Lisa Christopher
Experienced in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

Dr. Lisa Christopher

Rheumatology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
4940 Eastern Avenue, Bayview Medical Offices, Level 01 (G), Clinic 5, Bayview Medical Offices, Level 01 (G), Clinic 5, 
Baltimore, MD 
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Experienced in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
4940 Eastern Avenue, Bayview Medical Offices, Level 01 (G), Clinic 5, Bayview Medical Offices, Level 01 (G), Clinic 5, 
Baltimore, MD 
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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 Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). 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. In particular, she has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

Graduate Institution
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Of Public Health, MPH, 2004
Residency
Hahnemann University Hospital, Internal Medicine, 2001
Specialties
Rheumatology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Rheumatology, 2003
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
4940 Eastern Avenue, Bayview Medical Offices, Level 01 (G), Clinic 5, Bayview Medical Offices, Level 01 (G), Clinic 5, Baltimore, MD 21224
Call: 443-997-1552

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.

Polymyositis
Inclusion Body Myositis
Dermatomyositis

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

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Lenabasum in Dermatomyositis
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Lenabasum in Dermatomyositis
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 16, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Lenabasum
Study Phase: Phase 3

203 Total Publications

Autoantibodies in Myositis: Can They Predict Disease Course?
Autoantibodies in Myositis: Can They Predict Disease Course?
Journal: Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America
Published: October 29, 2025
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