Katie Elizabeth McPeak, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (General Pediatrics)
Medical Director, Health Equity, Primary Care Network, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty Scholar, Policy Lab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Karabots Primary Care Center
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Karabots Primary Care Center
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 3039159016
Email:
mcpeakke@chop.edu
mcpeakke@chop.edu
Links
CHOP Primary Care network
Katie McPeak, MD Faculty Scholar @ CHOP PolicyLab
Academic Pediatric Association
CHOP Primary Care network
Katie McPeak, MD Faculty Scholar @ CHOP PolicyLab
Academic Pediatric Association
Education:
B.S. (Science)
The Pennsylvania State University, 1997.
M.D. (Medicine)
Drexel University College of Medicine, 2001.
Permanent linkB.S. (Science)
The Pennsylvania State University, 1997.
M.D. (Medicine)
Drexel University College of Medicine, 2001.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Dr. McPeak is a primary care pediatrician and Medical Director for Health Equity of the CHOP Primary Care Network. Dr. McPeak has over a decade of experience in quality improvement, system redesign, and primary care management in predominantly Medicaid-insured/underserved communities.Dr. McPeak is a certified Spanish-speaking provider. Her goals are to reduce disparities in care for children, and to put the family and patient at the center of care redesign. She has a strong interest in improving care of limited English proficient patients, children with special healthcare needs, and strengthening care teams.
Dr. McPeak's research and academic interests include health equity, reducing disparities in pediatric primary care, and testing innovative care delivery models in underserved populations.
Selected Publications
Priyani Sharma, MPH ; Gabrielle DiFiore, MPH ; Alex Towers ; Michael Curley ; Maura Powell, MPH, MBA ; Katie McPeak, MD ; George Dalembert, MD, MSHP ; Alexander Fiks, MD, MSCE; Aditi Vasan, MD, MSHP : Parent Perspectives on Barriers to and Facilitators of Early Allergen Introduction: A Qualitative Study. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Boston, MA April 2026.Danielle Cullen, MD, MPH, MSHP; Rachel Brown, MPH; Katie McPeak, MD; Jungwon Min, PhD, MS; Bridget E. McGovern, LCSW; Sarah M. Dziedzic, MSW; Joel A. Fein, MD, MPH: Approaches to Identifying Social Needs: The SECURE RCT. Pediatrics e2025073800, March 2026.
DiFiore, G, McPeak, K, Vasan, A, Fiks, A, : Disparities in Early Introduction of Allergenic Foods across a pediatric primary care network Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Honolulu, HI, May 2025 2025.
Brian P. Jenssen, Mary Kate Kelly, Di Shu, George Dalembert, Katie E. McPeak, Maura Powell, Stephanie L. Mayne, and Alexander G. Fiks: Trends and Persistent Disparities in Child Obesity During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Childhood Obesity Epub, 20(5): 366-370, July 2024
McPeak, K, Bracey, E, Lawton, G, Schlotter, C, Junod, D, Fiks, A, Powell, M, Ramachandran, J, Jenssen, B, Dalembert, G. : N-NIP it in the bud: Nursing-directed Nudges to Increase Preventive visits for children who are overdue for well care, Poster. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Toronto, Canada May 2024
Brown, R, Barouk, N, McPeak, K, Fein, J, Cullen, D : Actionable Strategies to Increase Caregiver Comfort with Health-Related Social Need Interventions, Poster. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Toronto, Canada May 2024
Brown, R, Barouk, N, McPeak, K, Fein, J, Cullen, D : Muchas veces no nos atrevemos a ir a pedir ayuda: Spanish-speaking caregiver perspectives on addressing health-related social needs. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Toronto, Canada May 2024
Brown, R, Cullen, D, Fein, J, McPeak, K: Barriers and Facilitators to Caregiver Comfort with Health-Related Social Needs Data Collection in the Pediatric Clinical Setting. Health Services Research December 2024.
Brown, R, Barouk, N, McPeak, K, Fein, J, Cullen, D : Caregiver Concerns with Health-Related Social Need Data Documentation in the Pediatric EMR, Poster. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Toronto, Canada May 2024.
Ramachandran, J; Mayne, S; Kelly, M; Powell, M; McPeak, K; Dalembert, G; Jenssen, B; Fiks, A.: Measures of Neighborhood Opportunity and Adherence to Recommended Pediatric Primary Care. JAMA Network Open 6(8), August 2023 Notes: doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.30784.