MB ChB, FRACP, PhDAndrew 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.
Contact details
Department of Medicine
University of Otago Wellington
PO Box 7343
Wellington 6242
New Zealand
Hutt Hospital
Private Bag 31907
Lower Hutt 5040
New Zealand
Tel +64 4 566 6999
Mob +64 27 220 5064
Email andrew.harrison@otago.ac.nz
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Harrison, A., Claridge, M., & Thomson, K. (2006). Arthritis and how to live with it. Auckland, New Zealand: Random House, 140p.
Authored Book - Other
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
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
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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
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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
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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
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Benham, H., Rutherford, M., Kirby, S., Stebbings, S., White, D., Sim, D., & Harrison, A. (2019). Treat-to-target in rheumatoid arthritis: Evaluating the patient perspective using the Patient Opinion Real-Time Anonymous Liaison system: The RA T2T PORTAL study. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 22, 874-879. doi: 10.1111/1756-185x.13514
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Harrison, A. A., Tugnet, N., & Taylor, W. J. (2019). A survey of the New Zealand rheumatology workforce. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1507), 70-76. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
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Roberts, R. L., Wallace, M. C., Harrison, A. A., White, D., Dalbeth, N., Stamp, L. K., … Highton, J., Merriman, T. R., … Stebbings, S. M. (2018). Association of Crohn's disease-related chromosome 1q32 with ankylosing spondylitis is independent of bowel symptoms and faecal calprotectin. PeerJ, 6, e5088. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5088
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GEO-RA Group, including Harrison, A. A., & Grainger, R. (2017). Latitude gradient influences the age of onset of rheumatoid arthritis: A worldwide survey. Clinical Rheumatology, 36(3), 485-497. doi: 10.1007/s10067-016-3481-9
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Rasheed, H., Phipps-Green, A. J., Topless, R., Smith, M. D., Hill, C., Lester, S., … van Rij, A., Jones, G. T., McCormick, S. P., Harrison, A. A., Stamp, L. K., … Merriman, T. R. (2016). Replication of association of the apolipoprotein A1-C3-A4 gene cluster with the risk of gout. Rheumatology, 55(8), 1421-1430. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kew057
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Robinson, P. C., Leo, P. J., Pointon, J. J., Harris, J., Cremin, K., Bradbury, L. A., … Stebbings, S., Harrison, A. A., … Brown, M. A. (2016). The genetic associations of acute anterior uveitis and their overlap with the genetics of ankylosing spondylitis. Genes & Immunity, 17, 46-51. doi: 10.1038/gene.2015.49
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Lau, C. S., Chia, F., Harrison, A., Hsieh, T.-Y., Jain, R., Jung, S. M., … Yeap, S. S. (2015). APLAR rheumatoid arthritis treatment recommendations. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 18(7), 685-713. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12754
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Roberts, R. L., Wallace, M. C., Harrison, A., Dalbeth, N., Merriman, T. R., & Stamp, L. K. (2015). A human leukocyte antigen locus haplotype confers risk for allopurinol-related adverse effects in Caucasian patients with gout. Pharmacogenetics & Genomics, 25(8), 412-415. doi: 10.1097/fpc.0000000000000147
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Batt, C., Phipps-Green, A. J., Black, M. A., Cadzow, M., Merriman, M. E., Topless, R., … Harrison, A., Highton, J., … Stamp, L., … Merriman, T. R. (2014). Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption: A risk factor for prevalent gout with SLC2A9 genotype-specific effects on serum urate and risk of gout. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 73(12), 2101-2106. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203600
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Harrison, A. A., Badenhorst, C., Kirby, S., White, D., Athens, J., & Stebbings, S. (2014). Comparison of rates of referral and diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis before and after an ankylosing spondylitis public awareness campaign. Clinical Rheumatology, 33(7), 963-968. doi: 10.1007/s10067-014-2551-0
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Milne, V., Kearns, R., & Harrison, A. (2014). Patient age, ethnicity and waiting times determine the likelihood of non-attendance at a first specialist rheumatology assessment. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 17(1), 19-25. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12126
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Roberts, R. L., Wallace, M. C., Wright, D. F. B., Cadzow, M., Dalbeth, N., Jones, P. B., Stamp, L. K., Harrison, A. A., Black, M. A., & Merriman, T. R. (2014). Frequency of CYP2C9 polymorphisms in Polynesian people and potential relevance to management of gout with benzbromarone. Joint Bone Spine, 81(2), 160-163. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2013.07.006
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Grainger, R., McLaughlin, R. J., Harrison, A. A., & Harper, J. L. (2013). Hyperuricaemia elevates circulating CCL2 levels and primes monocyte trafficking in subjects with inter-critical gout. Rheumatology, 52(6), 1018-1021. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes326
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Roberts, R. L., Wallace, M. C., Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., Merriman, T. R., Harrison, A., … Stamp, L. K., … Highton, J., & Stebbings, S. M. (2013). Prevalence of HLA-B27 in the New Zealand population: Effect of age and ethnicity. Arthritis Research & Therapy, 15, R158. doi: 10.1186/ar4341
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Chen-Xu, M., Topless, R., McKinney, C., Merriman, M. E., Phipps-Green, A., Dalbeth, N., … Harrison, A. A., Highton, J., … van Rij, A., Jones, G. T., … Stamp, L. K., … Merriman, T. R. (2012). Replication of association of the interleukin 23 receptor rs1343151 variant with rheumatoid arthritis in Caucasian sample sets. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 71(1), 155-157. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-200591
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Hollis-Moffatt, J. E., Phipps-Green, A. J., Chapman, B., Jones, G. T., van Rij, A., Gow, P. J., Harrison, A. A., Highton, J., … Stamp, L. K., … Merriman, T. R. (2012). The renal urate transporter SLC17A1 locus: Confirmation of association with gout. Arthritis Research & Therapy, 14(2), R92. doi: 10.1186/ar3816
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Hollis-Moffatt, J. E., Gow, P. J., Harrison, A. A., Highton, J., Jones, P. B. B., Stamp, L. K., … Merriman, T. R. (2011). The SLC2A9 nonsynonymous Arg265His variant and gout: Evidence for a population-specific effect on severity. Arthritis Research & Therapy, 13(3), R85. doi: 10.1186/ar3356
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Purdie, G. L., Purdie, D. J., & Harrison, A. A. (2011). Raynaud's phenomenon in medical laboratory workers who work with solvents. Journal of Rheumatology, 38(9), 1940-1946. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.101129
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Hollis-Moffatt, J. E., Chen-Xu, M., Topless, R., Dalbeth, N., Gow, P. J., Harrison, A. A., Highton, J., … van Rij, A., Jones, G. T., Stamp, L. K., & Merriman, T. R. (2010). Only one independent genetic association with rheumatoid arthritis within the KIAA1109-TENR-IL2-IL21 locus in Caucasian sample sets: Confirmation of association of rs6822844 with rheumatoid arthritis at a genome-wide level of significance. Arthritis Research & Therapy, 12(3), R116. doi: 10.1186/ar3053
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