Karen S. St. Claire, MD
Medical Director, Child Abuse and Neglect Service
Department / Division
Pediatrics /
Pediatrics-Child Abuse and Neglect Servi
Address
4020 North Roxboro Street
Durham, NC 27704
Appointment Telephone
919-479-2690
Office Telephone
919-479-2691
Fax Telephone
919-471-2531
- MD, University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine, 1982
- Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, 1983-1986
- Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Research Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center, 1986-1988
Clinical Interests
Primary care pediatrics, evaluations for child physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect
Research Interests
Areas of Interest:
Interests include: -child abuse and neglect prevention(Period of Purple Crying
prevention program for Shaken Baby Syndrome),
-community response to child abuse/neglect,
-inflicted and accidental traumatic brain injury,
-medical training in child abuse and neglect
-likelihood of disclosure to a doctor in the exam room versus
disclosure through separate diagnostic interview,
-medical standards and quality assurance in abuse/neglect medical
evaluations,
-relationship of disclosure pattern and content between children
having significant physical findings and those with normal exams
for sexual and physical maltreatment
This physician has no reported relationships with industry.
Representative Publications
Commentary by Karen St. Claire, MD. “What to do when it might be child abuse”. American Medical Association Journal of Ethics: Professional Responsibility in Preventing Violence and Abuse. Virtual Mentor. 11:111-116. February 2009.
(2009)
Narayan AP, Socolar RR, St Claire K. Pediatric residency training in child abuse and neglect in the United States. Pediatrics. 2006 Jun;117(6):2215-21.
(2006)
Abstract
Sinal SH, Lawless MR, Rainey DY, Everett VD, Runyan DK, Frothingham T, Herman-Giddens M, St Claire K. Clinician agreement on physical findings in child sexual abuse cases. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1997 May;151(5):497-501.
(1997)
Abstract
Hill GB, St Claire KK, Gutman LT. Anaerobes predominate among the vaginal microflora of prepubertal girls. Clin Infect Dis. 1995 Jun;20 Suppl 2:S269-70.
(1995)
Abstract
Gutman LT, St Claire KK, Everett VD, Ingram DL, Soper J, Johnston WW, Mulvaney GG, Phelps WC. Cervical-vaginal and intraanal human papillomavirus infection of young girls with external genital warts. J Infect Dis. 1994 Aug;170(2):339-44.
(1994)
Abstract
Gutman LT, St Claire K, Herman-Giddens ME, Johnston WW, Phelps WC. Evaluation of sexually abused and nonabused young girls for intravaginal human papillomavirus infection. Am J Dis Child. 1992 Jun;146(6):694-9.
(1992)
Abstract
Gutman LT, St Claire KK, Weedy C, Herman-Giddens M, McKinney RE Jr. Sexual abuse of human immunodeficiency virus-positive children. Outcomes for perpetrators and evaluation of other household children. Am J Dis Child. 1992 Oct;146(10):1185-9.
(1992)
Abstract
Gutman LT, St Claire K, Herman-Giddens ME. Prevalence of sexual abuse in children with genital warts. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1991 Apr;10(4):342-3.
(1991)
Abstract
Gutman LT, St Claire KK, Weedy C, Herman-Giddens ME, Lane BA, Niemeyer JG, McKinney RE Jr. Human immunodeficiency virus transmission by child sexual abuse. Am J Dis Child. 1991 Feb;145(2):137-41.
(1991)
Abstract
Tyring S, Klager K, Luk A, Messiha F, Lefkowitz S. Ethanol, disulfiram, and pyrazole: effects on interferon production in mice. Immunopharmacology. 1979 Dec;2(1):63-72.
(1979)
Abstract
Lefkowitz SS, Klager K, Nemeth D, Pruess M. Immunosuppression of mice by delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol. 1978 Jan;19(1):101-7.
(1978)
Abstract
Lefkowitz SS, Klager K. Effect of delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol on in vitro sensitization of mouse splenic lymphocytes. Immunol Commun. 1978;7(5):557-66.
(1978)
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