Faculty

Nadia Lauren Dowshen, MD, MSHP

Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Adolescent Medicine) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Department: Pediatrics

Graduate Group Affiliations

Graduate Group in Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Contact information

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Adolescent Medicine
The Hub for Clinical Collaboration
3500 Civic Center
14th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: 267-257-5668
Lab: 267-426-2591

Email:
dowshenn@chop.edu

Education:
BA (Urban Studies)
University of Pennsylvania, 1999.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2004.
MSHP (Health Policy Research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2016.

Links
American Academy of Pediatrics, member
Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, Member
PAX- Real Solutions to Gun Violence, Board of Trustees
expert reviewer

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Selected Publications

Wood S, Fiks A, Min J, Pressman N, Dowshen N, Gross R: Effectiveness of video education plus text message reminders on sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV testing in youth with STIs. Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA March 2026 Notes: Poster Presentation.

Madden J, Lee S, Atkins D, Dowshen N: Developing ScreenWell, an mHealth Tool for Targeted HIV PrEP Education and Linkage to Care in Pediatric Emergency Departments. SYNChronicity 2026 (SYNC 2026), Arlington, VA March 2026 Notes: 20-Minute Oral Presentation. Accepted July 31, 2025.

Wood S, Karavite D, Richardson H, Hopkins J, Pressman N, Dowshen N, Fiks A, Gross R: User-centered design of a HIV prevention clinical decision support and workflow system for pediatric primary care. Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA March 2026 Notes: Poster Symposia.

Confident G, Grant W, Kronish A, Dowshen N: Adolescent Emergencies. Nagler, Fleisher & Ludwig's Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 9th Edition. Nagler J, Posner JC, Alpern ER, Aronson PL, Cruz AT, Ellison AM, Mannix RC, Schnadower D, Awad N (eds.). Wolters Kluwer, 2026 Notes: In Press.

O'Brien C, Kyweluk M, Dowshen N, Momplaisir F, Aitcheson N: Providers' Perspectives on Integrating Biomedical HIV Prevention into Gender Affirming Care Delivered via Tele-health. IDWeek 2025, Atlanta, GA October 2025 Notes: Poster Presentation. Abstract #: P-336.

Mehringer JE, Harrison JB, Quain KM, Christensen J, Hawkins LA, Dowshen NL: Chest Binding in Transmasculine Youth: A Qualitative Study. J Adolesc Health October 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.08.019. Online Ahead of Print.

Kidd KM, Sequeira GM, Fechter-Leggett M, Kahn NF, Salyer R, Chinn E, Giddings T, Baker KE, Dowshen N: "From Having Regular Care With a Team of Doctors to Fleeing the State": Parent Experiences Supporting Gender Diverse Youth in States with Care Bans. J Adolesc Health 77(4): 620-627, October 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.06.001. Epub 6 Aug 2025.

Nightingale KJ, Jelinek SK, Jones C, Bevington LM, Darien K, Ding A, Fu A, Su K, Kocent LS, Langer MD, Dowshen N: Telehealth Versus In-Person Injection Instruction for Adolescents and Young Adults Initiating Gender-Affirming Testosterone Therapy. Transgend Health 10(4): 325-333, September 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1089/trgh.2024.0130.

Brissett DI, Ellison AM, Dowshen N: Missed Opportunities and Racialized Surveillance: Rethinking STI Testing for Adolescent Males. Pediatrics 156(4): e2025072475, September 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1542/peds.2025-072475.

Rider-Longmaid E, Lett E, Gzesh A, Jelinek S, Dowshen N: Training on Thin Ice: How Anti-Transgender Laws are Shaping the Future of Gender-Affirming Care in Adolescent Medicine. US Professional Association for Transgender Health (USPATH) 2025 Scientific Symposium, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM September 2025 Notes: Oral Abstract Presentation.