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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

Research

Andrew is a rheumatologist and is Clinical Head of the Wellington Regional Rheumatology Unit, practicing at Hutt, Wellington, Kenepuru and Bowen Hospitals.

He is coordinator of the rheumatology component of the 5th year Musculoskeletal Module at the University of Otago Wellington. His current research interests include gout genetics and pathophysiology, ankylosing spondylitis and barriers to access to rheumatology treatment.

Publications

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

Hegarty, R. S. M., Conner, T. S., Stebbings, S., Fletcher, B. D., Harrison, A., & Treharne, G. J. (2021). Understanding fatigue-related disability in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis: The importance of daily correlates. Arthritis Care & Research, 73(9), 1282-1289. doi: 10.1002/acr.24224 Journal - Research Article

Grainger, R., Townsley, H. R., Stebbings, S., Harrison, A. A., Taylor, W. J., & Stamp, L. K. (2020). Codevelopment of patient self-examination methods and joint count reporting for rheumatoid arthritis [Brief report]. ACR Open Rheumatology, 2(12), 705-709. doi: 10.1002/acr2.11197 Journal - Research Article

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