Cristina Arriens, MD
Enriched profileClinical Associate Professor, Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Research Program · Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Cristina Arriens is Clinical Associate Professor, Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Research Program at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. OpenAlex indexes 79 publications with 1,839 citations (h-index 20); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Cristina Arriens, MD, is Clinical Associate Professor, Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Research Program at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. The public record shows 79 publications with 1,839 citations (h-index 20), centered on Lupus (SLE). It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 12 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)
- Top research focus: Lupus (SLE)
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 12 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 12 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 14 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Nature of Anifrolumab Impact on Vaccine-Emergent Immunity in SLE
Sponsor: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
- Pilot Study - Effect of Omega-3 on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Industry payments
Updated 14 Oct 2026
12 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPProgram year20251 payment
- Biogen, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.Program year20252 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Antiparasitic
35.5%Antimalarial35.5%Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate100%Part D≥32 patientsCancer & immunology
31.8%Folate Analog Metabolic Inhibitor11.4%Methotrexate100%Part D<11 patientsB Lymphocyte Stimulator-specific Inhibitor8%Benlysta100%Part D<11 patients+ 3 more classes in this area
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
21.2%Corticosteroid21.2%Prednisone100%Part D≥22 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Hydroxychloroquine in Incomplete Lupus.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)
Clinical Trial2026 - Comparative Performance of LFA-REAL, SLEDAI, and BILAG for Detecting Clinically Meaningful Changes in Lupus Activity.
Arthritis care & research
Article2026 - Safety and Efficacy of Long-Term Voclosporin Treatment for Lupus Nephritis in the Phase 3 AURORA 2 Clinical Trial.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)
Article2024 - Protocol for virtual physical examination in an observational, longitudinal study evaluating virtual outcome measures in SLE.
Lupus science & medicine
Article2023
Online presence
Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/cristina-arriens-md
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linkedin.com/in/cristina-arriens-59a0a1a3
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researchgate.net/profile/Cristina-Arriens-2
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- X / Twitter
X (Twitter): @CGArriens
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →omrf.org ↗
- MSCS (Master of Science in Clinical Science)
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →omrf.org ↗ - Rheumatology Fellowship
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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American Board of Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Site Principal Investigator
50+ lupus and lupus nephritis clinical trials
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (volunteer faculty)
Section of Rheumatology-Immunology-Allergy, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
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