Allan Gelber
Experienced in Localized Scleroderma

Dr. Allan Gelber

Rheumatology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
1800 Orleans Street, 
Baltimore, MD 

Experienced in Localized Scleroderma
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
1800 Orleans Street, 
Baltimore, MD 
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Dr. Allan Gelber is Professor of Medicine and Deputy Director for Education and Faculty Development in the Division of Rheumatology. He holds a joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology at the Bloomberg School of Public Health and is Associate Faculty at the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research. Dr. Gelber is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and received both his MPH and PhD degrees (the latter in Clinical Investigation) at the Bloomberg School. He pursued internship and residency training in internal medicine at Duke University and then undertook his fellowship training in rheumatology at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Gelber has had an active role as an Educator in the Rheumatic Diseases. He previously served as Fellowship Program Director at Johns Hopkins from 2001-2011. Thereafter, he shifted his primary educational focus from rheumatology fellows to medical students, and to internal medicine housestaff on the Bayview and Johns Hopkins campuses. He directs the Musculoskeletal Section of the Genes-to-Society Course to the 2nd year medical school class. Currently, Dr. Gelber serves as Thayer Firm Faculty Leader of the Osler Medical Training Program. and among the Aliki Scholars at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Gelber chairs the M.D. Admissions Committee at the School of Medicine.

Dr. Gelber is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Localized Scleroderma. His top areas of expertise are Gout, Arthritis, Scleroderma, Knee Replacement, and Endoscopy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 106 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Localized Scleroderma.

Residency
Duke University Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 1992
Specialties
Rheumatology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Rheumatology, 1995
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
French
Gender
Male

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Locations

The Johns Hopkins Hospital
1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-5000

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


106 Total Publications

Clinical Communication to the Editor.
Clinical Communication to the Editor.
Journal: The American journal of medicine
Published: November 11, 2025
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