Overview
Dr. Christopher-Stine is the Co-Founder and Director of the Johns Hopkins Myositis Center. She is a Professor of Medicine and Neurology. She is a longstanding core faculty member of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine College Advisory Program and serves as the Co-Chair of the Johns Hopkins Institutional Review Board (IRB 5). Dr. Christopher-Stine graduated Cum Laude with a B.A. in chemistry from Franklin and Marshall College; was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha at Hahnemann University School of Medicine, where she received her MD degree, and she attained her Masters of Public Health degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her internship and residency training were completed at MCP Hahnemann University, where she also served as Chief Resident. She pursued her rheumatology fellowship training at Johns Hopkins.
Dr. Christopher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Light Chain Deposition Disease (LCDD). Her top areas of expertise are Myositis, Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, and Inclusion Body Myositis.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 203 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Locations
4940 Eastern Avenue, Bayview Medical Offices, Level 01 (G), Clinic 5, Bayview Medical Offices, Level 01 (G), Clinic 5, Baltimore, MD 21224
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Christopher has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Medstar Medical Group Ii LLC
Lanaya Smith is a Rheumatologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Smith is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Light Chain Deposition Disease (LCDD). Her top areas of expertise are Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, MASS Phenotype, IgG4-Related Disease, MAGIC Syndrome, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Smith is currently accepting new patients.
Edmund J. Maclaughlin, Md, LLC
Naila Ahmad is a Rheumatologist in Easton, Maryland. Dr. Ahmad is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Light Chain Deposition Disease (LCDD). Her top areas of expertise are IgG4-Related Disease, Light Chain Deposition Disease (LCDD), Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcus Infections, and MAGIC Syndrome. Dr. Ahmad is currently accepting new patients.
Navera Ahmed is a Rheumatologist in Falls Church, Virginia. Dr. Ahmed is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Light Chain Deposition Disease (LCDD). Her top areas of expertise are MAGIC Syndrome, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcus Infections, IgG4-Related Disease, and Light Chain Deposition Disease (LCDD). Dr. Ahmed is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Antisynthetase SyndromeDr. Christopher isElite. Learn about Antisynthetase Syndrome.
- DermatomyositisDr. Christopher isElite. Learn about Dermatomyositis.
- Inclusion Body MyositisDr. Christopher isElite. Learn about Inclusion Body Myositis.
- MyositisDr. Christopher isElite. Learn about Myositis.
- PolymyositisDr. Christopher isElite. Learn about Polymyositis.
- Distinguished
- Necrotizing Myopathy (NM)Dr. Christopher isDistinguished. Learn about Necrotizing Myopathy (NM).
- VEXAS SyndromeDr. Christopher isDistinguished. Learn about VEXAS Syndrome.
- Advanced
- IgG4-Related DiseaseDr. Christopher isAdvanced. Learn about IgG4-Related Disease.
- Juvenile DermatomyositisDr. Christopher isAdvanced. Learn about Juvenile Dermatomyositis.
- Experienced
- ArthritisDr. Christopher isExperienced. Learn about Arthritis.
- Eosinophilia-Myalgia SyndromeDr. Christopher isExperienced. Learn about Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome.
- Febrile NeutropeniaDr. Christopher isExperienced. Learn about Febrile Neutropenia.
- Kienbock's DiseaseDr. Christopher isExperienced. Learn about Kienbock's Disease.
- Light Chain Deposition Disease (LCDD)Dr. Christopher isExperienced. Learn about Light Chain Deposition Disease (LCDD).
- Lung NodulesDr. Christopher isExperienced. Learn about Lung Nodules.