RobertGeorgeLahitaMDPhD, FACP, MACR, FRCP

PubMed

• 81 citations
  Systemic lupus erythematosus: learning disability in the male offspring of female patients and relationship to laterality.
  Robert G. Lahita
  Psychoneuroendocrinology. 1988-01-01
• 1437 citations
  The American College of Rheumatology nomenclature and case definitions for neuropsychiatric lupus syndromes
  Matthew H. Liang, Michael Corzillius, Sang Cheol Bae, Robert A. Lew, Paul R. Fortin
  Arthritis and Rheumatism. 1999-04-01
• 170 citations
  The role of sex hormones in systemic lupus erythematosus.
  Robert G. Lahita
  Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 1999-09-01

Journal Articles

• Pragmatic Approaches to therapy for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus  
  Xiong, W and RG Lahita, Nature Rheumatology, 1/1/2014
• Therapeutic Modalities in SLE  
  Tyagi, N and RG Lahita, Saudi Arabian Journal of Medicine, 1/1/2013
• Vasculitis, Vitiligo, Thyroiditis, and Altered hormone levels after Anti-TNF Therapy  
  Lahita, R. G., Vernace, M, Journal of Rheumatology, 1/1/2011
• New Therapeutics for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus  
  Xiong, W. and R.G. Lahita, Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease, 1/1/2011
• Prehospital delay and its impact on time to treatment in ST-elevation myocardial infarction  
  Chugtai, H., Ratner, D., Pozo, M., Crouchman, JA., Niedz, B., Richard, M., and RG Lahita, American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1/1/2011
• Clues to understanding the oxidation of estradiol in humans: effects of acute infectious hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis and chronic liver disease  
  Lahita, R.G., Schaefer, R., Bradlow, H.L., Kreek, M.J., Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1/1/2009
• Gender Disparity in systemic lupus erythematosus, thoughts after the 8th International Congress on systemic lupus erythematosus, Shanghai, China 2007  
  Lahita,R.G., Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, 1/1/2008
• Overview article for Basic and Clinical Aspects of Neuroendocrine Immunology in Rheumatic Diseases  
  Lahita, R.G. and Cutolo, M, Ann NYAS, 1/1/2006
• The Neuroendocrine-immune interactions in systemic lupus erythematosus: a basis for understanding disease pathogenesis and complexity  
  Szyper-Kravitz M., Zandman-Goaddard, G., Lahita, RG., Shoenfeld, Y., Rheum Disease Clinics of North America, 1/1/2005
• Estrogens and Arthritis  
  Cutolo, M., and Lahita, RG, Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, 1/1/2005
• Cutting Edge Diagnostics in Rheumatology: On the role of patients clinicians and laboratory scientists in optimizing the use of autoimmune serology  
  Wiik, A., Gordon, T., Kavanaugh, A., Lahita, R., Reeves, W., Wilson, M., Fritzler, M., Vanrooij, W, Arthritis Care and Research, 1/1/2004
• Evidence-based Guidelines for utilization of anti-SM and anti-RNP  
  Benito Garcia, E., Schur, P., and R.G. Lahita, Arthritis and Rheumatism, 1/1/2004
• A Critical Evaluation of Enzyme Immunoassay kits for detection of Antinuclear Autoantibodies of Defined Specificities III Comparative Performance Characteristics of Ac...  
  Fritzler, M., Wiik, A., Tan, E., Smolen, McDougal, E. Chan, E., Gordon, T., Hardin, J, Kalden, J., Lahita, R.G., Maini, R., Reeves, W., Rothfield, N., Takasaki, Y., W..., J. Rheum, 1/1/2003
• Improvement in health-related quality of life in systemic lupus erythematosus patients enrolled in a randomized clinical trial comparing LJP 394 treatment with placebo  
  Strand, V., Aranow, C., Cardiel, M.H., Alarcon-Segovia, D., Furie, R., Sherrer, Y., Tumlin, J., Wallace, D., for the LJP 394 Investigator Consortium, Crawford, B., La..., Lupus, 1/1/2003
• A Critical Evaluation of Enzyme immunoassay Kits for Detection of Antinuclear Antibodies of Defined Specificity’s II Potential for Quantitation of Antibody content  
  Tan, E., Smolen, J.S., McDougal, J.S., Klippel, J.H., Fritzler, M., Gordon, T., Hardin, J.,Kalden, J., Lahita, R.G., Maini, R., Rothfield, N., Takasaki, Y., Wiik, A. W..., J. Rheum, 1/1/2002
• Myositis and Serositis with autoantibodies to Ku antigen in African-Americans with systemic lupus erythematosus  
  Wang, J., Satoh, M., Kabir, F., Shaw, M., Domingo, M.A., Mansoor, R., Behney, K., Dong, X., Lahita, R.G., Richards, H., and W. Reeves, Arthritis and Rheumatism, 1/1/2002
• Effects of Prasterone on Corticosteroid requirements of Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, A Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial  
  Petri, M., Lahita, R.G., Van Vollenhoven, R., Schiff, M, Merrill, J.T. , Ginzler, E., Kunz, A., Strand, V., Gorelick, K., Hsu, H., Schwartz, K.E., Arthritis and Rheumatism, 1/1/2002
• Reflections of September 11, 2001  
  Lahita, R.G., Arthritis and Rheumatism, 1/1/2002
• Neuroendocrine immune mechanisms in rheumatic diseases  
  Bijlsma, J. W. J., Straub, R.H., Masi, A.T., Lahita, R.G. and M. Cutolo, Trends in Immunology, 1/1/2002
• Altered Neuroendocrine Immune (NEI) Networks in Rheumatology  
  Cutolo M, Bijlsma JW, Lahita RG, Masi AT, Strau RH,Bradlow HL, Ann NYAS, 1/1/2002
• Indole-3-Carbinol in women with SLE: Effect on Estrogen Metabolism and Disease Activity  
  McAlindon, T.E., Gulin, T.J., Chen, T. Klug, T., Lahita, R. G., and M. Nuite, Lupus, 1/1/2001
• SR Proteins are Autoantigens in Patients with SLE  
  Neugebauer, K.M., Merrill, J.T. , Wener, M.H., Lahita, R.G., and Mark Roth, Arthritis and Rheum, 1/1/2000
• Influence of Hormones on Thromboses in the Phospholipid Syndrome  
  Lahita, R.G., J. Autoimmunity, 1/1/2000
• Rheumatoid Arthritis New Disease-modifying and anti-inflammatory drugs  
  Infante, R. and R.G. Lahita, Geriatrics, 1/1/2000
• Sex Hormones and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus  
  Lahita, R.G., Rheumatology Clinics of North America, 1/1/2000
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Books/Book Chapters

• Autoimmunity 
  Chapter: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 
  Lahita R.G.Editors: Noel Rose and I MacKay.Academic Press2014
• InPractice, Systemic Lupus Clinical Presentation, in On line Rheumatology Textbook 
  Lahita R.G.Editors: David Borenstein, Robert G. Lahita.2013
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 
  Lahita R.G.Editors: Robert G. Lahita.Elsevier Academic Press, San DiegoEdition 5th,2011
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 
  Chapter: The Clinical Presentation of Systemic Lupus in the Adult 
  Page 525 - 539Lahita R.G.Editors: R.G. Lahita.Elsevier Academic Press, San DiegoEdition 5th,2011
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 
  Chapter: Gender and Age in Lupus 
  Page 405 - 423Lahita R.G.Editors: R.G. Lahita.Elsevier Academic Press, San DiegoEdition 5th,2011
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 
  Chapter: Introduction and History of Lupus 
  Lahita, R.G.Editors: R.G. Lahita.Elsevier2011
• Gender Specific Medicine 
  Chapter: Sex Hormone Metabolism, Immune Function and the Effect of Sex Hormones on Rheumatic Disease 
  Lahita, R.G.Edition 2nd,2010
• Basic and Clinical Aspects of Neuroendocrine Immunology in Rheumatic Diseases 
  Cutolo, M, Lahita, R.G., Bijlsma, J.W.J., Masi, A., Straub, R.H.2006
• Board Review in Rheumatology 
  Lahita R.G.Editors: R. Lahita and A. Weinstein.Castle Connelly PublishingEdition 4th,2006
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 
  Chapter: Non-Steroid Treatment of Lupus 
  Page 483 - 486Lahita, RGEditors: Tsokos, G.C. Gordon, C., Smolen, J.F..2006
• Women and Autoimmune Disease, The Mysterious Way the Body Betrays Itself 
  Lahita R.G.Regan Books, NY2004
• Board Review in Rheumatology 
  Lahita R.G.Editors: R. Lahita and A. Weinstein.Castle Connelly PublishingEdition 3rd,2004
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 
  Lahita R.G.Editors: Robert G. Lahita.Academic Press, San DiegoEdition 4th,2004
• Gender Medicine 
  Chapter: Introduction to Gender Effects on the Immune System 
  Lahita, R.G.Editors: Legato, M..Academic Press, San Diego2004
• Gender Medicine 
  Chapter: Sex Hormone Metabolism, Immune Function, and the Effect of Sex Hormones on Various Rheumatic Diseases 
  Page 1093 - 1105Lahita, R.G.Editors: Legato, M..Academic Press, San Diego2004
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 
  Chapter: Clinical Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 
  Page 435 - 444Lahita, R.G.Editors: Lahita, RG.Academic Press, San DiegoEdition 4th,2004
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 
  Chapter: Sex and Age in Lupus Erythematosus 
  Page 203 - 216Lahita, R.G.Editors: Lahita, RG.Academic Press, San DiegoEdition 4th,2004
• Immune Mechanisms and Disease 
  Lahita R.G.Editors: Chiorazzi, N., Lahita, R. G., Capra, J.D., Ferrarini, M., Zabriskie, J..2003
• Board Review in Rheumatology 
  Lahita R.G.Editors: R. Lahita and A. Weinstein.Castle Connelly PublishingEdition 2nd,2002
• Neuroendocrine Immune Basis of the rheumatic Diseases II 
  Lahita R.G.Editors: Cutolo, M., Bjilsma J.W. J., Lahita, R. G., Masi, A., Straub, R.H., Bradlow, H. L..2002
• Vascular Manifestations of systemic Autoimmune Diseases 
  Chapter: Hormones and Vascular Disease 
  Merrill, J.T., and R.G. LahitaEditors: Asherson, R.A., Cervera, R..CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida2002
• Rheumatoid Arthritis: Everything you need to know 
  Lahita, RAvery Press2001
• Autoimmune Diseases 
  Lahita R.G.Editors: Robert G. Lahita, N. Chiorazzi and W.Reeves.Lippincott Raven Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia2000
• Board Review in Rheumatology 
  Lahita R.G.Editors: R. Lahita and A. Weinstein.Castle Connelly Publishing, New YorkEdition 1st,2000
• The Hughes Syndrome 
  Chapter: Antiphospholipid Antibodies as a risk Factor for Atherosclerosis 
  Page 167 - 171Lahita, R.G.Editors: M.A. Khamashta.Elsevier Press2000
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Abstracts/Posters

• Isolation of an anti-sperm antibody and its relationship to impotence in males with systemic lupus erythematosus
  Folomeev M., Rivkin E., Alekberova D., and R. G. Lahita, London 3rd International Congress on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Autoimmune response to an SmD epitope in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
  Rivkin E., Lahita R.G., London 3rd International Congress on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Hyperprolactinemia and Lupus –like disease
  Latif, M. and R.G. Lahita, 8th International Meeting on SLE, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1/1/2010
• Lupus Erythematosus in Men, Impotence and hypogonadism
  Lahita, R.G., Alekberova, Z, Arthritis and Rheumatism, 1/1/2006
• GL701 (Prasterone, Dehbydroepiandrosterone) improves systemic lupus erythematosus
  Mease, P.J., Merrill, J.T., Lahita R.G., Petri, M., Ginzler, E., Katz, R., Gluck, O., Schwartz, K., Gurwith, M., for the GL701 Study Group, Arth Rheum, Multiple locations, 2000, 1/1/2000
• Pregnancy associated manifestatations of the antiphosphospholipid syndrome: high incidence of non thrombosis
  Merrill, J., Zhang, H., Shriky, Al, Shriky, R., Lipshiotz, R., Lahita, R., Buyon, J., Arth Rheum, 1/1/1999
• Effects of indole-3 carbinol on estrogen metabolism and disease activity in women with SLE
  McAlindon, T., Gulin, J., Klug, T., Lahita, R., Chen, P., Arth Rheum, 1/1/1999
• Antibody to Apolipoprotein A1 with specificity for domains II/III are associated with lower cholesterol in SLE patients
  Merrill, J., Dinu, A., Zhang, H., Schapper, J., Sandanandam, R., Lahita, R., Xie, Y, Arth Rheum, 1/1/1999
• Autoantibodies to Apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1) in an SLE population: Relationship to HDL levels and to carotid atherosclerosis by ultrasound assessment
  A., Merrill, J., Kim-Sutton, T., Kuller, L., Romano, P., Lahita, R.G., Manzi, S, Arthritis Rheum, 1/1/1998
• Disease Activity and Health Status (SF-36) in post menopausal systemic lupus erythematosus: The SELENA TRIAL
  Petri, M., Buyon, J., Skovron, M.L., Kim, M. (SELENA Group. M . Belmont, B. Hahn, K. Kalunian, R. Lahita, J. Merrill, L. Sammartino), Lupus, 1/1/1998
• Reliability of Selena SLEDAI and flare as clinical trial outcome measures
  Petri, M., Buyon, J., Skovron, M.L., Kim, M. (SELENA Group M. Belmont, B. Hahn, K. Kalunian, R. Lahita, J. Merrill, L. Sammartino), Lupus, 1/1/1998
• The anticoagulant protein S, an antiphospholipid antigen contains a transcriptional activator in its sex hormone binding globulin domain
  Yan Bo Xie, R.G. Lahita, C. Shen, Ya Ping Sui, and Joan Merrill, Lupus, 1/1/1998
• Results of the GL701 (DHEA) multicenter steroid sparing SLE study
  M. Petri, R. Lahita, M. Schiff, E. Ginzler, R. VanVollenhoven for the Genelabs Multicenter Study Group, Lupus, 1/1/1998
• An H17R mutation in the extracellular domain of FAS receptor in the lupus NZB/W F1 mouse
  Y.P. Sui, Yan Bo Xie, J. Merrill, and R.G. Lahita, Lupus, 1/1/1998
• Current us eof estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) in postmenopausal systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients: increase since inception of the SELENA trial
  Sammaritano, L., Patterson,K., Lockshin, M and the SELENA Group (RG. Lahita), Arth Rheum, 1/1/1998
• Differences in pre and post menopausal SLE: The SELENA Trial
  Petri, M., Buyon, J., Kim,M. And the SELENA group (RG. Lahita), Arth Rheum, 1/1/1998
• Evidence Based guidelines for the use of antinuclear antibody testing
  Kavanaugh, A., Lahita, R.G., Reveille, J., Schur, P., Sherrer, Y., Solomon, D. For the ACR guidelines Committee for Immunological Laboratory Testing, Arth Rheum, 1/1/1998
• Decreased anticoagulant protein S and the homologous se3x hormone binding globulin in apients enrolled in the SELENA (Estrogen Safety) Study
  Merrill, J., Schappert, J., Shriky, R., Wei Zhang, H., Petri, M., Buyon, J.P., (for the SELENA Group) Kalunian, K., Belmont, M., Sammaritano, L., Hahn, B. Lahita, R.G., Arth Rheum, 1/1/1998
• Interactions of Beta2 glycoprotein -1, a target antigen for antiphospholipid antibodies with the anticoagulant protein S: confirmation of Protein S structures involved...
  Merrill, J., WeiZhang, H., Lahita, R.G., BoXie, Y, Arth Rheum, 1/1/1998
• Sex hormone dependent apoptotic gene expression in the NZB/NZW F1 mouse kidney
  Lahita, R.G., Sui, Y.P., Merrill, J., Bo Xie, Y., Arth Rheum, 1/1/1998
• An H17R mutation in the extracellular domain of FAS receptor in the Lupus NZB/NZW F1 mouse
  Sui, Y.P., Xie, Y.B., Merrill, J., and R.G. Lahita, Arth Rheum, 1/1/1998
• Reliability of SELENA SLEDAI and flare as clinical trial outcome measures
  Petri, M., Buyon, J., Skovron, M., Kim, M. For the SELENA Group (R.G. Lahita), Arth Rheum, 1/1/1998
• Mycophenolic Acid (MPA), the pharmacologically active metabolite of mycophenolate mofetil inhibits monocyte differentiation in vitro
  Merrill, J., Wei Zhang, H., Desai, A., Lahita, R.G., Dumont, E., Cronstein, B., Arth Rheum, 1/1/1998
• The anticoagulant protein S, an antiphospholipid antigen, contains a transcriptional activator and its sex hormone binding globulin domain
  Xie, Y.B., Shen C., Sui, Y.P., Lahita, R.G., Merrill, J.T., Arth Rheum, 1/1/1997
• Autoantibodies to Apolipoprotein A1 in an SLE population: relationship to HDL levels and to carotid atherosclerosis by ultrasound assessment
  Dinu, A.R., Merrill, J.T., Sutton-Tyrell, K, Kuller, L., Romano, P., R.G. Lahita and S. Manzi, NIH Conference on SLE, 1/1/1997
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Lectures

• Management of SLE and New Therapies 
  Dammam, Saudi Arabia - 1/13/2013
• Review of ACR 2012 and Sjogren Syndrome pathogenesis 
  Abu Dhabi, UAE - 1/1/2012
• Pathogenesis and treatment of SLE 
  Sapporo, Japan - 1/25/2011
• New Therapeutic in Lupus 
  Istanbul, Turkey - 1/16/2011
• Update on Lupus 
  Multiple locations, 1991, 1995, 2005, 2009 - 1/10/2009
• Gender Differences in Autoimmune Diseases 
  Asturia, Spain - 1/7/2009
• The future of Autoimmunity 
  Sapporo, Japan - 1/1/2008
• New Mechanisms Of Autoimmune Disease 
  Beth Israel Boston, Harvard, Boston, MA - 1/1/2008
• New Treatments in Autoimmunity Immunology Department 
  Univ of Cincinnati - 1/23/2007
• Male Lupus 
  Univ of Cincinnati, Children’s Hospital - 1/22/2007
• Sex Hormones and Lupus 
  Multiple locations 1998, 1999, 2004, 2007 - 1/1/2007
• Sex Hormones and Pregnancy 
  Florence, Italy - 1/1/2007
• New Aspects of Systemic Lupus 
  Makati Medical Center, Manila, Philippines - 1/1/2007
• New Concepts in the Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases 
  New Delhi, India - 1/24/2006
• Antiphospholipid Syndrome 
  Boston, 2006 ; Bangalore, India, 2006 - 1/22/2006
• New Advances in Treatment of Lupus 
  Bangalore, India - 1/22/2006
• Remembrances of 911 
  Washington, DC - 1/10/2006
• Sex Hormone Therapy for Lupus: Good or Bad Idea? 
  University of Massachusetts, Worcester - 1/6/2006
• New Treatments for systemic Lupus Erythematosus 
  University of Massachusetts, Worcester - 1/5/2006
• New Concepts and Treatment in SLE 
  Santa Fe, NM - 1/28/2005
• CNS Complications of Lupus 
  Wichita, KS - 1/21/2005
• New Progress in SLE 
  Harrisburg, PA - 1/12/2005
• Hormonal and antigenic character of male SLE 
  Genoa, Italy - 1/12/2005
• New Aspects of Cardiovascular Surgery For Medical Centers 
  Chicago, IL - 1/11/2004
• SLE 
  Multiple locations, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004 - 1/1/2004
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Other

• Isolation and Characterization of a cell division mutant of E. Coli K12 
  Lahita R, Ph.D. Thesis
  1/1/1973