Dr. Jonathan Waltuck, MD
Not yet claimedRheumatologist · Physician (MD)
Atlanta, GA
Dr. Jonathan Waltuck is a rheumatologist with Emory Healthcare in Atlanta. He has published on neonatal lupus and sees patients in the outpatient setting.
About Dr. Jonathan Waltuck, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Jonathan Waltuck is a rheumatologist at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia, and an associate professor of medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree from the State University of New York at Brooklyn in 1986, completed internal medicine residency at Mount Sinai in New York, and finished a rheumatology fellowship at NYU from 1991 to 1993.
He joined the Emory faculty in July 1993 and has stayed there since. In 1999 he became service chief of rheumatology at Emory University Hospital. He is affiliated with Emory University Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown, and the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center. A physician directory lists his areas of focus as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, vasculitis, and scleroderma.
During his fellowship he worked with lupus researcher Dr. Jill Buyon, and they published together on neonatal lupus. Their 1994 paper in Annals of Internal Medicine on autoantibody-associated congenital heart block is still cited in that field. He was included in Atlanta magazine's 2024 Top Doctors list.
Federal Open Payments records for 2021-2025 show $122.64 in industry payments to him across 2 records, from Aurinia Pharma and GlaxoSmithKline. Payments from drug and device companies to doctors are common and legal. No personal social media accounts or public commentary were found for him.
- Emory rheumatologist
- He practices rheumatology at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta and is an associate professor at Emory University School of Medicine. emoryhealthcare.org
- Training background
- Medical degree from SUNY Brooklyn (1986), internal medicine residency at Mount Sinai (1986-1990), and rheumatology fellowship at NYU (1991-1993). doximity.com
- Former hospital service chief
- He joined Emory's faculty in 1993 and became service chief of rheumatology at Emory University Hospital in 1999. emoryhealthcare.org
- Hospital affiliations
- Affiliated with Emory University Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown, and the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center. doximity.com
- Conditions treated
- A physician guide lists his special expertise as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus/SLE, vasculitis, and scleroderma. atlantamagazine.com
- Research on neonatal lupus
- He co-authored a 1994 Annals of Internal Medicine paper with Dr. Jill Buyon on autoantibody-associated congenital heart block, which remains widely cited. sciencedirect.com
- Atlanta Top Doctors 2024
- Emory noted he was among the Department of Medicine physicians on Atlanta magazine's 2024 Top Doctors list. emorydailypulse.com
- Board certification listing
- A third-party directory describes him as a board-certified internist with over 35 years in the medical field. healthgrades.com
- Industry payments
- CMS Open Payments shows $122.64 total across 2 records for 2021-2025, from Aurinia Pharma ($103.66) and GlaxoSmithKline ($18.98). openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Worth knowing
- His board certification and license expiration details in this profile come from third-party directories rather than directly from ABIM or the Georgia Composite Medical Board. Patients who want to confirm these can check those primary sources. health.usnews.com
- No license discipline, malpractice suits, or criminal matters were found for him, but the research search was partial rather than exhaustive, and the Georgia medical board's license-verification portal was not directly checked. health.usnews.com
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$123
2 payments
| 2021 | $0 |
| 2022 | $123 |
| 2023 | $0 |
| 2024 | $0 |
| 2025 | $0 |
Top payers
- Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.$104
- GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.$19
Payment types
- Food and Beverage$123
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
Sources: emoryhealthcare.org · providers.emoryhealthcare.org · med.emory.edu · doximity.com · emoryhealthcare.org · healthgrades.com · health.usnews.com · atlantamagazine.com. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
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Practice location
Emory Healthcare
1365 Clifton Rd Ne Bldg A
Atlanta, GA 30322
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