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Office
49 JESSE HILL JR DR SE
EMORY UNIVERSITY
Atlanta, GA 30303
Education & Training
- Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, School of Medical SciencesPh.D., Medicine and Surgery, 2000 - 2002
- Universidad Nacional de Rosario Faculty of MedicineClass of 1981
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Dr. Lawren H. Daltroy Award for Excellence in Health Communication Lupus 21st Century, 2018
- Emory 1% Club inducted for receiving study section score in the top 1 percentile Emory University, 2014
- Professor, Dr. Jose Burucua Award 1999
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Clinical Trials
- Women Empowered to Live With Lupus Study Start of enrollment: 2017 Jan 19
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 30 citationsIncidence of End-Stage Renal Disease Among Newly Diagnosed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: The Georgia Lupus RegistryLaura C. Plantinga, S. Sam Lim, Rachel E. Patzer, William McClellan, Michael R. Kramer
Arthritis Care & Research. 2016-03-01 - 25 citationsPhysician–patient interactions in African American patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: Demographic characteristics and relationship with disease activity and d...Cristina Drenkard, Gaobin G Bao, Tené T. Lewis, Bonnie F Pobiner, Julie J Priest
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2019-02-01 - 188 citationsPreliminary classification criteria for the antiphospholipid syndrome within systemic lupus erythematosusDonato Alarcón-Segovia, María Esther Pérez-Vázquez, A R Villa, Cristina Drenkard, Javier Cabiedes
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 1992-04-01
Journal Articles
- Incidence of Primary Chronic Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus in a Metropolitan Area of the Southeastern United States: The Georgia Lupus RegistryDrenkard C, Parker S, Aspey L, Gordon C, Helmick C, Bao G, Lim SS, Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 1/18/2018
- Remission and Low Disease Activity Status (LDAS) protect lupus patients from damage occurrence: data from a multiethnic, multinational Latin American Lupus Cohort (GLA...Ugarte-Gil MF, Wojdyla D, Pons-Estel GJ, Catoggio LJ, Drenkard C, Sarano J, Berbotto GA, Borba EF, Sato EI, Tavares Brenol JC, Uribe O, Ramirez Gomez LA, Guibert-Toled..., Ann Rheum Dis, 1/1/2017
- Lupus in Latin-American patients: lessons from the GLADEL cohort ReviewPons-Estel GJ, Catoggio LJ, Cardiel MH, Bonfa E, Caeiro F, Sato E, Massardo, Lupus, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Educational Needs ofFuentes-Silva Y, Acosta C, Elera-Fitzcarrald C, Ibanez S, Garcia-Carrion E, Reategui-Sokolova C, Pons-Estel B, Drenkard, C, 20th PANLAR Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1/1/2018
- Educational Needs of Latin-American Lupus Patients: Insights from and ongoing Facebook Program.Fuentes-Silva Y, Acosta C, Elera-Fitzcarrald C, Ibanez S, Garcia-Carrion E, Reategui-Sokolova C, Pons-Estel B, Drenkard, C, Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, 1/1/2018
- Vicarious Racism Stress Exposure and Disease Activity among African American Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematous: The Black Women's Experiences Living with Lupus (B...Martz, C. D., Fuller-Rowell, T. E., Nuru-Jeter, A. M., Spears, E. C., Hunter, E. A., Lim, S. S., Drenkard, C., Chae, D. H., American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2018
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Lectures
- The Lupus Cohort.Mexico City, Mexico - 1/19/2018
- Present and Future of the Rheumatic Patient Education in Latin-America.Buenos Aires, Argentina - 1/8/2018
- Critical Reading of Scientific PapersEmory School of Medicine - 1/1/2018
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Other
- Social Media Campaign for Latin Lupus SufferersDrenkard C, ACR/ The Rheumatologist
1/1/2018 - First PANLAR ReumaChat about Lupus.Drenkard C, PANLAR, Twitter
https://storify.com/carvicab2/reumachat-panlar-hablemosdeLupus
1/10/2017 - Living Well with LupusDrenkard C, Co-host, ACR RheumChat
http://simpletasks.org/july-2016-rheumchat-recap-living-well-Lupus/
1/21/2016 - Join now to see all
Press Mentions
- Fighting Lupus Among LatinasOctober 18th, 2018
Grant Support
- A widespread self-management education program to reduce health disparities in African American women with systemic lupus erythematosusNIH/NIMHD2016–2021
- Latin-American Center of Health Education for People with Lupus and their CaregiversILAR/PANLAR2017–2019
- Psychosocial Factors and Lupus Disease Progression Among African American WomenNIH/NIAMS2014–2019
- The Georgians Organized Against Lupus (GOAL) Cohort: Advancing Health DisparitiesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)2014–2019
- Bridging the Gaps in Depression Recognition Among High-risk Patients with Systemic Lupus ErythematosusGlaxoSmithKline2014–2016
Committees
- Member of the Steering Committee, Developing and Disseminating Programs to Build Sustainable Lupus Awareness, Knowledge, Skills, and Partnerships. ACR/Lupus Initiative 2015 - Present
- Scientific Advisor, LFAGA Advisory Board 2009 - Present
- Member of the Peer Review Study Section, Rheumatology Research Foundation, ACR 2014 - 2016
- Member of the Dissemination Subcommittee, Eliminating Health Disparities in Lupus Initiative American College of Rheumatology, Office of Minority Health and the Office of Women’s Health 2010 - 2013
Research History
- Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA2007 - Present
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Div. of Rheumatology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA2007 - Present
- Research Associate. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina1999 - 2002
- Research Associate. Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de la Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico1993 - 1996
Professional Memberships
- Research Member
Other Languages
- Spanish
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