LisaChristopherMDMPH(She/Her)

Myositis

Professor of Medicine, Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Director, Johns Hopkins Myositis Center

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Office
4940 Eastern Avenue
Bayview Medical Offices, Level 01 (G), Clinic 5
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone+1 443-997-1552

Fax+1 410-550-1033

Summary

Dr. Lisa Christopher is a rheumatologist in Baltimore, MD and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine and has been in practice 20 years. She specializes in myositis.

Johns Hopkins Myositis Center -

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthMPH, Epidemiology, 2004
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Rheumatology, 2001 - 2003
Drexel Univ COM/Hahnemann Univ Hosp2000 - 2001
Drexel Univ COM/Hahnemann Univ Hosp1997 - 2000
Drexel Univ COM/Hahnemann Univ Hosp1997 - 2000
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 1997
Franklin & Marshall CollegeBA, Chemis, cum laude, 1992

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2020 - Present
MD State Medical License 2002 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
NY State Medical License 2022 - 2024
VA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
NC State Medical License 2020 - 2022
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
PA State Medical License 1998 - 2002
American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014
Best Lecture Virginia Society of Rheumatologists Ken Titus, 2009
Marquis Who's Who of American Women 2008
Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering 2007
Excellence in teaching 2001
The Golden Stethoscope Award Winner 2001
The Golden Stethoscope Award Nominee 2000
Excellence in Infectious Diseases Wyeth-Ayerst, 1998
Excellence in research and service devoted to addictive disorders C. Nelson Davis, 1998
Outstanding Senior Woman Elizabeth Blackwell Memorial, 1997
Distinction in patient care and commitment to academic excellence William Likoff, M.D, 1997
Outstanding Performance in Psychiatry Van Buren O. Hammet Memorial, 1997
Hahnemann Physicians Society Award 1997
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society 1997
Alpha Phi Sorority Howell Memorial Scholarship 1996
William Goldman Foundation Scholarship 1995
Betty Ford Center Professional-in-Residence participant 1995
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society 1992
Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare 2009-2010
Marquis Who’s Who in America 2009-2010
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

33 citations
Use of Janus kinase inhibitors in dermatomyositis: a systematic literature review.
Julie J Paik, Greg Lubin, Austin Gromatzky, Paul N Mudd Jr, Manish P Ponda
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology. 2023-03-01
85 citations
Study of Tofacitinib in Refractory Dermatomyositis: An Open-Label Pilot Study of Ten Patients.
Julie J. Paik, Livia Casciola-Rosen, Joseph Y. Shin, Jemima Albayda, Eleni Tiniakou
Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2021-05-01
312 citations
2019 American College of Rheumatology Reproductive Health in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases Guideline
Lisa R. Sammaritano, Bonnie L. Bermas, E. Chakravarty, Christina D. Chambers, Megan E.B. Clowse
Arthritis Care & Research. 2020-02-23

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