Kate Wallis, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Senior Fellow, Center for Public Health Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania
Assistant Professor, Perelman School of Medicine
Assistant Fellowship Program Director, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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.
MPH
Stony Brook University School of Medicine, 2012.
MD
Stony Brook University School of Medicine, 2012.
Permanent linkBA (Major: Health and Societies; Minor: Hispanic Studies)
University of Pennsylvania, 2007.
MPH
Stony Brook University School of Medicine, 2012.
MD
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
Acheampong, J. A., Zampella, C. J., Abdullah, R., Craig, S., Iglio, L., Wallis, K., Guthrie, W.: Intersectionality of race/ethnicity and sex in autism: prevalence, age of diagnosis, and diagnostic patterns. Poster Presentation. 24th Annual Conference for the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Seattle, Washington, United States. 2025.Wallis, K.E., Wozniak-Kelly, S., Cacia, J., Wu, K.K., Nadler, C. : Suicide-Risk Identification Across Developmental and Behavioral Pediatric Practices: A DBPNet Study. Academic Pediatrics. 25(4), 2025.
Usher, R., Currans, K., Wallis, K.E., Bennett, A., Miller, J.S. : Evaluating More Granular Options for Socio-Demographic Questions in Autism Research. Autism Research. [e-pub ahead of print] 2025.
Raman, S., Hamdan, S., Kaplan-Kahn, E., Wallis, K.E. : Mental health actions taken in response to positive depression screening in autistic adolescents. Oral platform presentation, April 25, 2025. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii. 2025.
Wallis, K.E. : Why Medicaid is Important for Children and Youth with Disabilities. PolicyLab Blog Post http://policylab.chop.edu/blog/why-medicaid-important-children-and-youth-disabilities 2025.
Wallis, K.E., Brewer Curran, A., Oates, S., Sohl, K.: A Primer on the Words We use to Describe Autism. AAP Voices Blog. https://www.aap.org/en/news-room/aap-voices/a-primer-on-the-words-we-use-to-describe-autism/ 2025.
Kathleen Campbell^, Wallis, K. E.^ (^contributed equally), 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. (In Press.). Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 46(1), 2025.
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. Page: In press, Oct 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. Page: In press, Oct 2024.
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.