Department of Internal Medicine
Rheumatology Faculty
Medical School:
Case Western Reserve University
Residency:
University Hospitals of Cleveland and
VA Medical Center
Fellowship:
University Hospitals of Cleveland and
VA Medical Center
Dee Dee Stafford, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Dr. Stafford's clinical and research interests include general rheumatology and antoantibody regulation.
Honors, Awards, and Organizations
- Merrick Junior Scientist Award, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Board of Directors
- Pfizer Postdoctoral Fellowship
- ACR Senior Rheumatology Scholar Award
- Arthritis Foundation Aadel Askari Memorial Award (humane values in clinical rheum)
- Research Award, Department of Medicine
- Cellular & Molecular Biology Training Program, Medical Scientist Training Program
- Honors in Biology, Cum laude
Recent Publications
- Anderson, C.J., Neas, B.R., Uchiumi, T., and Stafford, H.A. 2001. Autoantibodies to the 20 kD ribosomal proteins: Identification, characterization, and new aspects on prevalence in systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin. Immunol. 98:249-257.
- Stafford, H.A., Pan, Z., and Anderson, C.J. 2001. Possible role of antiidiotypes in the loss of anti-topoisomerase I antibodies: comment on the article by Kuwana et al. Arthritis Rheum. 44:737.
- Pan, Z., Anderson, C.J., and Stafford, H.A. 2001. A murine monoclonal anti-idiotype to anti-ribosomal P antibodies: production, characterization, and use in systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin. Immunol. 100:289-297.
- Reichlin, M., Broyles, T., Hubscher, O., James, J., Lehman, T.A., Palermo, R., and Stafford, H.A. 1999. Autoantibodies to ribosomal P proteins are more prevalent in juvenile-onset system lupus erythematosus than in the adult disease. Arthritis Rheum . 42:69-75.