Kayla Karvonen, MD

Education
06/2024 - Neonatology, University of California San Francisco
MAS, 06/2023 - Clinical Research, University of California San Francisco
06/2020 - Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco
MD, 06/2017 - , University of Virginia School of Medicine
BA, 05/2013 - Biochemistry & Cell Biology; Psychology, Rice University
Honors and Awards
  • 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
Websites

  1. 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. Early Newborn Metabolic Patterning and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. JAMA pediatrics 2024. PMID: 39250160


  2. 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. Risk and Protective Factors for Preterm Birth Among Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Groups in California. JAMA network open 2024. PMID: 39331393


  3. Smith O, Karvonen KL, Gonzales-Hinojosa MD, Lewis-Zhao S, Washington T, McLemore MR, Rogers EE, Franck LS. Parents Experiences of Racism in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Journal of Patient Experience 2024. PMID: 39148749


  4. Karvonen KL, Smith O, Chambers-Butcher B, Afulani P, Mathis-Perry T, Rangwalla K, McLemore M, Rogers EE. 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. PMID: 39025956


  5. Karvonen KL, Bardach NS. Making lemonade out of lemons: an approach to combining variable race and ethnicity data from hospitals for quality and safety efforts. BMJ quality & safety 2023. PMID: 37714699


  6. Karvonen KL, Smith O, Chambers Butcher BD, Franck LS, McKenzie-Sampson S, McLemore MR, Pantell MS, Rogers EE. Parent and staff perceptions of racism in a single-center neonatal intensive care unit. Pediatric research 2024. PMID: 38167642


  7. Higgins BV, Baer RJ, Steurer MA, Karvonen KL, Oltman SP, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, 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. PMID: 37689808


  8. Karvonen KL, Anunwah E, Chambers BD, Kwarteng L, Mathis-Perry T, McLemore MR, Oh S, Pantell MS, Smith O, Rogers E. Structural Racism Operationalized Via Adverse Social Events in a Single-center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The Journal of pediatrics 2023. PMID: 37211208


  9. Karvonen KL, McKenzie-Sampson S, Baer RJ, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Rogers EE, Pantell MS, Chambers BD. Structural racism is associated with adverse postnatal outcomes among Black preterm infants. Pediatric research 2022. PMID: 36577795


  10. Karvonen KL, Goronga F, McKenzie-Sampson S, Rogers EE. Racial disparities in the development of comorbid conditions after preterm birth: A narrative review. Seminars in perinatology 2022. PMID: 36153273


  11. Karvonen KL, Bonachea EM, Burris HH, Fraiman YS, Lee HC, Proaño A, Walker VP, Parker MG. Addressing bias and knowledge gaps regarding race and ethnicity in neonatology manuscript review. Volume 42 of Issue 11. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2022. PMID: 35668123


  12. Karvonen KL, Karvonen KA. Diversifying Medical Journal Editorial Boards. Volume 97 of Issue 6. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2022. PMID: 34524128


  13. 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. Racial disparities in emergency mental healthcare utilization among birthing people with preterm infants. 2021. PMID: 34871781


  14. Karvonen KL, Menjívar-López JS, Brissett D, McBride D, Olveda R, Cribb Fabersunne C, Low O, Cronin M, Argueza BR. A Resident-Led Initiative to Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Antiracism in a Pediatrics Residency Program. Volume 22 of Issue 3. Academic pediatrics 2021. PMID: 34678526


  15. 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. The association of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy with preterm birth: A retrospective cohort study in California. Volume 2. Lancet Regional Health. Americas 2021. PMID: 34642685


  16. 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. 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. PMID: 33782533


  17. Karvonen KL, Baer RJ, Rogers EE, Steurer MA, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Pantell MS. Brief report: Acute care visits vary by race and ethnicity among publicly insured preterm infants. Pediatric research 2021. PMID: 33958716


  18. Calthorpe LM, Baer RJ, Chambers BD, Steurer MA, Shannon MT, Oltman SP, Karvonen KL, Rogers EE, Rand LI, 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. PMID: 33932629


  19. 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. 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. PMID: 33514879


  20. Elattma A, Laves E, Taber B, Karvonen KL, Herrera MC, Bakken EH. 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. PMID: 32386995


  21. Reinders A, Sun Y, Karvonen KL, Ward JM. Identification of amino acids important for substrate specificity in sucrose transporters using gene shuffling. Volume 287 of Issue 36. The Journal of biological chemistry 2012. PMID: 22807445