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

Permanent link

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Selected Publications

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.

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.

Dowshen N, Baker K, Garofalo R, Chen D, Inwards-Breland DJ, Sequeira G, Mehringer JE, McNamara M: A Critical Scientific Appraisal of the Health and Human Services Report on Pediatric Gender Dysphoria. J Adolesc Health 77(3): 342-345, September 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.06.002. Epub 6 Aug 2025.

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.

Ancheta A, Del Duca A, Ruggieri D, McDonald C, Flores D, Dowshen D: Multilevel Factors Impacting U.S. School Nurses’ Support of LGBTQ+ Youth: A Qualitative Analysis. J Sch Nurs July 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1177/10598405251351297. Epub 4 Jul 2025.

Hillier A, Dowshen N, Diemer MA, Marcus SC: Acceptability of Screening for Gender Identity in a National Sample of Parents with Young Children. Transgend Health 10(3): 242-251, June 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1089/trgh.2023.0053.

Brissett D, Jones T, Brooks M, Jones M, Neal O, Knight K, Williams T, Darien K, Williams JL, Thomas D, Foster C, Ginsburg K, Dowshen N: Adultification of Young Black Females on Their Health and Well-being: A Qualitative Study. Pediatrics 155(6): e2024069110, June 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-069110.

Gwiazdowski B, Tang C, Castillo M, Wirtz A, Dowshen N, Hammond J, Perkins R, Sanders R: Enhancing Primary Care Integration: Addressing Substance Use Disorder in Young MSM to Optimize Primary Care and Mitigate HIV Risk. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Honolulu, HI, April 2025 Notes: Poster Presentation. Accepted January 17, 2025.