Nancy Olsen, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Rheumatology; H. Thomas and Dorothy Willits Hallowell Chair in Rheumatology · Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Nancy Olsen is Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Rheumatology; H. Thomas and Dorothy Willits Hallowell Chair in Rheumatology at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 347 publications with 17,545 citations (h-index 73); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Rheumatology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Nancy Olsen, MD, is Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Rheumatology at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center / Penn State College of Medicine. The public record shows 347 publications with 17,545 citations (h-index 73), centered on Lupus (SLE). It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies, 3 NIH-funded awards (2015–2022).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)
- Top research focus: Lupus (SLE)
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 3 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 9 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- VIBRANT: VIB4920 for Active Lupus Nephritis
Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- Study of Anti-Malarials in Incomplete Lupus Erythematosus
Sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Genentech USA, Inc.Program year20255 payments
- Genentech USA, Inc.Program year20242 payments
- UCB, Inc.Program year20234 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
31.2%Corticosteroid26.8%Prednisone100%Part D≥62 patientsAminosalicylate3.3%Sulfasalazine62%Sulfasalazine Dr39%Part D<11 patientsNervous system
21.5%Opioid Agonist8.9%Oxycodone Hcl56%Tramadol Hcl33%Oxycodone-Acetaminophen12%Part D<11 patientsNonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug5.1%Meloxicam100%Part D≥11 patientsCancer & immunology
19.5%Folate Analog Metabolic Inhibitor5.8%Methotrexate100%Part D≥22 patientsAntirheumatic Agent4.1%Leflunomide100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
3 NIH research awards on record, funded 2015–2022 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Study of Anti-Malarials in Incomplete Lupus Erythematosus (SMILE)
Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr
FY2022$934,842U01AR071077 - Study of Anti-Malarials in Incomplete Lupus Erythematosus (SMILE)
Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr
FY2021$1,315,081U01AR071077 - Study of Anti-Malarials in Incomplete Lupus Erythematosus (SMILE)
Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr
FY2019$1,649,605U01AR071077
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Hydroxychloroquine in Incomplete Lupus.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)
Clinical Trial2026 - IRF7 controls spontaneous autoimmune germinal center and plasma cell checkpoints.
The Journal of experimental medicine
Article2025 - Serine Phosphorylation of the STAT1 Transactivation Domain Promotes Autoreactive B Cell and Systemic Autoimmunity Development.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md.
Article2020
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Mentions by others
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →pennstatehealth.org ↗
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- BS
Biology, Brown University
- MS
Immunology, University of Chicago
- Board Certified
Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, American Board of Internal Medicine
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Chief
Division of Rheumatology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- Principal Investigator / lead-site investigator
SMILE Trial (Study of Antimalarials in Incomplete Lupus Erythematosus)
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- Clinician Scholar Award
American College of Rheumatology
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →pub.orcid.org ↗
- Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology)
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, prior role; directed rheumatology fellowship program, held McGee Foundation Chair in Arthritis Research
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- "Ask Us Anything About... Lupus" video interview
Penn State Health News (discusses lupus diagnosis and the SMILE trial)
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Penn State Health News
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