Lisa Christopher MD MPH (She/Her)

PubMed

• Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute lung injury in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies-a potential lifesaving intervention.
  Boyang Zheng, Ellen Eline, Lillian Xu, Kun Huang, Greet Hermans
  Rheumatology. 2025-04-01
• Evaluating CA-125 and PET/CT for cancer detection in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.
  XingYao Wang, Jemima Albayda, Julie J Paik, Eleni Tiniakou, Brittany Adler
  Rheumatology. 2025-04-01
• Patterns and Clinical Implications of Misdiagnosis in Dermatomyositis.
  Aaron Bao, Saloni Patel, Christopher A Mecoli, William Kelly, Jemima Albayda
  JAMA Dermatology. 2025-02-26

Journal Articles

• Isolated elevation of aldolase in the serum of myositis patients: a potential biomarker of damaged early regenerating muscle cells.  
  Casciola-Rosen L, Hall JC, Christopher-Stine L, Mammen AL, Rosen A, Clin Exp Rheumatol
• A Rare Cause of Cardiac Ischemia: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus presenting as Hyperviscosity Syndrome.  
  Corrigan FE III, Leventhal AR, Khan S, Rao S Christopher-Stine L, Schulman SP, Annals Int Med
• Sequential Therapies for Proliferative Lupus Nephritis.  
  Gelber AC, Christopher-Stine L, Fine DM, N Engl J Med 2004;350(24):2518-19
• TNF-a Antagonists Induce Lupus-Like Syndrome in Patients with Scleroderma Overlap/MCTD.  
  Christopher-Stine L, Wigley F, J Rheumatol 2003, 30(12): 2725
• Testicular pain followed by microscopic hematuria, a renal mass, palpable purpura, polyarthritis, and hematochezia.  
  Maynard JW, Christopher-Stine L, Gelber AC, J Clin Rheum
• Neurologists are from Mars. Rheumatologists are from Venus: differences in approach to classifying the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.  
  Christopher-Stine L, Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2010 Nov;22(6):623-6
• Magnetic resonance imaging of inflammatory myopathies.  
  Del Grande F, Carrino JA, Del Grande M, Mammen AL, Christopher Stine L, Top Magn Reson Imaging. 2011 Apr;22(2):39-43
• Neurologists are from Mars. Rheumatologists are from Venus: differences in approach to classifying the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.  
  Christopher-Stine L, Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2010 Nov;22(6):623-6
• Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with the Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: What Progress in the Past 35 Years?  
  Connors G, Christopher-Stine L, Oddis CV, Danoff SK, Chest. 2010 Dec;138(6):1464-74
• Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, and Necrotizing Myopathy: Clinical Features.  
  Khan S, Christopher-Stine L, Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2011 May;37(2):143-58.p
• Interstitial Lung Disease in idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy.  
  SaketkooLA, Ascherman DP, Cottin V, Christopher-Stine L, Danoff SK, Oddis CV, Curr Rheumatol Rev. 2010 6(2):108-119
• Drug-related myopathies of which the clinician should be aware.  
  Valiyil R, Christopher-Stine L, Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2010 Jun;12(3):213-20
• Statin Myopathy: An Update.  
  Christopher-Stine L, Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2006 (18): 647-653
• Myositis: An update on Pathogenesis.  
  Christopher-Stine L and Plotz, PH, Curr Opin Rheumatol.2004 Nov; 16:700-706
• Adult Inflammatory Myopathies.  
  Christopher-Stine L and Plotz, PH, Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2004 Jun;18(3):331-34
• Antibody Levels Correlate with Creatine Kinase Levels and Strength in Anti-HMG-CoA Reductase-Associated Autoimmune Myopathy.  
  Werner JL, Christopher-Stine L, Ghazarian SR, Pak KS, Kus JE, Daya NR, Lloyd TE Mammen AL, Arthritis Care Res
• Protein:Creatinine Ratio is A Reliable Measure of Proteinuria in Lupus Nephritis.  
  Christopher-Stine L, Astor B Petri M, Fine D, J Rheumatol 2004;31:1557-9
• Increased frequency of DRB1*11:01 in anti-HMG-CoA reductase-associated autoimmune myopathy.  
  Mammen AL, Gaudet D, Brisson D, Christopher-Stine L, Lloyd TE, Leffell MS, Zachary AA, Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)
• A randomized, pilot trial of etanercept in dermatomyositis.  
  Muscle Study Group, Ann Neurol. 2011 Sep;70(3):427-36
• Genetic risk for malignant hyperthermia in non-anesthesia-induced myopathies.  
  Vladutiu GD, Isackson PJ, Kaufman K, Harley JB, Cobb B, Christopher-Stine L, Wortmann RL, Mol Genet Metab. 2011 Sep-Oct;104(1-2):167-73
• Lupus Atherosclerosis Prevention Study (LAPS).  
  Petri MA, Kiani AN, Post W, Christopher-Stine L, Magder LS, Ann Rheum Dis. 2011 May;70(5):760-5
• Autoantibodies against 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme a reductase (HMGCR) in patients with statin-associated autoimmune myopathy.  
  Mammen AL, Chung T, Christopher-Stine L, Rosen P, Rosen A, Casciola-Rosen LA, Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Mar;63(3):713-21
• A novel autoantibody recognizing 200 and 100 kDa proteins is associated with an immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy.  
  Christopher-Stine L, Hong G, Casciola-Rosen L, Corse A, Mammen AL, Arthritis Rheum. 2010 Sep;62(9):2757-66
• Rituximab is an Effective Therapy for Myopathy Associated with Anti-Signal Recognition Particle Antibodies: A Case Series.  
  Valiyil R, Hong G, Casciola- Rosen L, Mammen AL, Christopher-Stine, L, Arthritis Care Res
• A Survey of Rheumatologists’ Practice for Prescribing Pneumocystis prophylaxis.  
  Cettomai D, Gelber AC, Christopher-Stine L, J Rheumatol. 2010 Apr;37(4):792-9
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Books/Book Chapters

• Clinical Immunology: Principles and Practice. 
  Chapter: Inflammatory Muscle Diseases 
  Page 825 - 835Lisa Christopher-Stine and Paul H. PlotzElsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 3,
• Clinical Care in the Rheumatic Diseases. 
  Chapter: Myopathies 
  Page 121 - 126Lisa Christopher-StineAssociation of Rheumatology Health Professionals, Atlanta, GAEdition 3,
• Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Rheumatology. 
  Chapter: Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, and Necrotizing Myopathy 
  Lisa Christopher-StineEdition 3,
• Becoming Doctors. 
  Lisa ChristopherEditors: P. Bolina.Student Doctors Press, Philadelphia, PA
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Lectures

• A 21-year-old man with fever, rash, arthritis, and pulmonary lesions. 
  Clinicopathological Conference at Medical Grand Rounds: Massachusetts General Hospital. Boston, MA
• Myositis: A review. 
  Johns Hopkins Neurology Staff Inservice. Baltimore, MD
• Myositis 101: A Physician’s Primer. 
  Harbor Hospital Grand Rounds. Baltimore, MD
• Myositis Update: Many shapes and Sizes. 
  North Carolina Rheumatology Association Carey, NC
• Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of the Rheumatic Diseases: Myositis Update. 
  Baltimore, MD
• Anti-HMGCoA Reductase- Associated Myopathy: Bedside to Bench and Back. 
  Neurology Resident Noon Conference; Baltimore, MD
• Statin Myopathy 2011: Science in Evolution. 
  Harbor Hospital Medicine Grand Rounds; Baltimore, MD
• Anti-HMGCoA Reductase- Associated Necrotizing Myopathy: Bedside to Bench and Back. 
  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Rheumatology Grand Rounds; Los Angeles, California
• Statin Myopathy: Expanding our Understanding. 
  56th Annual Philip A. Tumulty Topics in Clinical Medicine ; Baltimore, MD
• Statin Myopathy: Is it Autoimmune? 
  Seventh Annual Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of the Rheumatic Diseases; Baltimore, MD
• What’s new in Myositis: Autoimmune Necrotizing Myopathy – the New Kid on the Block? 
  New York State Rheumatology Society, New York, New York
• A Novel Autoantibody Against 200/100 kDa Is Associated with a Necrotizing Myopathy. 
  Discovery 2009 Plenary Session. Philadelphia, PA
• Anti-HMGCoA Reductase- Associated Necrotizing Myopathy: Shaping our Understating of The Inflammatory Myopathies. 
  Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. New York, New York
• Statin Myopathy: Can it be Autoimmune? 
  Christiana Hospital Medicine Grand Rounds. Newark, Delaware
• Emerging Concepts in the Inflammatory Myopathies. 
  American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago IL
• Autoimmune Statin Myopathy: From Bench to Bedside and Back again. 
  Johns Hopkins University Medical Grand Rounds. Baltimore, Maryland
• Myositis Update; Eighth Annual Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of the Rheumatic Diseases CME Course. 
  Baltimore, MD
• Dermatomyositis Treatment; ACR State-of–The-Art Clinical Symposium. 
  Chicago, IL
• Calcinosis; ACR State-of–The-Art Clinical Symposium 
  Chicago, IL
• Statin Myopathy in Evolution: Immune Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy and the Anti-HMGCR Connection. 
  Philadelphia Rheumatism Society Annual Scientific Lecture
• Breathing New Life into the Antisynthetase Syndrome. 
  Harbor Hospital Grand Rounds, Baltimore,MD
• Statin Myopathy: An Update. 
  Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of the Rheumatic Diseases, Baltimore, MD
• Does Bankruptcy Influence Medical Education? 
  Medicine Grand Rounds, MCP Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
• Clinicopathologic Conference. 
  Medicine Grand Rounds, Hahnemann University Hospital. Philadelphia, PA
• Cardiovascular Complications of SLE. 
  Maryland Lupus Foundation
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Other

• Novel approaches in the treatment of myositis and myopathies. Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease. 
  Albayda J, Christopher-Stine L
• Expanding our Understanding of Statin Myopathy: When is it Autoimmune? 
  Christopher-Stine L, International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology