Dr. Lisa STAMP (New Zealand)

Assoc Prof Lisa Stamp is a Rheumatologist at the University of Otago, Christchurch and Christchurch Public Hospital. She completed her rheumatology training in New Zealand and Australia. Dr Stamp subsequently completed her PhD at the University of Adelaide in Australia. Assoc Prof Stamp has an active clinical role in adult and paediatric rheumatology as well as teaching undergraduate and post-graduate medical students.

Assoc Prof Stamp has an active research interest in a variety of areas including role of interleukin-17 in rheumatoid arthritis and individualization of drug treatments in rheumatic conditions. This has included the use of methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis and the role of intracellular methotrexate polyglutamates in disease activity and drug toxicity, measurement of thiopurine metabolites in RA and dosing of allopurinol and the role of oxypurinol concentrations in gout.

Dr Stamp works closely with The Leukocyte Inflammation Research Laboratory in Dunedin and Clinical Pharmacology in Christchurch. In addition she has collaborations via the New Zealand Rheumatology Research Network. She is a member of the international group OMERACT gout special interest group.