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Professor Rebecca GraingerMBChB (Dstn), BMedSci (Dstn) MIsntD, FHiNZ, FRACP, PhD

Professor, Department of Medicine, Wellington
Rheumatologist, Te Whatu Ora Capital Coast and Hutt Valley

Tel +64 4 806 1031
Email rebecca.grainger@otago.ac.nz

Rebecca is an academic rheumatologist who is passionate about patient-focused care and engaging with colleagues in primary and secondary care to provide the highest quality collaborative care for people with arthritis.

A University of Otago medical graduate, she undertook rheumatology training in Melbourne and her PhD examined inflammatory mechanisms in gout.

Rebecca's clinical work focuses on assessment and management of inflammatory arthritis and her particular clinical interests include inflammatory arthritis, gout, and scleroderma. Rebecca's academic interests are wide but she aims to undertake research in clinical rheumatology, health professions education and technology.

Research and Interests

  • Development and assessment of mobile health tools for clinical care and self-care for clinicians and health care users
  • Social media for participatory health and medical education
  • Enhancing engagement and active learning in medical education
  • Outcome measures in musculoskeletal and rheumatic disease
  • Gout including inflammatory mechanisms, pharmacological treatment and clinical assessment

I am interested in supervising postgraduate students in any of the research areas listed above. Please contact me directly by email.

Publications

McNeill, J. J., Mearns, G. J., Grainger, R., & Zinn, C. (2026). The effect of an autoimmune protocol (AIP) diet in adults with rheumatoid arthritis: A single arm crossover pilot feasibility study. Musculoskeletal Care, 24(2), e70214. doi: 10.1002/msc.70214 Journal - Research Article

Venuturupalli, S., He, J. J., Lee, M.-J. I., Koger, T., Havadjias, S., Jinka, Y., … Grainger, R., & Curtis, J. R. (2026). Evaluating a smartphone app–based module for joint self-assessment as a complementary tool in rheumatoid arthritis remote disease management. ACR Open Rheumatology, 8(4), e90018. doi: 10.1002/acr2.90018 Journal - Research Article

Darlow, B., Brown, M., Vincent, L., Keenan, R., Simmonds, S., Briggs, A. M., Hudson, B., … McKinlay, E., Grainger, R., Stanley, J., & Dean, S. (2026). Participant experiences of the Knee Care for Arthritis through Pharmacy Service (KneeCAPS): A personalised hī. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage Open, 8(2), 100759. doi: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2026.100759 Journal - Research Article

Bowman, J., White, D., Lao, C., Gregory, K. B., Kenwright, D., Chembo, C., Clark, C., & Grainger, R. (2026). Lupus nephritis outcomes in Aotearoa New Zealand: A retrospective case series. Lupus. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/09612033261419670 Journal - Research Article

Anderson, E. J., Sansalone, V., Lee, L. P., Grainger, R., Lee, S., Juhasz, A. L., & Knothe Tate, M. L. (2026). Rivers of tears: Convergent, multi-scale approaches to monitor and optimize the health of our world'i Inhabitants. Global Challenges, 10(1), e00285. doi: 10.1002/gch2.202500285 Journal - Research Other

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