Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, MD, DrPH

Professor of Rheumatology
Solovy-Arthritis Research Society Research Professor
Feinberg School of Medicine

Research Interests:
Dr. Ramsey-Goldman is the PI for the Patient-Oriented Clinical Research Program in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), (funded by NIH grants and foundation support) investigating SLE prevention, and its osteoporosis, cancer, and CVD-related complications. Through national and international collaborations, our group also studies genetic risk factors for disease susceptibility and severity in SLE. Dr. Ramsey-Goldman is also active in designing, monitoring, and performing clinical trials testing innovative therapies for patients with SLE.

Selected Publications:
Bernatsky, S., Joseph, L., Boivin, J. F., Gordon, C., Urowitz, M., Gladman, D., Fortin, P. R., Ginzler, E., Bae, S. C., Barr, S. et al. (2008). The relationship between cancer and medication exposures in systemic lupus erythaematosus: a case-cohort study. Ann Rheum Dis 67, 74-9.

Ramsey-Goldman, R., Alarcon, G. S., McGwin, G., Petri, M., Vila, L. M., Edberg, J. C., Reveille, J. D. and Kimberly, R. P. (2008). Time to seizure occurrence and damage in PROFILE, a multi-ethnic systemic lupus erythematosus cohort. Lupus 17, 177-84.

Rhew, E. Y., Lee, C., Eksarko, P., Dyer, A. R., Tily, H., Spies, S., Pope, R. M. and Ramsey-Goldman, R. (2008). Homocysteine, bone mineral density, and fracture risk over 2 years of followup in women with and without systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol 35, 230-6.

Scofield, R. H., Bruner, G. R., Namjou, B., Kimberly, R. P., Ramsey-Goldman, R., Petri, M., Reveille, J. D., Alarcon, G. S., Vila, L. M., Reid, J. et al. (2008). Klinefelter's syndrome (47,XXY) in male systemic lupus erythematosus patients: support for the notion of a gene-dose effect from the X chromosome. Arthritis Rheum 58, 2511-7.

Lee C, Almagor O, Dunlop DD, Manzi S, Spies S, Ramsey-Goldman R. (2007). Fracture occurrence and associated factors in systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol 34, 2018-23.