Erica Lawson, MD
Associate Professor
Pediatrics
School of Medicine

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.

• Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Transition-Age Young Adults With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry.
  The Journal of rheumatology 2022 Smitherman EA, Chahine RA, Bitencourt N, Rahman AKMF, Lawson EF, Chang JC, CARRA Registry Investigators and CARRA Transition Workgroup
• Pediatric to Adult Transition Literature: Scoping Review and Rheumatology Research Prioritization Survey Results.
  The Journal of rheumatology 2022 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, …
• Co-design of an Electronic Dashboard to Support the Coproduction of Care in Pediatric Rheumatic Disease: Human-Centered Design and Usability Testing.
  Journal of participatory medicine 2022 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
• Social determinants of health influence disease activity and functional disability in Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.
  Pediatric rheumatology online journal 2022 Soulsby WD, Balmuri N, Cooley V, Gerber LM, Lawson E, Goodman S, Onel K, Mehta B, CARRA Registry Investigators
• Translating research into practice-implementation recommendations for pediatric rheumatology; Proceedings of the childhood arthritis and rheumatology research alliance 2020 implementation science retreat.
  Pediatric rheumatology online journal 2022 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, …
• Transitioning to Adulthood with a Rheumatic Disease: A Case-Based Approach for Rheumatology Care Teams.
  Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America 2022 Sadun RE, Covert LT, Lawson EF
• Community poverty level influences time to first pediatric rheumatology appointment in Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.
  Pediatric rheumatology online journal 2021 Balmuri N, Soulsby WD, Cooley V, Gerber L, Lawson E, Goodman S, Onel K, Mehta B, CARRA Registry Investigators,
• Engaging patients and parents to improve mental health intervention for youth with rheumatological disease.
  Pediatric rheumatology online journal 2021 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…
• Differences in Healthcare Transition Views, Practices, and Barriers Among North American Pediatric Rheumatology Clinicians From 2010 to 2018.
  The Journal of rheumatology 2021 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
• 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 Haro SL, Lawson EF, Hersh AO
• US Adult Rheumatologists' Perspectives on the Transition Process for Young Adults With Rheumatic Conditions.
  Arthritis care & research 2020 Zisman D, Samad A, Ardoin SP, Chira P, White P, Lavi I, von Scheven E, Lawson EF, Hing M, Mellins ED
• Patterns of Healthcare Use and Medication Adherence among Youth with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus during Transfer from Pediatric to Adult Care.
  The Journal of rheumatology 2020 Chang JC, Knight AM, Lawson EF
• Longitudinal disease- and steroid-related damage among adults with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus.
  Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism 2019 Heshin-Bekenstein M, Trupin L, Yelin E, von Scheven E, Yazdany J, Lawson EF
• Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating an Online Self-Management Program for Adolescents With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.
  Journal of pediatric psychology 2019 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
• Final adult height of patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross sectional analysis.
  Pediatric rheumatology online journal 2018 Heshin-Bekenstein M, Perl L, Hersh AO, von Scheven E, Yelin E, Trupin L, Yazdany J, Lawson EF
• Adverse pregnancy outcomes in adolescents and young women with systemic lupus erythematosus: a national estimate.
  Pediatric rheumatology online journal 2018 Ling N, Lawson E, von Scheven E
• Depression Risk in Young Adults With Juvenile- and Adult-Onset Lupus: Twelve Years of Followup.
  Arthritis care & research 2018 Knight AM, Trupin L, Katz P, Yelin E, Lawson EF
• Developing the Process for Transferring Care from Pediatric to Adult Providers.
  Health Care Transition 2018 Megumi J. Okumura, Erica Lawson
• Early Outcomes in Children With Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis.
  Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) 2017 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, …
• Paediatric rheumatic diseases: Navigating the transition from paediatric to adult care.
  Nature reviews. Rheumatology 2017 Lawson EF, Mellins ED
• 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 & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) 2016 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, …
• 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 Erica F Lawson, Aimee O Hersh
• A population-based study of infection-related hospital mortality in patients with dermatomyositis/polymyositis.
  Arthritis care & research 2015 Murray SG, Schmajuk G, Trupin L, Lawson E, Cascino M, Barton J, Margaretten M, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Yazdany J
• Reasons for failure to receive pneumococcal and influenza vaccinations among immunosuppressed patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
  Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism 2015 Lawson EF, Trupin L, Yelin EH, Yazdany J
• Choosing Wisely: the American College of Rheumatology's Top 5 for pediatric rheumatology.
  Arthritis care & research 2014 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 …
• Educational and vocational outcomes of adults with childhood- and adult-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: nine years of followup.
  Arthritis care & research 2014 Lawson EF, Hersh AO, Trupin L, von Scheven E, Okumura MJ, Yazdany J, Yelin EH
• Atypical cases of scleroderma en coup de sabre.
  Journal of child neurology 2014 Kraus V, Lawson EF, von Scheven E, Tihan T, Garza J, Nathan RG, Cordoro KM, Waubant E
• A168: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus In-Hospital Mortality Risk Across Ages: A National Estimate.
  Arthritis & Rheumatology 2014 Erica F. Lawson, Laura Trupin, Aimee O. Hersh, Emily von Scheven, Edward H. Yelin, Jinoos Yazdany
• 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 Baidoobonso S, Bauer GR, Speechley KN, Lawson E, BLACCH Study Team
• Perception of transition readiness and preferences for use of technology in transition programs: teens' ideas for the future.
  International journal of adolescent medicine and health 2013 Applebaum MA, Lawson EF, von Scheven E
• Do adult disease severity subclassifications predict use of cyclophosphamide in children with ANCA-associated vasculitis? An analysis of ARChiVe study treatment decisions.
  The Journal of rheumatology 2012 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, …
• Improving transition readiness and quality of life (QOL) with a pediatric lupus health passport.
  Pediatric Rheumatology 2012 Emily Von Scheven, Lori B Tucker, Lakshmi N Moorthy, Erica F Lawson, Carolyn Neville, Deborah DaCosta, Paul R Fortin
• Long-term education and employment outcomes in pediatric-onset systemic lupus erythematosus.
  Pediatric Rheumatology 2012 Erica F Lawson, Aimee O Hersh, Laura Trupin, Emily Von Scheven, Edward H Yelin
• Increased sensitivity of the European medicines agency algorithm for classification of childhood granulomatosis with polyangiitis.
  The Journal of rheumatology 2012 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-…
• 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).
  The Journal of rheumatology 2012 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…
• Healthcare quality in systemic lupus erythematosus: using Donabedian's conceptual framework to understand what we know.
  International journal of clinical rheumatology 2012 Lawson EF, Yazdany J
• Self-management skills in adolescents with chronic rheumatic disease: A cross-sectional survey.
  Pediatric rheumatology online journal 2011 Lawson EF, Hersh AO, Applebaum MA, Yelin EH, Okumura MJ, von Scheven E
• A brief history of testosterone.
  The Journal of urology 2001 Freeman ER, Bloom DA, McGuire EJ