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RheumatologistLisa Stamp

MB ChB (Otago) FRACP PhD (Adelaide) DipMus (Auckland) FRSNZ

Email lisa.stamp@cdhb.health.nz
Tel +64 3 364 3690

Department of Medicine
University of Otago, Christchurch
P.O. Box 4345
Christchurch
New Zealand

Current Roles

  • Professor in Medicine
  • Rheumatologist

Research Interests

Professor Stamp is an academic Rheumatologist at the University of Otago, Christchurch and Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand. She is Director of the Canterbury Rheumatology Immunology Research Group.

Her research focuses on optimization of currently available treatments for rheumatic diseases, in particular gout and rheumatoid arthritis. Her clinical research includes clinical trials, pharmacokinetic and pharmacogenetic studies particularly related to allopurinol, the most commonly used urate lowering therapy for gout and methotrexate, the anchor drug in the management of rheumatoid arthritis and the newer biological therapies.

She is also involved in laboratory and genetic studies examining the inflammatory mechanisms in gout and rheumatoid arthritis. Professor Stamp is the recipient of The Arthritis New Zealand National Researcher Award and the Gold Medal for Research by the University of Otago, Christchurch. Lisa was elected Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi, Fellowship of Royal Society Te Apārangi in 2023.

Publications

Farquhar, H. J., Huria, T., Beckert, L., Frampton, C. M. A., Haslett, J., & Stamp, L. K. (2025). Incidence, prevalence and mortality of rheumatoid arthritis in Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand. Internal Medicine Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/imj.70068 Journal - Research Article

Stamp, L. K., Horne, A., Mihov, B., Drake, J., Haslett, J., Chapman, P., Wright, D. F. B., Frampton, C., & Dalbeth, N. (2025). Colchicine concentrations and relationship with colchicine efficacy and adverse events: Post-hoc analysis of a randomised clinical trial of colchicine for gout flare prophylaxis. Arthritis Care & Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/acr.25548 Journal - Research Article

Gérard, B., Leask, M., Merriman, T. R., Bardin, T., Oehler, E., Lawrence, A., … Te Karu, L., Stamp, L. K., Dalbeth, N., & Pascart, T. (2025). Hyperuricaemia and gout in the Pacific. Nature Reviews Rheumatology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41584-025-01228-7 Journal - Research Article

Zhang, Y., Tedeschi, S. K., Abhishek, A., Hensey, O., Grossberg, D., Cai, K., … Stamp, L. K., … Dalbeth, N. (2025). Core domain set for chronic and/or recurrent manifestations of calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease: OMERACT delphi survey to establish consensus. Seminars in Arthritis & Rheumatism, 72, 152669. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152669 Journal - Research Article

Zhang, Y., Tedeschi, S. K., Abhishek, A., Hensey, O., Grossberg, D., Cai, K., … Stamp, L. K., … Dalbeth, N. (2025). Core domain set for studies of acute calcium pyrophosphate crystal arthritis: OMERACT delphi survey to establish consensus. Seminars in Arthritis & Rheumatism, 72, 152570. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152670 Journal - Research Article

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