Pendleton Wickersham

Pendleton B. Wickersham, MD, is a practicing rheumatologist and the author of Managing Life with Chronic Pain: The Resilient Path and its accompanying companion workbook, co-authored with life coach Louise Locker. Based in San Antonio, Texas, he has dedicated his medical career to helping patients navigate complex autoimmune conditions and find sustainable, empowering approaches to pain management.

Dr. Wickersham brings extensive clinical and executive leadership experience to his writing. He has served on the Board of Governors for the Methodist Healthcare System and the Board of Directors for Methodist Healthcare Ministries. Beyond his clinical practice, he manages multiple ventures, including an early stage drug development company and Brewster Wickersham Publications, LLC. He is also actively involved in digital health innovation, developing patient-focused mobile applications like RheumCompanion to further support chronic illness management.

An avid outdoorsman, he splits his time between Texas and the Colorado mountains with his wife, Valerie, and their sons. When not seeing patients or developing resources, he enjoys hiking, fishing, lap swimming, and the lapidary arts—particularly hunting for and polishing agates.