Christopher T Ritchlin MD

Rheumatology•Rochester, NY

Rheumatoid Arthritis & Related, Vasculitis

Professor, Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

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400 Red Creek DrSuite 240Rochester, NY 14623
Phone+1 585-486-0901
Fax+1 585-340-5399

Education & Training

NYU Grossman School of MedicineFellowship, Rheumatology, 1986 - 1989
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1985
Albany Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1983
Albany Medical CollegeClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1984 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Fellow (FACR) American College of Rheumatology

Clinical Trials

Centocor Microarray Study of Patients Start of enrollment: 2007 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 4
Draining PLN and Synovial Inflammation in RA Knee Joints Pre and Post Anti-TNF or B Cell Depletion Therapy Start of enrollment: 2009 Jul 01
Terminated
Certolizumab and Lower Extremity Lymph Flow in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 01
Completed
National Psoriasis Foundation - Dendritic Cell-Specific Transmembrane Protein (DC-Stamp) Biomarker Study Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 01
Completed
NIR Fluorescence Imaging of Lymphatic Transport Using ICG Start of enrollment: 2015 Dec 08
Completed
Phase 1
Teriparatide as a Chondroregenerative Therapy in OA Start of enrollment: 2017 May 01
Completed
Phase 2
Multi-Center PAMPA Study Start of enrollment: 2022 Feb 16
RECRUITING
PHASE4
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Sonelokimab, an IL-17A/IL-17F-inhibiting nanobody for active psoriatic arthritis: a randomized, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial.
Iain B McInnes, Laura C Coates, Philip J Mease, Alexis Ogdie, Arthur Kavanaugh
Nature Medicine. 2025-10-06
Guselkumab Efficacy in Biologic-Naïve Participants with Psoriatic Arthritis and Severe Disease Activity: Post Hoc Analysis of a Phase 3 Study.
Christopher T Ritchlin, Ennio Lubrano, Maria Sole Chimenti, Evan Leibowitz, Mohamed Sharaf
Rheumatology and Therapy. 2025-10-01
Relationship of radiographic progression status to low disease activity in patients with psoriatic arthritis receiving secukinumab treatment for two years.
Philip J Mease, Laura C Coates, Corine Gaillez, Alexis Shew, Weibin Bao
Rheumatology. 2025-09-18

Journal Articles

Psoriasis: Psychosomatic, Somatopsychic, or Both?
Chase W Kwon, Francisco Tausk, Christopher Ritchlin, ScienceDirect

Lectures

American College of Rheumatology (ACR): Winter Rheumatology Symposium
American College of Rheumatology(ACR), Snowmass, Colorado - 1/26/2013

Press Mentions

Rethinking Fibromyalgia: Nociplastic Pain’s Big ImpactFebruary 19th, 2025
New Ideas on PsA Pathogenesis May Drive New TreatmentsJanuary 7th, 2025
Meet the Professor: Axial SpondyloarthritisOctober 14th, 2024
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Grant Support

ELLIPSS: ELucidating the Landscape of Immunoendotypes in Psoriatic Skin and SynoviumUNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER2022–2026
ELLIPSS: ELucidating the Landscape of Immunoendotypes in Psoriatic Skin and SynoviumUNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER2022–2026
Role Of B Cells In Synovial Inflammation &Ln Remodeling In RA ArthritisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2010–2011
Osteoclastic Bone Resorption In Psoriatic ArthritisNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2001–2003

Professional Memberships

American College of Rheumatology - ACR
Fellow