Dr. Christy Irene Sandborg MD
Rheumatologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Rheumatology
300 Pasteur Dr Department Of Pediat Stanford CA, 94305About
Dr. Christy Sandborg practices Pediatric Rheumatology in Stanford, CA. Pediatric rheumatologists treat child patients who suffer from pain in the musculoskeletal system, have symptoms of arthritis, or an autoimmune disorder. Dr. Sandborg evaluates and treats a variety of joint, muscle, and bone disorders; including autoimmune disorders, such as lupus, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, Kawasaki disease, post-infectious arthritis, chronic vasculitis, and inflammatory disorders of the muscle, eye, or other organs. Dr. Sandborg also is trained in the evaluation of prolonged fever, unexplained complaints of chronic musculoskeletal pain, weakness, poor appetite, fatigue, and/or loss of function or skills.
Education and Training
Univ of Ca, Los Angeles, Ucla Sch of Med, Los Angeles Ca 1977
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Rheumatology
DermatologyAmerican Board of DermatologyABD
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- 1984
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Position statement of the American College of Rheumatology regarding referral of children and adolescents to pediatric rheumatologists. Executive Committee of the American College of Rheumatology Pediatric Section.
- A randomized trial of methotrexate in newly diagnosed patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
- Development of systemic lupus erythematosus following autologous bone marrow transplant for acute lymphocytic leukemia.
- Novel therapies in pediatric rheumatic diseases.
- Access to pediatric rheumatology care in the United States.
- Availability of pediatric rheumatology training in United States pediatric residencies.
- Interleukin-1 and a 7-kDa T-cell inhibitory monokine reflect disease activity in infection with HIV-1.
- European ancestry decreases the risk of early onset, severe lupus nephritis in a single center, multiethnic pediatric lupus inception cohort.
- Changing the culture of academic medicine to eliminate the gender leadership gap: 50/50 by 2020.
- Using registries to identify adverse events in rheumatic diseases.
- Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the efficacy and safety of rilonacept in the treatment of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
- Studies of an interleukin 1 inhibitor: characterization and clinical significance.
- Interleukin 1 inhibitor masks high interleukin 1 production in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
- Increased production of an interleukin 1 (IL-1) inhibitor with fibroblast stimulating activity by mononuclear cells from patients with scleroderma.
- Changes in circulating monocytes in patients with progressive systemic sclerosis.
Fellowships
- Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA 1981
- Children's Hospital CA 1981
Publications
- Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)A167: variations in patterns of care across pediatric rheumatic diseases in the childhood arthritis2014
- Anls of the rheumatic diseasesSecondary alysis of APPLE study suggests atorvastatin may reduce atherosclerosis progression2014
- JOURL OF RHEUMATOLOGYShrinking Lung Syndrome as a Manifestation of Pleuritis2013
- JOURL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATIONAn i2b2-based, generalizable, open source, self-scaling chronic disease registry2013
- NEW ENGLAND JOURL OF MEDICINEA New Era in the Treatment of Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis2012
- BMC MEDICINECorrelation alyses of clinical and molecular findings identify candidate biological pathways2012
- PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGYAlgorithm development for corticosteroid magement2012
- LUPUSEuropean ancestry decreases the risk of early onset, severe lupus nephritis in a single center2012
- ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISMUse of atorvastatin in systemic lupus erythematosus in children and adolescents2012
- tter, M. D., Winsor, J. R., Fox, K. A., Ilowite, N. T., Mandl, K. D., The Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance Network Registry2011
- Jourl of participatory medicineImplementing an Interoperable Persol Health Record in Pediatrics2011
- PROTEOMICSPlasma profiles in active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis2010
- JOURL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATIONBehcet's disease and heart transplantation: A word of caution2010
- JOURL OF BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICSLiving Profiles: Design of a health media platform for teens with special healthcare needs2010
- LUPUSLaboratory markers of cardiovascular risk in pediatric SLE: the APPLE baseline cohort2010
- PEDIATRICSDecrease in Hospital2010
- TURE REVIEWS RHEUMATOLOGYPEDIATRIC RHEUMATIC DISEASE Standards of care for JIA-the basic foundation for quality2010
- CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGYDistribution of circulating cells2010
- ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISMPremature Atherosclerosis in Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus2009
- Sandborg, C., Giannini, E. H., Feldman, B. M., GOTTLIEB, B., Grom, A.,Consensus development of a corticosteroid2008
- Ardoin, S., Schanberg, L., Bamhart, H., Yow, E., Mieszkalski, K., von Clinical laboratory markers of cardiovascular risk in a pediatric SLE cohort2008
- NEW ENGLAND JOURL OF MEDICINEAdalimumab with or without methotrexate in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis2008
- TURE CLINICAL PRACTICE RHEUMATOLOGYTherapy Insight: cardiovascular disease in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus2008
- Srivastava, S., Macaubas, C., Lee, T., Sandborg, C., Mellins, E.Reduced levels of FasL and apoptosis resistance in SJIA monocytes2008
- Schanberg, L. E., Sandborg, C., Ardoin, S. P., Mieszkalski, K. L., YowPredictors of increased carotid intima media thickness2007
- Macaubas, C., Nguyen, K., Pan, K., Lee, T., Deshpande, C., Sandborg, CDistinct molecular and cellular aspects of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis2007
- LUPUSMagement of dyslipidemia in children and adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus2007
- Arthritis and rheumatismAvailability of pediatric rheumatology training in United States pediatric residencies.2006
- HEC forum : an interdiscipliry jourl on hospitals' ethical and legal iRafting the ethical rapids.2006
- JOURL OF RHEUMATOLOGYCandidate early predictors for progression to joint damage in systemic juvenile idiopathic2006
- PEDIATRICSSystemic hyalinosis: A distinctive early childhood2006
- JOURL OF RHEUMATOLOGYNeuropsychiatric manifestations in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus2006
- Ward, M. M., Bruckel, J., Colbert, R., Doedhar, A., Emerson, C., Gent,Summary of the 2005 annual research and education meeting of the Spondyloarthritis Research0
- Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health careThe future of rheumatology research: the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance.2006
- Nguyen, K., Macaubas, C., Deshpande, C., Lee, T., Sandborg, C., MellinDifferential expression of immune parameters in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis2006
- ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATISM-ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCHHistory of infection before the onset of juvenile dermatomyositis2005
- AMERICAN JOURL OF BIOETHICSThe first step: DR outside the hospital and the role of pediatric medical care providers2005
- Current rheumatology reportsDyslipoproteinemia and premature atherosclerosis in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus.2004
- RHEUMATOLOGYAdolescent rheumatology transitiol care: steps to bringing health policy into practice2004
- JOURL OF CHILD NEUROLOGYFrontal lobe seizures and uveitis associated with acute human parvovirus B19 infection2004
- PEDIATRICSRole of pediatric and internist rheumatologists in treating children with rheumatic diseases2004
- ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATISM-ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCHAccess to pediatric rheumatology care in the United States2003
- CURRENT OPINION IN PEDIATRICSNovel therapies in pediatric rheumatic diseases2003
- Lee, T., Sandborg, C., Biederman, K., Mellins, E.Growth delay in systemic JRA: Interplay between steroid usage and disease severity2002
- ANLS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASESMagnetic resonce imaging in the diagnosis and follow up of Takayasu's arteritis in children2002
- JOURL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTHExpression of autoimmunity in the transition from childhood to adulthood2002
- PEDIATRICSType 1 diabetes mellitus2002
- CURRENT OPINION IN RHEUMATOLOGYSystemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome in children and adolescents2001
- JOURL OF RHEUMATOLOGYDevelopment of systemic lupus erythematosus following autologous bone marrow transplant2001
- CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGYA randomized trial of methotrexate in newly diagnosed patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus2000
- ARTHRITIS CARE AND RESEARCHPosition statement of the American college of rheumatology regarding referral of children1999
- PEDIATRICSProgressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a 15-year-old boy with scleroderma1998
- Current opinion in rheumatologyChildhood systemic lupus erythematosus and neotal lupus syndrome.1998
- JOURL OF IMMUNOLOGYDecreased IL-4 production in new onset type I insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus1996
- JOURL OF IMMUNOLOGYIL-4 EXPRESSION IN HUMAN T-CELLS IS SELECTIVELY INHIBITED BY IL-1-ALPHA AND IL-1-BETA1995
- AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSESHIV TYPE-1 INDUCTION OF INTERLEUKIN-1 AND INTERLEUKIN-6 PRODUCTION BY HUMAN THYMIC CELLS1994
- AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSESHIV-1 INFECTION OF MACROPHAGES PROMOTES LONG-TERM SURVIVAL AND SUSTAINED-RELEASE OF1994
- JOURL OF IMMUNOTHERAPYA TURALLY-OCCURRING 6-9-KILODALTON INTERLEUKIN-11991
- JOURL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES AND HUMAN RETROVIROLOGYINTERLEUKIN-1 AND A 7-KDA T-CELL INHIBITORY MONOKINE REFLECT DISEASE-ACTIVITY IN INFECTION WITH1990
- JOURL OF LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGYMODULATION OF IL-1-ALPHA, IL-1-BETA1989
- JOURL OF RHEUMATOLOGYCHANGES IN CIRCULATING MONOCYTES IN PATIENTS WITH PROGRESSIVE SYSTEMIC-SCLEROSIS1987
- CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGYINTERLEUKIN-1 INHIBITOR MASKS HIGH INTERLEUKIN-1 PRODUCTION IN ACQUIRED-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-SYNDROME1987
- CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGYINCREASED PRODUCTION OF AN INTERLEUKIN-11986
- AMERICAN JOURL OF DISEASES OF CHILDRENSKIN, JOINT, AND PULMORY CHANGES IN TYPE-I DIABETES-MELLITUS1986
- JOURL OF RHEUMATOLOGYLOSS OF EPIDERMAL LANGERHANS CELLS AND ENDOTHELIAL-CELL HLA1986
- CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGYSTUDIES OF AN INTERLEUKIN-1 INHIBITOR - CHARACTERIZATION AND CLINICAL-SIGNIFICANCE1986
- CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGYINTERLEUKIN-1 PRODUCTION BY MONONUCLEAR-CELLS FROM PATIENTS WITH SCLERODERMA1985
- DIABETES CARESCLERODERMA-LIKE CHANGES IN INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES-MELLITUS - CLINICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL-STUDIES1984
- JOURL OF PEDIATRICSNEOTAL HYPER-TREMIA ASSOCIATED WITH ELEVATED SODIUM CONCENTRATION OF BREAST-MILK1980
- CANCER RESEARCHCOMPETITION FOR HOST ESSENTIAL AND NONESSENTIAL FATTY-ACIDS BY EHRLICH ASCITES-CARCINOMA IN MICE1977
- LIPIDSBLOOD-SAMPLING TECHNIQUES FOR STUDYING RAPIDLY TURNING OVER METABOLIC FUELS IN MICE1976
Experience & Accolades
- Member1997 - 2012Chief of Pediatric Rheumatology, Stanford
- Member Co-Director, Spectrum Child Health, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Immediate Past Chair 0 Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance
- Member2008 - 2012 Chief of Staff, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
- Member2012 - 2014 Vice President of Medical Affairs, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
- Associate Chair 2008 - 2014 Department of Pediatrics
- Member2005 - 2014 Stanford School of Medicine
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