Christine Anastasiou Perlegos, MD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Christine Anastasiou is an Assistant Professor of Rheumatology at the University of California San Francisco and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG). She received her Bachelor of Science from the University of California Berkeley and her MD from UCLA. She completed a Master’s Degree in Clinical Research (MAS) and Rheumatology Fellowship at UCSF, and then joined as faculty.

Her clinical interests include systemic lupus erythematosus, inflammatory myopathies, and rheumatoid arthritis. She enjoys participating in patient, medical student, and resident educational programs.

Dr. Anastasiou’s research has focused on outcomes and medication safety for people with rheumatic disease, using large data analytics. She has earned several honors and awards, including the American College of Rheumatology Distinguished Fellow Award and the Rheumatology Research Foundation Scientist Development Award.
Education
06/2020 - Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco
06/2016 - Internal Medicine, University of California San Diego
MD, 06/2013 - Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
BS, 05/2009 - Microbial Biology, University of California Berkeley
Honors and Awards
  • Distinguished Fellow Award, American College of Rheumatology, 2020
  • Scientist Development Award, Rheumatology Research Foundation, 2020
  • Chief Medical Resident, University of California San Diego, 2016
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 2013
  • American Medical Women’s Association Glasgow-Rubin Citation for Academic Achievement, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 2013
  • Departmental Citation in Microbial Biology, University of California Berkeley, 2009
  • Graduated with Highest Distinction, University of California Berkeley, 2009
  • Phi Beta Kappa, University of California Berkeley, 2009
Publications
  1. Taylor T, Anastasiou C, Ja C, Rush S, Trupin L, Dall'Era M, Katz P, Barbour KE, Greenlund KJ, Yazdany J, Gianfrancesco MA. Causes of death among individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus by race and ethnicity: a population-based study. Arthritis care & research 2022. PMID: 35904969


  2. Anastasiou C, Yazdany J. Review of publications evaluating opioid use in patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease. A pilot telephone-based intervention for patients with poorly-controlled diabetes mellitus. 2022. PMID: 35044328


  3. Hammam N, Evans M, Morgan E, Reimold A, Anastasiou C, Kay JL, Yazdany J, Schmajuk G. Treatment of Sarcoidosis in U.S. Rheumatology Practices: Data from ACR's Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) Registry. Arthritis care & research 2020. PMID: 33105057


  4. Schmajuk G, Li J, Evans M, Anastasiou C, Kay JL, Yazdany J. Quality of care for patients with SLE: data from the American College of Rheumatology's RISE registry. Arthritis care & research 2020. PMID: 32937019


  5. Anastasiou C, Trupin L, Glidden DV, Li J, Gianfrancesco M, Shiboski S, Schmajuk G, Yazdany J. Mortality among Hospitalized Individuals with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the United States between 2006 and 2016. 2020. PMID: 32558160


  6. Hammam N, Li J, Evans M, Kay JL, Izadi Z, Anastasiou C, Gianfrancesco MA, Yazdany J, Schmajuk G. Epidemiology and treatment of Behçet's disease in the USA: insights from the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) Registry with a comparison with other published cohorts from endemic regions. Arthritis research & therapy 2021. PMID: 34461986


  7. Halabi C, Williams EK, Morshed RA, Caffarelli M, Anastasiou C, Tihan T, Cooke D, Abla AA, Dowd CF, Shah V, Chung S, Richie MB. Neurological manifestations of polyarteritis nodosa: a tour of the neuroaxis by case series. BMC neurology 2021. PMID: 34020612


  8. Schmajuk G, Li J, Evans M, Anastasiou C, Izadi Z, Kay JL, Hammam N, Yazdany J. RISE registry reveals potential gaps in medication safety for new users of biologics and targeted synthetic DMARDs. Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism 2020. PMID: 32234243


  9. Anastasiou C, Dulai O, Baskaran A, Proudfoot J, Verhaegen S, Kalunian K. Immunosuppressant use and hospitalisations in adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus admitted to a tertiary academic medical centre. Volume 5 of Issue 1. 2018. PMID: 29955368


  10. Anastasiou C, Dulai O, Baskaran A, Proudfoot J, Verhaegen S, Kalunian K.. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2018. PMID:


  11. Anastasiou C, Goh C, Holland V. Recovery of hair in the psoriatic plaques of a patient with coexistent alopecia universalis. Volume 99 of Issue 4. 2017. PMID: 28492603


  12. Anastasiou C, Scumpia PO, Smart C, Young LC. Papules on the face and body. Volume 95 of Issue 5. 2015. PMID: 26057515


  13. Anastasiou C, Ahdout J, Dann F, Jeffes E, Serowka K.. Brown Plaque on the Calf: A Case of Hidroacanthoma Simplex 2013. PMID:


  14. Anastasiou C, Luo J, St John MA.. Inflammatory Mediators Regulate IMP-3 Expression in HNSCC 2011. PMID:


  15. Anastasiou, C., Luo, J., Lin, Y., Dennis, M., Elashof, D., Abemayor, E. and St John, M.. Proinflammatory Mediators Upregulate IMP-3 in HNSCC 2011. PMID: