Kayla Karvonen, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatrics
School of Medicine
kayla.karvonen@ucsf.edu 415-476-5001
Awards
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- Bhatt Ramanathan Award for fellow research, California Association of Neonatologists, 2024
- Melvin M. Grumbach Award for excellence in research by a UCSF Pediatrics fellow, UCSF Pediatrics, 2023
- UCSF Health Exceptional Physician Award, UCSF, 2022
- Best Oral Presentation Award, Western Medical Research Conference, 2020
- Outstanding Leadership and Contribution to the Pediatric Diversity Committee, UCSF Pediatrics, 2018-2019
- APA Paul Young Trainee Research Award, APA Region IX/X Annual Conference, 2018
- Krevans Award for Clinical Excellence, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, 2017-2018
Education & Training
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- Neonatology University of California San Francisco 06/2024
- MAS Clinical Research University of California San Francisco 06/2023
- Pediatrics University of California San Francisco 06/2020
- MD University of Virginia School of Medicine 06/2017
- BA Biochemistry & Cell Biology; Psychology Rice University 05/2013
Interests
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- anti-racism
- racial inequities
- health equity
- social determinants of health
- racism
- mental health
- preterm birth
Websites
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- Neonatal Justice Collaborative (neojusticecollab.com)
- The REJOICE study (rejoice.ucsf.edu)
Grants and Projects
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- Identifying and addressing family-prioritized social drivers of health to improve the long-term health of Black preterm infants, NIMHD, 2024-2029
- REJOICE Study Phase 2, UCSF Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI), 2022-2023
- REJOICE Study, Society for Pediatric Research, 2021-2022
Publications (26)
Top publication keywords:
MedicaidNeonatologyOffice VisitsPremature BirthHospitalsHealth EquityIntensive Care Units, NeonatalRacismPediatricsPhysicians, WomenInfantInfant, PrematureAttitude of Health PersonnelParentsInfant, Newborn
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Structural Racism Operationalized via Adverse Social Events in a Single-Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
The Journal of pediatrics 2023 Karvonen KL, Anunwah E, Chambers Butcher BD, Kwarteng L, Mathis-Perry T, McLemore MR, Oh S, Pantell MS, Smith O, Rogers E -
Structural racism is associated with adverse postnatal outcomes among Black preterm infants.
Pediatric research 2022 Karvonen KL, McKenzie-Sampson S, Baer RJ, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Rogers EE, Pantell MS, Chambers BD -
Racial disparities in the development of comorbid conditions after preterm birth: A narrative review.
Seminars in perinatology 2022 Karvonen KL, Goronga F, McKenzie-Sampson S, Rogers EE -
"And Still We Rise: Advances in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Antiracism in Academic Pediatrics".
Academic pediatrics 2025 Overall J, Gautam A, Franco M, Argueza BR, Edwell A, Karvonen KL -
Framework for Staff and Leaders to Address Racism in Neonatal Intensive Care Units.
NeoReviews 2025 Sabnis A, Karvonen KL
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Inequities in Inpatient Pediatric Patient Safety Events by Category.
Hospital pediatrics 2024 Pantell MS, Karvonen KL, Porter P, Stotts J, Neuhaus J, Bekmezian A -
Recognition and Impact of Policing Families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
NeoReviews 2024 Karvonen KL, Edwell A, McZeal A, Ondusko DS, Rogers E -
Audio-diary reflections after community focus groups to address local racial inequities in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2024 Karvonen KL, Smith O, Chambers-Butcher B, Afulani P, Mathis-Perry T, Rangwalla K, McLemore M, Rogers EE -
Early Newborn Metabolic Patterning and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
JAMA pediatrics 2024 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 … -
Risk and Protective Factors for Preterm Birth Among Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Groups in California.
JAMA network open 2024 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, … -
Parents Experiences of Racism in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Journal of patient experience 2024 Smith O, Karvonen KL, Gonzales-Hinojosa MD, Lewis-Zhao S, Washington T, McLemore MR, Rogers EE, Franck LS -
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".
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2024 Karvonen KL, Smith O, Chambers-Butcher B, Afulani P, Mathis-Perry T, Rangwalla K, McLemore M, Rogers EE -
Making lemonade out of lemons: an approach to combining variable race and ethnicity data from hospitals for quality and safety efforts.
BMJ quality & safety 2024 Karvonen KL, Bardach NS -
Parent and staff perceptions of racism in a single-center neonatal intensive care unit.
Pediatric research 2024 Karvonen KL, Smith O, Chambers Butcher BD, Franck LS, McKenzie-Sampson S, McLemore MR, Pantell MS, Rogers EE -
Resuscitation, survival and morbidity of extremely preterm infants in California 2011-2019.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2023 Higgins BV, Baer RJ, Steurer MA, Karvonen KL, Oltman SP, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Rogers EE -
Addressing bias and knowledge gaps regarding race and ethnicity in neonatology manuscript review.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2022 Karvonen KL, Bonachea EM, Burris HH, Fraiman YS, Lee HC, Proaño A, Walker VP, Parker MG -
Diversifying Medical Journal Editorial Boards.
Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2022 Karvonen KL, Karvonen KA -
Racial disparities in emergency mental healthcare utilization among birthing people with preterm infants.
American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM 2021 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 -
A Resident-Led Initiative to Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Antiracism in a Pediatrics Residency Program.
Academic pediatrics 2021 Karvonen KL, Menjívar-López JS, Brissett D, McBride D, Olveda R, Cribb Fabersunne C, Low O, Cronin M, Argueza BR -
The association of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy with preterm birth: A retrospective cohort study in California.
Lancet regional health. Americas 2021 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… -
Correction: Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes through 1 year of life in infants born prematurely: a population based study in California.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2021 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 -
Brief report: Acute care visits vary by race and ethnicity among publicly insured preterm infants.
Pediatric research 2021 Karvonen KL, Baer RJ, Rogers EE, Steurer MA, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Pantell MS -
The association between preterm birth and postpartum mental healthcare utilization among California birthing people.
American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM 2021 Calthorpe LM, Baer RJ, Chambers BD, Steurer MA, Shannon MT, Oltman SP, Karvonen KL, Rogers EE, Rand LI, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Pantell MS -
Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes through 1 year of life in infants born prematurely: a population based study in California.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2021 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 -
Using Provider Incentives and an Opt-Out Strategy in a Successful Quality Initiative to Increase Chlamydia Screening.
Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety 2020 Elattma A, Laves E, Taber B, Karvonen KL, Herrera MC, Bakken EH -
Identification of amino acids important for substrate specificity in sucrose transporters using gene shuffling.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2012 Reinders A, Sun Y, Karvonen KL, Ward JM