John A. Flynn, MD, MBA, FACP, FACR

Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director, Division of General Internal Medicine

Academic Degrees

School/Organization
School of Medicine

Department / Division
Medicine
General Internal Medicine

Joint Departmental Affiliations
General Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science

Center and Institute Affiliations
Other

Departmental Address
601 North Caroline Street #7143
Baltimore, MD 21287

Email: jflynn@jhmi.edu
Phone: 410-955-1111
Fax: 410-614-1195

Research and Professional Experience

• Dr. Flynn is a Professor in the Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. He also holds joint appointments in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and serves as a Faculty Associate in the School of Nursing. Dr. Flynn also holds the “D. William Schlott, M.D. Professorship” in the Department of Medicine. He also serves as the Medical Director of The Spondyloarthropathy Program and as Co-Director of The Osler Center for Clinical Excellence at Johns Hopkins University.
• Dr. Flynn is board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. He is a Fellow with The American College of Rheumatology and a Diplomat of The American Board of Rheumatology, as well as a Fellow to The American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine. He holds memberships in The American College of Physicians, the American College of Rheumatology, the Association of Chiefs of General Internal Medicine, and the Society of General Internal Medicine.
• Dr. Flynn's clinical interest is arthritis and his research interests include ambulatory education, the delivery of primary care in an academic setting, and the care of patients with spondyloarthritis.
• Dr. Flynn’s current editorial activities include the Hopkins’ publications Arthritis White Papers and Health After Fifty, Medical Care published by the American Public Health Association, and the Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Internal Medicine journal. He served as Editor for the recently published Oxford American Handbook of Clinical Medicine, and is currently editing Mosby’s Guide to Physical Examination.

Honors and Awards

• 2000 Clinician Scholar Educator Award, American College of Rheumatology
• 2001 D. William Schlott, M.D. Professorship in Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
• 2003 Outstanding Young Physician Award, University of Missouri Medical Alumni Organization
• 2005 National Award for Scholarship in Medical Education "Clinical Practice" Category, Society of General Internal Medicine
• 2005 David M. Levine Excellence in Mentoring Award, Johns Hopkins University
• 2006 Alumni Association Award for Excellence in Teaching, Johns Hopkins University

Research Projects
Medical Education teleconferencing with Geneva, Switzerland
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Selected Publications

• Yehia B, Flynn JA, Sisson SD. Crystal Clear. American Journal of Medicine, 2008;121(6):488-90
• Martin DR, Schlott DW, Flynn JA. Clinical problem-solving: No respecter of age. NEJM, 2007;357(18):58-61.
• Nguyen J, Marinopoulos SS, Ashar BH, Flynn JA. Clinical problem-solving: More than meets the eye. NEJM, 2006;355(10):1048-1052.
• Flynn JA, Latif O. Clinical images in medicine: Superior mesenteric artery syndrome. Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Medicine, 2006;6(1):494.
• Desai MY, Santos RD, Dalal D, Carvalho JA, Martin DR, Flynn JA, Nasir K, Blumenthal RS. Relation of serum uric acid with metabolic risk factors in asymptomatic middle-aged Brazilian men. Am J of Card. 2005;95(7):865-868.
• Beste LA, Ansari-Lari A, Borowitz M, Flynn JA. Lymphadenopathy, cough, and fever in a 51-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus: case report of lymphomatoid granulomatosis. Arthr Care & Res, 2005;53(4):621-624.
• Schlott DW, Flynn JA. Case of the month: Chronic tophaceous gout. Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Medicine. 2004;4(7):377.
• Goldstein DS, Eisenhofer G, Flynn JA, Wand G, Pacak K. Diagnosis and localization of pheochromocytoma. Hypertension. 2004;43(5):907-910.
• Patt CH, Yoo HY, Dibadj K, Flynn JA, Thuluvath PJ. Prevalence of transaminase abnormalities in asymptomatic, healthy subjects participating in an executive health-screening program. Dig Dis Sci. 2003;48(4):797-801.
• Gress TW, Flynn JA, Rubin HR, Simonson L, Sisson S, Thompson T, Brancati FL. Effect of student involvement on patient perceptions of ambulatory care visits: a randomized controlled trial. JGIM. 2002;17:420-427.
• Hoffman GS, Cid MC, Hellmann DB, Guillevin L, Stone JH, Schousboe J, Cohen P, Calabrese LH, Dickler H, Merkel PA, Fortin P, Flynn JA, Locker GA, Easley KA, Schned E, Hunder GG, Sneller MC, Tuggle C, Swanson H, Hernandez-Rodriguez J, Lopez-Soto A, Bork D, Hoffman DB, Kalunian K, Klashman D, Wilke WS, Scheetz RJ, Mandell BF, Fessler BJ, Kosmorsky G, Prayson R, Luqmani RA, Nuki G, McRorie E, Sherrer Y, Baca S, Walsh B, Ferland D, Soubrier M, Choi HK, Gross W, Segal AM, Ludivico C, Puechal X. A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of adjuvant methotrexate treatment for giant cell arteritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2002;46(5):1309-1318.
• Danoff S, Grasso M, Terry P, Flynn JA. Pleuropulmonary disease due to Pergolide use for restless leg syndrome. Chest. 2001;120(1):313-316.
• Hellmann DB, Flynn JA. Development and evaluation of a coordinated, ambulatory rheumatology experience for internal medicine residents. Arthritis Care and Res. 1999;12(5):325-330.
• Sciamanna CN, Ford DE, Flynn JA, Langford C. An evidence-based interactive computer program to assist physicians in counseling smokers to quit. MD Computing. 1999;16(5):54-60.
• Silverman IE, Flynn JA. Ivory Vertebra. NEJM. 1998;338(2):100.
• Bou-Holaigah I, Calkins H, Flynn JA, Tunin C, Chang HC, Kan JS, Rowe PC. Provocation of hypotension and pain during upright tilt table testing in adults with fibromyalgia. Clin and Exper Rheum. 1997;15:239-246.
• Hellmann DB, Flynn JA. New ways to teach general internal medicine: the role of ambulatory subspecialty rotations. Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc. 1996;108:259-267.
• Flynn JA, Hellmann DB. Methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis: when nsaids fail. Cleveland Clin J of Med. 1995;62(6):351-359.
• Burton AA, Flynn JA, Neumann T, Wilson C, Quinn TC, Hook EW. Routine serologic screening for syphilis in hospitalized patients: high prevalence of unsuspected infection in the elderly. Sexually Transm Dis. 1994;21(3):133-136.
• Esolen LM, Fasano MB, Flynn JA, Burton A, Lederman HM. Brief Report: pneumocystis carinii osteomyelitis in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency. NEJM. 1992;326(15):999-1001.

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