Marcella Aquino, MD
593 Eddy Street
Providence, RI 02903
Biography
Marcella R. Aquino, MD, is a staff allergist/immunologist at Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Rhode Island in the department of pediatrics, division of allergy and immunology. Dr. Aquino is also an associate professor of pediatrics and clinician educator at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
She completed her residency in pediatrics at New York University/Bellevue Hospital and her allergy/immunology fellowship at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Newark. Dr. Aquino previously served as the president of the Long Island Allergy and Asthma Society and is the current vice-chair of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology's Allergic Skin Disease Committee.
Her specific clinical interests include allergic skin diseases, particularly allergic contact dermatitis, atopic dermatitis and drug allergy. She has presented on these topics at national meetings. Dr. Aquino has published in textbooks and peer reviewed journals with a focus on contact dermatitis including patch testing, the role of contact dermatitis in atopic dermatitis patients, drug allergy challenges/desensitization and the use of simulation for the instruction of anaphylaxis/allergic emergencies.
Publications
1. RS. Wagner & Marcella R. Aquino, MD. Pediatric Ocular Inflammation. Immunology & Allergy Clin North Am. 2008 Feb; 28(1):169-88. (PMID: 18282551)
2. Luz Fonacier, MD, Marcella R. Aquino, MD, Bora Kim, DO. Clinical Evaluation and Treatment of Chronic Urticaria. Postgraduate Medicine March, 2010; vol 122:2:148-156. (PMID: 20203466)
3. Luz Fonacier, MD & Marcella R. Aquino, MD. The Role of Contact Allergy in Atopic Dermatitis. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2010 Aug; 30(3):337-350. (PMID: 20670817)
4. Marie Camacho-Halili MD, Sara Axelrod, MD, Mary Ann Michelis, MD, Sebastian Lighvani, M.D, Farah Khan, DO, Scherly Leon, MD, Mark Davis-Lorton, MD, Marcella R. Aquino MD, & Luz S. Fonacier, MD. A Multi-center retrospective review of Patch Testing for Contact Dermatitis in Allergy Practices. Annals of Allergy & Immunology. 2011; 107:487– 492. (PMID: 22123377)
5. Ryan Steele MD, Marie Comacho-Halili, MD, Marcella R. Aquino, MD, Mark Davis-Lorton, MD, & Luz Fonacier, MD. Anaphylaxis in the community setting: determining risk factors for admission. Annals of Allergy & Immunology 2012; 109(2):133-136. (PMID: 22840255)
6. Luz Fonacier, MD, Marcella R. Aquino, MD & Tania Mucci, MD. Current Strategies in Treating Severe Contact Dermatitis in Pediatric Patients. Current Allergy & Asthma Reports. 2012 Dec; 12(6):599-606. Online publication (10.1007/s11882-012-0305-0). (PMID: 22993109)
7. Luz Fonacier, MD, Ryan Steele, DO, Mark Davis-Lorton, MD, Marcella R Aquino, MD. Author response. Anaphylaxis in the community setting: determining risk factors for admission--the role of asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunology. 2013 Feb; 110(2):128-9. (PMID: 23352539)
8. Marcella R. Aquino, MD & Tania Mucci, MD. Systemic Contact Dermatitis & Allergy to Biomedical Devices. Current Allergy & Asthma Reports. 2013 Oct; 13(5):518-27. Online publication. (PMID: 23843126)
9. Marcella R. Aquino, MD, Janelle Sher, MD & Luz Fonacier, MD. Patch testing for drugs. Dermatitis 2013 Sep-Oct; 24(5):205-14. (PMID: 24030368)
10. Marcella R. Aquino, MD, Tania Mucci, MD, Melanie Chong, MD, Mark Davis-Lorton, MD & Luz Fonacier, MD. Mobile Phones: Potential Sources of Nickel and Cobalt Exposure for Metal Allergic Patients Pediatric Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Volume 26, Number 4, 2013 pp 181-186. (PMID: 24380018)
11. Marcella R. Aquino, MD & Luz Fonacier, MD. The Role of Contact Dermatitis in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. Volume 2, Issue 4, July-Aug 2014, pp 382-387. (PMID: 25017524)
12. Melanie Chong, MD, Diana Pasqua, RN, Jared Kutzin, RN, Mark Davis-Lorton, MD, Luz Fonacier, MD & Marcella R. Aquino, MD. Educational and Process Improvements after a Simulation-Based Anaphylaxis Simulation Workshop. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (October 2016); 117(4):432-433. (PMID: 27522110)
13. Stephanie L. Mawhirt DO, Luz S. Fonacier MD, Rose Calixte PhD, & Marcella R. Aquino MD. Skin Testing and Drug Challenge Outcomes in Antibiotic Allergic Patients with Immediate-type Hypersensitivity. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. (January 2017); 118(1):73-79. (PMID: 27864093)
14. Stephanie L. Mawhirt, DO, Luz Fonacier, MD, Rose Calixte, Mark Davis-Lorton, MD, Marcella R. Aquino, MD. Skin testing and induction of tolerance outcomes among platinum sensitive patients. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2018 Apr; 120(4):437-439. (PMID: 29625667)
15. Greg Rosner, MD & Marcella R. Aquino, MD. Systemic Contact Dermatitis. Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology. Vol 56: Issue 1, February 2019. (Online May 2018 10.1007/s12016-018-8686-z)(PMID: 29766368). Guest Editor for Issue on Contact Dermatitis Vol 56, Issue 1, February 2019.
16. 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. Accepted for publication. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol.
17. Sonam Sani, MD, Luz Fonacier MD, Marcella R. Aquino, MD. Risk Stratification of Systemic Reactions to Subcutaneous Immunotherapy (SCIT): A Retrospective Study. Submitted to Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol.
Awards
WAO Junior Abstract Poster Winner in Skin Diseases. World Allergy Organization annual meeting, Cancun, Mexico, December 2011
Travel Grant Recipient-World Allergy Organization, Cancun Mexico, December 2011
Chief Fellow, Allergy and Immunology Fellowship, Rutgers, July 2007-June 2008
Travel Grant Recipient – American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Seattle, Washington November 2008
Travel Grant Recipient – American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Dallas, Texas-November, 2007
Travel Grant Recipient – American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Philadelphia, PA-November, 2006