Kate Wallis, MD, MPH

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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Instructor A of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, Perelman School of Medicine
Department: Pediatrics

Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
2716 South Street
5th floor, Room 5362
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Office: 267-496-5469
Fax: 267-426-0975
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.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Developmental Screening
Developmental Delay

Description of Research Expertise

Health Disparities
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Developmental Screening
Global Health

Selected Publications

Zeller, M., Swabi, T., Strane, D., Vasan, A., Wallis, K.E.: Searching for consensus: Examining the heterogeneity of Medicaid eligibility for children and youth with special health care needs – a policy review of five conditions. Poster presentation. American Public Health Association 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo: Atlanta, GA. November 2023.

Allababidi T, Sarmin F, Wozniak S, Duncan AF, Heard-Garris N, Montoya-Williams D, Wallis, KE. : Best Practices for Conducting Anti-Racist Research: A Scoping Review. Poster presentation. Symposium for Pathways to Excellence in Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (UPHS/CHOP) Alliance of Minority Physicians; Philadelphia, PA. September 2023.

Hamdan S., Wallis, K.E.: We Have to Pay More Attention to Autistic Teens At Risk for Depression. PolicyLab Blog Post. https://policylab.chop.edu/blog/we-have-pay-more-attention-autistic-teens-risk-depression September 2023.

Kellom, K.S., Flaherty, C.M., Cacia, J., Christiansen, A., Cordero, L., Hah, J., Kennelly, A. Ortiz, P., Stefanski, K., Wozniak, S.N., Wallis, K.E. : Provider and Caregiver Perspectives on Telehealth Assessments for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: A Multi-Method DBPNet Study Exploring Equity. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 44(6): e397–e411, 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000001198.

Kouka, J., Worsley, D., Barreto, A., Laguna-Torres, A., Wallis, K.E., Peña, M.M., Palladino, L., Salva, N., Mogul, M., Hernandez, R., Tindall, A., Lorch, S., Virudachalam, S., Montoya-Williams, D.: Latinx Immigrant Birthing People’s Experiences with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). Poster presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Washington, D.C. 2023.

Wallis K.E., Adebajo, T., Bennett, A., Drye, M., Gerdes, M., Miller, J. Guthrie, W.: Short Report: Rates of Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnoses in a Large Pediatric Primary Care Network. Autism 2023 Notes: doi.org/10.1177/136236132211473

Hamdan, S.Z., Davis, M., Faig, W., Guthrie, W. Yerys, B. Wallis, K.E. : Lower Depression Screening Rate and Higher Positivity Among Autistic Adolescents. Academic Pediatrics 23(8): 1561-1571, 2023.

Walls, M., Abdul-Chani, M., Rivas Vazquez, L., Zuckerman, K., Wallis, K. E.: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Autism Diagnoses and Services. Accepted for Publication: Handbook on Autism Spectrum Disorder (Ed. Volkmar) 2023.

Wozniak, S., Chaiyachati, B.H., Craig, S., Guthrie, W., Worsley, D., Wallis, K.E. : Primary Care Provider Perspectives on Autism Screening: A Multi-Methods Study of Barriers to Equitable Referral. Poster presentation at the International Society for Autism Research, Stockholm, Sweden 2023.

Covello, M., Pelella, M. R., Bennett, A., Gerdes, M., Guthrie, W., Wallis, K. E., Wong, Z. M., Truong, D. M., Miller, J. S.: Ethnicity and Language Information for Autistic Patients Within the Asian Diaspora is Limited in Healthcare Records. Poster presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Washington, D.C. 2023.

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Last updated: 11/20/2023
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