Andrea F. Duncan, M.D., M.S.

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Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology & Newborn Services) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Neonatal Follow-up Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Chief, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Division of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Chair, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty Search Advisor, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/University of Pennsylvania
Distinguished Endowed Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Lead Faculty Search Advisor, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Committee on Appointments and Promotions, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics
Department: Pediatrics

Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-1653
Fax: 215-590-3051
Education:
B.A. (Humanities Honors Program)
University of Texas at Austin, 1998.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Texas Southwestern at Dallas, 2002.
M.S. (Clinical Research)
University of New Mexico, 2011.
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Selected Publications

Wallis KE, Allababidi T, Sarmin F, Wozniak-Kelly S, Morgan S, Andrews K, Duncan AF, Heard Garris N, Montoya-Williams D: Anti-Racist Practices Across the Stages of a Research Project: A Systematic Review. Health Equity 2026, in press.

Peralta-Carcelen M, Hintz SR, Bann C, Higgins R, Duncan AF, Vohr B : Factors Associated with abnormal screening for autism spectrum disorder among Extremely Preterm Children. J Perinatol 2026 in press.

Jayakumar S, Murosko D, Duncan AF: Enhancing Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of High-Risk Infants JAMA Pediatr. JAMA Pediatr Apr 2026

DeMauro SB, Kirpalani H, Hintz S, Watterberg KL, Watson V, Lowe J, Shankaran S, Chawla S, Vohr B, Msall ME, D'Angio CT, Yoder BA, Lai K, Winter S, Colaizy TT, Merhar SL, Ziolkowski K, Bann CM, Trotta M, Newman JE, Walsh MC, Higgins RD, Cahill TE, Duncan AF, Wilson-Costello DE, Peralta-Carcelen M, Arnold H, Mosquera RA, Heyne RJ, Fuller J, McGowan EC, Cavanaugh B, Harmon HM, Maitre NL, Neel ML, Van Meurs KP, Richards LA, Kilbride HW, Hines AC, Natarajan G, Trembath A, Benninger KL, Kesavan K, Malcolm WF, Zanger D, Reynolds AM, Carlson M, Das A; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network: Hydrocortisone in Preterm Infants and School-Age Functional Outcomes: Follow-Up of a Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA Pediatr Feb 2026.

Segado M, Prosser LA, Duncan AF, Johnson MJ, Kording KP: A preregistered, open pipeline for early cerebral palsy risk assessment from Infant Videos. Gigascience Jan 2026.

Wallis KE, Wozniak-Kelly S, Duncan AF, Allababidi T, Andrews K, Barreto A, Hunter-Rainey SD, Johnson TJ, Mateo CM, McColley SA, McLemore MR, Sarmin F, Spinks-Franklin A, Worsley D, Heard-Garris N, Montoya-Williams D: Consensus Recommendations for Antiracist Child Health Research: A Modified Delphi Study Pediatrics Open Science Jan 2026.

Salazar EG, Bouchelle ZM, Nelin TD, Radack JK, Duncan AF: Unconditional Cash Transfers for Low-Income Preterm Infants: A Qualitative Study within a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Acad Pediatr Oct 2025.

Nelin T, Bouchelle Z, Salazar E, Ragland S, Uwawuike D, Radack J, Duncan AF: Unconditional cash transfers to low-income preterm infants and their families: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Perinatology Sep 2025.

Ohls RK, Das A, Tan S, Lowe JR, Schibler K, Beauman SS, Bell EF, Laptook AR, Baserga M, Patel RM, Carlton DP, Flibotte J, Grisby C, Higgins RD, Shankaran S, Watterberg K, Hibbs AM, Carlo WA, Colaizy TT, Van Meurs KP, Kicklighter SD, Moore R, Sollinger C, Chalak LF, Ghavam S, Poindexter BB, Tyson JE, Cotten CM, Baack ML, Fathi O, DeMauro SB, Laughon MM, Reynolds AM, Duncan AF, Winter S, Wilson-Costello DE, Peralta-Carcelen M, Vohr BR, Harmon HM, Hintz SR, Cavanaugh B, Heyne RJ, Merhar S, Mosquera R, Sewell E, Malcolm WF, Richards LA, Benninger KL, Trembath A; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network: Darbepoetin, Red Cell Mass, and Neuroprotection in Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr May 2025.

Brumbaugh JE, Bann CM, Bell EF, Travers CP, Vohr BR, McGowan EC, Harmon HM, Carlo WA, Hintz SR, Duncan AF; Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Neonatal Research Network: The Relationship Between Hispanic Ethnicity and Outcomes for Infants Born Extremely Preterm. J Pediatr Apr 2025.

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Last updated: 04/28/2026
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