About

MD: Universidad del Cauca, Colombia, 2004.

Residency: Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 2010.

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2014.

Certification: Pediatrics, 2010; Pediatric Rheumatology, 2015.

Interests

Childhood rheumatic diseases; Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; musculoskeletal ultrasound

Services and Specialties

Rheumatology

Interests

Determine the role of musculoskeletal ultrasound in Juvenile Arthritis; establishment the use of point of care ultrasound in rheumatology

Research Areas

Rheumatology

Additional Languages

Spanish

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Publications

Needs Assessment of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Training in North American Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Programs. Perron, MM; Ziniel, SI; Curran, M; Bloom, JL; Vega-Fernandez, P; Benham, H; Torralba, K; De Ranieri, D; Lin, C. Arthritis Care and Research. 2024; 76:1116-1120.

Diagnostic Accuracy Study of the Pediatric-Specific Ultrasound Scoring System for the Knee Joint in Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Vega-Fernandez, P; Rogers, K; Sproles, A; Thornton, S; Huggins, J; Lovell, DJ; Cassedy, A; Meyers, AB; Ting, TV. Arthritis Care and Research. 2024; 76:251-258.

Dissemination of a Pediatric Musculoskeletal POCUS Scoring System via Virtual Education: A Proof-of-Concept Study. Esteban, Y; Rodriguez-Smith, J; Tominna, M; Cassedy, A; Meyers, AB; Henrickson, M; Ting, TV; Vega-Fernandez, P. POCUS Journal. 2023; 8:146-152.

OMERACT International Consensus for Ultrasound Definitions of Tenosynovitis in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Systematic Literature Review and Delphi Process. Collado, P; Martire, MV; Lanni, S; De Lucia, O; Balint, P; Guillaume-Czitrom, S; Hernandez-Diaz, C; Sande, NK; Magni-Manzoni, S; Malattia, C; Vega-Fernandez, P; Windschall, D; D'Agostino, MA; Naredo, E. Arthritis Care and Research. 2023; 75:2277-2284.

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and the Assessment of Disease Activity in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Vega-Fernandez, P; Oberle, EJ; Henrickson, M; Huggins, J; Prahalad, S; Cassedy, A; Roth, J; Ting, TV. Arthritis Care and Research. 2023; 75:1815-1820.

POS0750 RELATIONSHIP OF CLINICAL AND PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES WITH IMAGING MEASURES OF SYNOVITIS IN JUVENILE ARTHRITIS. Vega Fernandez, P; Rogers, K; Cassedy, A; Meyers, AB; Ting, T. 2023; 665.2-66666.

Comprehensive and reliable sonographic assessment and scoring system for inflammatory lesions of the paediatric ankle. Vega-Fernandez, P; De Ranieri, D; Oberle, E; Clark, M; Bukulmez, H; Lin, C; Shenoi, S; Thatayatikom, A; Woolnough, L; Benham, H; Janow, G; Cassedy, A; Ting, TV; Roth, J. Rheumatology. 2023; 62:2239-2246.

Lung Ultrasound in Children With Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease. Vega-Fernandez, P; Ting, TV; Mar, DA; Schapiro, AH; Deluna, MD; Saper, VE; Grom, AA; Schulert, GS; Fairchild, RM. Arthritis Care and Research. 2023; 75:983-988.

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Childhood Arthritis Limited Examination: A Comprehensive, Reliable, Time-Efficient Assessment of Synovitis. Vega-Fernandez, P; Ting, TV; Oberle, EJ; McCracken, C; Figueroa, J; Altaye, M; Cassedy, A; Kaeley, GS; Roth, J. Arthritis Care and Research. 2023; 75:401-409.

Reliability of the Pediatric Specific Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Scoring Systems for the Elbow, Wrist, and Finger Joints. Vega-Fernandez, P; Esteban, Y; Oberle, E; Proulx-Gauthier, JP; Clark, M; Shenoi, S; Thatayatikom, A; Benham, H; Brunner, EJ; Woolnough, L; Altaye, M; Cassedy, A; Ting, TV; Roth, J. The Journal of rheumatology. 2023; 50:236-239.

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