness Among Veterans Affairs Enrollees With Knee Osteoarthrit...
Allen D Sawitzke, Christopher G Jackson, Kimberly Carlson, Marcel D Bizien, Mathew Leiner
JAMA Network Open. 2022-03-01
49 citations
Low frequency of flares during pregnancy and post-partum in stable lupus patients.
Julia Davis-Porada, Mimi Y. Kim, Marta M. Guerra, Carl A. Laskin, Michelle Petri
Arthritis Research & Therapy. 2020-03-19
61 citations
Longitudinal profiling of human blood transcriptome in healthy and lupus pregnancy
Seunghee Hong, Romain Banchereau, Bat Sheva L. Maslow, Marta M. Guerra, Jacob Cardenas
The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 2019-05-06