Division of Connective Tissue Diseases	SAVE THE DATE!  The Scleroderma Center and the Scleroderma Foundation will be hosting an educational event for scleroderma patients and their friends and relatives on Saturday, October 4, 2008 to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Scleroderma Center and the 10th Anniversary of the Scleroderma Foundation.  Details forthcoming.
Sergio A. Jimenez, M.D. Director
Francesco Del Galdo, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Director
Phone: 215-955-6680

Jefferson's Scleroderma Center offers an exceptional level of clinical focus on this prevalent and debilitating disease, as well as on Raynaud's disease and related disorders. Staffed by physicians who are world leaders in their field, the center treats a large patient group with both established medical therapies and experimental treatments. It coordinates the expert evaluation and management of various organ systems that may be affected by scleroderma, as well as the performance of numerous clinical and basic science research projects aimed at discovering the cause of the disease and effective treatments. Jefferson’s Scleroderma Center participates in national and international clinical trials of the latest therapies for the disease, including bone marrow transplantation.

Current Research Projects

Philadelphia Top Hospitals

Jefferson's Scleroderma Center has been recognized as a Center of Excellence (2008) and Top Hospital for the "Best Care in Philadelphia" (2003) by Philadelphia Magazine. According to the magazine, “The patient roster reads like a United Nations roll call” and the Center’s director, “international expert Sergio Jimenez, probably knows more about the disease than anyone in the world…”