Roy Wade
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow , Center for Public Health Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
General Pediatrician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Primary Care, Cobbs Creek
General Pediatrician, CHOP Cedar Behavioral Health and Crisis Center Pediatric Consult Service
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
Applied Clinical Research Center, 11th Floor, 11323
2716 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146-2305
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
Applied Clinical Research Center, 11th Floor, 11323
2716 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146-2305
Office: 215-590-4773
Email:
wader2@email.chop.edu
wader2@email.chop.edu
Education:
B.S. (Biology)
Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997.
Ph.D (Microbiology)
Georgia Institute of Technology, 2002.
MD (Medicine)
Dartmouth Medical School, 2007.
MPH (Health Policy and Management)
Harvard School of Public Health, 2011.
MSHP (Masters of Science in Health Policy)
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2013.
B.S. (Biology)
Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997.
Ph.D (Microbiology)
Georgia Institute of Technology, 2002.
MD (Medicine)
Dartmouth Medical School, 2007.
MPH (Health Policy and Management)
Harvard School of Public Health, 2011.
MSHP (Masters of Science in Health Policy)
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2013.
Post-Graduate Training
Resident in Pediatrics, University of Virginia Health System Pediatric Residency, 2007-2010.
Mongan Commonwealth Fund Fellowship In Minority Health Policy, Harvard Medical School, 2010-2011.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2011-2013.
Clinical Training in Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2019-2019.
Permanent linkResident in Pediatrics, University of Virginia Health System Pediatric Residency, 2007-2010.
Mongan Commonwealth Fund Fellowship In Minority Health Policy, Harvard Medical School, 2010-2011.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2011-2013.
Clinical Training in Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2019-2019.
Selected Publications
Higginbotham EJ, Wade R Jr.: Physicians in Training, Communities in Need-Reimagining GME Policy for the Indian Health Service. JAMA Intern Med. 185(8): 1042-1043, August 2025.Wade R Jr, Smith-Brown C, Lieberman L, Reidy MC, Cronholm PF, Fein JA, Pachter LM, Forke CM.: Expanding the Concept of Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Decade of Insights. Am J Prev Med. 69(2): 1-5, August 2025.
Wade R Jr, Ginsburg KR.: Talking to Families of Color About Police Encounters. JAMA Pediatr. 179(3): 243-245, March 2025.
James P. Guevara, M.D., M.P.H., Marsha Gerdes, Ph.D., Ellie Segan, M.S., Katherine Yun, M.D., M.S., Kate Wallis, M.D., M.P.H., Jeannette Newman, Ph.D., Roy Wade, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.H.P., Sara Molina-Robinson, M.B.A., Jungwon Min, Ph.D., M.S., Knashawn Morales, Sc.D.: Family Navigation to Reduce Disparities in Early Intervention Services: An RCT. Pediatrics 2025 Notes: Provisionally accepted for publication.
Segan E., McQuaid E., Gerdes M., Wade R., Newman J., Molina-Robinson S., Yun K., Wallis K., Morales K., Guevara J.: Family Navigation to Reduce Disparities in Early Intervention. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Baltimore MD June 2024.
Segan E., McQuaid E., Gerdes M., Wade R., Newman J., Molina-Robinson S., Yun K., Wallis K., Morales K., Guevara J.: Family Navigation to Reduce Disparities in Early Intervention. Pediatric Academic Societies National Meetings, Toronto Canada May 2024.
Lê-Scherban F, Wang A, Courts KA, Ettinger de Cuba S, Wade R, Chilton M.: A Short Adverse Experiences Measure Among Mothers of Young Children. Pediatrics 153(4), April 2024.
Aysola J, Murdock HM, Lett E, Williams C, Wade R Jr, Higginbotham EJ. : Operationalizing Inclusion: Moving from An Elusive Goal to Strategic Action. Epidemiol Rev. May 2023.
E. McQuaid, E. Segan, M. Gerdes, R. Wade, J. Newman, S. Molina-Robinson, K. Yun, K. Wallis, K. Morales, J. Guevara.: Family Navigation to Reduce Disparities in Early Intervention Access. Pediatric Academic Societies National Meeting, Washington DC May 2023.
Guevara, J.P., Aysola, J., Wade, R., Nfonoyim, B., Qiu, M., Carroll, K.N.: Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Pediatric Research Workforce: A Scoping Review. Pediatric Research March 2023.