Kate Wallis, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Assistant Professor, Perelman School of Medicine
Assistant Fellowship Program Director, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
2716 South Street
5th floor, Room 5362
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
2716 South Street
5th floor, Room 5362
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Office: 267-496-5469
Fax: 267-426-0975
Fax: 267-426-0975
Email:
wallisk@chop.edu
wallisk@chop.edu
Education:
BA (Major: Health and Societies; Minor: Hispanic Studies)
University of Pennsylvania, 2007.
MD
Stony Brook University School of Medicine, 2012.
MPH
Stony Brook University School of Medicine, 2012.
Permanent linkBA (Major: Health and Societies; Minor: Hispanic Studies)
University of Pennsylvania, 2007.
MD
Stony Brook University School of Medicine, 2012.
MPH
Stony Brook University School of Medicine, 2012.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Autism Spectrum DisorderAttention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Developmental Screening
Developmental Delay
Description of Research Expertise
Health DisparitiesAutism Spectrum Disorder
Developmental Screening
Global Health
Selected Publications
Wallis, K.E., Allababidi T, Sarmin F, Wozniak S, Worsley, D., Duncan AF, Heard-Garris N, Montoya-Williams D. : Identifying Consensus on Best Practices for Conducting Anti-Racist Research: A Modified Delphi Study [Poster Presentation]. Academy Health, Baltimore, MD. July 2024.Segan, E., McQuaid, E., Gerdes, M., Wade, R., Newman, J., Molina-Robinson, S., Yun, K., Wallis, K., Morales, K., Guevara, J. : Family Navigation to Reduce Disparities in Early Intervention [Poster Presentation]. Academy Health, Baltimore, MD. July 2024.
Flanagan, A., Childs, M., Wozniak, S., Wallis, K.E.: Black Mothers’ Perspectives on the MCHAT and the Autism- Screening Process in Primary Care. Poster presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Toronto, Canada. May 2024.
Wallis, K. E., Usher, R.: Applying Autism-Screening Research to Real-World Scenarios: A Commentary on Sheldrick et al. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 65(5): 720-722, May 2024.
Usher, R., Bennett, A., Miller, J., Wallis, K.E.: Quantifying the hurdles from primary care concern to specialty care autism evaluation: A retrospective cohort study. Poster presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Toronto, Canada May 2024.
Wallis, K. E., Guthrie, W. : Screening for Autism: A Review of the Current State, Ongoing Challenges, and Novel Approaches on the Horizon. Pediatrics Clinics of North America. 71(2): 127-155, April 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2023.12.003.
Wallis, K.E., Kennelly, A., Wozniak, S., Craig, S., Flaherty, C.M., Cacia, J., Christiansen, A., Cordero, L., Ortiz, P., Kellom, K., Stefanski, K.: Brief Report: Disparities in Telehealth Utilization for DBP Assessments by Preferred Family Language: A DBPNet Study. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 2024.
Kathleen Campbell, Wallis, K. E. (co-first-author), El-Messidi Hampton, L., Burnham, A., Mercer-Rosa, L., Miller, O., Laura Mazza, L., Fogler, J. : Complex Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in a 4-Year-Old with Repaired Critical Congenital Heart Disease. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 2024.
Montoya-Williams, D., Barreto, A., Laguna-Torres, A., Worsley, D., Wallis, K.E., Pena, M.M., Palladino, L., Salva, N.D., Levine, L.D., Rivera, A., Hernandez, R., Fuentes-Afflick, E., Yun, K., Lorch, S.A., Virudachalam, S. : Philadelphia Latine Immigrant Birthing People's Insights on Mitigating the Chilling Effect on Prenatal Care Utilization. Medical Care 2024.
Walls, M., Abdul-Chani, M., Rivas Vazquez, L., Zuckerman, K., Wallis, K. E.: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Autism Diagnoses and Services. Handbook on Autism Spectrum Disorder (Ed. Volkmar 2024.