- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American College of Rheumatology
- Association of Women in Rheumatology
- Childhood Arthritis Rheumatology and Research Alliance
Biography
Kristina Ciaglia, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Ciaglia earned her medical degree at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. She completed a residency in pediatrics at UT Southwestern, where she also received advanced training through a pediatric rheumatology fellowship.
Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in pediatric rheumatology, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2024.
Dr. Ciaglia is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Rheumatology, the Association of Women in Rheumatology, and the Childhood Arthritis Rheumatology and Research Alliance.
Education & Training
- Medical School - Meharry Medical College, Medicine
Professional Associations & Affiliations
Honors & Awards
- Top 5 Pediatric Fellow Research Abstract 2024, UT Southwestern and Children’s Medical Center Dallas
- Advocacy 101 Fellow Award 2022, American College of Rheumatology
- Bronze Level in Quality Improvement 2022, UT Southwestern, Academy for Performance Excellence
- Pediatric Rheumatology Fellow Research Award 2022, Rheumatology Research Foundation
Books & Publications
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Publications
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Unmet social needs in pediatric rheumatic disease: a study of disparities
Ciaglia K, Moosa H, Ma Y, Sloan EE Pediatric Rheumatology 2026 Dec 24 -
Disease activity at two consecutive registry visits and subsequent medication escalation for patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in the CARRA registry
Author Collaboration Ft, Mannion ML, Aswani MS, Hearld KR, Smitherman EA, Timmerman L, Curtis JR, Zic C, Zhu A, Zheng Z, Zhao YD, Zhang YJ, Zeft A, Yomogida K, Yeung R, Yalcindag A, Wu E, Wright T, Woolnough L, Wooldridge S, Wong S, Williams C, Widrick K, Westheuser V, Wershba E, Weiss P, Weiss J, Waterfield M, Walters H, Wallgren S, Walker B, Wakefield S, Wahezi D, Wagner-Weiner L, Vora S, von Scheven E, Verstegen R, Verbsky J, Vega-Fernandez P, Vasquez N, Varghese C, Vandenbergen S, Van Mater H, Vallee A, Valdovinos R, Valcarcel T, Twilt M, Sloan E, Nassi L, Fuller J, Ciaglia K Pediatric Rheumatology 2025 Dec 23 -
Long-term safety of canakinumab in patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis: 5-year results from the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) registry
Author Collaboration Ft, Correll C, Burciu A, Bansal A, Dennos A, Narayanswamy D, Aubrun E, Schanberg LE, Yuhan L, Schneider R, Balevic S, Kimura Y, Beukelman T, Zic C, Zhu A, Zheng Z, Zhao YD, Zhang YJ, Zeft A, Yeung R, Yalcindag A, Wu E, Wright T, Woolnough L, Wooldridge S, Wong S, Williams C, Widrick K, Wershba E, Weiss J, Weiss P, Weiser P, Waterfield M, Walters H, Wallgren S, Walker B, Wakefield S, Wahezi D, Wagner-Weiner L, Vora S, von Scheven E, Verstegen R, Verbsky J, Vega-Fernandez P, Vasquez N, Varghese C, Van Mater H, Sloan E, Nassi L, Fuller J, Ciaglia K Pediatric Rheumatology 2025 Dec 23 -
Three-Year Outcomes and Latent Class Trajectory Analysis of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Polyarticular JIA Consensus Treatment Plans Study
Author Collaboration tC, Ringold S, Ong MS, Tomlinson G, Natter MD, Schanberg LE, Del Gaizo V, Feldman BM, Murphy KL, Kimura Y, Amir R, Abulaban K, Adams A, Agbayani R, Lapsia CA, Ahmed H, Akoghlanian S, AlBijadi A, Allenspach E, Alpizar M, Amarilyo G, Ambler W, Amoruso M, Anderson E, Angeles-Hahn S, Ardoin S, Armendariz S, Dagan NA, Balboni I, Balevic S, Ballenger L, Ballinger S, Balmuri N, Baluta S, Barbar-Smiley F, Barillas-Arias L, Basiaga M, Baszis K, Becker M, Begezda A, Beil E, Bell-Brunson H, Benham H, Benseler S, Ciaglia K, Fuller J, Gotte A, Nassi L, Sloan E, Stewart K, Wright T Arthritis and Rheumatology 2025 Oct 77 1433-1441 -
Improving Identification of At-Risk Behaviors in Adolescents With Rheumatic Disease
Ciaglia K, Lau M, Jo Ch, Nassi L Arthritis Care and Research 2025 Apr 77 522-527 -
Racial Disparities and Achievement of the Low Lupus Disease Activity State: A CARRA Registry Study
Author Collaboration TC, Soulsby WD, Olveda R, He J, Berbert L, Weller E, Barbour KE, Greenlund KJ, Schanberg LE, von Scheven E, Hersh A, Son MB, Chang J, Knight A, Aamir R, Abulaban K, Adams A, Aguiar Lapsia C, Akinsete A, Akoghlanian S, Al Manaa M, AlBijadi A, Allenspach E, Almutairi A, Alperin R, Amarilyo G, Ambler W, Amoruso M, Angeles-Han S, Ardoin S, Armendariz S, Asfaw L, Aviran Dagan N, Bacha C, Balboni I, Balevic S, Ballinger S, Baluta S, Barillas-Arias L, Basiaga M, Baszis K, Baxter S, Becker M, Begezda A, Behrens E, Ciaglia K, Fuller J, Nassi L, Sloan E, Stewart K, Wright T Arthritis Care and Research 2025 Jan 77 38-49 -
Effect of an Electronic Pill Bottle on Hydroxychloroquine Adherence in Pediatric Lupus: Results of a Novel Direct-to-Family Pilot Trial
Author Collaboration wt, Randell RL, Schanberg LE, Beard C, Phillips T, Hornik CP, Cohen-Wolkowiez M, Balevic SJ, Rubinstein T, Vasquez N, Wahezi D, Tanner T, Peskin M, Rothschild E, Perfetto J, Guzman L, Buckley L, Patrick A, Datyner E, Blackmon B, Graham T, Henderson L, Lo M, Lee P, Sundel R, Meidan E, Halyabar O, Nigrovic P, Son MB, Hausmann J, McBrearty K, Cohen E, Chang M, Chang J, Dedeoglu F, Cidon M, Reyhan I, Haro S, Shaham B, Cancino A, Brown D, Marzan K, Weiss P, Lerman M, Moreno J, Canna S, Wright T, Nassi L, Fuller J, Ciaglia K, Sloan E ACR Open Rheumatology 2025 Jan 7 -
Interleukin (IL)-1/IL-6-Inhibitor–Associated Drug Reaction With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DReSS) in Systemic Inflammatory Illnesses
Author Collaboration CR, Saper VE, Tian L, Verstegen RH, Conrad CK, Cidon M, Hopper RK, Kuo CS, Osoegawa K, Baszis K, Bingham CA, Ferguson I, Hahn T, Horne A, Isupova EA, Jones JT, Kasapcopur Ö, Klein-Gitelman MS, Kostik MM, Ozen S, Phadke O, Prahalad S, Randell RL, Sener S, Stingl C, Abdul-Aziz R, Akoghlanian S, Al Julandani D, Alvarez MB, Bader-Meunier B, Balay-Dustrude EE, Balboni I, Baxter SK, Berard RA, Bhattad S, Bolaria R, Boneparth A, Cassidy EA, Co DO, Collins KP, Dancey P, Dickinson AM, Edelheit BS, Espada G, Flanagan ER, Imundo LF, Ciaglia K, Fuller J, Nassi L, Sloan E, Wright T Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice 2024 Nov 12 2996-3013.e7 -
Successful Treatment of Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease in Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Ciaglia K, Ghawji M, Caraballo M, Sloan E Pediatrics 2024 Mar 153
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Unmet social needs in pediatric rheumatic disease: a study of disparities
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Children's Medical Center of Dallas
1935 Medical District DriveDallas, Texas 75235 214-730-5437 Directions to Children's Medical Center of Dallas at Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas