Emily Littlejohn, DO, MPH
Treatment & Services
- Administration of Injectable Medications for Osteoporosis
- Adult Rheumatology
- Bone Density Testing
- Clinical Trials
- Cortisone Injections
- Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA)
- General Rheumatology
- Hyaluronic Acid (HA)
- Hyaluronic Acid Injections
- Immunoglobulin Infusion
- Immunotherapy
- Infusion Therapy
- Infusions of Biologic Agents on Site
- Joint Aspiration
- Joint Injections
- Joint Preservation Center
- Medical Management of Early Osteoarthritis
- Medication Management
- Musculoskeletal Evaluation
- Musculoskeletal Medicine
- Musculoskeletal Treatment for Joint Pain
- Osteoporosis Diagnosis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis: How to Treat
- Rheumatology
- Steroid Injections
- Therapeutic Injections
- Ultrasound-Guided Procedures
- Viscosupplementation
Specialty in Diseases & Conditions
- Adult Onset Still's Disease
- AIDS
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Arthritis
- Arthritis of the Hand
- Arthritis of the Hip
- Arthritis of the Knee
- Arthritis of the Shoulder
- Arthritis of the Thumb Base
- Arthritis of the Wrist
- Autoimmune Disease
- Autoinflammatory Syndromes
- Behcet's Disease
- Benign Hypermobility Joint Syndrome
- Buerger's Disease
- Bursitis
- Calcification Tendinitis
- Calcinosis
- Central Nervous System Vasculitis
- Chondrocalcinosis (Pseudo Gout)
- Churg-Strauss Syndrome
- Connective Tissue Diseases
- Connective Tissue Disorders
- Cryoglobulinemia
- Dermatomyositis
- Elbow Arthritis
- Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF)
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- Gout
- Gout Arthritis
- Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener’s)
- Hand Pain
- Hand Problems
- Henoch-Schonlein Purpura
- Hip Disorders
- Hip Pain
- HIV
- Immunodeficiency
- Immunosuppression
- Iritis
- Joint Pain
- Knee Joint Disorders
- Knee Pain
- Lupus
- Lupus Anticoagulant
- Lupus Nephritis
- Metabolic Bone Disease
- Metabolic Diseases
- Microscopic Polyangiitis (MPA)
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Musculoskeletal Impairments
- Musculoskeletal Pain
- Myositis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis of the Hips in the Elderly
- Osteoarthritis of the Knees in the Elderly
- Painful Joints
- Palindromic Rheumatism
- Panuveitis
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Polymyositis
- Pseudogout
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Radiculopathy
- Raynaud's Phenomenon
- Reactive Arthritis
- Relapsing Polychondritis
- Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis and Heart Disease
- Sacroiliitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleritis
- Scleroderma
- Shoulder Pain
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Spondylitis
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Spondylosis
- Systemic Autoimmune Diseases
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tendinosis
- Tendonitis
- Tenosynovitis
- Trigger Finger
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View All PlansAbout Emily Littlejohn, DO, MPH
Emily Littlejohn completed her undergraduate education at Georgetown University, where she received a B.S in Human Science. After college she moved to Boston where she received a M.P.H in Epidemiology from Boston University of Public Health. She then attended Medical School at Western University College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP) where she was awarded a research fellowship in the Department of Biotechnology. She went on to complete her Internal Medicine Residency at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, IL and Rheumatology Fellowship at the University of Michigan where she worked closely with lupus patients and became interested in this complex and elusive disease.
She joined the medical staff in the Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases at Cleveland Clinic in 2017 and holds a faculty position of Clinical Assistant Professor in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. She directs the Cleveland Clinic Lupus Cohort (CCLC), a longitudinal bio repository that banks blood and urine of lupus patients and is co- director of the Lupus Clinic.
Education & Professional Highlights
Appointed
2017
Education & Fellowships
Fellowship - University of Michigan
Rheumatology
Ann Arbor,
MI USA
2017
Residency - Loyola University Medical Center
Internal Medicine
Maywood,
IL USA
2015
Medical Education - Western University of Health Sciences
Pomona,
CA USA
2012
Graduate School - Boston University
Boston,
MA USA
2007
Undergraduate - Georgetown University
Washington,
DC USA
2006
Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
Research & Publications
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As of 8/11/2023, Dr. Littlejohn has reported the financial relationships with the companies listed below. In general, patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about Cleveland Clinic's policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.
Consulting and/or Speaking. Dr. Littlejohn receives fees of $5,000 or more per year (or, in rare cases, equity or stock options) as a paid consultant, speaker or as a member of an advisory committee for the following companies:
- Aurinia Pharmaceuticals
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142 Patient Satisfaction Reviews
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Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
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| Overall | Star Ratings | |
|---|---|---|
| Explains | 4.9 | |
| Courtesy, Respect & Concern | 4.9 | |
| Patient Rating of Doctor | 4.9 |
29 Patient Comments
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Reviewed on Oct 23, 2023
Dr. Emily Littlejohn is a very good provider of care!
Reviewed on Oct 13, 2023
Dr. Littlejohn really listens to me. I feel like I can share any of my conerns with her and she will take me seriously.
Reviewed on Oct 4, 2023
Dr. Littlejohn was excellent. She was thorough, practical, empathetic, and knowledgeable.
Reviewed on Sep 20, 2023
Dr.Littlejohn, Is the Best understand my needs completely .
Reviewed on Sep 20, 2023
My care was by my Doctor and she is the best!
Reviewed on Jul 12, 2023
My appointment with Dr. Littlejohn was very good
Reviewed on Jun 23, 2023
She is always a very caring provider
Reviewed on Jun 14, 2023
Dr.Littlejohn put my nervous mind at ease in telling me I came to the right place for care.
Reviewed on Jun 7, 2023
Dr Littlejohn is the best
Reviewed on Jun 1, 2023
I cannot express how happy I am to have Dr Littlejohn as my doctor. Has helped me regarding my Lupus.
Reviewed on Jun 1, 2023
Dr. Littlejohn is caring, compassionate, and attentive. She takes the time to get to know me as a person, and to carefully follow my flares and disease progression. I feel like a person and not just another number in her care.
Reviewed on May 24, 2023
Wonderful can't say enough about Dr. Littlejohn! Exceptional!!!
Reviewed on May 24, 2023
I feel extremely fortunate to have Dr. Emily Littlejohn as my rheumatologist. I find her to be very thorough and attentive to my health concerns. I feel that she respects my wishes and cares about me as a person. I know that I am in good hands with Dr. Littlejohn.
Reviewed on May 10, 2023
Dr is totally competent & caring.
Reviewed on May 8, 2023
Dr Emily Littlejohn is a very good,caring,and very professional in caring for me as her patient. She is very Knowledge in her profession. I will recommend her to my family and friend.
Reviewed on Apr 26, 2023
Dr Littlejohn was gracious with her time and very informative.
Reviewed on Apr 12, 2023
Dr Littlejohn is fantastic. She is the third rheumatologist in the Cleveland Clinic network that I have been to and the first one I felt who listened to me and validated my symptoms. I felt such a sense of relief walking out of my appointment with Dr Littlejohn that I was finally going to get some answers to my symptoms.
Reviewed on Apr 5, 2023
*Dr. Littlejohn is by far the best doctor I have seen so far. She listened, explained, ran appropriate tests,and eased my mind. Would definitely recommend her!
Reviewed on Apr 5, 2023
After this appt., I am considering changing my GI doctor to someone at the Cleveland Clinic. The campus was easy to get around, everyone was helpful, and *Dr. Littlejohn was great!
Reviewed on Apr 5, 2023
*Dr. Littlejohn was exceptional. She took time to explain my symptoms and gave me great advice and follow up plan.
Reviewed on Mar 24, 2023
Dr. Littlejohn is an excellent provider. She listens, thoughtfully explains her rationale for decisions, and involves the patient in the decision making process. I would highly recommend her to anyone seeking rheumatologic care.
Reviewed on Mar 22, 2023
Dr Littlejohn is the best
Reviewed on Feb 17, 2023
My only wish is that Dr, Littlejohn could be my doctor for everything. She is that GOOD!!!
Reviewed on Feb 15, 2023
Dr. Littlejohn was personable, took her time to explain and was thoughtful in her recommendations.
Reviewed on Jan 4, 2023
Dr. Littlejohn is a very knowledgeable and caring doctor. I feel she knows me well and listens carefully as we talk about my condition.
Reviewed on Dec 28, 2022
She was very good
Reviewed on Dec 21, 2022
Dr Littlejohn is an amazing provider. She listens to me and is very responsive. She has really taken the time over the last year + to get to know me, get to the bottom of controlling my disease, and collaborating with other interdisciplinary team members on my care. I truly can not recommend her enough.
Reviewed on Dec 2, 2022
During the appointments I've had with Dr. LittleJohn, I felt as if she rushed through the discussions. During the appointments, I didn't feel she had a genuine concern for me nor empathy for my condition.
Reviewed on Nov 18, 2022
Dr. Littlejohn is a professional with outstanding "bedside manners". She respects and listens to my concerns and offers all the help she can possibly give. I have the utmost confidence in her care.