Kayla Karvonen, MD

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address35 Medical Center Way, #5638
San Francisco CA 94143
Phone415-476-5001
PronounsShe/Her/Hers
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0001-8213-6697 Additional info
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    Rice University, Houston, TXBA05/2013Biochemistry & Cell Biology; Psychology
    University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VAMD06/2017
    University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA06/2020Pediatrics
    University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CAMAS06/2023Clinical Research
    University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA06/2024Neonatology
    Collapse Awards and Honors
    Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital2017  - 2018Krevans Award for Clinical Excellence
    APA Region IX/X Annual Conference2018APA Paul Young Trainee Research Award
    UCSF Pediatrics2018  - 2019Outstanding Leadership and Contribution to the Pediatric Diversity Committee
    Western Medical Research Conference 2020Best Oral Presentation Award
    UCSF2022UCSF Health Exceptional Physician Award
    UCSF Pediatrics2023Melvin M. Grumbach Award for excellence in research by a UCSF Pediatrics fellow
    California Association of Neonatologists2024Bhatt Ramanathan Award for fellow research

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    Identifying and addressing family-prioritized social drivers of health to improve the long-term health of Black preterm infants
    NIMHD 1K23MD019349-01Sep 3, 2024 - Mar 31, 2029
    Role: PI
    REJOICE Study Phase 2
    UCSF Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Pilot Awards ProgramJun 1, 2022 - Jun 1, 2023
    Role: Co-Investigator
    REJOICE Study
    Society for Pediatric Research Promotion of Fellows’ Pediatric Research (PROSPER)Jun 1, 2021 - Jun 1, 2022

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    1. Framework for Staff and Leaders to Address Racism in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Neoreviews. 2025 Jan 01; 26(1):e1-e11. Sabnis A, Karvonen KL. PMID: 39740165.
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    2. Recognition and Impact of Policing Families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Neoreviews. 2024 Dec 01; 25(12):e821-e831. Karvonen KL, Edwell A, McZeal A, Ondusko DS, Rogers E. PMID: 39616136.
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    3. Audio-diary reflections after community focus groups to address local racial inequities in the neonatal intensive care unit. J Perinatol. 2024 Nov 15. Karvonen KL, Smith O, Chambers-Butcher B, Afulani P, Mathis-Perry T, Rangwalla K, McLemore M, Rogers EE. PMID: 39543242.
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    4. Inequities in Inpatient Pediatric Patient Safety Events by Category. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 Nov 11. Pantell MS, Karvonen KL, Porter P, Stotts J, Neuhaus J, Bekmezian A. PMID: 39523794.
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    5. Early Newborn Metabolic Patterning and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Nov 01; 178(11):1183-1191. Oltman SP, Rogers EE, Baer RJ, Amsalu R, Bandoli G, Chambers CD, Cho H, Dagle JM, Karvonen KL, Kingsmore SF, McKenzie-Sampson S, Momany A, Ontiveros E, Protopsaltis LD, Rand L, Kobayashi ES, Steurer MA, Ryckman KK, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. PMID: 39250160; PMCID: PMC11385317.
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    6. Risk and Protective Factors for Preterm Birth Among Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Groups in California. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Sep 03; 7(9):e2435887. Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Baer RJ, Oltman S, McKenzie-Sampson S, Afulani P, Amsalu R, Bell AJ, Blebu B, Blackman KCA, Chambers CD, Costello J, Fuchs J, Garay O, Karvonen KL, Kuppermann M, Lyndon A, McCulloch CE, Ong G, Ponting C, Rand L, Rogers EE, Ryckman KK, Spellen S, Subramaniam A, Swander L, Taylor KD, Williams S, Tabb KM. PMID: 39331393; PMCID: PMC11437386.
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    7. Parents Experiences of Racism in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. J Patient Exp. 2024; 11:23743735241272226. Smith O, Karvonen KL, Gonzales-Hinojosa MD, Lewis-Zhao S, Washington T, McLemore MR, Rogers EE, Franck LS. PMID: 39148749; PMCID: PMC11325332.
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    8. Parent and staff focus groups to address NICU racial inequities: "There's radical optimism in that we're in a different time and we're not doing it alone". J Perinatol. 2024 Jul 18. Karvonen KL, Smith O, Chambers-Butcher B, Afulani P, Mathis-Perry T, Rangwalla K, McLemore M, Rogers EE. PMID: 39025956.
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    9. Making lemonade out of lemons: an approach to combining variable race and ethnicity data from hospitals for quality and safety efforts. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024 01 19; 33(2):74-77. Karvonen KL, Bardach NS. PMID: 37714699.
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    10. Parent and staff perceptions of racism in a single-center neonatal intensive care unit. Pediatr Res. 2024 Jun; 95(7):1690-1693. Karvonen KL, Smith O, Chambers Butcher BD, Franck LS, McKenzie-Sampson S, McLemore MR, Pantell MS, Rogers EE. PMID: 38167642; PMCID: PMC11245384.
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    11. Resuscitation, survival and morbidity of extremely preterm infants in California 2011-2019. J Perinatol. 2024 02; 44(2):209-216. Higgins BV, Baer RJ, Steurer MA, Karvonen KL, Oltman SP, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Rogers EE. PMID: 37689808; PMCID: PMC10844092.
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    12. Structural Racism Operationalized via Adverse Social Events in a Single-Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. J Pediatr. 2023 09; 260:113499. Karvonen KL, Anunwah E, Chambers Butcher BD, Kwarteng L, Mathis-Perry T, McLemore MR, Oh S, Pantell MS, Smith O, Rogers E. PMID: 37211208.
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    13. Structural racism is associated with adverse postnatal outcomes among Black preterm infants. Pediatr Res. 2023 07; 94(1):371-377. Karvonen KL, McKenzie-Sampson S, Baer RJ, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Rogers EE, Pantell MS, Chambers BD. PMID: 36577795; PMCID: PMC9795138.
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    14. Racial disparities in the development of comorbid conditions after preterm birth: A narrative review. Semin Perinatol. 2022 12; 46(8):151657. Karvonen KL, Goronga F, McKenzie-Sampson S, Rogers EE. PMID: 36153273.
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    15. Addressing bias and knowledge gaps regarding race and ethnicity in neonatology manuscript review. J Perinatol. 2022 11; 42(11):1546-1549. Karvonen KL, Bonachea EM, Burris HH, Fraiman YS, Lee HC, Proaño A, Walker VP, Parker MG. PMID: 35668123; PMCID: PMC9616711.
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    16. Diversifying Medical Journal Editorial Boards. Acad Med. 2022 06 01; 97(6):769-773. Karvonen KL, Karvonen KA. PMID: 34524128.
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    17. Racial disparities in emergency mental healthcare utilization among birthing people with preterm infants. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2022 03; 4(2):100546. Karvonen KL, Baer RJ, Blebu B, Calthorpe L, Fuchs JD, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Karasek D, McKenzie-Sampson S, Oltman SP, Rand L, Shannon MT, Washington TE, Woolridge T, Rogers EE, Pantell MS. PMID: 34871781; PMCID: PMC8939261.
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    18. A Resident-Led Initiative to Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Antiracism in a Pediatrics Residency Program. Acad Pediatr. 2022 04; 22(3):360-364. Karvonen KL, Menjívar-López JS, Brissett D, McBride D, Olveda R, Cribb Fabersunne C, Low O, Cronin M, Argueza BR. PMID: 34678526.
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    19. The association of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy with preterm birth: A retrospective cohort study in California. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2021 Oct; 2:100027. Karasek D, Baer RJ, McLemore MR, Bell AJ, Blebu BE, Casey JA, Coleman-Phox K, Costello JM, Felder JN, Flowers E, Fuchs JD, Gomez AM, Karvonen K, Kuppermann M, Liang L, McKenzie-Sampson S, McCulloch CE, Oltman SP, Pantell MS, Piao X, Prather AA, Schmidt RJ, Scott KA, Spellen S, Stookey JD, Tesfalul M, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. PMID: 34642685; PMCID: PMC8497178.
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    20. Correction: Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes through 1 year of life in infants born prematurely: a population based study in California. J Perinatol. 2021 Jul; 41(7):1782. Karvonen KL, Baer RJ, Rogers EE, Steurer MA, Ryckman KK, Feuer SK, Anderson JG, Franck LS, Gano D, Petersen MA, Oltman SP, Chambers BD, Neuhaus J, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Pantell MS. PMID: 33782533.
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    21. Brief report: Acute care visits vary by race and ethnicity among publicly insured preterm infants. Pediatr Res. 2021 10; 90(4):712-716. Karvonen KL, Baer RJ, Rogers EE, Steurer MA, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Pantell MS. PMID: 33958716.
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    22. The association between preterm birth and postpartum mental healthcare utilization among California birthing people. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2021 07; 3(4):100380. Calthorpe LM, Baer RJ, Chambers BD, Steurer MA, Shannon MT, Oltman SP, Karvonen KL, Rogers EE, Rand LI, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Pantell MS. PMID: 33932629.
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    23. Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes through 1 year of life in infants born prematurely: a population based study in California. J Perinatol. 2021 02; 41(2):220-231. Karvonen KL, Baer RJ, Rogers EE, Steurer MA, Ryckman KK, Feuer SK, Anderson JG, Franck LS, Gano D, Petersen MA, Oltman SP, Chambers BD, Neuhaus J, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Pantell MS. PMID: 33514879.
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    24. Using Provider Incentives and an Opt-Out Strategy in a Successful Quality Initiative to Increase Chlamydia Screening. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2020 06; 46(6):326-334. Elattma A, Laves E, Taber B, Karvonen KL, Herrera MC, Bakken EH. PMID: 32386995.
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    25. Identification of amino acids important for substrate specificity in sucrose transporters using gene shuffling. J Biol Chem. 2012 Aug 31; 287(36):30296-304. Reinders A, Sun Y, Karvonen KL, Ward JM. PMID: 22807445; PMCID: PMC3436281.
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