Key Documents
Christy Sandborg
Academic Appointments
- Professor - Med Center Line, Pediatrics - Rheumatology
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Medicine Specialties Clinic 730 Welch Rd 2nd Floor Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 723-8295 Fax (650) 736-4344Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Tel (650) 723-8295Administrative Contact Administrative Associate Email Tel Work 650 724 1637Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Snapshot
Clinical Focus
- Pediatric Rheumatology
- Rheumatology, Pediatric
Administrative Appointments
- Associate Chair, Department of Pediatrics (2008 - present)
- Chief of Staff, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford (2008 - present)
- Co-Director, SCCTER-Pediatrics (2008 - present)
- Director, Child Health Research Program, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford School of Medicine (2005 - present)
- Chair, Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), Stanford (2004 - 2007) View All 6administrative appointments of Christy Sandborg
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Pediatric Rheumatology, American Board of Pediatrics (1992) |
| Board Certification: | General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (1984) |
| Fellowship: | Children's Hospital, CA (1981) |
| Residency: | Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, CA (1979) |
| Medical Education: | UCLA School of Medicine, CA (1977) |
Postdoctoral Advisees
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
The major areas of focus of my research program include the following: Clinical research and clinical trials in pediatric SLE, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and juvenile dermatomyositis. Access to subspecialty care for chronically ill children and transition from pediatric to adult care. Design of multicenter clinical research studies and development of clinical research infrastructure. Design and study of novel career development strategies for child health researchers.
Clinical Trials
- TREAT in JIA Recruiting
Publications
- Therapy Insight: cardiovascular disease in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus. Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol. 2008; (5): 258-65
- Adalimumab with or without methotrexate in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. N Engl J Med. 2008; (8): 810-20
- Management of dyslipidemia in children and adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus. 2007; (8): 618-26
- Availability of pediatric rheumatology training in United States pediatric residencies. Arthritis Rheum. 2006; (6): 836-42
- Candidate early predictors for progression to joint damage in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis. J Rheumatol. 2006; (11): 2322-9
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