Aims
- To undertake research in the broad field of rheumatic diseases
- To promote public awareness and support for arthritis, particularly in the Canterbury region
- To promote excellence in and improve the standard of care for patients with rheumatic and immunologic disorders in the Canterbury regions
Personnel
- Professor Lisa Stamp – Director, Rheumatologist
- Dr Peter Chapman – Rheumatologist
- Dr Rafi Raja - Rheumatologist
- Dr John O’Donnell – Rheumatologist/Immunologist
- Jill James - Research Nurse
- Dr Megan Johnston – Research Assistant
- Jan Ipenburg – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Maija-Stina Out - Nurse
Collaborators
- Professor Murray Barclay – Clinical Pharmacologist, Christchurch Hospital
- Dr Mei Zhang – Research Fellow, Clinical Pharmacology, Christchurch Hospital
- Dr Rebecca Roberts - Research Fellow, Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin
- Professor John Highton – Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin
- Dr Paul Hessian - Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin
- Dr Gareth Treharne - Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin
- Associate Professor Tony Merriman - Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin
- Professor Nicola Dalbeth - Medicine, University of Auckland
- Associate Professor Simon Stebbings - Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin
- Associate Professor Will Taylor - Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington
- Professor Stephen Duffull - Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin
- Dr Dan Wright - Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin
- Professor Tony Kettle - Pathology, University of Otago, Christchurch
- Dr Ben Hudson - General Practice, University of Otago, Christchurch
- Dr Andrea Judd - General Practice, Kaimoura Medical Centre
- Associate Professor Suzanne Pitama - Maori Indigenous Health Unit, University of Otago, Christchurch
Research interests
- Pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenomics of disease modifying anti-rheumatic therapies
- Management of gout
- Novel markers in early arthritis
- Wegener’s granulomatosis
- Genetics of rheumatic diseases
