Erica Lawson, MD

Title(s)Associate Professor, Pediatrics
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address550 16th. Street, #4137
San Francisco CA 94158
Phone415-502-4940
vCardDownload vCard

    Collapse Biography 
    Collapse Education and Training
    University of MichiganBA2001English Language & Literature
    Washington University in St. LouisMD2005Medicine
    University of Washington / Seattle Children's HospitalResidency training2008Pediatrics
    UCSFCertificate in Clinical Research2011Epidemiology
    UCSFFellowship training2012Pediatric Rheumatology
    UCSFCertificate in Implementation Science2014Epidemiology
    University of California, San Francisco, CA2018Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training
    Collapse Awards and Honors
    Washington University School of Medicine2001Distinguished Student Scholarship
    Washington University School of Medicine2005George F. Gill Prize in Pediatrics
    American College of Rheumatology2012Distinguished Fellow Award
    Arthritis Foundation2013Jessica Saul Award for Exceptional Service to Youth and their Families
    UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital2016The Caring Tree Award
    UCSF School of Medicine2020Excellence in Teaching Award

    Collapse Overview 
    Collapse Overview
    Dr. Lawson is a pediatric rheumatologist and medical educator at the University of California, San Francisco, where she joined the faculty in 2013. She provides care to children, teens and young adults with chronic rheumatic disease. Dr. Lawson’s main research interest is the improvement of long-term outcomes and access to care for individuals with childhood-onset rheumatic diseases, with a focus on health disparities. She serves as Program Director for the UCSF Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship, and the Pediatric Clerkship Director for the UCSF School of Medicine.

    Collapse Bibliographic 
    Collapse Publications
    Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Researchers can login to make corrections and additions, or contact us for help. to make corrections and additions.
    Newest   |   Oldest   |   Most Cited   |   Most Discussed   |   Timeline   |   Field Summary   |   Plain Text
    Altmetrics Details PMC Citations indicate the number of times the publication was cited by articles in PubMed Central, and the Altmetric score represents citations in news articles and social media. (Note that publications are often cited in additional ways that are not shown here.) Fields are based on how the National Library of Medicine (NLM) classifies the publication's journal and might not represent the specific topic of the publication. Translation tags are based on the publication type and the MeSH terms NLM assigns to the publication. Some publications (especially newer ones and publications not in PubMed) might not yet be assigned Field or Translation tags.) Click a Field or Translation tag to filter the publications.
    1. Correction: Engaging patients and parents to improve mental health intervention for youth with rheumatological disease. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2024 Feb 16; 22(1):27. Fawole OA, Reed MV, Harris JG, Hersh A, Rodriguez M, Onel K, Lawson E, Rubinstein T, Ardalan K, Morgan E, Paul A, Barlin J, Daly RP, Dave M, Malloy S, Hume S, Schrandt S, Marrow L, Chapson A, Napoli D, Napoli M, Moyer M, Delgaizo V, Danguecan A, von Scheven E, Knight A, CARRA Investigators. PMID: 38365775; PMCID: PMC10870660.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions:    Fields:    
    2. Socioeconomic Factors Are Associated With Severity of Hospitalization in Pediatric Lupus: An Analysis of the 2016 Kids' Inpatient Database. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2023 10; 75(10):2073-2081. Soulsby WD, Lawson E, Okumura M, Pantell MS. PMID: 36971263.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    3. Enhancing Care Partnerships Using a Rheumatology Dashboard: Bringing Together What Matters Most to Both Patients and Clinicians. ACR Open Rheumatol. 2023 Apr; 5(4):190-200. Van Citters AD, Taxter AJ, Mathew SD, Lawson E, Eseddi J, Del Gaizo V, Ahmad J, Bajaj P, Courtnay S, Davila L, Donaldson B, Kimura Y, Lee T, Mecchella JN, Nelson EC, Pompa S, Tabussi D, Johnson LC. PMID: 36852527; PMCID: PMC10100696.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions:
    4. Implementation of Rheumatology Health Care Transition Processes and Adaptations to Systems Under Stress: A Mixed-Methods Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2023 03; 75(3):689-696. Chang JC, Sears C, Bitencourt N, Peterson R, Alperin R, Goh YI, Overbury RS, Sadun R, Smitherman E, White PH, Lawson EF, Carandang K. PMID: 34806346.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    5. Cumulative Social Disadvantage Associated with Childhood Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the National Survey of Children's Health. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2023 01; 75(1):3-8. Soulsby WD, Lawson E, Pantell MS. PMID: 35904964; PMCID: PMC10013419.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    6. Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Transition-Age Young Adults With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry. J Rheumatol. 2023 01; 50(1):98-106. Smitherman EA, Chahine RA, Bitencourt N, Rahman AKMF, Lawson EF, Chang JC, CARRA Registry Investigators and CARRA Transition Workgroup. PMID: 36109074.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    7. Pediatric to Adult Transition Literature: Scoping Review and Rheumatology Research Prioritization Survey Results. J Rheumatol. 2022 Nov; 49(11):1201-1213. 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. PMID: 35914787.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    8. Co-design of an Electronic Dashboard to Support the Coproduction of Care in Pediatric Rheumatic Disease: Human-Centered Design and Usability Testing. J Particip Med. 2022 Apr 22; 14(1):e34735. Taxter A, Johnson L, Tabussi D, Kimura Y, Donaldson B, Lawson E, Del Gaizo V, Vitelli D, Pinter C, Van Citters A, Nelson E, Lee T. PMID: 35133283; PMCID: PMC9077505.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1  
    9. Social determinants of health influence disease activity and functional disability in Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2022 Mar 07; 20(1):18. Soulsby WD, Balmuri N, Cooley V, Gerber LM, Lawson E, Goodman S, Onel K, Mehta B, CARRA Registry Investigators. PMID: 35255941; PMCID: PMC8903717.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. Translating research into practice-implementation recommendations for pediatric rheumatology; Proceedings of the childhood arthritis and rheumatology research alliance 2020 implementation science retreat. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2022 Feb 07; 20(1):10. Yildirim-Toruner C, Pooni R, Goh YI, Becker-Haimes E, Dearing JW, Fernandez ME, Morgan EM, Parry G, Burnham JM, Ardoin SP, Barbar-Smiley F, Chang JC, Chiraseveenuprapund P, Del Gaizo V, Eakin G, Johnson LC, Kimura Y, Knight AM, Kohlheim M, Lawson EF, Lo MS, Pan N, Ring A, Ronis T, Sadun RE, Smitherman EA, Taxter AJ, Taylor J, Vehe RK, Vora SS, Weiss JE, von Scheven E, MAS for the CARRA Implementation Science Workgroup. PMID: 35130904; PMCID: PMC8822721.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    11. Transitioning to Adulthood with a Rheumatic Disease: A Case-Based Approach for Rheumatology Care Teams. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2022 02; 48(1):141-156. Sadun RE, Covert LT, Lawson EF. PMID: 34798943.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    12. Community poverty level influences time to first pediatric rheumatology appointment in Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2021 Aug 14; 19(1):122. Balmuri N, Soulsby WD, Cooley V, Gerber L, Lawson E, Goodman S, Onel K, Mehta B, CARRA Registry Investigators, . PMID: 34391453; PMCID: PMC8364108.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    13. Engaging patients and parents to improve mental health intervention for youth with rheumatological disease. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2021 Feb 23; 19(1):19. Fawole OA, Reed MV, Harris JG, Hersh A, Rodriguez M, Onel K, Lawson E, Rubinstein T, Ardalan K, Morgan E, Paul A, Barlin J, Daly RP, Dave M, Malloy S, Hume S, Schrandt S, Marrow L, Chapson A, Napoli D, Napoli M, Moyer M, Delgaizo V, Danguecan A, von Scheven E, Knight A, CARRA Investigators. PMID: 33622346; PMCID: PMC7901209.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    14. Differences in Healthcare Transition Views, Practices, and Barriers Among North American Pediatric Rheumatology Clinicians From 2010 to 2018. J Rheumatol. 2021 09; 48(9):1442-1449. Johnson KR, Edens C, Sadun RE, Chira P, Hersh AO, Goh YI, Hui-Yuen J, Singer NG, Spiegel LR, Stinson JN, White PH, Lawson E, CARRA Transition Workgroup. PMID: 33526621.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    15. Disease activity and health-care utilization among young adults with childhood-onset lupus transitioning to adult care: data from the Pediatric Lupus Outcomes Study. Lupus. 2020 Sep; 29(10):1206-1215. Haro SL, Lawson EF, Hersh AO. PMID: 32640935.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    16. US Adult Rheumatologists' Perspectives on the Transition Process for Young Adults With Rheumatic Conditions. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2020 03; 72(3):432-440. Zisman D, Samad A, Ardoin SP, Chira P, White P, Lavi I, von Scheven E, Lawson EF, Hing M, Mellins ED. PMID: 30740937.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    17. Patterns of Healthcare Use and Medication Adherence among Youth with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus during Transfer from Pediatric to Adult Care. J Rheumatol. 2021 01 01; 48(1):105-113. Chang JC, Knight AM, Lawson EF. PMID: 32007936; PMCID: PMC7394721.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    18. Longitudinal disease- and steroid-related damage among adults with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2019 10; 49(2):267-272. Heshin-Bekenstein M, Trupin L, Yelin E, von Scheven E, Yazdany J, Lawson EF. PMID: 31235075; PMCID: PMC7480934.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 12     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    19. Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating an Online Self-Management Program for Adolescents With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. J Pediatr Psychol. 2019 04 01; 44(3):363-374. Connelly M, Schanberg LE, Ardoin S, Blakley M, Carrasco R, Chira P, Hayward K, Ibarra M, Kimura Y, Kingsbury DJ, Klein-Gitelman MS, Lawson E, Stinson J. PMID: 30204919; PMCID: PMC6415659.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 12     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    20. Final adult height of patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross sectional analysis. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2018 Apr 23; 16(1):30. Heshin-Bekenstein M, Perl L, Hersh AO, von Scheven E, Yelin E, Trupin L, Yazdany J, Lawson EF. PMID: 29688869; PMCID: PMC5913867.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    21. Adverse pregnancy outcomes in adolescents and young women with systemic lupus erythematosus: a national estimate. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2018 Apr 16; 16(1):26. Ling N, Lawson E, von Scheven E. PMID: 29661199; PMCID: PMC5902884.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 17     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    22. Depression Risk in Young Adults With Juvenile- and Adult-Onset Lupus: Twelve Years of Followup. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2018 03; 70(3):475-480. Knight AM, Trupin L, Katz P, Yelin E, Lawson EF. PMID: 28544568; PMCID: PMC5700870.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 20     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    23. Developing the Process for Transferring Care from Pediatric to Adult Providers. Health Care Transition. 2018 Jan 1; 149-156. Okumura OM, Lawson LE. .
      View in: Publisher Site   Mentions:
    24. Early Outcomes in Children With Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017 07; 69(7):1470-1479. Morishita KA, Moorthy LN, Lubieniecka JM, Twilt M, Yeung RSM, Toth MB, Shenoi S, Ristic G, Nielsen SM, Luqmani RA, Li SC, Lee T, Lawson EF, Kostik MM, Klein-Gitelman M, Huber AM, Hersh AO, Foell D, Elder ME, Eberhard BA, Dancey P, Charuvanij S, Benseler SM, Cabral DA, ARChiVe Investigators Network within the PedVas Initiative. PMID: 28371513.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 18     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    25. Paediatric rheumatic diseases: Navigating the transition from paediatric to adult care. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2017 03; 13(3):138-139. Lawson EF, Mellins ED. PMID: 28202918.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    26. Comparing Presenting Clinical Features in 48 Children With Microscopic Polyangiitis to 183 Children Who Have Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Wegener's): An ARChiVe Cohort Study. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016 10; 68(10):2514-26. Cabral DA, Canter DL, Muscal E, Nanda K, Wahezi DM, Spalding SJ, Twilt M, Benseler SM, Campillo S, Charuvanij S, Dancey P, Eberhard BA, Elder ME, Hersh A, Higgins GC, Huber AM, Khubchandani R, Kim S, Klein-Gitelman M, Kostik MM, Lawson EF, Lee T, Lubieniecka JM, McCurdy D, Moorthy LN, Morishita KA, Nielsen SM, O'Neil KM, Reiff A, Ristic G, Robinson AB, Sarmiento A, Shenoi S, Toth MB, Van Mater HA, Wagner-Weiner L, Weiss JE, White AJ, Yeung RS, ARChiVe Investigators Network within the PedVas Initiative. PMID: 27111558.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 42     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    27. CE-41 Disease activity and health care utilisation among young adults with childhood-onset lupus transitioning to adult care: data from the paediatric lupus outcomes study. Lupus Science & Medicine. 2016 Sep 1; 3(Suppl 1):a69. Lawson LE, Hersh HA. .
      View in: Publisher Site   Mentions:
    28. A population-based study of infection-related hospital mortality in patients with dermatomyositis/polymyositis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2015 May; 67(5):673-80. Murray SG, Schmajuk G, Trupin L, Lawson E, Cascino M, Barton J, Margaretten M, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Yazdany J. PMID: 25331828; PMCID: PMC4404175.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 16     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    29. Reasons for failure to receive pneumococcal and influenza vaccinations among immunosuppressed patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2015 Jun; 44(6):666-71. Lawson EF, Trupin L, Yelin EH, Yazdany J. PMID: 25701500; PMCID: PMC4464934.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 29     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    30. Choosing Wisely: the American College of Rheumatology's Top 5 for pediatric rheumatology. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2014 May; 66(5):649-57. Rouster-Stevens KA, Ardoin SP, Cooper AM, Becker ML, Dragone LL, Huttenlocher A, Jones KB, Kolba KS, Moorthy LN, Nigrovic PA, Stinson JN, Ferguson PJ, American College of Rheumatology Pediatric Rheumatology Core Membership Group. PMID: 24756998.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    31. Educational and vocational outcomes of adults with childhood- and adult-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: nine years of followup. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2014 May; 66(5):717-24. Lawson EF, Hersh AO, Trupin L, von Scheven E, Okumura MJ, Yazdany J, Yelin EH. PMID: 24877200; PMCID: PMC4049266.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    32. Atypical cases of scleroderma en coup de sabre. J Child Neurol. 2014 May; 29(5):698-703. Kraus V, Lawson EF, von Scheven E, Tihan T, Garza J, Nathan RG, Cordoro KM, Waubant E. PMID: 24667737.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    33. A168: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus In-Hospital Mortality Risk Across Ages: A National Estimate. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2014 Mar 1; 66(S3):s217-s217. Lawson LE, Trupin TL, Hersh HA, von Scheven vE, Yelin YE, Yazdany YJ. .
      View in: Publisher Site   Mentions:
    34. HIV risk perception and distribution of HIV risk among African, Caribbean and other Black people in a Canadian city: mixed methods results from the BLACCH study. BMC Public Health. 2013 Mar 02; 13:184. Baidoobonso S, Bauer GR, Speechley KN, Lawson E, BLACCH Study Team. PMID: 23452410; PMCID: PMC3599852.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 21     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    35. Perception of transition readiness and preferences for use of technology in transition programs: teens' ideas for the future. Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2013; 25(2):119-25. Applebaum MA, Lawson EF, von Scheven E. PMID: 23740658.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 18     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    36. Do adult disease severity subclassifications predict use of cyclophosphamide in children with ANCA-associated vasculitis? An analysis of ARChiVe study treatment decisions. J Rheumatol. 2012 Oct; 39(10):2012-20. Morishita K, Guzman J, Chira P, Muscal E, Zeft A, Klein-Gitelman M, Uribe AG, Abramson L, Benseler SM, Eberhard A, Ede K, Hashkes PJ, Hersh AO, Higgins G, Imundo LF, Jung L, Kim S, Kingsbury DJ, Lawson EF, Lee T, Li SC, Lovell DJ, Mason T, McCurdy D, O'Neil KM, Punaro M, Ramsey SE, Reiff A, Rosenkranz M, Schikler KN, Scuccimarri R, Singer NG, Stevens AM, van Mater H, Wahezi DM, White AJ, Cabral DA, ARChiVe Investigators Network. PMID: 22859342.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    37. Long-term education and employment outcomes in pediatric-onset systemic lupus erythematosus. Pediatric Rheumatology. 2012 Jul 1; 10(Suppl 1):a105. Lawson LE, Hersh HA, Trupin TL, Von Scheven VE, Yelin YE. .
      View in: Publisher Site   Mentions:
    38. Improving transition readiness and quality of life (QOL) with a pediatric lupus health passport. Pediatric Rheumatology. 2012 Jul 1; 10(Suppl 1):a23. Von Scheven VE, Tucker TL, Moorthy ML, Lawson LE, Neville NC, DaCosta DD, Fortin FP. .
      View in: Publisher Site   Mentions:
    39. Increased sensitivity of the European medicines agency algorithm for classification of childhood granulomatosis with polyangiitis. J Rheumatol. 2012 Aug; 39(8):1687-97. Uribe AG, Huber AM, Kim S, O'Neil KM, Wahezi DM, Abramson L, Baszis K, Benseler SM, Bowyer SL, Campillo S, Chira P, Hersh AO, Higgins GC, Eberhard A, Ede K, Imundo LF, Jung L, Kingsbury DJ, Klein-Gitelman M, Lawson EF, Li SC, Lovell DJ, Mason T, McCurdy D, Muscal E, Nassi L, Rabinovich E, Reiff A, Rosenkranz M, Schikler KN, Singer NG, Spalding S, Stevens AM, Cabral DA, ARegistry for Children with Vasculitis e-entry (ARChiVe) Network. PMID: 22589257.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    40. Assessing the performance of the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score at diagnosis for children with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis in A Registry for Childhood Vasculitis (ARChiVe). J Rheumatol. 2012 May; 39(5):1088-94. Morishita K, Li SC, Muscal E, Spalding S, Guzman J, Uribe A, Abramson L, Baszis K, Benseler S, Bowyer S, Campillo S, Chira P, Hersh AO, Higgins G, Eberhard A, Ede K, Imundo L, Jung L, Kim S, Kingsbury DJ, Klein-Gitelman M, Lawson EF, Lovell DJ, Mason T, McCurdy D, Nanda K, Nassi L, O'Neil KM, Rabinovich E, Ramsey SE, Reiff A, Rosenkranz M, Schikler K, Stevens A, Wahezi D, Cabral DA, ARChiVe Investigators Network. PMID: 22337238.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    41. Healthcare quality in systemic lupus erythematosus: using Donabedian's conceptual framework to understand what we know. Int J Clin Rheumtol. 2012 Feb; 7(1):95-107. Lawson EF, Yazdany J. PMID: 22448191; PMCID: PMC3308354.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 9  
    42. Self-management skills in adolescents with chronic rheumatic disease: A cross-sectional survey. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2011 Dec 06; 9(1):35. Lawson EF, Hersh AO, Applebaum MA, Yelin EH, Okumura MJ, von Scheven E. PMID: 22145642; PMCID: PMC3254592.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 26     Fields:    
    43. A brief history of testosterone. J Urol. 2001 Feb; 165(2):371-3. Freeman ER, Bloom DA, McGuire EJ. PMID: 11176375.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 23     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    With one click, see people who:

    Mentor Faculty

    Run Clinical Trials

    Work in Global Health Equity

    Offer Student Projects

    See more options in the Advanced Search tab

    Erica's Networks
    Concepts (169)
    Derived automatically from this person's publications.
    Explore
    _
    Co-Authors (17)
    People in Profiles who have published with this person.
    Explore
    _
    Similar People (60)
    People who share similar concepts with this person.
    Explore
    _
    Same Department
    Search Department
    _

    UCSF Profiles is managed by the UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), part of the Clinical and Translational Science Award program funded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (Grant Number UL1 TR000004) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

    We use cookies to operate our website. We also use cookies to analyze our site’s performance and improve your experience on our site. For more information about how we use cookies, please see our Website Terms of Use. This site is running Profiles RNS version UCSF-v3.1.0-3-g1ef1264b on PROFILES-PWEB03.

    Copyright © The Regents of the University of California.