Karen M. Wilson, M.D., M.P.H.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 276-3000

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Accepting New Patients

Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 667
Rochester, NY 14642

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Pediatrics , Pediatric Hospitalist (SMD)

Patient Care Setting

Pediatrics

Biography

I am interested in the management of hospitalized children, in particular children with complex medical problems who may require multiple specialties, long stays, frequent hospitalizations, and close coordination with other care providers.

Professional Background

Dr. Wilson was at the University of Rochester for all of her training and as a junior faculty member. In 2012, she left to serve as the Section Head for Pediatric Hospital Medicine at Children’s Hospital Colorado, and then as the Debra and Leon Black Professor and Division Chief of General Pediatrics and Vice-Chair for Clinical and Translational Research at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In 2021, she returned to the University of Rochester to continue her research and to lead research efforts in the Department and the Medical School. She is the Chair of the AAP’s Tobacco Consortium. In addition, Dr. Wilson is the Chair of the Pediatric Research in Inpatient Settings (PRIS) Network Executive Council, and is the incoming Chair of the American Board of Pediatrics’ Pediatric Hospital Medicine Sub-board. She is also an Associate Editor for Nelson’s Textbook of Pediatrics, and the Deputy Editor of Hospital Pediatrics.
Clinically, Dr. Wilson is board certified in Pediatric Hospital Medicine, and she cares for children hospitalized with general pediatric conditions, children with medical complexity, and children with diagnostic uncertainty

Research

Dr. Wilson has more than 20 years of experience researching the impact of secondhand tobacco smoke exposure on children, tobacco smoke exposure in multi-unit housing, and how to help parents quit smoking. More recently, she has developed a research program in secondhand marijuana smoke exposure, and has called attention to concerns over children’s exposure with increased legalization. Dr. Wilson been funded by the National Cancer Institute to study an inpatient parent smoking cessation intervention, and to develop inpatient tobacco use screening and referral tools. She has worked closely with other pediatricians and policy makers to translate her research into public policy, especially in the area of tobacco smoke incursions in multi-unit housing. Dr. Wilson is also committed to supporting the next generation of researchers through mentorship and coaching.

Credentials

Specialties

Pediatric Hospital Medicine - American Board of Pediatrics

Education

1995
MPH | University of Rochester

2004
MD | University of Rochester School of Medicine/Dentistry

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/2007 - 06/30/2009
Fellowship in Pediatrics at Golisano Children's Hospital-University of Rochester

07/01/2005 - 06/30/2007
Residency in Pediatrics at Golisano Children's Hospital-University of Rochester

07/01/2004 - 06/30/2005
Internship in Pediatrics at Golisano Children's Hospital-University of Rochester

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Awards

2004
The Dean's Award

2004
Robert J. Haggerty Prize in Pediatrics

2003
Alpha Omega Alpha

2003
Speaker, White Coat Ceremony

2001
Gilbert B. Forbes Prize in Pediatrics

1990
Cum Laude
Location: St. Lawrence University

1990
Psi Chi
Sponsor: National Psychology Honorary

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Publications

Journal Articles

12/8/2022
Thompson RC, Simons NW, Wilkins L, Cheng E, Del Valle DM, Hoffman GE, Cervia C, Fennessy B, Mouskas K, Francoeur NJ, Johnson JS, Lepow L, Le Berichel J, Chang C, Beckmann AG, Wang YC, Nie K, Zaki N, Tuballes K, Barcessat V, Cedillo MA, Yuan D, Huckins L, Roussos P, Marron TU, , Glicksberg BS, Nadkarni G, Heath JR, Gonzalez-Kozlova E, Boyman O, Kim-Schulze S, Sebra R, Merad M, Gnjatic S, Schadt EE, Charney AW, Beckmann ND. "Molecular states during acute COVID-19 reveal distinct etiologies of long-term sequelae." Nature medicine.. 2022 Dec 8; Epub 2022 Dec 08.

11/2/2022
Leyenaar JK, Tolpadi A, Parast L, Esporas M, Britto MT, Gidengil C, Wilson KM, Bardach NS, Basco WT, Brittan MS, Williams DJ, Wood KE, Yung S, Dawley E, Elliott A, Manges KA, Plemmons G, Rice T, Wiener B, Mangione-Smith R. "Collaborative to Increase Lethal Means Counseling for Caregivers of Youth With Suicidality." Pediatrics.. 2022 Nov 2; Epub 2022 Nov 02.

9/28/2022
Butler-Laporte G, Gonzalez-Kozlova E, Su CY, Zhou S, Nakanishi T, Brunet-Ratnasingham E, Morrison D, Laurent L, Afilalo J, Afilalo M, Henry D, Chen Y, Carrasco-Zanini J, Farjoun Y, Pietzner M, Kimchi N, Afrasiabi Z, Rezk N, Bouab M, Petitjean L, Guzman C, Xue X, Tselios C, Vulesevic B, Adeleye O, Abdullah T, Almamlouk N, Moussa Y, DeLuca C, Duggan N, Schurr E, Brassard N, Durand M, Del Valle DM, Thompson R, Cedillo MA, Schadt E, Nie K, Simons NW, Mouskas K, Zaki N, Patel M, Xie H, Harris J, Marvin R, Cheng E, Tuballes K, Argueta K, Scott I, , Greenwood CMT, Paterson C, Hinterberg M, Langenberg C, Forgetta V, Mooser V, Marron T, Beckmann N, Kenigsberg E, Charney AW, Kim-Schulze S, Merad M, Kaufmann DE, Gnjatic S, Richards JB. "The dynamic changes and sex differences of 147 immune-related proteins during acute COVID-19 in 580 individuals." Clinical proteomics.. 2022 Sep 28; 19(1):34. Epub 2022 Sep 28.

Books & Chapters

2006
Chapter Title: Signs
Book Title: Body Language: Poems of the Medical Training Experience
Author List: In Jain N, Coppock D, Brown Clark S, Wilson KM
Published By: BOA Editions 2006 in Rochester, NY

2002
Chapter Title: Shaking the tree of knowledge for forbidden fruit: Where adolescents learn about sexuality and contraception.
Book Title: Sexual Teens, Sexual Media
Author List: Sutton MJ, Brown JD, Wilson KM, Klein JD
Published By: Brown, Steele, Walsh-Childers, Eds. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2002 in Mahwah NJ

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