Lisa Christopher MD MPH (She/Her)
Myositis
Professor of Medicine, Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Director, Johns Hopkins Myositis Center
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600 N Wolfe StBaltimore, MD 21287
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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.
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
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
American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology- Join now to see all
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with objective flares in patients with dermatomyositis.Didem Saygin, Xing Yao Wang, Kathryn C Fitzgerald, Jemima Albayda, Julie J Paik
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2026-04-01 - A Phase 3 Trial of Brepocitinib in Dermatomyositis.Ruth Ann Vleugels, Julie J Paik, Iazsmin Bauer Ventura, Aaron R Mangold, Prateek C Gandiga
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2026-03-28 - Modifying muscle metabolic dysregulation in inclusion body myositis with pioglitazone: a single-arm trial.Brittany L Adler, Michael R Bene, Cissy Zhang, Conrad Say, Pratik Khare
Nature Communications. 2026-03-15
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
Books/Book Chapters
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
Press Mentions
- Strong Argument: Recent Developments in Myositis Diagnosis & CareJanuary 15th, 2025
MCTD: Is It Just Letters?December 4th, 2024- ACR204 Preview Podcast (11.15.2024) SaveNovember 15th, 2024
External Links
- Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/lisa-christopher
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