Christine Anastasiou, MD, MAS
Assistant Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine
Dr. Christine Anastasiou is an Assistant Professor of Rheumatology at the University of California San Francisco and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG). She completed a Master’s Degree in Clinical Research (MAS) and Rheumatology Fellowship at UCSF, and then joined as faculty.
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She specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases. Her specific clinical interests include systemic lupus erythematosus, idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, rheumatoid arthritis, and spondyloarthritis. She is a clinician in the UCSF Lupus Clinic, which has an overarching goal of providing high quality care for people with SLE.
Dr. Anastasiou is an investigator and collaborator for clinical trials of novel therapies for the treatment of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.
She is actively involved in patient, medical student, resident, and fellow educational programs.
Awards
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- Distinguished Fellow Award, American College of Rheumatology, 2020
- Chief Medical Resident, University of California San Diego, 2016
- Alpha Omega Alpha, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 2013
- American Medical Women’s Association Glasgow-Rubin Citation for Academic Achievement, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 2013
- Departmental Citation in Microbial Biology, University of California Berkeley, 2009
- Graduated with Highest Distinction, University of California Berkeley, 2009
- Phi Beta Kappa, University of California Berkeley, 2009
Education & Training
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- Rheumatology University of California San Francisco 06/2020
- Internal Medicine University of California San Diego 06/2016
- MD Medicine David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA 06/2013
- BS Microbial Biology University of California Berkeley 05/2009
Interests
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- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Inflammatory Myopathy
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Ankylosing spondylitis
Publications (15)
Top publication keywords:
Behcet SyndromeArthritis, RheumatoidFacial DermatosesHairLupus Erythematosus, SystemicHospitalizationLichenoid EruptionsAlopeciaArthritis, PsoriaticAntirheumatic AgentsRheumatic DiseasesRheumatologyHospital MortalityPsoriasisPolyarteritis Nodosa
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Causes of Death Among Individuals With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Race and Ethnicity: A Population-Based Study.
Arthritis care & research 2022 Taylor T, Anastasiou C, Ja C, Rush S, Trupin L, Dall'Era M, Katz P, Barbour KE, Greenlund KJ, Yazdany J, Gianfrancesco MA -
Review of publications evaluating opioid use in patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease.
Current opinion in rheumatology 2022 Anastasiou C, Yazdany J -
Treatment of Sarcoidosis in US Rheumatology Practices: Data From the American College of Rheumatology's Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) Registry.
Arthritis care & research 2022 Hammam N, Evans M, Morgan E, Reimold A, Anastasiou C, Kay JL, Yazdany J, Schmajuk G -
Quality of Care for Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Data From the American College of Rheumatology RISE Registry.
Arthritis care & research 2021 Schmajuk G, Li J, Evans M, Anastasiou C, Kay JL, Yazdany J -
Mortality Among Hospitalized Individuals With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the US Between 2006 and 2016.
Arthritis care & research 2021 Anastasiou C, Trupin L, Glidden DV, Li J, Gianfrancesco M, Shiboski S, Schmajuk G, Yazdany J
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Epidemiology and treatment of Behçet's disease in the USA: insights from the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) Registry with a comparison with other published cohorts from endemic regions.
Arthritis research & therapy 2021 Hammam N, Li J, Evans M, Kay JL, Izadi Z, Anastasiou C, Gianfrancesco MA, Yazdany J, Schmajuk G -
Neurological manifestations of polyarteritis nodosa: a tour of the neuroaxis by case series.
BMC neurology 2021 Halabi C, Williams EK, Morshed RA, Caffarelli M, Anastasiou C, Tihan T, Cooke D, Abla AA, Dowd CF, Shah V, Chung S, Richie MB -
RISE registry reveals potential gaps in medication safety for new users of biologics and targeted synthetic DMARDs.
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism 2020 Schmajuk G, Li J, Evans M, Anastasiou C, Izadi Z, Kay JL, Hammam N, Yazdany J -
Immunosuppressant use and hospitalisations in adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus admitted to a tertiary academic medical centre.
Lupus science & medicine 2018 Anastasiou C, Dulai O, Baskaran A, Proudfoot J, Verhaegen S, Kalunian K -
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Reasons for hospitalisation and immunosuppressant use in adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus admitted to a tertiary academic medical centre. 2018 Anastasiou C, Dulai O, Baskaran A, Proudfoot J, Verhaegen S, Kalunian K. -
Recovery of hair in the psoriatic plaques of a patient with coexistent alopecia universalis.
Cutis 2017 Anastasiou C, Goh C, Holland V -
Papules on the face and body.
Cutis 2015 Anastasiou C, Scumpia PO, Smart C, Young LC -
Brown Plaque on the Calf: A Case of Hidroacanthoma Simplex
Practical Dermatology. 2013 Anastasiou C, Ahdout J, Dann F, Jeffes E, Serowka K. -
Inflammatory Mediators Regulate IMP-3 Expression in HNSCC
Journal of Investigative Medicine. 2011 Anastasiou C, Luo J, St John MA. -
Proinflammatory Mediators Upregulate IMP-3 in HNSCC
The Laryngoscope. 2011 Anastasiou, C., Luo, J., Lin, Y., Dennis, M., Elashof, D., Abemayor, E. and St John, M.