Rachael

Stovall

MD, MAS

EDUCATION & TRAINING: 

BS, University of Washington, Seattle (2006-2010)

Fulbright Fellow, Amman, Jordan (2010-2011)

MD, University of Washington, Seattle (2013-2017)

Residency, Boston University Medical Center (2017-2020)

Fellowship, University of California San Francisco (2020-2023)

MAS, University of California San Francisco (2021-2023)

RESEARCH INTERESTS: 

Dr. Stovall is an academic rheumatologist and clinical researcher whose research focuses on outcomes in spondyloarthritis. She uses large observational datasets, including electronic health record data, to answer important questions that cannot be answered by clinical trials due to the need for larger numbers of patients followed over longer periods of time. She is currently studying sex differences related to clinically important outcomes among patients with spondyloarthritis. She is a member of the Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network (SPARTAN) and Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS).

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PUBLICATIONS: 

Stovall R, Li R, Liew JW, Lui A, Patel S, Friedly J, Lin CY. Evaluating the performance and acceptability of an artificial intelligence digital health exercise platform in females with and without axial spondyloarthritis: a phase I study. Adv Rheumatol. 2026 Jan 30;66(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s42358-026-00519-1. PMID: 41618436.

Stovall R, Blat C, Roberts E, Liew JW, Wysham K, Singh N, Friedly J, Gensler LS, Schmajuk G, Yazdany J. Sex Differences in Medication Discontinuation in Axial Spondyloarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2025 Dec 1. doi: 10.1002/acr.70001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41327790.

Stovall R, Feterman Jimenez D, Porres Arnaez JA, Bharadiya V, Liew JW, Bays AM, Thomason J, Robinson L, Dhital R, Singh N. Patient characteristics and outcomes of emergency visits in psoriatic arthritis: results from the U.S. Nationwide Emergency Department Sample. Clin Rheumatol. 2025 Sep;44(9):3573-3579. doi: 10.1007/s10067-025-07577-8. Epub 2025 Jul 19. PMID: 40681711; PMCID: PMC12342128.

Stovall R, Li J, Fitzpatrick J, Roberts E, Palmowski A, Anastasiou C, Izadi Z, Friedly J, Singh N, Gensler LS, Schmajuk G, Yazdany J. Low Socioeconomic Status and Female Sex are Associated With Worse Functional Status in Axial Spondyloarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2025 Mar;77(3):376-384. doi: 10.1002/acr.25436. Epub 2024 Oct 26. PMID: 39295233; PMCID: PMC11850203.

Stovall R, Kersey E, Li J, Baker R, Anastasiou C, Palmowski A, Schmajuk G, Gensler L, Yazdany J. Incidence Rate and Factors Associated With Fractures Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Ankylosing Spondylitis in the United States. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2024 Feb;76(2):265-273. doi: 10.1002/acr.25219. Epub 2023 Oct 30. PMID: 37605840; PMCID: PMC10843294.

Stovall R, van der Horst-Bruinsma IE, Liu SH, Rusman T, Gensler LS. Sexual dimorphism in the prevalence, manifestation and outcomes of axial spondyloarthritis. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2022 Nov;18(11):657-669. doi: 10.1038/s41584-022-00833-0. Epub 2022 Sep 15. PMID: 36109666.

Stovall R, Peloquin C, Felson D, Neogi T, Dubreuil M. Relation of NSAIDs, DMARDs, and TNF Inhibitors for Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis to Risk of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. J Rheumatol. 2021 Dec;48(12):1892. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.200453.C1. Erratum for: J Rheumatol. 2021 Jul;48(7):1007-1013. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.200453. PMID: 34853165.

Stovall R, Peloquin C, Felson D, Neogi T, Dubreuil M. Relation of therapies for ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis to risk of myocardial infarction: a nested case control study. BMC Rheumatol. 2021 Jul 29;5(1):36. doi: 10.1186/s41927-021-00207-1. PMID: 34321112; PMCID: PMC8320220.