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Christopher Tracy Richardson, M.D., Ph.D.

Christopher Tracy Richardson, M.D., Ph.D.

Dermatology

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Appointment (585) 275-7546

Locations

Dermatology - College Town

40 Celebration Drive
Rochester, NY 14620

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About Me

Professional Background

Dr. Christopher Richardson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dermatology and Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology (AIR) in the Department of Medicine. He completed his medical school and dermatology training at the University of Rochester. He practices general dermatology w...
Dr. Christopher Richardson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dermatology and Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology (AIR) in the Department of Medicine. He completed his medical school and dermatology training at the University of Rochester. He practices general dermatology with an emphasis on autoimmune and rheumatologic skin diseases, in particular lupus, dermatomyositis, and scleroderma.

Certified Specialties

Dermatology - American Board of Dermatology

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor - Department of Dermatology (SMD)

Assistant Professor - Department of Medicine, Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Residency, Dermatology, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2014 - 2017

Internship, Internal Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2013 - 2014

Education

MD | University of Rochester School of Medicine/Dentistry. 2013

Awards

Medical Dermatology Society Mentorship Award. 2017

Victor Meyer Emmel Prize in Histology. 2004

Research

Dr. Richardson is an immunologist who studies autoimmune diseases of the skin. Much of his research experience has focused on the role of B cells and antibodies in cutaneous and systemic lupus erythematosus. He has ongoing research projects involving cutaneous lupus, dermatomyositis, and scleroderm...
Dr. Richardson is an immunologist who studies autoimmune diseases of the skin. Much of his research experience has focused on the role of B cells and antibodies in cutaneous and systemic lupus erythematosus. He has ongoing research projects involving cutaneous lupus, dermatomyositis, and scleroderma. He is also involved in clinical trials for these conditions.

Research Lab

Human Skin Immunology

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Publications

Journal Articles

Wong-type dermatomyositis with interstitial lung disease and anti-SRP and -PM/Scl antibodies treated with intravenous immunoglobulin.

Kowalski EH, Kenney HM, Richardson CT

JAAD case reports.. 2023 November 41 :26-29. Epub 09/09/2023.

Successful treatment of severe chronic cutaneous lupus with anifrolumab: A series of 6 cases.

Kowalski EH, Stolarczyk A, Richardson CT

JAAD case reports.. 2023 July 37 :21-29. Epub 05/04/2023.

Serologic differences between dermatomyositis and antisynthetase syndrome using a commercially available autoantibody panel: a retrospective cohort study.

Narayan N, Richardson CT

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.. 2023 June 28 Epub 06/28/2023.

Differential effect of the 2019 EULAR/ACR classification criteria for systemic lupus on different cutaneous lupus subtypes.

Shah S, Esaa FS, Baughman L, Gadarowski MB, Richardson CT

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.. 2023 February 3 Epub 02/03/2023.

Multiple myositis-specific autoantibodies in dermatomyositis: 2 cases and review of the literature.

Narayan N, Richardson CT

JAAD case reports.. 2022 July 25 :72-74. Epub 06/03/2022.

Prominent B cell signature differentiates discoid from subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus.

Lerman I, Bawany F, Whitt W, Esaa F, Yon J, Babkowski N, Rapp MB, Scott GA, Anolik JH, Richardson CT

The Journal of investigative dermatology.. 2022 May 17 Epub 05/17/2022.

Methotrexate injection site reactions: Case report and literature review.

Kaur J, Zambito J, Richardson CT

JAAD case reports.. 2022 May 23 :79-82. Epub 03/26/2022.

Locally recurrent primary cutaneous coccidioidomycosis.

Lee G, Scott GA, Munsiff SS, Richardson CT

JAAD case reports.. 2021 October 16 :161-163. Epub 09/08/2021.

Human cutaneous B cells: what do we really know?

Lerman I, Mitchell DC, Richardson CT

Annals of translational medicine.. 2021 March 9 (5):440. Epub 1900 01 01.

Degos Disease (Malignant Atrophic Papulosis) With Granular IgM on Direct Immunofluorescence.

Pukhalskaya T, Stiegler J, Scott G, Richardson CT, Smoller B

Cure?us.. 2021 January 1313 (1):e12677. Epub 01/13/2021.

Congenital absence of the skin secondary to the self-improving subtype of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa with recurrent lesions throughout early childhood.

Dean O, Cusick EH, Grover R, Mercurio MG, Richardson CT

JAAD case reports.. 2021 January 7 :137-140. Epub 12/01/2020.

Remission of anti-TIF1? dermatomyositis after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant for myelodysplastic syndrome.

Bawany F, Tbakhi B, Mendler JH, Richardson CT, Bennett JM, Aljitawi OS

Blood advances.. 2020 November 244 (22):5698-5701. Epub 1900 01 01.

Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis mimicking facial erythromelalgia successfully treated with hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.

Whitt W, Stiegler JD, Richardson CT

JAAD case reports.. 2020 October 6 (10):1104-1106. Epub 08/28/2020.

A Spectrum of Skin Disease: How Staphylococcus aureus Colonization, Barrier Dysfunction, and Cytokines Shape the Skin.

Moran MC, Beck LA, Richardson CT

The Journal of investigative dermatology.. 2020 May 140 (5):941-944. Epub 1900 01 01.

A case of concurrent systemic sclerosis and scleredema.

Mitchell DC, Agnihothri R, Scott GA, Korman B, Richardson CT

JAAD case reports.. 2019 November 5 (11):940-942. Epub 10/24/2019.

An atypical clinical presentation of alopecia in 2 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Lerman I, Agnihothri R, Scott GA, Richardson CT

JAAD case reports.. 2019 November 5 (11):953-956. Epub 10/24/2019.

Anti-TIF1gamma Antibody-Positive Dermatomyositis Associated with Myelodysplastic Syndrome: Response to Treatment.

Lerman I, Richardson CT

Cure?us.. 2019 September 2611 (9):e5775. Epub 09/26/2019.

A unique case of dermatomyositis associated with anti-TIF1? antibody and chondrosarcoma.

Dziwis J, Agnihothri R, Lieberman A, Richardson CT

JAAD case reports.. 2019 September 5 (9):828-830. Epub 09/03/2019.

Failure of B Cell Tolerance in CVID.

Richardson CT, Slack MA, Dhillon G, Marcus CZ, Barnard J, Palanichamy A, Sanz I, Looney RJ, Anolik JH

Frontiers in immunology.. 2019 10 :2881. Epub 12/10/2019.

Successful Treatment of Pemphigus Vulgaris With Ofatumumab

Richardson C, Pentland A, Rapp M

Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD.. 2018 December 117 (12):1338-1339. Epub 1900 01 01.

Evaluation of the Relationship between Alopecia Areata and Viral Antigen Exposure.

Richardson CT, Hayden MS, Gilmore ES, Poligone B

American journal of clinical dermatology.. 2018 February 19 (1):119-126. Epub 1900 01 01.

Doxycycline is an NF-?B inhibitor that induces apoptotic cell death in malignant T-cells.

Alexander-Savino CV, Hayden MS, Richardson C, Zhao J, Poligone B

Oncotarget.. 2016 November 157 (46):75954-75967. Epub 1900 01 01.

9G4+ autoantibodies are an important source of apoptotic cell reactivity associated with high levels of disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus.

Jenks SA, Palmer E, Marin E, Hartson L, Chida AS, Richardson C, Sanz I

Arthritis and rheumatism.. 2013 December 65 (12):3165-75. Epub 1900 01 01.

Molecular basis of 9G4 B cell autoreactivity in human systemic lupus erythematosus.

Richardson C, Chida AS, Adlowitz D, Silver L, Fox E, Jenks SA, Palmer E, Wang Y, Heimburg-Molinaro J, Li QZ, Mohan C, Cummings R, Tipton C, Sanz I

The Journal of immunology : official journal of the American Association of Immunologists.. 2013 November 15191 (10):4926-39. Epub 10/09/2013.

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