Professor Mandana (Mandy) Nikpour
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Professor Mandana (Mandy) Nikpour

MBBS FRACP FRCPA PhD FAHMS
Director, Sydney MSK Research Flagship Centre
Professor of Public Health
Sydney School of Public Health
Executive Chair, Australian Scleroderma Interest Group
Principal Investigator, Asia-Pacific Lupus Collaboration
Professor (Hon.), University of Melbourne
Professor Mandana (Mandy) Nikpour
Project titleResearch student
Understanding the impact and distribution of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Systemic Sclerosis in AustraliaLucinda ROPER

Publications

Book Chapters

  • Oon, S., Nikpour, M. (2021). Metrics and Outcomes of SLE Clinical Trials. Outcome Measures and Metrics in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, (pp. 371-390). United Kingdom: Springer International Publishing. [More Information]

Journals

  • de Luca Montes, R., Golder, V., Lateef, A., Navarra, S., Zamora, L., Hamijoyo, L., Sockalingam, S., An, Y., Li, Z., Katsumata, Y., Nikpour, M., et al (2024). Association of systemic lupus erythematosus standard of care immunosuppressants with glucocorticoid use and disease outcomes: a multicentre cohort study. Advances in Rheumatology, 64(1), 38. [More Information]
  • Bhullar, H., Wada, M., Nikpour, M., Saracino, A. (2024). Atypical morphoea, a herald of two malignancies: Lung adenocarcinoma and a neuroendocrine tumour. Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders. [More Information]
  • Fairley, J., O'Rourke, R., Puranik, R., Nikpour, M. (2024). Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in systemic sclerosis: Heart involvement in high-resolution. Rheumatology and Immunology Research, 5(2), 83-92. [More Information]

2024

  • de Luca Montes, R., Golder, V., Lateef, A., Navarra, S., Zamora, L., Hamijoyo, L., Sockalingam, S., An, Y., Li, Z., Katsumata, Y., Nikpour, M., et al (2024). Association of systemic lupus erythematosus standard of care immunosuppressants with glucocorticoid use and disease outcomes: a multicentre cohort study. Advances in Rheumatology, 64(1), 38. [More Information]
  • Bhullar, H., Wada, M., Nikpour, M., Saracino, A. (2024). Atypical morphoea, a herald of two malignancies: Lung adenocarcinoma and a neuroendocrine tumour. Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders. [More Information]
  • Fairley, J., O'Rourke, R., Puranik, R., Nikpour, M. (2024). Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in systemic sclerosis: Heart involvement in high-resolution. Rheumatology and Immunology Research, 5(2), 83-92. [More Information]

2023

  • Jee, A., Stewart, I., Youssef, P., Adelstein, S., Lai, D., Hua, S., Stevens, W., Proudman, S., Ngian, G., Glaspole, I., Corte, T., et al (2023). A Composite Serum Biomarker Index for the Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: A Multicenter, Observational Cohort Study. Arthritis & Rheumatology, 75(8), 1424-1433. [More Information]
  • Connelly, K., Kandane-Rathnayake, R., Hoi, A., Louthrenoo, W., Hamijoyo, L., Luo, S., Wu, Y., Cho, J., Lateef, A., Lau, C., et al (2023). Association of Modified Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Responder Index Attainment With Long-Term Clinical Outcomes: A Five-Year Prospective Study. Arthritis & Rheumatology, 75(3), 401-410. [More Information]
  • Fairley, J., Hansen, D., Ross, L., Proudman, S., Sahhar, J., Ngian, G., Walker, J., Host, L., Morrisroe, K., Apostolopoulous, D., et al (2023). Clinical characteristics and survival of pulmonary arterial hypertension with or without interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 25(1). [More Information]

2022

  • Sreedharan, S., Li, N., Littlejohn, G., Buchanan, R., Nikpour, M., Morand, E., Hoi, A., Golder, V. (2022). Association of clinic setting with quality indicator performance in systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional study. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 24(1). [More Information]
  • Zheng, B., Wang, M., Stevens, W., Proudman, S., Nikpour, M., Baron, M. (2022). Associations between the Composite Response Index in Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis (CRISS), survival and other disease measures. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 53. [More Information]
  • Hanson, A., Sahhar, J., Ngian, G., Roddy, J., Walker, J., Stevens, W., Nikpour, M., Assassi, S., Proudman, S., Mayes, M., et al (2022). Contribution of HLA and KIR Alleles to Systemic Sclerosis Susceptibility and Immunological and Clinical Disease Subtypes. Frontiers in Genetics, 13. [More Information]

2021

  • Kandane-Rathnayake, R., Louthrenoo, W., Golder, V., Luo, S., Wu, Y., Lateef, A., Cho, J., Li, Z., An, Y., Hamijoyo, L., et al (2021). Independent associations of lymphopenia andneutropenia in patients with systemic lupuserythematosus: a longitudinal, multinationalstudy. Rheumatology, 60(11), 5185?5193. [More Information]
  • Oon, S., Nikpour, M. (2021). Metrics and Outcomes of SLE Clinical Trials. Outcome Measures and Metrics in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, (pp. 371-390). United Kingdom: Springer International Publishing. [More Information]
  • Brown, Z., Proudman, S., Morrisroe, K., Stevens, W., Hansen, D., Nikpour, M. (2021). Screening for the early detection of pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with systemic sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of long-term outcomes. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 51(3), 495-512. [More Information]

2020

  • Morrisroe, K., Nikpour, M. (2020). Cancer and scleroderma: Recent insights. Current Opinion In Rheumatology, 32(6), 479-487. [More Information]
  • Koelmeyer, R., Nim, H., Nikpour, M., Sun, Y., Kao, A., Guenther, O., Morand, E., Hoi, A. (2020). High disease activity status suggests more severe disease and damage accrual in systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus Science and Medicine, 7(1). [More Information]
  • Nikpour, M., Saracino, A. (2020). Hydroxychloroquine in dermatology: New perspectives on an old drug. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 61(2), e150-e157. [More Information]

2019

  • Ferdowsi, N., Stevens, W., Baron, M., Nikpour, M. (2019). Damage indices in rheumatic diseases: A systematic review of the literature. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 49(1), 27-34. [More Information]
  • Ross, L., Prior, D., Proudman, S., Vacca, A., Baron, M., Nikpour, M. (2019). Defining primary systemic sclerosis heart involvement: A scoping literature review. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 48(5), 874-887. [More Information]
  • Ferdowsi, N., Huq, M., Stevens, W., Hudson, M., Wang, M., Tay, T., Burchell, J., Mancuso, S., Rabusa, C., Sundararajan, V., et al (2019). Development and validation of the Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium Damage Index (SCTC-DI): A novel instrument to quantify organ damage in systemic sclerosis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 78(6), 807-816. [More Information]

2018

  • Samudra, A., Dwyer, K., Selan, C., Freddi, S., Murray-Segal, L., Nikpour, M., Hickey, M., Peter, K., Robson, S., Sashindranath, M., et al (2018). CD39 and CD73 activity are protective in a mouse model of antiphospholipid antibody-induced miscarriages. Journal of Autoimmunity, 88, 131-138. [More Information]
  • Morrisroe, K., Hudson, M., Baron, M., De Vries-Bouwstra, J., Carreira, P., Wuttge, D., Wang, M., Frech, T., Stevens, W., Proudman, S., et al (2018). Determinants of health-related quality of life in a multinational systemic sclerosis inception cohort. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 36, S53-S60.
  • Connelly, K., Kandane-Rathnayake, R., Huq, M., Hoi, A., Nikpour, M., Morand, E. (2018). Longitudinal association of type 1 interferon-induced chemokines with disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus. Scientific Reports, 8(1). [More Information]

2017

  • Otero, C., Assassi, S., Hudson, M., Mayes, M., Estrada-Y-Martin, R., Pedroza, C., Mills, T., Walker, J., Baron, M., Stevens, W., et al (2017). Antifibrillarin antibodies are associated with native north American ethnicity and poorer survival in systemic sclerosis. Journal of Rheumatology, 44(6), 799-805. [More Information]
  • Golder, V., Kandane-Rathnayake, R., Hoi, A., Huq, M., Louthrenoo, W., An, Y., Li, Z., Luo, S., Sockalingam, S., Lau, C., et al (2017). Association of the lupus low disease activity state (LLDAS) with health-related quality of life in a multinational prospective study. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 19(1), 62. [More Information]
  • Host, L., Nikpour, M., Calderone, A., Cannell, P., Roddy, J. (2017). Autologous stem cell transplantation in systemic sclerosis: A systematic review. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 35, S198-S207.

2016

  • Connelly, K., Kandane-Rathnayake, R., Hoi, A., Nikpour, M., Morand, E. (2016). Association of MIF, but not type i interferon-induced chemokines, with increased disease activity in Asian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Scientific Reports, 6. [More Information]
  • Dowsey, M., Nikpour, M., Dieppe, P., Choong, P. (2016). Associations between pre-operative radiographic osteoarthritis severity and pain and function after total hip replacement: Radiographic OA severity predicts function after THR. Clinical Rheumatology, 35(1), 183-189. [More Information]
  • Franklyn, K., Lau, C., Navarra, S., Louthrenoo, W., Lateef, A., Hamijoyo, L., Wahono, C., Chen, S., Jin, O., Morton, S., et al (2016). Definition and initial validation of a Lupus Low Disease Activity State (LLDAS). Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 75(9), 1615-1621. [More Information]

2015

  • Yap, K., Northcott, M., Hoi, A., Morand, E., Nikpour, M. (2015). Association of low Vitamin D with high disease activity in an Australian systemic lupus erythematosus cohort. Lupus Science and Medicine, 2(1). [More Information]
  • Patterson, K., Roberts-Thomson, P., Lester, S., Tan, J., Hakendorf, P., Rischmueller, M., Zochling, J., Sahhar, J., Nash, P., Roddy, J., et al (2015). Interpretation of an extended autoantibody profile in a well-characterized Australian systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma) cohort using principal components analysis. Arthritis & Rheumatology, 67(12), 3234-3244. [More Information]

2014

  • Nikpour, M., Bridge, J., Richter, S. (2014). A systematic review of prevalence, disease characteristics and management of systemic lupus erythematosus in Australia: Identifying areas of unmet need. Internal Medicine Journal, 44(12), 1170-1179. [More Information]
  • Vacca, A., Meune, C., Gordon, J., Chung, L., Proudman, S., Assassi, S., Nikpour, M., Rodriguez-Reyna, T., Khanna, D., Lafyatis, R., et al (2014). Cardiac arrhythmias and conduction defects in systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology, 53(7), 1172-1177. [More Information]
  • Nikpour, M., Baron, M. (2014). Mortality in systemic sclerosis: Lessons learned from population-based and observational cohort studies. Current Opinion In Rheumatology, 26(2), 131-137. [More Information]

2013

  • Nikpour, M., Gladman, D., Ibañez, D., Harvey, P., Urowitz, M. (2013). Assessment of coronary risk based on cumulative exposure to lipids in systemic lupus erythematosus. Journal of Rheumatology, 40(12), 2006-2014. [More Information]
  • Touma, Z., Gladman, D., MacKinnon, A., Carette, S., Abu-Shakra, M., Askanase, A., Nived, O., Hanly, J., Landolt-Marticorena, C., Tam, L., et al (2013). Development and assessment of users' satisfaction with the systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index 2000 responder index-50 website. Journal of Rheumatology, 40(1), 34-39. [More Information]
  • Nikpour, M. (2013). Premature coronary heart disease in systemic lupus erythematosus: what risk factors do we understand? Lupus, 22(12), 1243-1250. [More Information]

2012

  • Dowsey, M., Nikpour, M., Dieppe, P., Choong, P. (2012). Associations between pre-operative radiographic changes and outcomes after total knee joint replacement for osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 20(10), 1095-1102. [More Information]
  • Nikpour, M., Harvey, P., Ibañez, D., Gladman, D., Urowitz, M. (2012). High-sensitivity C-reactive protein as a marker of cardiovascular risk in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis & Rheumatology, 64(9), 3052-3053. [More Information]
  • Ngian, G., Stevens, W., Prior, D., Gabbay, E., Roddy, J., Tran, A., Minson, R., Hill, C., Chow, K., Sahhar, J., et al (2012). Predictors of mortality in connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension: a cohort study. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 14(5). [More Information]

2011

  • Nikpour, M., Urowitz, M., Ibañez, D., Harvey, P., Gladman, D. (2011). Importance of cumulative exposure to elevated cholesterol and blood pressure in development of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease in systemic lupus erythematosus: A prospective proof-of-concept cohort study. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 13(5). [More Information]
  • Ibañez, D., Gladman, D., Touma, Z., Nikpour, M., Urowitz, M. (2011). Optimal frequency of visits for patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus to measure Disease Activity over time. Journal of Rheumatology, 38(1), 60-63. [More Information]
  • Nikpour, M., Hissaria, P., Byron, J., Sahhar, J., Micallef, M., Paspaliaris, W., Roddy, J., Nash, P., Sturgess, A., Proudman, S., et al (2011). Prevalence, correlates and clinical usefulness of antibodies to RNA polymerase III in systemic sclerosis: A cross-sectional analysis of data from an Australian cohort. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 13(6). [More Information]

2010

  • Nikpour, M., Stevens, W., Herrick, A., Proudman, S. (2010). Epidemiology of systemic sclerosis. Best Practice & Research: Clinical Rheumatology, 24(6), 857-869. [More Information]
  • Nikpour, M., Proudman, S., Goh, N., Moutsopoulos, H. (2010). Interstitial lung disease in Sjogren's syndrome. Current Rheumatology Reviews, 6(2), 127-137. [More Information]
  • Nikpour, M., Gladman, D., Ibañez, D., Harvey, P., Urowitz, M. (2010). Variability over time and correlates of cholesterol and blood pressure in systemic lupus erythematosus: A longitudinal cohort study. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 12(3). [More Information]

2009

  • Nikpour, M., Urowitz, M., Ibañez, D., Gladman, D. (2009). Frequency and determinants of flare and persistently active disease in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Care and Research, 61(9), 1152-1158. [More Information]
  • Nikpour, M., Gladman, D., Ibañez, D., Bruce, I., Burns, R., Urowitz, M. (2009). Myocardial perfusion imaging in assessing risk of coronary events in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Journal of Rheumatology, 36(2), 288-294. [More Information]
  • Goldberg, R., Urowitz, M., Ibañez, D., Nikpour, M., Gladman, D. (2009). Risk factors for development of coronary artery disease in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Journal of Rheumatology, 36(11), 2454-2461. [More Information]

2008

  • Nikpour, M., Dempsey, A., Urowitz, M., Gladman, D., Barnes, D. (2008). Association of a gene expression profile from whole blood with disease activity in systemic lupus erythaematosus. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 67(8), 1069-1075. [More Information]

2007

  • Osborne, R., Nikpour, M., Busija, L., Sundararajan, V., Wicks, I. (2007). Prevalence and cost of musculoskeletal disorders: A population-based, public hospital system healthcare consumption approach. Journal of Rheumatology, 34(12), 2466-2475.

2006

  • Lee, A., Godfrey, T., Rowley, K., Karschimkus, C., Dragicevic, G., Romas, E., Clemens, L., Wilson, A., Nikpour, M., Prior, D., et al (2006). Traditional risk factor assessment does not capture the extent of cardiovascular risk in systemic lupus erythematosus. Internal Medicine Journal, 36(4), 237-243. [More Information]

2005

  • Nikpour, M., Urowitz, M., Gladman, D. (2005). Premature atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus. Rheumatic Diseases Clinics of North America, 31(2), 329-354. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2023

  • FMH Start-up Scheme, Nikpour M, Faculty of Medicine and Health/New Academic Staff Funding
  • Improving genetic diagnosis of autoimmune and autoinflammatory disease through an integrated multi-omics approach, Nikpour M, Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)/Genomics Health Futures Mission - 2022 MRFF Genomics Health Futures Mission

2021

  • FMH Centre - Musculoskeletal Health Research (MSKHR), Maher C, Nikpour M, Richards J, Hunter D, DVC Research/Shared Research Support