Laura H. Simon, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics)
Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, Hospitalist Physician Team
Attending Physician, Adult Consult Team
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Pediatric Consultant, Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th & Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
34th & Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (267) 844-3954
Education:
B.A. (General Studies in the Humanities)
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2002.
M.D. (Medicine)
Warren S. Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, RI, 2007.
Permanent linkB.A. (General Studies in the Humanities)
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2002.
M.D. (Medicine)
Warren S. Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, RI, 2007.
Description of Clinical Expertise
I am a med-peds trained pediatric hospitalist with a special interest and expertise in Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders (SSRDs). I see outpatients in both the CHOP Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome (AMPS) program and in Functional Neurological Disorders (FND) program, which I developed as medical director. I am interested in improving medical and behavioral management for chldren and adolescents with SSRDs, coordinating high quality and evidence-based multidisciplinary care in conjunction with colleagues from behavioral health and Rehab services.Selected Publications
Jeannette M Iskander 1, Jason Kreuzman 2, Meagan Watson 3, Gayle Chesley 4, Karen Zeribi 5, Amanda Hopper 6, Tamara Powell 7, Laura Simon 8, Aaron D Fobian 9: Provider Perspectives of Barriers to Delivering Care for Pediatric Functional Neurological Disorder: A Thematic Analysis. Pediatric Neurology April 2025.Meagan Watson 1, Jason Kreuzman 2, Karen Zeribi 3, Jeannette M Iskander 4, Amanda Hopper 5, Laura Simon 6, Gayle Chesley 7, Aaron Fobian 8: The Current State of Pediatric Functional Neurological Disorder Treatment in the United States. Pediatric Neurology 158: 144-155, June 2024.
Laura Simon, Kavitha Parikh, Derek Wheeler, Mark Neuman: Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Hospitalized Children. Current Treatment Options in Pediatrics. Christopher Bonafide (eds.). Springer, 1: 59-75, March 2015 Notes: doi:10.1007/s40746-014-0011-3.