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Office
4169 Laclede Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63108Phone+1 314-535-0413- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Katie Plax is the Division Chief of Adolescent Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Medical Director of The SPOT. Dr. Plax has chosen to focus her career on changing health for disempowered populations through patient care, teaching, advocacy and research. In pursuing these areas, she recognizes change can be made at the individual level with adolescent patients, at the regional level by teaching residents to consider the complexity of patients living in poverty and impacted by racial inequity, and at the state and national level through systemic advocacy for policy change. The link between these areas is central to Dr. Plax’s participation in the development of the SPOT, a youth specific drop in center, to serve the health and social service needs of 13-24-year olds. In its ten years of operation, the SPOT served over 15,000 youth throughout the St. Louis region.
Education & Training
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Pediatrics, 1997 - 1999
Children's Hospital/Boston Medical CenterInternship, Pediatrics, 1996 - 1997
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1996
Brown UniversityBA, psychology, 1985 - 1989
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2022 - 2026
MO State Medical License 1999 - 2025- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- More than just Reminders: Using text Messaging to Improve HIV care Outcomes Among Youth and Young Adults Living with HIV.Donald R Gerke, Jeff Glotfelty, Stacey Slovacek, Maria Freshman, Julia Schlueter, Plax, K. L., Katie Plax> ;AIDS and Behavior. 2023 Sep 1
- 4 citationsHelp Is Available: Supporting Mental Wellness Through Peer Health Navigation with Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men with HIV.Donald R Gerke, Jeff Glotfelty, Maria Freshman, Julia Schlueter, Alex Ochs, Plax, K. L., Katie Plax> ;AIDS Patient Care and Stds. 2022 Oct 1
- 2 citationsImproving Follow-Up for Adolescents With Depression in Primary Care.Jane Garbutt, Sherry Dodd, Shannon Rook, Sharon Graham, Ruoyun Wang, Randall Sterkel, Plax, K. L., Katie Plax> ;Pediatrics. 2022 Jun 1
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
St. Louis Children's HospitalSaint Louis, Missouri
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