Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology
rgramsey@northwestern.edu
312-503-8003
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Current Research

Dr. Ramsey-Goldman’s goal is to improve the quality of life for lupus patients through her epidemiological, pregnancy, and drug studies.

Dr. Ramsey-Goldman’s interests lie primarily in the clinical treatment of and research in understanding the natural history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Specific interests of Dr. Ramsey-Goldman include the effects of lupus on pregnancy, the correlation between bone disease and immunosuppression, the epidemiology of SLE, genetics and SLE vascular disease and SLE, lupus and pregnancy, and a range of clinical trials related to the treatment of lupus and its debilitating symptoms.

Recent Publications

Rhew EY, Ramsey-Goldman R.  Premature atherosclerotic disease in systemic lupus erythematosus - role of inflammatory mechanisms.  Autoimmun Rev. 2006 Feb;5(2):101-5. 

Lee C, Ramsey-Goldman R. Bone health and systemic lupus erythematosus.  Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2005 Dec;7(6):482-9.

Clarke AE, Ramsey-Goldman R, Bernatsky S. Revisiting the issue of malignancy risk in systemic lupus erythematosus.  Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2005 Dec;7(6):476-81.

Lee C, Ramsey-Goldman R. Osteoporosis in systemic lupus erythematosus mechanisms.  Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2005 May;31(2):363-85, viii.

Kao AH, Manzi S, Ramsey-Goldman R.  Review of ACR hematologic criteria in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Lupus. 2004;13(11):865-8.

Bernatsky S, Clarke A, Ramsey-Goldman R, Boivin JF, Joseph L, Rajan R, Manzi S.  Breast cancer stage at time of detection in women with systemic lupus erythematosus.   Lupus. 2004;13(6):469-72.

Ramsey-Goldman R, Schilling EM, Dunlop D, Langman C, Greenland P, Thomas RJ, Chang RW.  A pilot study on the effects of exercise in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.   Arthritis Care Res. 2000 Oct;13(5):262-9.