Scott Jelinek, MD, MPH, MAEd
Instructor A of Pediatrics
Affiliate Trainee, PolicyLab, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Associate Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, PA
Affiliate Faculty, Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative, University of Pennsylvania
Clinical Informatics Champion, Adolescent Health and Patient Privacy, Department of Biomedical
and Health Informatics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Adolescent Medicine
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
HUB 14th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Adolescent Medicine
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
HUB 14th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.A (International Studies)
Boston College: College of Arts and Sciences, 2010.
M.A.Ed (Education )
University of Colorado Denver: Graduate School of Education & Human Development, 2013.
M.P.H. (Public Health )
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: Graduate School of Public Health, 2015.
M.D (Medicine )
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2018.
Permanent linkB.A (International Studies)
Boston College: College of Arts and Sciences, 2010.
M.A.Ed (Education )
University of Colorado Denver: Graduate School of Education & Human Development, 2013.
M.P.H. (Public Health )
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: Graduate School of Public Health, 2015.
M.D (Medicine )
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2018.
Selected Publications
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. Transgender Health 10(4): 325-333, August 2025 Notes: dio: 10.1089/trgh.2024.0130.Jelinek SK.: The Moral Injury of Denying Gender-Affirming Care. JAMA Pediatr Jul 2025.
Jelinek SK, Gzesh AS, Whelihan J, DelFerro J, Wood S, Dowshen N.: 131. Navigating Adolescent Autonomy and Privacy: Adolescent Perspectives on the Collection, Storage, and Use of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Data. Journal of Adolescent Health 76(3): S68, March 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.11.147.
Jelinek SK, Gzesh AS, Whelihan J, DiFiore G, Powell M, Fiks A, Jenssen B, Arrington-Sanders R.: 132. Exploring the PrEP Interest-Eligibility Gap Among Sexually Active Adolescents in a Large Primary Care Network. Journal of Adolescent Health 76(3): S68-S69, March 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.11.148.
DelFerro J, Whelihan J, Min J, Powell M, DiFiore G, Gzesh A, Jelinek SK, Schwartz KTG, Davis M, Jones JD, Fiks AG, Jenssen BP, Wood S.: The Role of Family Support in Moderating Mental Health Outcomes for LGBTQ+ Youth in Primary Care. JAMA Pediatr 178(9): 914-922, Sep 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.1956.
Jelinek SK, Gzesh AS, Whelihan JT Jr.: Queer-Affirming Mentorship: A Catalyst for Change and a Challenge to Power Structures. Academic Medicine 99(6): e17-e18, Jun 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005536.
Gzesh AS, Jelinek SK, Arrington Sanders R: Rainbow resilience: Addressing the mental health needs of sexual- and gender-diverse youth. Contemporary Pediatrics 40(02): 25-27, March 2024 Notes: https://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/view/addressing-the-mental-health-needs-of-sexual--and-gender-diverse-youth.
Gzesh AS, Prince D, Jelinek SK, Hillier A, Kattari SK, Shelton J, Paceley MS: “Death threats and despair”: A conceptual model delineating moral distress experienced by pediatric gender-affirming care providers. Social Sciences & Humanities Open 9(100867), March 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2024.100867.
Scott Jelinek: FDA: Base blood donation policy on science, not stigma. STAT First Opinion February 2023 Notes: https://www.statnews.com/2023/02/05/fda-blood-donation-policy-science-stigma/
E. Lantzouni, MD; R. Peebles, MD; J. Pletcher, MD; S. Jelinek, MD; A. Timko, PhD; L. Weaver, MD, PhD; B. Waiters, LSW; A. Mariotz, MSN; M. Calderoni, MD; L. Johnston, RD; K. Eckert, RD: “ICU and Inpatient Clinical Pathway for Evaluation/Treatment of Children with Malnutrition, Weight Loss, and Eating Disorders” CHOP Clinical Pathways December 2022 Notes: https://www.chop.edu/clinical-pathway/malnutrition-weight-loss-eating-disorders-clinical-pathway.