Patricia Vega Fernandez, MD, MSc, RhMSUS

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Spondylarthritis. Rosenbaum, D; Meyers, AB; Vega-Fernandez, P; Hailu, SS; Yaya-Quezada, C; Nguyen, JC. Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology. 2025; 29:249-266.

Sonographic and Disease Activity Findings Related With Medication Change in JIA: A Historical Cohort Study. Esteban, Y; Avar-Aydin, PO; Ting, TV; Cassedy, A; Vega-Fernandez, P. Journal of Clinical Rheumatology: practical reports on rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease. 2025; 31:20-25.

Implementation study of the CARRA Uveitis Consensus Treatment Plans: feasibility for clinical practice and applicability for research. Chang, MH; Barbar-Smiley, F; Akoghlanian, S; Drew, J; Angeles-Han, ST; Quinlan-Waters, M; Bohnsack, JF; Cooper, AM; Edelheit, B; Twachtman-Bassett, J; Stern, S; Sterba Rakovchik, Y; Stephens, A; Steigerwald, K. Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal. 2024; 22:88.

Validation of the ankle-specific pediatric arthritis ultrasound scoring system in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Vega-Fernandez, P; Rogers, K; Avar-Aydin, PO; Quinlan-Waters, M; Huggins, J; Brunner, HI; Lovell, DJ; Altaye, M; Cassedy, A; Meyers, AB; Ting, TV. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2024; 69:152545.

Imaging in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Avar-Aydin, PO; Ting, TV; Vega-Fernandez, P. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America. 2024; 50:623-640.

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.