Dr. Janet Pope

Janet Pope, MD, is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology and also Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University. She is the Division Head in Rheumatology at St. Joseph's Health Centre in London, Ontario.

Dr. Pope obtained her medical degree and Fellowship in Internal Medicine at Western University and completed a Fellowship in Rheumatology and a Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology at Boston University. She received the Distinguished Investigator Award from the Canadian Rheumatology Association in 2013 and the Rheumatologist of the Year from the Ontario Rheumatology Association.

Dr. Pope's research interests include epidemiologic studies in scleroderma, classification criteria in systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. She is a founding member of the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, Scientific Advisor for the Canadian Arthritis Cohort, Vice President of the Canadian Network for Improved Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, is on the executive of the Canadian Rheumatology Research Consortium, and is a member of the Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium and the Scientific Advisory Committee for the Ontario Best Practices Research Initiative. Dr. Pope has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles, 15 chapters, several Cochrane meta-analyses and reviews, and she sits on editorial boards including Arthritis Care & Research.

In addition, Dr. Pope is actively involved in mentorship programs including Future Leaders in Rheumatology and Future Leaders of Western. She is also Chair of two industry-sponsored studentships.

• Favourite Food: Dark chocolate and kale (not together)
• Must have luxury: Hotel room with a flush toilet
• Animal that best describes you: Energizer bunny, but maybe a fox
• Famous person you could be mistaken for: Katie Holmes (according to my kids)
• Where you are when you're not working: Airport
• Weirdest place you've ever slept: Rooftop in Lamu, Kenya

Reports by Dr. Janet Pope

• CRA Satellite Symposium Reaches Record Attendance at 7am
• If I had Scleroderma, I Would S**t my Pants!
• 3 Take Home Messages About SLE in Canada
• IgG4, the Great Mimicker, But With These Tips You Can Figure it Out!
• Disparity in RA as measured by function if there is inferior health insurance
• Rheumatology in the Dark Ages - Two Posters on Rat Bite Fever - Weird!
• University of Toronto Sweeps the CRA Awards: Congratulations to All of You!
• Sjögren's Syndrome: Is There a Role for the Rheumatologist?
• Aboriginal RA Population Treated with Biologics: Why are there More Complications, Less Benefit?
• Change the System so that Research Results in Value for Our Patients