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Julie Fuller, M.D.

Julie Fuller, M.D.

Titles and Appointments

Associate Professor

Schools
Medical School
Departments
Pediatrics
  • Biography

    Dr. Julie Fuller is a graduate of the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine. She completed her general pediatric residency and pediatric rheumatology fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX. While she has a clinical and research interest in juvenile dermatomyositis, she evaluates and treats all pediatric rheumatology conditions including vasculitis, scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile arthritis and recurrent fever syndromes. She has been recognized by D Magazine since 2014. She is a Pediatric Rheumatologist in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center and practices at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children and Children’s Health Dallas and Plano.

  • Education
    Medical School
    Texas A & M University College of Medicine (2006)
    Residency
    UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center (2009), Pediatrics
    Fellowship
    UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center (2012), Pediatric Rheumatology
  • Research Interest
    • Juvenile dermatomyositis
  • Publications
    PROMIS displays strong construct validity in pediatric and adult patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
    Austenfeld EM, Sabbagh SE, Liegl M, Yan K, Do V, Fuller J, Rouster-Stevens K, Rider LG, Schiffenbauer A Rheumatology 2026 Jan 65
    Baseline Clinical Features and Biomarker Profiles of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Lung Disease Cohort
    Author Collaboration CR, Author Collaboration CF, Author Collaboration tC, Eloseily E, Riordan ME, Mahmoud I, Clark A, Chang ML, Russell A, Natter M, Thornton S, Canna S, Co DO, DeGuzman M, Kimura Y, Schulert GS, DeGuzman M, Vogel T, Dedeoglu F, Henderson L, Lee P, Grom A, Schulert G, Ting T, Behrens E, Canna S, Weiss P, Kimura Y, Riordan ME, Costin C, Klein-Gitelman M, Correll C, Hobday P, Riskalla M, Ardoin S, Drew J, Ombrello M, Marquez M, Mellins B, Saper V, Nanda K, Shenoi S, Spitznagle J, Mannion M, Rife E, Timmerman L, Kim S, Lentini L, Bell-Brunson D, Fuller J, Nassi L, Stewart K, Wright T Arthritis Care and Research 2026
    Long-term safety of canakinumab in patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis: 5-year results from the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) registry
    Author Collaboration Ft, Correll C, Burciu A, Bansal A, Dennos A, Narayanswamy D, Aubrun E, Schanberg LE, Yuhan L, Schneider R, Balevic S, Kimura Y, Beukelman T, Zic C, Zhu A, Zheng Z, Zhao YD, Zhang YJ, Zeft A, Yeung R, Yalcindag A, Wu E, Wright T, Woolnough L, Wooldridge S, Wong S, Williams C, Widrick K, Wershba E, Weiss J, Weiss P, Weiser P, Waterfield M, Walters H, Wallgren S, Walker B, Wakefield S, Wahezi D, Wagner-Weiner L, Vora S, von Scheven E, Verstegen R, Verbsky J, Vega-Fernandez P, Vasquez N, Varghese C, Van Mater H, Sloan E, Nassi L, Fuller J, Ciaglia K Pediatric Rheumatology 2025 Dec 23
    Disease activity at two consecutive registry visits and subsequent medication escalation for patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in the CARRA registry
    Author Collaboration Ft, Mannion ML, Aswani MS, Hearld KR, Smitherman EA, Timmerman L, Curtis JR, Zic C, Zhu A, Zheng Z, Zhao YD, Zhang YJ, Zeft A, Yomogida K, Yeung R, Yalcindag A, Wu E, Wright T, Woolnough L, Wooldridge S, Wong S, Williams C, Widrick K, Westheuser V, Wershba E, Weiss P, Weiss J, Waterfield M, Walters H, Wallgren S, Walker B, Wakefield S, Wahezi D, Wagner-Weiner L, Vora S, von Scheven E, Verstegen R, Verbsky J, Vega-Fernandez P, Vasquez N, Varghese C, Vandenbergen S, Van Mater H, Vallee A, Valdovinos R, Valcarcel T, Twilt M, Sloan E, Nassi L, Fuller J, Ciaglia K Pediatric Rheumatology 2025 Dec 23
    Single-cell RNA profiling of blood CD4+ T cells identifies distinct helper and dysfunctional regulatory clusters in children with SLE
    Balasubramanian P, Balaji U, Santos MS, Baisch J, Smitherman C, Walters L, Sparagana P, Nassi L, Stewart K, Fuller J, Means T, Savova V, Banchereau JF, Wright T, Pascual V, Gu J, Caielli S Nature immunology 2025 Nov 26 2100-2111
    Three-Year Outcomes and Latent Class Trajectory Analysis of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Polyarticular JIA Consensus Treatment Plans Study
    Author Collaboration tC, Ringold S, Ong MS, Tomlinson G, Natter MD, Schanberg LE, Del Gaizo V, Feldman BM, Murphy KL, Kimura Y, Amir R, Abulaban K, Adams A, Agbayani R, Lapsia CA, Ahmed H, Akoghlanian S, AlBijadi A, Allenspach E, Alpizar M, Amarilyo G, Ambler W, Amoruso M, Anderson E, Angeles-Hahn S, Ardoin S, Armendariz S, Dagan NA, Balboni I, Balevic S, Ballenger L, Ballinger S, Balmuri N, Baluta S, Barbar-Smiley F, Barillas-Arias L, Basiaga M, Baszis K, Becker M, Begezda A, Beil E, Bell-Brunson H, Benham H, Benseler S, Ciaglia K, Fuller J, Gotte A, Nassi L, Sloan E, Stewart K, Wright T Arthritis and Rheumatology 2025 Oct 77 1433-1441
    Complications of Pulmonary Embolism in a Pediatric Patient
    Patil S, Zia A, Fuller J, Billa R, Goss K, Andersen ND, Griffiths M JACC: Case Reports 2025 Feb 30
    Racial Disparities and Achievement of the Low Lupus Disease Activity State: A CARRA Registry Study
    Author Collaboration TC, Soulsby WD, Olveda R, He J, Berbert L, Weller E, Barbour KE, Greenlund KJ, Schanberg LE, von Scheven E, Hersh A, Son MB, Chang J, Knight A, Aamir R, Abulaban K, Adams A, Aguiar Lapsia C, Akinsete A, Akoghlanian S, Al Manaa M, AlBijadi A, Allenspach E, Almutairi A, Alperin R, Amarilyo G, Ambler W, Amoruso M, Angeles-Han S, Ardoin S, Armendariz S, Asfaw L, Aviran Dagan N, Bacha C, Balboni I, Balevic S, Ballinger S, Baluta S, Barillas-Arias L, Basiaga M, Baszis K, Baxter S, Becker M, Begezda A, Behrens E, Ciaglia K, Fuller J, Nassi L, Sloan E, Stewart K, Wright T Arthritis Care and Research 2025 Jan 77 38-49
    Effect of an Electronic Pill Bottle on Hydroxychloroquine Adherence in Pediatric Lupus: Results of a Novel Direct-to-Family Pilot Trial
    Author Collaboration wt, Randell RL, Schanberg LE, Beard C, Phillips T, Hornik CP, Cohen-Wolkowiez M, Balevic SJ, Rubinstein T, Vasquez N, Wahezi D, Tanner T, Peskin M, Rothschild E, Perfetto J, Guzman L, Buckley L, Patrick A, Datyner E, Blackmon B, Graham T, Henderson L, Lo M, Lee P, Sundel R, Meidan E, Halyabar O, Nigrovic P, Son MB, Hausmann J, McBrearty K, Cohen E, Chang M, Chang J, Dedeoglu F, Cidon M, Reyhan I, Haro S, Shaham B, Cancino A, Brown D, Marzan K, Weiss P, Lerman M, Moreno J, Canna S, Wright T, Nassi L, Fuller J, Ciaglia K, Sloan E ACR Open Rheumatology 2025 Jan 7
    Implementation study of the CARRA Uveitis Consensus Treatment Plans: feasibility for clinical practice and applicability for research
    Author Collaboration ft, Chang MH, Barbar-Smiley F, Akoghlanian S, Drew J, Angeles-Han ST, Quinlan-Waters M, Bohnsack JF, Cooper AM, Edelheit B, Twachtman-Bassett J, Lerman MA, Nanda K, Rabinovich CE, Lo MS, Zhu A, Zhao Y, Zhang Y, Zeft A, Yomogida K, Yeung R, Yasin S, Yalcindag A, Wu E, Wright T, Woolnough L, Wong S, Williams C, Widrick K, White A, Westheuser V, Wershba E, Weiss J, Weiss P, Weiser P, Waters A, Waterfield M, Walters H, Walker B, Waite H, Wahezi D, Wagner-Weiner L, Vora S, von Scheven E, Verstegen R, Verbsky J, Velez J, Stewart K, Sloan E, Nassi L, Fuller J Pediatric Rheumatology 2024 Dec 22
  • Honors & Awards
    • Texas Super Doctors
      Texas Monthly (2017)
    • Best Pediatric Specialists/Doctors in Dallas
      D Magazine (2016-2018)
    • White Hat Award
      The Pediatric Society of Greater Dallas (2009)
    • Texas Rising Stars
      Texas Monthly (2016, 2018)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • Alpha Omega Alpha (2005)
    • American Academy of Pediatrics (2011-2012)
    • American College of Rheumatology (2009)
    • Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (2010)
    • Texas Medical Association (2002-2006)
    • Texas Pediatric Society (2006-2009)