Chen C. Kenyon, BA, MD, MSHP
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Pediatric Hospitalist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Investigator , Clinical Futures, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Investigator , PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty Lead, Population Health Science Research Portfolio, PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-Director , Research and Education Core, Center for Health Equity, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director , Population Health Innovation, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
2716 South Street, 10th floor, 10-293
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
2716 South Street, 10th floor, 10-293
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Office: 267-426-6339
Fax: 267-426-0380
Fax: 267-426-0380
Email:
kenyonc@chop.edu
kenyonc@chop.edu
Education:
BA (Mathematics)
University of Rochester, 2001.
MD
Boston University School of Medicine, 2006.
MSHP (Health Policy Research)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2013.
Permanent linkBA (Mathematics)
University of Rochester, 2001.
MD
Boston University School of Medicine, 2006.
MSHP (Health Policy Research)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2013.
Selected Publications
Pumphrey KA, Hart JK, Zorc JJ, Dunn MB, Shannon CM, Utidjian LH, Kenyon CC: Improving Single Maintenance and Reliever Therapy for Patients Admitted for Asthma Exacerbation. Pediatric Quality and Safety 11(1): e867, Jan/Feb 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000867.Edwards, J, de Roos, AJ, Kenyon, CC, Headen I, Tabb, L, Schinasi, LH: Within Day Temperature Variation and Pediatric Asthma Exacerbation in Philadelphia, PA. Int J Hyg Environ Health In press 2026.
Szeto, JJ, K Boom, JK Radack, SB DeMauro, CC Kenyon, NP Novick-Goldstein, KA Scott, DC Murosko, KA Gibbs, SA Lorch, PE Moore, HH Burris, TD Nelin: Associations of Community Material Neighborhood Deprivation with the Diagnosis of Asthma Among Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD). Pediatr Pulmonol In Press 2026 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.71462
Kenyon, CC, Negro, D, Fluehr, J, Shults, J, Seay, H, Destefano-Pappas, JA, Bryant-Stephens, TC: Asthma exacerbation risk and school asthma readiness. Pediatrics In Press 2026.
Gomez LF, Szeto JJ, Radack JK, Novick-Goldstein NP, Scott KA, Murosko DC, Gibbs KA, Whitman E, Levin JC, Lorch SA, DeMauro SB, Kenyon CC, Just AC, Burris HH, Nelin TD: Associations of early life ambient PM2.5 exposure with asthma risk in a cohort of preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Pediatr Pulmonol In Press 2026.
Vasan, A, Kenyon, CC, Feudtner, C, Fiks, A: Prevalence of Social Needs Among Hospitalized Children with Complex Chronic Conditions. Hosp Pediatr Jun 2025 Notes: e2024008317. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2024-008317. Online ahead of print.
Kenyon, CC, Quarshie, WO, Xiao, R, Yazdani, M, Flaherty, CM, Floyd, GC, Miller, VA, Bryant-Stephens, TC, Zorc, JJ, Feudtner, C : Tailored Adherence Incentives for Childhood Asthma Medications: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr 179(5): 500-507, May 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.0010.
Luke, M, Kenyon, CC, Bouchelle, Z, Menko, SG, Scribano, PV, Vasan, A: Neighborhood Child Opportunity Index and Household-Level Social Needs. Pediatrics 155(5): e2024069735, May 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-069735.
Yen YT, Schinasi LH, Sánchez BN, Melly S, Moore K, Forrest CB, Kenyon CC, Kondo MC, De Roos AJ: Is local air pollution concentration a moderator or mediator of the association between residential greenspace and pediatric asthma exacerbations? A longitudinal study of pediatric patients in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Int J Hyg Environ Health 266(114546), May 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2025.114546. Epub 2025 Mar 6.
Abel, D, Anderson, D, Kallan, M, Utidjian, L, Burnham, J, Chang, J, Kenyon, CC, Gmuca, S: Assessing Methotrexate Adherence in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Using Electronic Health Record-Linked Pharmacy Dispensing Data Arthritis Care Res 77(03): 300-308, Mar 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1002/acr.25441. Epub 2024 Oct 25.