Vega-Fernandez Lab

Publications

Nedorezov, L; Avar-Aydin, PO; Ting, TV; Bayart, C; Cassedy, A; Vega-Fernandez, P. Musculoskeletal and nail ultrasound findings in children with psoriasis: a case-control study. Pediatric Rheumatology. 2026.

Vega-Fernandez, P; Avar-Aydin, PO; Rogers, K; Lovell, DJ; Huggins, J; Grom, A; Brunner, HI; Schulert, GS; Angeles-Han, ST; Altaye, M; Cassedy, A; Meyers, AB; Ting, TV. Validation of the Pediatric Arthritis Ultrasound Scoring System for the Elbow, Wrist, and Finger Joints in Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Arthritis Care and Research. 2025.

Rosenbaum, D; Meyers, AB; Vega-Fernandez, P; Hailu, SS; Yaya-Quezada, C; Nguyen, JC. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Spondylarthritis. Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology. 2025; 29(2):249-266.

Esteban, Y; Avar-Aydin, PO; Ting, TV; Cassedy, A; Vega-Fernandez, P. Sonographic and Disease Activity Findings Related With Medication Change in JIA: A Historical Cohort Study. Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 2025; 31(1):20-25.

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. Validation of the ankle-specific pediatric arthritis ultrasound scoring system in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2024; 69:152545.

Avar-Aydin, PO; Ting, TV; Vega-Fernandez, P. Imaging in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America. 2024; 50(4):623-640.

Chang, MH; Barbar-Smiley, F; Akoghlanian, S; Drew, J; Angeles-Han, ST; Quinlan-Waters, M; Bohnsack, JF; Cooper, AM; Edelheit, B; Twachtman-Bassett, J; Lerman, MA; Nanda, K; Rabinovich, CE; Lo, MS. Implementation study of the CARRA Uveitis Consensus Treatment Plans: feasibility for clinical practice and applicability for research. Pediatric Rheumatology. 2024; 22(1):88.

Perron, MM; Ziniel, SI; Curran, M; Bloom, JL; Vega-Fernandez, P; Benham, H; Torralba, K; De Ranieri, D; Lin, C. Needs Assessment of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Training in North American Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Programs. Arthritis Care and Research. 2024; 76(8):1116-1120.

Vega-Fernandez, P; Rogers, K; Sproles, A; Thornton, S; Huggins, J; Lovell, DJ; Cassedy, A; Meyers, AB; Ting, TV. Diagnostic Accuracy Study of the Pediatric-Specific Ultrasound Scoring System for the Knee Joint in Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Arthritis Care and Research. 2024; 76(2):251-258.

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. OMERACT International Consensus for Ultrasound Definitions of Tenosynovitis in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Systematic Literature Review and Delphi Process. Arthritis Care and Research. 2023; 75(11):2277-2284.

Vega-Fernandez, P; Oberle, EJ; Henrickson, M; Huggins, J; Prahalad, S; Cassedy, A; Roth, J; Ting, TV. Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and the Assessment of Disease Activity in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Arthritis Care and Research. 2023; 75(8):1815-1820.

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. Comprehensive and reliable sonographic assessment and scoring system for inflammatory lesions of the paediatric ankle. Rheumatology. 2023; 62(6):2239-2246.

Fernandez, PV; Rogers, K; Cassedy, A; Meyers, AB; Ting, T. POS0750 RELATIONSHIP OF CLINICAL AND PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES WITH IMAGING MEASURES OF SYNOVITIS IN JUVENILE ARTHRITIS. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2023; 82:665-666.

Vega-Fernandez, P; Ting, TV; Mar, DA; Schapiro, AH; Deluna, MD; Saper, VE; Grom, AA; Schulert, GS; Fairchild, RM. Lung Ultrasound in Children With Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease. Arthritis Care and Research. 2023; 75(5):983-988.

Vega-Fernandez, P; Ting, TV; Oberle, EJ; Mccracken, C; Figueroa, J; Altaye, M; Cassedy, A; Kaeley, GS; Roth, J. Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Childhood Arthritis Limited Examination: A Comprehensive, Reliable, Time-Efficient Assessment of Synovitis. Arthritis Care and Research. 2023; 75(2):401-409.

Vega-Fernandez, P; Esteban, Y; Oberle, E; Proulx-Gauthier, J-P; Clark, M; Shenoi, S; Thatayatikom, A; Benham, H; Brunner, EJ; Woolnough, L; Altaye, M; Cassedy, A; Ting, TV; Roth, J. Reliability of the Pediatric Specific Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Scoring Systems for the Elbow, Wrist, and Finger Joints. Journal of Rheumatology. 2023; 50(2):236-239.

Esteban, Y; Rodriguez-Smith, J; Tominna, M; Cassedy, A; Meyers, AB; Henrickson, M; Ting, TV; Vega-Fernandez, P. Dissemination of a Pediatric Musculoskeletal POCUS Scoring System via Virtual Education: A Proof-of-Concept Study. POCUS Journal. 2023; 8(2):146-152.

Vega-Fernandez, P; Ting, TV; Pratt, L; Bacha, CM; Oberle, EJ. Ultrasonography in Pediatric Rheumatology. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America. 2022; 48(1):217-231.

Chalhoub, NE; Wenderfer, SE; Levy, DM; Rouster-Stevens, K; Aggarwal, A; Savani, SI; Ruth, NM; Arkachaisri, T; Qiu, T; Merritt, A; Al-Mayouf, SM; Devarajan, P; Huang, B; Brunner, HI. International Consensus for the Dosing of Corticosteroids in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus With Proliferative Lupus Nephritis. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2022; 74(2):263-273.