Appointments

Attending Physician, Hospital for Special Surgery
Associate Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College

Affiliations

Member, American College of Rheumatology
Member, American Medical Association
Scleroderma Foundation Medical Advisory Board

Certifications

Awards

Castle Connolly Top Doctor, 5 years
Castle Connolly Top Doctors in New York Metro Area, 2017-2022
Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor, 2017-2020
New York Magazine Top Doctors, 2017-2022
Exceptional Women In Medicine: 2019-2020
Charles L. Christian Award for Excellence in Musculoskeletal Research, 2010
Department of Medicine Fellow Award - Finalist, 2010
American College of Rheumatology Distinguished Fellow Award, 2009
Certificate of Appreciation Scleroderma Foundation Tristate Chapter, 2009
Donald Knowlan Award, Georgetown University Hospital, Dept. of Internal Medicine, 2005
Janet Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation, American Medical Women's Society, 2002
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, 2001

Education

Education:MS, Clinical Investigation, Cornell University, NY 2010
Medical: State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 2002
Internship: Internal Medicine, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
Residency: Internal Medicine, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
Fellowship:Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery

State Licensure

New York

Languages

Patient Education

Selected Books/Chapters

• Gordon JK, Goldenberg D, Erkan D, Lockshin M. (2009) Difficult Situations in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome. Handbook of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Volume 10. Antiphospholipid Syndrome in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases. (Eds. Ricard Cervera, Joan Carles Reverter and Munther Khamashta), 215 – 233.

Selected Presentations

• Gordon JK, Spiera RF, Mersten JN, Wildman HF, Taime Z, Hackett, NR, Vukelic S, Kirou K, Crow MK. Does Treatment with Imatinib Modify Gene Expression in the Skin and Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Patient with Systemic Sclerosis? American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting (Atlanta, GA, 2010.)
• Gordon JK, Gomberg-Maitland M, Segal B, Domsic R, Shah A, Hummers L, Steen V, Horn E and the PHAROS Investigators. Difficulty Using World Health Organization Criteria to Categorize Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis. American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting (Atlanta, GA, 2010.)
• Spiera RF, Gordon JK, Mersten J, Magro CM, Mehta M, Wildman HF, Kloiber SA, Kirou KA, Lyman, S, Crow MK. Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec) in the Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis: Interim Results of a Phase IIa, One Year, Open Label Clinical Trial. American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting (Atlanta, GA, 2010.)
• Gordon JK, Vukelic S, Magro CM, Mersten J, Wildman HF, Crow MK, Kirou KA and Spiera RF. Histologic and Molecular Basis of Improved Skin Scores in Scleroderma Patients Treated with Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec.) Abstract 1727. American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting (Philadelphia, PA, 2009.)
• Gordon JK, Mersten J, Lyman S, Kloiber SA, Wildman HF, Crow MK, Kirou KA and Spiera RF. Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec) in the Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis: Interim Results of a Phase IIa, One Year, Open Label Clinical Trial. Presentation 606. American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting (Philadelphia, PA, 2009.)
• Taimeh Z, Gordon JK, MacDermott EJ, Barillas L, Mersten J, Duculan R, Spiera RF, Crow MK, Kirou KA. Elevated sVEGFR-1 Is a Candidate Biomarker for Pulmonary Dysfunction in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis. Abstract 466. American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting (Philadelphia, PA, 2009.)
• Spiera RF Gordon JK Mehta M Kirou KA Lyman S Kloiber SA Crow MK. (2008). Phase IIa Trial of Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec) in the Treatment of Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis - An Interim Analysis. Arthritis and Rheumatism 58(10): S1222.
• Gordon JK, Magid S, Berman E. (2008). Elevations in Creatine Kinase Occur Frequently in Patients Treated with Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec.) Abstract F15/469, American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting (San Francisco, CA, 2008.)
• Gordon JK, Taimeh Z, Markopoulou A, Mersten J, Crow MK, Kirou KA. (2008). High Levels of Activated ERK in Monocytes of Patients with Scleroderma. Abstract F2/456, American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting (San Francisco, CA, 2008.)
• Gordon JK, Steen V. (2005). African American Scleroderma Patients Have Altered Body Image. Arthritis and Rheumatism 52(9): S585.

HSS has a long history of supporting appropriate relationships with industry because they advance HSS's mission to provide the highest quality patient care, improve patient mobility, and enhance the quality of life for all, and to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology, and their related disciplines through research and education.

Below are the healthcare industry relationships reported by Dr. Gordon as of February 16, 2024.

• Cumberland Pharmaceuticals - Research Support
• Merck - Research Support
• Scleroderma Research Foundation - Advisory Board; Research Support

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