Department of Pediatrics

Clinical Interests

Dr Kuklinski graduated from Saint Louis University with an Honors Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics. After working for 4 years as a pediatric dietitian, she went on to receive her medical degree from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Des Moines, IA. She then returned to St. Louis and completed her pediatrics residency at Saint Louis University, followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Pulmonology at Washington University in St. Louis, after which she joined the Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonary Medicine as faculty. Dr Kuklinski is a member of the American Thoracic Society, the American Society for Transplantation,the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, and the Aerodigestive Society. Her clinical interests include aerodigestive disorders, lung transplant medicine, and multidisciplinary care.

Education

• BSc, Honors Program, Cum Laude, Saint Louis University, 2004
• DO, Des Moines University, 2012

Training

• Dietetic Intern, Barnes-Jewish College, 2004 - 2005
• Pediatric Resident, Saint Louis University, 2012 - 2015
• Fellow, Pediatric Pulmonology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis MO, 2015 - 2018

Licensure and Board Certification

• 2015 - PresDiplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics
• 2016 - PresMO, Medical License
• 2018 - PresAmerican Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology

Honors and Awards

• Gold Humanism Honor Society Member, Des Moines University, 2011
• Garrett Reed Wheeler Award in Pediatrics, Des Moines University, 2012
• PICU's Outstanding Resident, Saint Louis University, Department of Pediatrics, 2015

Recent Publications view all (4)

Publication Co-Authors

Joshua Blatter, M.D., M.P.H.

Stuart C. Sweet, M.D., Ph.D.

Amjad Horani, M.D.

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with Cadence Kuklinski, D.O.

1. Moore PE, Boyer D, Perkins R, Katz ES, Castro-Codesal ML, MacLean JE, Akil N, Esther CR Jr, Kaslow J, Lewis TC, Krone KA, Quizon A, Simpson R, Benscoter D, Spielberg DR, Melicoff E, Kuklinski CA, Blatter JA, Dy J, Rettig JS, Horani A, Gross J. American Thoracic Society 2019 Pediatric Core Curriculum. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2019. PMID:31456278 
2. Draper L, Kuklinski C, Ladley A, Adamson G, Broom M. Texting preferences in a Paediatric residency. Clin Teach. 2017. PMID:28078778 
3. Elizur A, Faro A, Huddleston CB, Gandhi SK, White D, Kuklinski CA, Sweet SC. Lung transplantation in infants and toddlers from 1990 to 2004 at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Am J Transplant. 2009;9(4):719-26. PMID:19344463 
4. Elizur A, Sweet SC, Huddleston CB, Gandhi SK, Boslaugh SE, Kuklinski CA, Faro A. Pre-transplant mechanical ventilation increases short-term morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2007;26(2):127-31. PMID:17258145