Curriculum Vitae
Last Updated: 04/10/2014 PERSONAL DATAName: Sara Stern
Citizenship: United States
EDUCATION
Years Degree Institution (Area of Study)
1999 - 2003 B.A. University of California, Los Angeles (Psychology, Magna Cum Laude) Los Angeles, CA
2003 - 2007 M.D. Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Medicine) Bronx, NY
2004 Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (Oncology) Los Angeles, CA
2007 - 2008 Intern Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (General Pediatric) Los Angeles, CA
2008 - 2009 Resident Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (General Pediatric) Los Angeles, CA
2009 - 2012 Fellow Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (Pediatric Rheumatology) Los Angeles, CA
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
10/10/2011 American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics), Certified
04/11/2013 American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Peds Rheumatology), Certified
CURRENT LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS 2009 - Present State License (CA) 2012 - Present Utah: State License
ACADEMIC HISTORY
Pediatrics (Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology)
10/01/2012 Hire, Clinical/(Clinical) Track, Assistant Professor
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Full Time Positions
2012 - Present Pediatric Rheumatologist, University of Utah, Salt Lake City Part Time Positions
2000 - 2001 Swim Coach, Chatsworth High School, Chatsworth, CA
2000 - 2001 Crisis Counseling Trainer, University of California, Los Angeles
2004 Clinical Research Assistant, Jacobi Hospital Pediatric Emergency Room, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
2006 - 2007 Clinical Researcher, Schneider Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Rheumatology, Long Island, New York
SCHOLASTIC HONORS
2003 UCLA College Honors Society – UCLA 2003 Phi Beta Kappa – UCLA
2008 - 2009 Morris & Mary Press Humanism Award Nomination 2008 Community Pediatrics & Advocacy Award
2009 General Pediatrics Clinic Award
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE Administrative Duties
2013 - Present Medical Director of Biologic Medication. Rapid, Treatment Unit, Primary Children’s Medical Center
Symposium/Meeting Chair/Coordinator
2011 Coordinated a symposium at the AHRP on Inflammatory Bone Disease.
Speaker for Chronic Reccurent Multifocal Osteomyelitis section of symposium.
PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
2001 - 2003 Volunteer, Peace4Kids, South Central, Los Angeles,
- Assisted with a social and educational program for foster children and inner city children
- Implemented a summer swim class program and co-directed a science field trip program
2003 - 2005 Volunteer, CitiWide Harm Reduction, Flu Shot Clinic, South Bronx, NY - Gave flu shots with an evening syringe exchange program to people with HIV. 2009 - 2011 Interviewer, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, General pediatric residency candidates 2009 Member, Arthritis Foundation, Pacific Region
2010 - 2012 Member, Arthritis Foundation, Pacific Region, Public Health Committee 2010 - 2012 Member, Children's Hospital, ACGME Committee, Los Angeles
2011 - 2012 Member, Children's Hospital, Los Angeles Rehabilitation Committee 2011 - 2012 Member, Arthritis Foundation, Pacific Region, Prime Time Sub-Committee 2011 Representative, Arthritis Foundation, Juvenile Arthritis Conference. Washington
D.C. - Attended parent sessions as a pediatric rheumatologist 2013 - Present Medical Advisor, Arthritis Foundation: Utah Chapter
2013 Medical Advisor, KSL Radio, Interview from KSL reporter Andy Farnsworth about Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
2013 - Present Advisory Board, Arthritis Foundation 2014 JA Conference - Medical Advisory Committee
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Health Sciences Level
2014 - Present Member, Academy of Health Science Educators
SERVICE AT PREVIOUS INSTITUTIONS
2000 - 2002 Volunteer, University of California, Los Angeles, Peer Helpline, Student Psychological Services
2000 - 2002 Volunteer, University of California, Los Angeles, Arthur Ashe Student Health Center, Student Health Advocate (SHA)
- Served as a liaison between campus residents and campus health center.
2002 - 2003 Chair, University of California, Los Angeles, Student Health Advisory Committee, UCLA Student Government
- Chaired the UCLA student committee on health care and heath insurance.
CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES American College of Rheumatology
Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance
FUNDING Past Grants 01/01/10 - 01/01/10
Rheumatology Division Research Grant Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Role: Grant Recipient 01/01/11 -
01/01/11
Clinical Translational Science Center Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Clinical Trials Unit Grant.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles Role: Grant Recipient
01/01/11 - 01/01/11
Quality of Life Grant, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Arthritis Foundation - Pacific Region
Role: Grant Recipient
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES/ASSIGNMENTS Course and Curriculum Development
2010 - 2011 Rheumatology Didactic Lecture series. Rheumatology Division. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
2010 - Present Cassidy Review Lecture series. Rheumatology Division. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
2012 - Present Pediatric Immunology, Rheumatology, and Allergy Mid-level Curriculum 2013 - Present Pediatric Rheumatology Rotation for Pediatric Residents
Courses Directed
2013 - Present University of Utah School of Medicine Core Faculty for Curriculum Committee for the Learning Communities
- Salary support for 20% of time. Course Lectures
2013 Instructor (1): MS2015 SMBJ - JIA, University of Utah 2013 Instructor (1): MS2015 SMBJ - JIA, University of Utah
2013 Instructor (1): MS2017 Clinical Skills and Medical Decision Making 1 - MS2017 Clinical Skills and Medical Decision Making 1: Abdominal Exam Lecture, University of Utah
Clinical Teaching
2009 Safety in the Home. General Pediatric Residents’ Clinic Conference. 2009 Periodic Fever Syndrome. Team 2 General Pediatric Residents. 2010 - 2011 Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Team 2 General Pediatric Residents.
2012 Musculoskeletal Exam for the General Pediatrician. General Pediatrics Residency Program. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
2012 Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. General Pediatrics Residency Program. Primary Children’s Medical Center.
2013 Picture to Rheumanate. General Pediatrics Residency Program. Primary Children’s Medical Center.
Center.
2014 Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. General Pediatrics Residency Program. Primary Children’s Medical Center.
Small Group Teaching
2009 24 hour Urine Collection and Creatinine Clearance. Team 2 General Pediatric Residents
2009 - 2010 HSP vs. PAN. Team 2 General Pediatric Residents
2009 - 2011 Blau Syndrome vs. Sarcoidosis. Team 2 General Pediatric Residents
2010 Systemic Sclerosis, Linear Scleroderma, and Morphea. Team 2 General Pediatric Residents
2010 Dermatomyositis. Team 2 General Pediatric Residents 2010 Synovial Fluid Analysis. Team 2 General Pediatric Residents
2011 Enthesitis-Related Arthritis (ERA). Team 2 General Pediatric Residents 2012 - Present Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Pediatric Residents in Rheumatology Rotation 2012 - Present Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Pediatric Residents in Rheumatology Rotation 2012 - Present Rheumatology Picture Lecture: Pediatric Residents in Rheumatology Rotation 2012 - Present Musculoskeletal Common Pains and Injury of Childhood. Pediatric Residents in
Rheumatology Rotation
2012 - Present Common Pitfalls in Rheumatology of the General Pediatrician. Pediatric Residents in Rheumatology Rotation
2012 Rheumatology Medications for the Pediatric Rheumatology Mid-level 2012 Basic Immunology for the Pediatric Rheumatology Mid-level
2013 Musculoskeletal Exam for the Pediatric Rheumatology Mid-level 2013 Periodic Fever Syndrome for the Pediatric Rheumatology Mid-level 2013 Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis for the Pediatric Rheumatology Mid-level 2013 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus for the Pediatric Rheumatology Mid-level 2014 Vasculitis I for the Pediatric Rheumatology Mid-level
Trainee Supervision Fellow
2009 - Present Supervisor, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Clinic and bedside education of general pediatric residents and adult rheumatology fellows.
2010 - Present Supervisor, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Mentorship of Rheumatology Fellows. Resident
2009 - Present Supervisor, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Facilitate rheumatology teaching rounds with general pediatric residents.
2012 - Present Supervisor, University of Utah. Oversee pediatric residents who are assigned to patients under rheumatology service
2013 - Present Supervisor, University of Utah. Oversee pediatric residents rotating in pediatric rheumatology
Medical Student
2013 - Present Supervisor, University of Utah. Oversee 10 medical students in the CMC course. Meet with these students evey Wednesday for formal class and then every 3 months meet with them individually to discuss goals and give feedback about performance. 2013-2014 Advisor/Mentor, MS2017 Class, University of Utah. Clinical Skills and Medical
Decision Making Course (CMC) Core Faculty member: CMC is a four-year longitudinal curriculum designed to equip medical students with core foundational clinical method knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary to provide optimal patient care. For academic year 2013-2014, I oversee a cohort of ten MSI students.
Didactic Lectures
2009 - 2010 Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Presentation. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Rheumatology CORE Presentation.
2010 Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Lupus and Vasculitis Family Forum: Talking with the Doctor. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Lupus and Vasculitis Family Forum.
2010 Rheumatic Diseases in Children: For the Educator. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Education Department.
2010 Young Adults Ice Breaker (age 16-25). 2010 International All Star Vasculitis Symposium.
2012 Rheumatic Diseases in Children: For the Rehabilitation Professional. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Rehabilitation Division.
2012 Pediatric Rheumatology Panel: JA Family Day. Utah Chapter
2013 Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Biologic Medications. RTU nursing staff. Primary Children's Hospital
2014 Rheumatologic Diseases for the School Nurse. Salt Lake City School District School Nurses.
Department/Division Conferences
2008 A Case of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome. General Pediatrics Residency Case Conference. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
2009 Current Research Projects. Rheumatology Journal Club. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
2009 Correlation between TNF Inhibitors and Oncology Diagnoses. Rheumatology Journal Club. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
2009 Efficacy of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Revaccination in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Treated with Methotrexate and Etanercept. Rheumatology Journal Club. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
2009 Henoch-Schonlein Purpura. Rheumatology Case Conference. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
2010 Hip Arthroplasty in Patients with JIA. Rheumatology Journal Club. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
2010 The Case of the Mystery Rash. Rheumatology Case Conference. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
2010 Coccidioidomyosis in a Rheumatology Patient. Rheumatology Case Conference. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
2010 Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Rheumatology Case Conference. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
2011 JIA in a Patient with Down Syndrome. Rheumatology Case Conference. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
2011 Interstitial Lung Disease. Rheumatology Journal Club. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
2011 Abstracts from the ACR. Rheumatology Journal Club. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
2011 Mechanical Knee Injury in the Child. Rheumatology Case Conference. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
2011 Contraception Choices in the Rheumatologic Patient. Rheumatology Journal Club. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
2012 Efficacy and Safety of Rituximab in Patients with Active Proliferative Lupus Nephritis: The Lupus Nephritis Assessment with Rituximab (LUNAR) Study. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Continuing Education CE Courses Taught
2011 American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting: Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis
2013 Pictures and Pressentations: a case based lecture. Pediatric Grand Rounds. Utah Valley Regional Medical Center.
Other Educational Activities
2007 - Present Asthma Community Education Video, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. - an educational video for patients and families on the proper use of an inhaler, a nebulizer, and
a peak flow meter.
2009 - 2010 Core Curriculum on Scholarship Skills (Research Methodology and Proficiency in Teaching) for the Pediatric Subspecialty Fellow at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. 2009 - 2012 Education Administration: Organized Rheumatology Radiology Rounds, Children’s
Hospital of Los Angeles
2009 - 2012 Education Administration: Organized Educational Rheumatology Conference, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
2010 - 2011 Education Directorship: Organized Rheumatology Pathology Rounds, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
1. Borzutzky A, Stern, S, Reiff A, Zurakowski D, Steinberg E, Dedeoglu F, Sundel P (10/15/2012). Pediatric chonic nonbacterial osteromyelitis. Pediatrics, 130(5), e1190-7.
BOOK CHAPTERS
1. Stern, S, , Ferguson P (8/17/2013). Autoinflammatory bone diseases. In Reiff, A, Weisman M (Eds.),
Rheumatic Diseas Clinics of North America (39, pp. 735-750). Elsevier.
PENDING PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles
1. Blitz, J, Stern, S, Marzan, K (In Submission). A Family Based Pedometer Walking Program in an Adolescent Population with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Arthritis Rheum.
2. Stern, S, Clemente, G, Reiff, A, Ramos M, Marzan K, and Terreri MT (In Press). Treatment of Pediatric Takayasu’s Arteritis with Infliximab and Cyclosphamide – Experience from an American – Brazilian cohort study. J Clin Rheumatol.
RECENTLY PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS (Last 3 Years)
1. Stern S, Clemente G, Reiff A, Ramos M, Marzan K, Terreri MT (6/1/2012). Infliximab vs
Cyclophosphamide in Pediatric Takayasu’s Arteritis [Abstract]. Ann Rheum Dis, 71(Suppl 3), 433. 2. Stern S, Blitz J, Richards A, Marzan K (11/1/2012). A Family Based Pedometer Walking Program in
an Adolescent Population with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis [Abstract]. Arthritis and Rheum, 62(Suppl 10), S375.
3. Stern S, Wood J, Marzan K, Reiff A, Shaham B, Brown D (11/1/2012). Evaluating Cardiovascular Risk Factors of Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Diabetes Mellitus, and Metabolic Syndrome in a
Primarily Latino Population with Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases Associated with Vasculitis [Abstract].
Arthritis and Rheum, 62(Suppl 10), S120-121.
4. Stern S, Castillo R, Marzan K, Jackson J, Desai M, Iverson M, Clark L, Tanaka D (11/1/2012). Sexual Health and Substance Abuse in Adolescents with Rheumatic Conditions [Abstract]. Arthritis
5. Blitz JR1, Stern S, Marzan KA (3/1/2014). The impact of shoe wear on the 6 minute walk test in adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis [Abstract]. Arthritis and Rheum, 66(Suppl 11), S146.
UNPUBLISHED POSTER PRESENTATIONS
1. Blitz J, Stern S, Marzan K (2012). Step-It-Up: Pre-Teens and Teens with Arthritis and their Families
Walking Together. Poster session presented at PCS Education, Research, and Development 1st Annual
Research Day. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
2. Stern S, Borzutzky A, Steinberg E, Marzan K, Reiff A (2011). A Use of TNFa Antagonists in the
Treatment of Chronic Non-Bacterial Osteomyelitis (CNO). Poster session presented at Saban Research
Institute 16th Annual Poster Session, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Meeting Presentations (Not Published Abstracts and Not Unpublished Posters) International
2010 Vasculitis and Our Pediatric Patients and Their Parents. 2010 International All-Star Vasculitis Symposium, Long Beach, California.
Local/Regional
2010 Inflammatory Eye Disease for the Rheumatology Allied Health Professional. Accepted for AHRP.
2010 Rheumatic Disease in Children: For the Educator. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Education Department.
2011 Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course. Southern CA. Rheumatology Society. 2011 Chronic Reccurent Multifocal Osteomyelitis. Southern California Rheumatology
Society. Grand Rounds Presentations
2012 Chronic Reccurent Multifocal Osteomyelitis. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY Other Scholarly Activities
2010 - Present Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Diabetes, and Metabolic Syndrome in Childhood Vasculitides.
Role: Principal Investigator
Currently in Manuscript Preparation
2011 - Present Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll; evaluating the effects of living with a rheumatic condition in adolescents and young adults
Role: Sub-Investigator Manuscript Preparation
2013 - Present A Phase Ib, Open-label, multicenter study to investigate the pharmacolinetics, pharmacodynamics, and safety of tocilizumab following subcutaneous administration to patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (WA28118).
Role: Principal Investigator University of Utah
2013 - Present A Phase Ib, Open-label, multicenter study to investigate the pharmacolinetics, pharmacodynamics, and safety of tocilizumab following subcutaneous administration to patients with polyarticular-course juvenILE idiopathic arthritis (WA28117). Role: Principal Investigator
2013 A Phase 3 Multi-center, Open-Label Study to Evaluate Pharmacokinetics, Efficacy and Safety of Abatacept Administered Subcutaneously (SC) in Children and Adolescents with Active Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (pJIA) and Inadequate Response (IR) to biologic or non biologic Disease Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs)
Role: Sub-Investigator University of Utah