Kimberly DeQuattro, MD, MM
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Rheumatology)
Attending (Rheumatology), Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Medicine
Contact information
3400 Spruce Street
5th Floor White Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
5th Floor White Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (Psychology)
Yale University, 2003.
MM (Opera Performance)
New England Conservatory, 2005.
MD (Medicine)
Keck School of Medicine of USC, 2012.
Permanent linkBA (Psychology)
Yale University, 2003.
MM (Opera Performance)
New England Conservatory, 2005.
MD (Medicine)
Keck School of Medicine of USC, 2012.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus nephritis, Multidisciplinary care)Young adults with pediatric onset rheumatologic conditions (Transitions of care - Pediatric to Adulthood)
Disparities in care and social determinants of health
Description of Other Expertise
Multidisciplinary clinical care and investigation in SLE1. Co-Lead for Multidisciplinary Lupus Integrated Nephritis Clinic (Pediatric Rheumatology, Nephrology, Social Work, Psychiatry) where patients are seen by all 4 clinicians in the same clinical visit to optimize care for childhood onset lupus nephritis
2. Co-Lead for Integrated Lupus Social Work Program for Divisions of Rheumatology and Nephrology (Adult Rheumatology, Nephrology, Social Work) where patients with SLE are referred to Lupus Social Work for social determinants of help screening to assess needs and provide interventions to diminish barriers to care and promote equality and equity in SLE treatment
3. Co-Lead for Lupus Nephritis Clinic (Adult Rheumatology, Adult Glomerulonephritis) where patients are seen concurrently by rheumatology and renal subspecialists in lupus and lupus nephritis
4. Sub-investigator for CAR-T cell therapy in SLE (Adult Rheumatology) with a multidisciplinary team (Rheumatology, Nephrology, Oncology) where patients with severe SLE are referred, screened, and enrolled in CART clinical trials
Description of Research Expertise
Outcomes of SLE - Adverse childhood experiences, stress/traumaSelected Publications
Aguirre A, DeQuattro K, Shiboski S, Katz P, Greenlund KJ, Barbour KE, Gordon C, Lanata C, Criswel L, Dall'Era M, Yazdany J: Medication cost concerns and disparities in patient-reported outcomes among a multiethnic cohort of patients with lupus. Journal of Rheumatology 50(10): 1302-1309, Oct 2023.Patterson S, Trupin L, Hartogensis W, DeQuattro K, Lanata C, Gordon C, Barbour KE, Greenlund KJ, Dall'Era M, Yazdany J, Katz P: Perceived Stress and Prediction of Worse Disease Activity and Symptoms in a Multiracial, Multiethnic Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Cohort. Arthritis Care Research 75(8): 1681-1689, Aug 2023.
Katz P, Patterson SL, DeQuattro K, Lanata CM, Barbour KE, Greenlund KJ, Gordon C, Criswell LA, Dall'Era M, Yazdany J: The association of trauma with self-reported flares and disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus. Rheumatology 62(8): 2780-2788, Aug 2023.
Bitencourt N, Lawson E, Bridges J, Carandang K, Chintagunta E, Chiraseveenuprapund P, DeQuattro K, Goh YI, Lee TC, Moore KF, Peterson RG, Roberts JE, Ronis T, Sadun RE, Smitherman EA, Stringer E, White PH, Chang JC, Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Transition Workgroup: Pediatric to Adult Transition Literature: Scoping Review and Rheumatology Research Prioritization Survey Results. Journal of Rheumatology 49(11): 1201-1213, Nov 2022.
Patterson SL, Trupin L, Yazdany J, Dall'Era M, Lanata C, DeQuattro K, Hartogensis W, Katz P: Physical Inactivity and Incident Depression in a Multiracial, Multiethnic Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Cohort. Arthritis Care Research 74(7): 1098-1104, Jul 2022.
DeQuattro K, Trupin L, Murphy LB, Rush S, Criswell LA, Lanata CM, Dall'Era M, Katz P, Yazdany J: High Disease Severity Among Asians in a US Multiethnic Cohort of Individuals with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis Care Research 74(6): 896-903, Jun 2022.
Stoll ML, DeQuattro K, Li Z, Sawhney H, Weiss PF, Nigrovic PA, Wright TB, Schikler K, Edelheit B, Morrow CD, Reveille JD, Brown MA, Gensler LS: Impact of HLA-B27 and Disease Status on the Gut Microbiome of the Offspring of Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients. Children 9(4): 569, Apr 2022.
DeQuattro K, Trupin L, Murphy LB, Rush S, Criswell LA, Lanata C, Dall'Era M, Katz PP, Yazdany J: Relationships Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health Status in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis Care Research 72(4): 525-533, Apr 2020.
DeQuattro K, Yelin E: Socioeconomic Status, Health Care, and Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America 46(4): 639-649, Nov 2020.
DeQuattro K, Panush R: Occupational, Environmental, & Recreational Musculoskeletal Disorders. In: Firestein & Kelley Textbook of Rheumatology. Firestein G, McInnes I (eds.). Elsevier, Nov 2024.
DeQuattro K, Trupin L, Patterson S, Rush S, Gordon C, Greenlund KJ, Barbour KE, Lanata C, Criswell LA, Dall'Era M, Yazdany J, Katz PP: Positive psychosocial factors may protect against perceived stress in people with systemic lupus erythematosus with and without trauma history. Lupus Science and Medicine 15(11(1):e001060), May 2024.
Dayno R, George MD, Blum M, DeQuattro K, Kolasinski S, DiRenzo D: Description of self-efficacy for managing symptoms and emotions in a large rheumatology clinic population. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology Sept 2024.