Arianna K. Stefanatos, PhD
Areas of expertise: Metabolic disease, Mitochondrial disease, Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Congenital disorders of glycosylation, Williams syndrome, Noonan syndrome, Leukodystrophy
Locations: Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care
About Arianna K. Stefanatos, PhD
Titles
Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Awards and Honors
2019-2020, Travel Award, Urea Cycle Disorders Consortium
2012-2014, Professional Development Award, The University of Texas
2009, David Wechsler Regents Chair in Psychology Fellowship, The University of Texas
2008, Graduated with Distinction, University of Toronto
2006, St. George’s Society Award, University of Toronto
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
2016-present, International Neuropsychological Society
Research Interests
Examining predictors of neurocognitive, socio-emotional and behavioral functioning within children with genetic, metabolic, and mitochondrial diseases over time
Education & training
Graduate Degree
PhD in Clinical Psychology - The University of Texas, Austin, TX
MA in Clinical Psychology - The University of Texas, Austin, TX
Internship
Predoctoral Internship in Pediatric Neuropsychology - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Fellowship - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Phildelphia, PA
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Neuropsychology - Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Publications
Publications
2019
Waisbren, S.E., Stefanatos, A.K., Kok, T.M.Y., & Ozturk-Hismi, B. (2019). Neuropsychological attributes of urea cycle disorders: A systematic review of the literature. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease, 1-16.
Cohen, J.L., Burfield, J., Stefanatos, A.K., Yudkoff, M., Valdez-Gonzalez, K., Samuels, A., Pedro, H., & Ficicioglu, C. (2019). Diagnosis of infantile-onset lysosomal acid lipase deficiency in the advent of available enzyme replacement therapy. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 14(198), 1-8.
2016
Agostino, A.R., Im-Bolter, N., Stefanatos, A.K., & Dennis, M. (2016). Understanding ironic criticism and empathic praise: The role of emotive communication. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 10.1111/bjdp.12155.
Schraegle, W.A., Nussbaum, N.L. & Stefanatos, A.K. (2016). List-learning and verbal memory profiles in childhood epilepsy syndromes. Epilepsy & Behavior, 159-165.
Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)
2022
Gold J.I., Stefanatos, A.K., Vanderver, A., & Cuddapah, S. (2022). Novel Treatment of Type II D-2-Hydroxyglutaric aciduria using Enasidenib, an IDH2 Inhibitor. Presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Orlando, FL.
Lectures by Invitation
2022
Stefanatos, A.K. Neuropsychologic Problems and Management Options for Mitochondrial Disease. Oral presentation at the 2nd Annual Precision Mitochondrial Medicine Symposium, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. 2022.
2021
Stefanatos, A.K. Motor Control: System and Function. Oral presentation at Neuropsychology Seminar Series, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. 2021.
2020
Stefanatos, A.K. Assessment of Infants and Toddlers. Oral presentation at Neuropsychology Seminar Series, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. 2020.