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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

Fanning, N. C., Pearson, J. F., Dalbeth, N., Watson, H., Merriman, T. R., & Stamp, L. K. (2024). Association of past smoking status with gout in Māori people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Rheumatology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.2024-0239 Journal - Research Article

Stewart, S., Gamble, G., Taylor, W., Su, I., Merriman, T., Mihov, B., … Stamp, L., … Dalbeth, N. (2024). Development of gout in people with asymptomatic hyperuricemia: Study protocol for a 5-year prospective cohort. BMJ Open, 14, e090415. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090415 Journal - Research Other

Hishe, H. Z., Stocker, S. L., Stamp, L. K., Dalbeth, N., Merriman, T. R., & Wright, D. F. B. (2024). Untangling the exposure-response relationship of allopurinol in the setting of chronic kidney disease and diuretic use: Implications for dosing. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1097/ftd.0000000000001265 Journal - Research Article

Chanchlani, N., Yiu, Z. Z. N., Stamp, L. K., & Day, A. S. (2024). Therapeutic drug monitoring for immune mediated inflammatory diseases. BMJ Medicine, 3, e001130. doi: 10.1136/bmjmed-2024-001130 Journal - Research Article

Major, T. J., Takei, R., Matsuo, H., Leask, M. P., Sumpter, N. A., Topless, R. K., … Cadzow, M. J., Phipps-Green, A. J., … McCormick, S. P. A., Bixley, M. J., … Stamp, L. K., … Merriman, T. R. (2024). A genome-wide association analysis reveals new pathogenic pathways in gout. Nature Genetics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41588-024-01921-5 Journal - Research Article

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