Rate My Professor Lisa Stamp

Professor Stamp's research interests encompass gout and rheumatic diseases, with specializations in urate-lowering therapy, allopurinol dose escalation for target serum urate achievement, colchicine prophylaxis efficacy and safety, drug interactions, and treatment individualization. Key publications include the randomised controlled UpToDate trial on allopurinol dose escalation (Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2017), co-authorship of Gout (Oxford Rheumatology Library, 2015), Gout in renal transplant recipients (2006), Cost-effectiveness of low dose colchicine prophylaxis when starting allopurinol (Arthritis Care & Research, 2025), and Easing the way to achieving target serum urate in people with gout (2024). She has garnered major awards such as the Medicines New Zealand Value of Medicines Award (2017) for influencing international gout guidelines, Arthritis New Zealand Jubilee Celebration Research Award (2016), University of Otago Christchurch Gold Medal for Research, and Rowheath Trust Award with Carl Smith Medal (2011). Her work has significantly impacted gout management practices.