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Contact Details

Email
andrew.harrison@otago.ac.nz
Position
Associate Professor
Department
Department of Medicine (Wellington)
Qualifications
MB ChB PhD FRACP
Research summary
Rheumatology
Teaching
  • Course taught: Undergraduate: 4th-year Rheumatology topic.
  • My teaching focuses on assessment, diagnosis/differential diagnosis, writing a problem list, and management of patients presenting with rheumatological problems.
Memberships
  • Chair, Medicines Assessment Advisory Committee, Medsafe, Ministry of Health
  • Member, Pharmac PTAC Rheumatology Committee
  • Member, Professional Conduct Committee, Medical Council of New Zealand
  • Medical Director, Arthritis New Zealand

Research

Total number of PBRF eligible publications (88) and h-index (33)

Research areas and collaborations:

  1. Determinants of access to first specialist assessment in rheumatology in Aoteoroa/New Zealand
  2. Spondylarthropathy genes and the environment (SAGE) project, led by Simon Stebbings
  3. The TIGER study – the utility of ultrasound in hyperuricaemia and gout

Publications

Stewart, S., Gamble, G. D., Taylor, W. J., Harrison, A., Merriman, T. R., Mihov, B., … Stamp, L. K., Haslett, J., … Dalbeth, N. (2026). Musculoskeletal ultrasound findings in people with asymptomatic hyperuricemia: Baseline analysis from the Transitions in Gout Research (TIGER) study using the OMERACT gout ultrasound semiquantitative scoring system. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.ard.2026.03.021 Journal - Research Article

Geddes, L., Wallace, M., Stamp, L., Harrison, A., White, D., Dalbeth, N., Ching, D., & Stebbings, S. M. (2025). In axial spondyloarthritis, bowel symptoms identified by questionnaire are prevalent, impact quality of life and correlate with faecal calprotectin and disease activity scores. Rheumatology, 64(Suppl. 3), P172. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaf142.209 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Treharne, G. J., Johnstone, G., Fletcher, B. D., Lamar, R. S. M., White, D., Stebbings, S., & Harrison, A. (2022). Fears about COVID-19 and perceived risk among people with rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis following the initial lockdown in Aotearoa New Zealand. Musculoskeletal Care, 20, 290-298. doi: 10.1002/msc.1585 Journal - Research Article

Johnstone, G., Treharne, G. J., Fletcher, B. D., Lamar, R. S. M., White, D., Harrison, A., & Stebbings, S. (2021). Mental health and quality of life for people with rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis in Aotearoa New Zealand following the COVID-19 national lockdown. Rheumatology International, 41, 1763-1772. doi: 10.1007/s00296-021-04952-x Journal - Research Article

Benham, H., Chiu, H., Tesiram, J., Mehdi, A., Landsberg, P., Grosman, S., Harrison, A., … Van Driel, M. (2021). A patient-centered knowledge translation tool for treat-to-target strategy in rheumatoid arthritis: Patient and rheumatologist perspectives. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 24, 355-363. doi: 10.1111/1756-185x.14051 Journal - Research Article

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