RebeccaMShepherdMD

Rheumatology • Lancaster, PA

Rheumatoid Arthritis & Related, Vasculitis

Partner, LGHP Arthritis and Rheumatology Chief of Rheumatology, LGH-Penn Medicine and Director of Osteoporosis Care for LGH

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Office
2108 harrisburg pike suite 200
Lancaster, PA 17604
Phone+1 717-299-1301
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Education & Training

Saint Joseph University MBA, 2013 - 2015
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Rheumatology, 2003 - 2005
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2002
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2018 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2019 - 2021
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

FACP
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Fellow (FACR) American College of Rheumatology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

89 citations
Angiogenic cells can be rapidly mobilized and efficiently harvested from the blood following treatment with AMD3100.
Rebecca M. Shepherd, Benjamin J. Capoccia, Steven M. Devine, John F. DiPersio, Kathryn Trinkaus, David Ingram, Daniel C. Link> ;Blood. 2006 Dec 1
172 citations
The number of endothelial progenitor cell colonies in the blood is increased in patients with angiographically significant coronary artery disease.
Hasan Güven, Rebecca M. Shepherd, Richard G. Bach, Benjamin J. Capoccia, Daniel C. Link> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2006 Oct 17
115 citations
G-CSF and AMD3100 Mobilize Monocytes into the Blood that Stimulate Angiogenesis In Vivo Through a Paracrine Mechanism
Benjamin J. Capoccia, Rebecca M. Shepherd, Daniel C. Link> ;Blood. 2005 Nov 16
87 citations
An IL-7-dependent rebound in thymic T cell output contributes to the bone loss induced by estrogen deficiency.
Michaela Robbie Ryan, Rebecca M. Shepherd, Jennifer Kraft Leavey, Yuhao Gao, Francesco Grassi, Frederick J. Schnell, Wei-Ping Qian, Gilbert J. Kersh, M. Neale Weitzman...> ;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2005 Nov 15
38 citations
Leflunomide use during the first 33 months after food and drug administration approval: experience with a national cohort of 3,325 patients.
Chokkalingam Siva, Seth A. Eisen, Rebecca M. Shepherd, Francesca E. Cunningham, Meika A. Fang, William Finch, Don Salisbury, Jasvinder A. Singh, Richard Stern, S. Alir...> ;Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2003 Dec 15
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Press Mentions

Defining Administration Complexity by the Drug, Not the DiagnosisJanuary 10th, 2022
Is It Bad That My Knees Crack When I Exercise?May 7th, 2021

Professional Memberships

American College of Rheumatology - ACR
Fellow

Hospital Affiliations

Penn Medicine Lancaster General HealthLancaster, Pennsylvania