Marcella R. Aquino, MD, is an allergist/immunologist at Hasbro Children’s Hospital and Lifespan Physician Group, specializing in allergic skin diseases and drug allergy. She holds an appointment as Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Her clinical interests include atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis and drug allergies. Dr. Aquino is an active member of the Allergic Skin Diseases committee at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) and the current Chair of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) Allergic Skin Disease Committee. She serves on the Board of Regents at the ACAAI.
| Brar KK, Singh AM, De Guzman N, Aquino M. "Atopic Dermatitis: Diagnosis, Disparity, and Management in Children of Color." NASN school nurse (Print), vol. 38, no. 2, 2023, pp. 56-61. |
| Young K, Collis RW, Sheinbein D, Shope C, Suresh T, Tam I, Snyder A, Cotton C, Hunt R, Goldenberg A, Goldminz A, Lugo-Somolinos A, Grisham E, Martin KL, Sandhu M, Eichenfield DZ, Sprague J, Kleinman EP, Sum K, Chen JK, Teng J, Aquino MR, Plante J, Franca K, Onate A, Udrizar P, Liszewski W, Yu J. "Pediatric Allergic Contact Dermatitis Registry patch testing results from 2016 to 2022: A retrospective study of age-related differences." Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, vol. 88, no. 5, 2023, pp. 1218-1220. |
| Young K, Collis RW, Sheinbein D, Shope C, Suresh T, Tam I, Snyder A, Cotton C, Hunt R, Goldenberg A, Goldminz A, Lugo-Somolinos A, Grisham E, Martin KL, Sandhu M, Eichenfield D, Sprague J, Kleinman E, Sum K, Chen JK, Teng J, Aquino MR, Plante J, Franca K, Onate A, Udrizar P, Liszewski W, Yu J. "Retrospective review of pediatric patch testing results in skin of color." Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, vol. 88, no. 4, 2023, pp. 953-954. |
| Aquino MR, Bingemann TA, Nanda A, Maples KM. "Delayed allergic skin reactions to vaccines." Allergy and Asthma Proceedings, vol. 43, no. 1, 2022, pp. 20-29. |
| Aquino MR, Wing R, DeCerbo PC, Tanzer JR, Brown L. "Outcomes of simulation-based anaphylaxis education in a diverse group of participants." Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, vol. 129, no. 5, 2022, pp. 638-640. |
| Aquino MR, Kopel SJ, Dunsiger S, Koinis-Mitchell D. "Sleep and asthma outcomes in urban children: Does atopic dermatitis increase risk?." Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, vol. 125, no. 4, 2020, pp. 493-494. |
| Sani S, Gupta R, Fonacier L, Aquino M. "Risk stratification of systemic reactions to subcutaneous immunotherapy: A retrospective study." Allergy and Asthma Proceedings, vol. 40, no. 5, 2019, pp. 338-342. |
| Aquino M, Rosner G. "Systemic Contact Dermatitis." Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. , vol. 56, no. 1, 2019, pp. 9-18. |
| Stephanie L. Mawhirt DO, Luz Fonacier MD, Marcella R. Aquino, MD. "Utilization of high-fidelity simulation for medical student and resident education of allergic-immunologic emergencies." Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol., vol. 122, no. 5, 2019, pp. 513-521. |
| Mawhirt SL, Fonacier LS, Calixte R, Davis-Lorton M, Aquino MR. "Skin testing and desensitization outcomes among platinum-sensitive oncology patients." Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, vol. 120, no. 4, 2018, pp. 437-439. |
| Mawhirt SL, Fonacier LS, Calixte R, Davis-Lorton M, Aquino MR. "Skin testing and drug challenge outcomes in antibiotic-allergic patients with immediate-type hypersensitivity." Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, vol. 118, no. 1, 2017, pp. 73-79. |
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Luz Fonacier, MD, Ryan Steele, DO, Melanie. Chong, MD & Marcella R. Aquino, MD.
"Allergic Skin Diseases." Manual of Allergy & Immunology for Otolaryngologists, edited by David L Rosenstreich, Marvin P. Fried, Gabriele S. de Vos, & Alexis H. Jackman, plural publishing inc, 2016, pp. 233-251.
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| Chong M, Pasqua D, Kutzin J, Davis-Lorton M, Fonacier L, Aquino M. "Educational and process improvements after a simulation-based anaphylaxis simulation workshop." Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, vol. 117, no. 4, 2016, pp. 432-433. |
| Marcella R. Aquino, MD Stephanie L. Mawhirt, DO & Luz Fonacier, MD. "Review of Contact Urticaria Syndrome: Evaluation to Treatment." curr treat options allergy, 2015, pp. 365-380. |
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Sara Axelrod, MD, Marcella R. Aquino, MD & Luz Fonacier, MD.
".Atopic Dermatitis." Textbook of Allergy for the Clinician, edited by P.K.Vedanthan, Harold Nelson, Shripad N. Agashe, P.A. Mahesh, & Rohit Katial, Boca Raton, FL, CRC Press, 2014, pp. 289-298.
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Marcella R. Aquino, MD & Luz Fonacier, MD.
"Contact Dermatitis." Textbook of Allergy for the Clinician, edited by Editors: P.K.Vedanthan, Harold Nelson, Shripad N. Agashe, P.A. Mahesh, & Rohit Katial, Boca Raton, FL, CRC Press, 2014, pp. 299-309.
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| Aquino M, Fonacier L. "The role of contact dermatitis in patients with atopic dermatitis." The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, vol. 2, no. 4, 2014, pp. 382-7. |
| Fonacier L, Steele R, Davis-Lorton M, Aquino M. "Author response. Anaphylaxis in the community setting: determining risk factors for admission--the role of asthma." Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, vol. 110, no. 2, 2013, pp. 128-9. |
| Aquino M, Mucci T, Chong M, Lorton MD, Fonacier L. "Mobile Phones: Potential Sources of Nickel and Cobalt Exposure for Metal Allergic Patients." Pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonology, vol. 26, no. 4, 2013, pp. 181-186. |
| Aquino MR, Sher J, Fonacier L. "Patch testing for drugs." Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug, vol. 24, no. 5, 2013, pp. 205-14. |
| Aquino M, Mucci T. "Systemic contact dermatitis and allergy to biomedical devices." Current allergy and asthma reports, vol. 13, no. 5, 2013, pp. 518-27. |
| Steele R, Camacho-Halili M, Rosenthal B, Davis-Lorton M, Aquino M, Fonacier L. "Anaphylaxis in the community setting: determining risk factors for admission." Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, vol. 109, no. 2, 2012, pp. 133-6. |
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Mark Boguniewicz, MD, Marcella R. Aquino, MD & Luz Fonacier, MD.
"Atopic Dermatitis & Contact Dermatitis." Manual of Allergy & Immunology , edited by Daniel Adelman, MD, Thomas Casale, MD & Jonathan Corren, MD, Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012, pp. 215-242.
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| Fonacier LS, Aquino MR, Mucci T. "Current strategies in treating severe contact dermatitis in pediatric patients." Current allergy and asthma reports, vol. 12, no. 6, 2012, pp. 599-606. |
| Camacho-Halili M, Axelrod S, Michelis MA, Lighvani S, Khan F, Leon S, Aquino MR, Davis-Lorton M, Fonacier LS. "A multi-center, retrospective review of patch testing for contact dermatitis in allergy practices." Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, vol. 107, no. 6, 2011, pp. 487-92. |
| Fonacier L, Aquino M, Kim B. "Clinical evaluation and treatment of chronic urticaria." Postgraduate Medicine, vol. 122, no. 2, 2010, pp. 148-56. |
| Fonacier LS, Aquino MR. "The role of contact allergy in atopic dermatitis." Immunology and allergy clinics of North America, vol. 30, no. 3, 2010, pp. 337-50. |
| Wagner RS, Aquino M. "Pediatric ocular inflammation." Immunology and allergy clinics of North America, vol. 28, no. 1, 2008, pp. 169-88, vii. |
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Children's Miracle Network Grant
ACAAI Allergist’s Foundation Community Grant Program
| Year | Degree | Institution |
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| 2002 | MD | State University of New York Downstate |
| 1998 | BA | New York University |
1st place Clemens von Pirquet Award, 2018 ACAAI Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, November 18, 2018. Stephanie L. Mawhirt, DO, Luz S. Fonacier MD, and Marcella R. Aquino MD. Educational outcomes of an anaphylaxis case-based simulation activity among medical students and residents.
WAO Junior Abstract Poster Winner in Skin Diseases. World Allergy Organization annual meeting, Cancun, Mexico, December 2011.
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| Koinis-Mitchell, Daphne | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and Pediatrics (Research) |
| Zheng, Tao | Professor of Medicine, Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology (Research), Professor of Pediatrics |
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