Sabrina A. Gmuca, MD MSCE

Sabrina A. Gmuca, MD MSCE

Description of Clinical Expertise

I am a board certified in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Rheumatology.
I have trained expertise in the treatment and management of pediatric chronic, non-inflammatory musculoskeletal pain, including amplified musuculoskeletal pain syndrome (AMPS), juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). I serve as Director of the Center for Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome at CHOP. In addition, I routinely care for children and young adults with systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile dermatomyositis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis and enthesitis.

Description of Research Expertise

I am Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and am a pediatric rheumatologist. I received my Master of Science in clinical epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania. I am an attending physician and medical director of the Center for Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome at CHOP and a core faculty member in both the PolicyLab and Center for Clinical Pediatric Effectiveness at CHOP. I seek to promote, conduct and disseminate research aimed at improving our understanding of the etiologic factors important in the development of chronic non-inflammatory musculoskeletal pain syndromes as well as advance the interdisciplinary treatment strategies to positively impact the lives of youth with chronic pain and their families.

Selected Publications

Gmuca S, Weiss PF, McGill M, Xiao R, Ward M, Nelson M, Sherry DD, Cronholm PF, Gerber JS, Palermo TM, Young JF, Rosenberg AR: The Feasibility and Acceptability of Resilience Coaching for Adolescent Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Single-Arm Pilot Trial. Children 9(10): 1432, Sept 2022.

Sherry DD, Gmuca S, Christian CW: Recognizing medical child abuse in children presenting with chronic pain. Br J Pain 16(4): 433-438, Aug 2022.

Gmuca S, Sonagra M, Xiao R, Mendoza E, Miller KS, Thomas NH, Young JF, Weiss PF, Sherry DD, Gerber JS: Characterizing Neurocognitive Impairment in Juvenile Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Subjective and Objective Measures of Dyscognition. Frontiers in Pediatrics Feb 2022.

Sonagra M, Jones J, McGill M, Gmuca S.: Exploring the Intersection of Adverse Childhood Experiences, Pediatric Chronic Pain, and Rheumatic Disease. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J Feb 2022.

Waqar-Cowles LN, Chuo J, Weiss PF, Gmuca S, LaNoue M, Burnham JM: Evaluation of pediatric rheumatology telehealth satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 19(170), December 2021.

Rutstein BH, Gmuca S, Gerber JS, Lim T, Argraves M, Ogdie A. : Validation of coding algorithms for the identification of herpes zoster among children. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. May 2021.

Pianucci L, Sonagra M, Greenberg B, Priestley D, Gmuca S. : Disordered Eating Among Adolescents with Chronic Pain: The Experience of a Pediatric Rheumatology Subspecialty Pain Clinic. Pediatr Rheumatology Online J. Feb 2021.

Gmuca S, Sonagra M, Xiao R, Miller KS, Thomas NH, Young JF, Weiss PF, Sherry DD, Gerber JS. : Suicidal Risk and Resilience in Juvenile Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Cohort Study. Pediatr Rheumatology Online J. Jan 2021.

Rosenberg AR, Steiner J, Lau N, Fladeboe K, Toprak D, Gmuca S, O'Donnell M, Smith K, Brown C, Yi-Frazier JP. : From Theory to Patient Care: a model for the development, adaptation, and testing of psychosocial interventions for patients with serious illness (Special Report). J Pain Symptom Management. 2021.

Rutstein B, Gmuca S, Gerber JS, Ogdie A. : Validation of Healthcare Claims Algorithms for Identification of Herpes Zoster Among Children with Autoimmune/Autoinflammatory Disease. ACR Convergence November 2020.

Lauren Dutcher, MD, MSCE

Lauren Dutcher, MD, MSCE

General infectious diseases

Selected Publications:

Harrigan JJ, Hamilton KW, Cressman L, Bilker WB, Degnan K, Tran D, David MZ, Pegues DA, Dutcher, L: Analysis of Prescribing Patterns for Respiratory Tract Illnesses Following the Conclusion of an Education and Feedback Intervention. Oral presentation at IDWeek 2022 October 2022.

Uzoma J, Patel S, Athans V, Binkley S, Degnan K, Dutcher L, Hamilton KW, Lee T, Saw S: Evaluating the Impact of Reported Beta-Lactam Allergies on Clinical Outcomes in Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Poster Presentation at IDWeek 2022 October 2022.

Maguire C, Terico A, Patel H, Anesi GL, Degnan K, Dutcher L, Hamilton KW, Meyer NJ, MD, Talati NJ, Saw S: Real-World Experience Highlighting Tocilizumab Use in the Treatment of COVID-19. Poster presentation at IDWeek 2022 October 2022.

Serletti LM, Dutcher L, Degnan K, Cressman L, David MZ, Szymczak JE, Glassman LW, Cluzet V, Hamilton KW: Analysis of Seasonal Variation of Antibiotic Prescribing for Respiratory Tract Diagnoses in Primary Care Practices. Poster presentation at IDWeek 2022 October 2022.

Burke E, Croteau D, Dutcher L, Hamilton KW, Degnan K, Lee T, Saw S, Patel S, Binkley S, Athans V: Risk Factors for OPAT-Related Adverse Drug Events: A Case-Control Study. Poster presentation at IDWeek 2022 October 2022.

Degnan K, Saw S, Lee T, Athans V, Patel S, Binkley S, Uzoma J, Hamilton KW, Do D, Dutcher L: Impact of a Real-Time Electronic Alert on Antibiotic Treatment Duration for Pneumonia in Hospitalized Patients. Poster presentation at IDWeek 2022 October 2022.

Dutcher L, Degnan K, Adu-Gyamfi A, Lautenbach E, Cressman L, David MZ, Cluzet V, Szymczak JE, Pegues D, Bilker W, Tolomeo P, Hamilton KW; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program: Improving Outpatient Antimicrobial Prescribing for Respiratory Tract Infections in Primary Care; a Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial. Clinical Infectious Diseases 74(6): 947-956, March 2022.

Dutcher L, Li Y, Lee G, Grundmeier R, Hamilton KW, Gerber JS; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. : COVID-19 and Antibiotic Prescribing in Pediatric Primary Care. Pediatrics 149(2): e2021053079, February 2022.

Degnan KO, Cluzet V, David MZ, Dutcher L, Cressman L, Lautenbach E, Hamilton KW; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program: Development and validation of antibiotic stewardship metrics for outpatient respiratory tract diagnoses and association of provider characteristics with inappropriate prescribing. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 43(1): 56-63, January 2022.

Dutcher L, Li Y, Lee G, Grundmeier R, Hamilton KW, Gerber JS: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Antibiotic Prescribing in Pediatric Primary Care. Oral presentation at IDWeek 2021 October 2021.

 

Alonso Carrasco-Labra, DDS, PhD

Alonso Carrasco-Labra, DDS, PhD

Alonso Carrasco-Labra, DDS, PhD is an Associate Professor at the Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences and the Center for Integrative Global Oral Health at the School of Dental Medicine at University of Pennsylvania. Previously, as senior director, he led the Department of Evidence Synthesis & Translation Research at the American Dental Association Science and Research Institute (ADASRI). He has served as the clinical practice guideline and policy methodologist for the Pan-American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO), the World Bank, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), as well as for the governments and health care agencies in Saudi Arabia, Spain, the United Kingdom, Canada, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Peru, and Chile.

He has authored and co-authored more than 100 articles published in peer-reviewed journals in medicine and dentistry, and 10 books and handbooks for practicing evidence-based medicine and research. These include the “Users’ Guide to the Medical Literature” published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) (3rd edition), the book How to Use Evidence-Based Dental Practices to Improve Your Clinical Decision-Making, published by the American Dental Association in 2020, and the Cochrane Handbook for Conducting Systematic Reviews.

He received his DDS from the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Chile. He has completed his Master’s in Clinical Epidemiology and a PhD in Health Research Methodology at McMaster University.

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