Monica Federico, MD

Professional Titles

• Medical director, Clinical Alignment
• Medical Director, Asthma Program

Publications

• Lovinsky-Desir S, Riley IL, Bryant-Stephens T, De Keyser H, Forno E, Kozik AJ, Louisias M, Matsui EC, Sheares BJ, Thakur N, Apter AJ, Beck AF, Bentley-Edwards KL, Berkowitz C, Braxton C, Dean J, Jones CP, Koinis-Mitchell D, Okelo SO, Taylor-Cousar JL, Teach SJ, Wechsler ME, Gaffin JM, Federico MJ. Research Priorities in Pediatric Asthma Morbidity: Addressing the Impacts of Systemic Racism on Children with Asthma in the United States. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Oct;21(10):1349-1364. PubMed PMID: 39352175
• Huebschmann AG, Wagner NM, Gleason M, Brinton JT, Brtnikova M, Brewer SE, Begum A, Armstrong R, DeCamp LR, McFarlane A, DeKeyser H, Coleman H, Federico MJ, Szefler SJ, Cicutto LC. Reducing asthma attacks in disadvantaged school children with asthma: study protocol for a type 2 hybrid implementation-effectiveness trial (Better Asthma Control for Kids, BACK). Implement Sci. 2024 Aug 15;19(1):60. PubMed PMID: 39148094
• Skeen EH, Moore CM, Federico MJ, Seibold MA, Liu AH, Hamlington KL. The Child Opportunity Index 2.0 and exacerbation-prone asthma in a cohort of urban children. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 Jul;59(7):1894-1904. PubMed PMID: 38558492
• Brewer SE, DeCamp LR, Reedy J, Armstrong R, DeKeyser HH, Federico MJ, McFarlane A 2nd, Figlio G, Huebschmann AG, Szefler SJ, Cicutto L. Developing a Social Determinants of Health Needs Assessment for Colorado Kids (SNACK) Tool for a School-Based Asthma Program: Findings from a Pilot Study. Ethn Dis. 2023 Dec;DECIPHeR(Spec Issue):126-131. PubMed PMID: 38846737
• The Child Opportunity Index 2.0 and Exacerbation-Prone Asthma in a Cohort of Urban
• Federico MJ, Denlinger LC, Corren J, Szefler SJ, Fuhlbrigge AL. Exacerbation-Prone Asthma: A Biological Phenotype or a Social Construct. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2021 Jul;9(7):2627-2634. PubMed PMID: 34051392
• Brittan MS, Moss A, Watson JD, Federico MJ, Rice JD, Dempsey AF, Ambroggio L. Association between early childhood lower respiratory tract infections and subsequent asthma. J Asthma. 2021 Oct 27;:1-16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34706607
• Federico MJ, Denlinger LC, Corren J, Szefler SJ, Fuhlbrigge AL. Exacerbation-Prone Asthma: A Biological Phenotype or a Social Construct. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2021 Jul;9(7):2627-2634. PubMed PMID: 34051392
• Federico MJ, McFarlane AE 2nd, Szefler SJ, Abrams EM. The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Children with Asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020 Jun;8(6):1808-1814. PubMed PMID: 32294541
• De Keyser HH, Ramsey R, Federico MJ. They just don't take their medicines: Reframing medication adherence in asthma from frustration to opportunity. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2020 Mar;55(3):818-825. PubMed PMID: 31944593
• Federico MJ, McFarlane AE 2nd, Szefler SJ, Abrams EM. The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Children with Asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020 Jun;8(6):1808-1814. PubMed PMID: 32294541
• De Keyser HH, Ramsey R, Federico MJ. They just don't take their medicines: Reframing medication adherence in asthma from frustration to opportunity. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2020 Mar;55(3):818-825. PubMed PMID: 31944593
• Stempel H, Federico MJ, Szefler SJ. Applying a biopsychosocial model to inner city asthma: Recent approaches to address pediatric asthma health disparities. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2019 Nov;32:10-15. PubMed PMID: 31678039
• Federico MJ, Szefler SJ. High-risk asthma: Never give up. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2019 May;122(5):441-442. PubMed PMID: 31054649
• Stempel H, Federico MJ, Szefler SJ. Applying a biopsychosocial model to inner city asthma: Recent approaches to address pediatric asthma health disparities. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2019 Aug 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31678039
• Federico MJ, Szefler SJ. High-risk asthma: Never give up. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2019 May;122(5):441-442. PubMed PMID: 31054649
• Cotter JM, Tyler A, Reese J, Ziniel S, Federico MJ, Anderson Iii WC, Kupfer O, Szefler SJ, Kerby G, Hoch HE. Steroid variability in pediatric inpatient asthmatics: survey on provider preferences of dexamethasone versus prednisone. J Asthma. 2019 Jun 12;:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31113252
• 1. Sills, Marion R.; Kwan, Bethany M.; Yawn, Barbara P.; Sauer, Brian C.; Fairclough, Diane L.; Federico, Monica J.; Juarez-Colunga,Elizabeth; and Schilling, Lisa M. (2013) "Medical Home Characteristics and Asthma Control: A Prospective, Observational Cohort Study Protocol," eGEMs (Generating Evidence & Methods to improve patient outcomes): Vol. 1: Iss. 3, Article 3. DOI: 10.13063/2327-9214.1032.
• Pulmonary Disorders: Cystic Fibrosis and Asthma. in APA Handbook of Pediatric Psychology, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, and Developmental Science
• Research Priorities in Pediatric Asthma Morbidity: Addressing the Impacts of Systemic Racism on Children with Asthma in the United States, An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop. Submitted

Practice Locations

• Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

• Pediatric Pulmonology, Board Certification (2001)
• Pediatrics, Board Certification

• Lungs and Breathing
• Lungs and Breathing - Asthma
• Lungs and Breathing - Lung Disease