John Houk

John L Houk , MD

Health Professions Building
3255 Eden Avenue
Suite 350
Cincinnati, Ohio 45267
Phone 513-558-3423
Fax 513-558-3799
Email john.houk@uc.edu

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Denison University 1960 (Chemistry)

Medical Degree: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine 1965

Internship Rotating : The Chirst Hospital 1966

Residency : Cincinnati General Hospital 1971 (Internal Medicine )

Fellowship : University of Cincinnati College of Medicine 1973 (Immunology/Rheumatology )

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine (Certification Date: 06-21-1972 )

Clinical Interests

Rheumatology

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Autoimmune Vasculitis

Behcet Syndrome (Neuro-Bechet)

Central Nervous System Lupus Vasculitis

Collagen Disease

CREST Syndrome

Cryoglobulinemia

Cutaneous, Leukocytoclastic, Vasculitis

Gout

Hip Rheumatoid Arthritis

Lupus (Systemic lupus erythematosus)

Lupus Erythematosus Panniculitis

Lupus Nephritis

Microscopic Polyangiitis

Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)

Osteochondritis Dissecans

Overlap Connective Tissue Disease

Paget Disease

Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Polymyositis

Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis

Pseudogout

Psoriatic Arthritis

Raynaud Phenomenon in Scleroderma

Raynaud's Disease

Reactive Arthritis (Reiter's Syndrome)

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid Vasculitis

Still's Disease

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Systemic Vasculitis

Takayasu Arteritis

Temporal Arteritis (Giant cell arteritis)

Vasculitis (Angiitis)

Weill-Marchesani Syndrome

Positions and Work Experience

- Assistant Profesor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

- Assistant Attending Physician, Medicine, Cincinnati General Hospital,

- Clinician, Arthiritis Clinic, University Hospital,

- Attending Physician, Section Chief of Rheumatology, The Christ Hospital,

1994 -To Present Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Koneru, Sri; Kocharla, Lakshmi; Higgins, Gloria C; Ware, Avis; Passo, Murray H; Farhey, Yolanda D; Mongey, Anne-Barbara; Graham, T Brent; Houk, J Lawrence; Brunner, Hermine I (2008. ) Adherence to medications in systemic lupus erythematosus.Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases, , 14 (4 ) ,195-201 More Information

Koneru, Sri; Shishov, Michael; Ware, Avis; Farhey, Yolanda; Mongey, Anne-Barbara; Graham, T Brent; Passo, Murray H; Houk, J Lawrence; Higgins, Gloria C; Brunner, Hermine I (2007. ) Effectively measuring adherence to medications for systemic lupus erythematosus in a clinical setting.Arthritis and rheumatism, , 57 (6 ) ,1000-6 More Information

Jabs, D A; Houk, J L; Bias, W B; Arnett, F C (1985. ) Familial granulomatous synovitis, uveitis, and cranial neuropathies. The American journal of medicine, , 78 (5 ) ,801-4

Kisker, C T; Wu, K K; Culp, D A; Hackett, J G; Hess, E V; Houk, J L (1979. ) Blood coagulation following vasectomy. JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, , 241 (15 ) ,1595-8

Marcus, Z H; Freisheim, J H; Houk, J L; Herman, J H; Hess, E V (1978. ) In vitro studies in reproductive immunology. 1. Suppression of cell-mediated immune response by human spermatozoa and fractions isolated from human seminal plasma. Clinical immunology and immunopathology, , 9 (3 ) ,318-26

Herman, J H; Houk, J L; Dennis, M V (1974. ) Cartilage antigen dependent lymphotoxin release. Immunopathological significance in articular destructive disorders. Annals of the rheumatic diseases, , 33 (5 ) ,446-52

Hone, Natalie; Donnelly, Catherine; Houk, John Brian; Mina, Rina (2017. ) Macrophage Activation Syndrome in Scleroderma.Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases, , 23 (2 ) ,120-121 More Information

Keywords

Immunology, Rheumatology, Arthritis, Autoimmune Diseases

Contact Information

Academic - Health Professions Building
3255 Eden Avenue
CincinnatiĀ  Ohio, 45267
Phone: 513-558-3423
Fax: 513-558-3799
john.houk@uc.edu