Dr. Philip Seo is an Associate Professor in the Division of Rheumatology. A graduate of Harvard College and the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, Dr. Seo completed his Internal Medicine training as a member of the Osler Medical Service at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Since then, he has worked at Johns Hopkins in several capacities, including as a hospitalist at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, and as an Assistant Chief of Service of the Department of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, before joining the Division of Rheumatology. Dr. Seo is the Director of the Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center and Director of the Johns Hopkins Rheumatology Fellowship Program. His clinical interests lie in the assessment and treatment of patients with systemic vasculitis, in particular, the ANCA-associated vasculitides, which include granulomatosis with polyangiitis, microscopic polyangiitis, and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis.

Wegener's Granulomatosis, Microscopic polyargiitis, Churg-Strauss syndrome, Talcayasu's arteritis

His research interests are the assessment and treatment of ANCA-associated vasculitides, including Churg Strauss Syndrome, Wegener’s Granulomatosis, and Microscopic Polyangiitis.

Malm IJ, Mener DJ, Kim J, Seo P, Kim YJ. Otolaryngological Progression of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis after Systemic Treatment with Rituximab. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Oct 23. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 24154746 Grayson PC, Cuthbertson D, Carette S, Hoffman GS, Khalidi NA, Koening CL, Langford CA, Maksimowicz-McKinnon K, Monach PA, Seo P, Specks U, Ytterberg SR, Merkel PA; New features of disease after diagnosis in 6 forms of systemic vasculitis. Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium. J Rheumatol. 2013 Nov;40(11):1905-12. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.121473. Epub 2013 Aug 1. PMID: 23908447 [PubMed - in process] Wilfong EM, Seo P. Vasculitis in the intensive care unit. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2013 Feb;27(1):95-106. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2013.01.002. Review. PMID: 23507060 Malik MU, Pandian V, Masood H, Diaz DA, Varela V, Dávalos-Balderas AJ, Parra-Cardenas M, Seo P, Francis HW. Spectrum of immune-mediated inner ear disease and cochlear implant results. Laryngoscope. 2012 Nov;122(11):2557-62. doi: 10.1002/lary.23604. Epub 2012 Sep 18. PMID: 22991211 Geetha D, Seo P. Advances in therapy for ANCA-associated vasculitis. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2012 Dec;14(6):509-15. doi: 10.1007/s11926-012-0284-0. Review. PMID: 22895899 Geetha D, Seo P, Ellis C, Kuperman M, Levine SM. Persistent or new onset microscopic hematuria in patients with small vessel vasculitis in remission: findings on renal biopsy. J Rheumatol. 2012 Jul;39(7):1413-7. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.111608. Epub 2012 Jun 1. PMID: 22660803