Carol A Ford, MD

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

Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
HUB 14th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-426-3938
Fax: 215-590-4708
Education:
B.S. (Major in Sociology; Minor in Chemistry)
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 1979.
M.D.
School of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1983.
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Selected Publications

Ford CA.: SAHM and the IAAH Respond to Climate Change and Need to Promote Agency Among Adolescents and Young Adults. J Adolesc Health 2025.

Jenssen, DiFiore, Powell, Lawton, Dalembert, Woods, Ford, Biggs, Fiks: Accelerating Innovation in Primary Care to Support Adolescent Health Discussions Pediatrics In press, 2024

Kahn, N. F., Katzman, K., Danzo, S., McCarty, C. A., Richardson, L. P., Ford, C. A.: Triadic Collaboration Between Adolescents, Caregivers, and Health-Care Providers to Promote Healthy Behavior. J Adolesc Health 74(2): 358-366, 2024.

Berg TD, Ford CA.: To Improve Adolescent Health Globally, We Need Globally Applicable Standardized Health Measures. J Adolesc Health 2024.

Ford CA.: The Journal of Adolescent Health Editor-in-Chief Annual Reflection: A Year to Embrace Global Adolescent Health and the Voice of Young People. J Adolesc Health 2024.

Ford CA, Baltag V, English A.: Understanding Adolescents' Perspectives on Security and Privacy of Online Medical Records. J Adolesc Health 2024.

Lopez MA, Bearer CF, Christakis DA, First LR, Fisher PG, Ford CA, Szilagyi PG, Raphael JL.: Editorial Efforts Across Pediatric Journals to Address Racism. Acad Pediatr 2024.

Berg TD, Ford CA.: An Unexpected Opportunity: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Can Help Us Better Support Adolescents in the Future. J Adolesc Health 2024.

Ford CA: Journal of Adolescent Health Editor-in-Chief 2024 Annual Reflection. Journal of Adolescent Health In Press, 2024.

Ford, C. A., Boyer, C. B., Halpern, C. T., Katzman, D. K., Ross, D. A., Berg, T. D., Santo, T. D.: The Distinguished Dozen: 2023 Journal of Adolescent Health Articles Making Distinguished Contributions to Adolescent and Young Adult Health. J Adolesc Health 74(2): 211-215, 2024.

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