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Kathleen Angkustsiri, M.D., M.A.S.
Program Director, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship
Associate Professor
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Clinical Interests
Dr. Kathleen Angkustsiri is a board-certified developmental-behavioral pediatrician with interests in neurodevelopmental disorders including autism spectrum disorders, chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS), down syndrome, and fragile X syndrome. She sees children with autism spectrum disorders, history of prematurity, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorders, and global developmental delays/intellectual disability.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Angkustsiri's research focuses on behavioral characteristics of children with 22q11.2DS and clinical trials for autism spectrum disorders, Down syndrome, and fragile X syndrome.
Division
Child Development and Behavior
Center/Program Affiliation
Undergraduate School
B.A., Psychology, Human Biology, Stanford University, Stanford CA 1998
Medical School
M.D., New York University School of Medicine, New York NY 2003
Internship
Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Oakland, Oakland CA 2003-2004
Residency
Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Oakland, Oakland CA 2004-2006
Fellowship
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, UC Davis, Sacramento CA 2006-2009
UC Davis CTSC K12 Mentored Career Development Award, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Eli Gold Award for outstanding contributions to the Department of Pediatrics, 2016
DBPNet Young Investigator Award, 2013
MIND Institute Pilot Research Grant Award, 2013
UC Davis CTSC Mentored Clinical Research Training Program Scholar, 2011, 2012, 2013
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1hiwil6NcvgQo/bibliography/public/
Angkustsiri K, Fussell JJ, Bennett A, Schauer J, Ramirez-Celis A, Hansen RL, Van de Water J. Pilot Study of Maternal Autoantibody-Related Autism. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2022 Oct-Nov 01;43(8):465-471. doi:10.1097/DBP.0000000000001100. Epub 2022 Jun 1. PMID:35943360.
Zhao Y, Wang Y, Shi L, McDonald-McGinn DM, et al. Chromatin regulators in the TBX1 network confer risk for conotruncal heart defects in 22q11. 2DS and sporadic congenital heart disease. bioRxiv. 2022 Oct 3. doi:10.1101/2022.09.30.507111.
Punatar R, Egense A, Mao R, Procter M, Bosworth M, Quigley DI, Angkustsiri K, Shankar SP. Atypical presentation of Angelman syndrome with intact expressive language due to low-level mosaicism. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2022 Oct;10(10):e2018. doi:10.1002/mgg3.2018. Epub 2022 Aug 4. PMID:35929060.
Campbell LE, Swaab L, Freeman EE, McCormack L, Simon TJ, Angkustsiri K, McCabe KL. The Importance of Understanding Individual Differences of Emotion Regulation Abilities in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome. J Autism Dev Disord. 2022 Jul;52(7):3076-3087. doi:10.1007/s10803-021-05172-9. Epub 2021 Jul 12. PMID:34251567.
Esbensen AJ, Vincent LB, Epstein JN, Kamimura-Nishimura K, Wiley S, Angkustsiri K, Abbeduto L, Fidler D, Anixt JS, Froehlich TE. Co-occurring medical and behavioural conditions in children with Down syndrome with or without ADHD symptom presentation. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2022 Mar;66(3):282-296. doi:10.1111/jir.12911. Epub 2021 Dec 23. PMID:34939724.
Esbensen AJ, Epstein JN, Vincent LB, Kamimura-Nishimura K, Wiley S, Angkustsiri K, Abbeduto L, Fidler D, Froehlich TE. Comparison of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Typically Developing Children and Children with Down Syndrome. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2022 Jan 1;43(1):1-8. doi:10.1097/DBP.0000000000000972. PMID:34001744.
Linton SR, Popa AM, Luck SJ, Bolden K, Angkustsiri K, Carter CS, Niendam TA, Simon TJ. Atypical attentional filtering of visual information in youth with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome as indexed by event-related potentials. Neuroimage Clin. 2021;32:102877. doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102877. Epub 2021 Nov 9. PMID:34773799.
Jhawar N, Brown MJ, Cutler-Landsman D, Kates WR, Angkustsiri K, Antshel KM. Longitudinal Psychiatric and Developmental Outcomes in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: A Systematic Review. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2021 Jun-Jul 01;42(5):415-427. doi:10.1097/DBP.0000000000000927. PMID:34110308.
Restrepo B, Angkustsiri K, Taylor SL, Rogers SJ, Cabral J, Heath B, Hechtman A, Solomon M, Ashwood P, Amaral DG, Nordahl CW. Developmental-behavioral profiles in children with autism spectrum disorder and co-occurring gastrointestinal symptoms. Autism Res. 2020 Oct;13(10):1778-1789. doi:10.1002/aur.2354. Epub 2020 Aug 6. PMID:32767543.