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Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Attending Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Associate Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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Founding Member and Investigator, PolicyLab: The Center to Bridge Research, Practice and Policy at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
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Associate Fellow, Center for Public Health Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania
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Chair, Qualitative Methods Research Affinity Group, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute
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Director, Affiliate Trainee Program, PolicyLab: The Center to Bridge Research, Practice and Policy at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Department: Pediatrics
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3501 Civic Center Blvd
11 Room 2101
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4a The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA 19146
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11 Room 2101
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Office: 2155901296
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Education:
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77 Smith C, Wood JN, Davies S, Green S, Mollen C, Christian CW, Raj A, Krass P ac : Missed opportunities to screen for sexual exploitation among youth who have experienced sex trafficking. Child Prot Pract 7, December 2025.
b0 Reed JL, Palmer CA, Casper TC, Augustine EM, Cruz AT, Elsholz CL, Mollen CJ, Pickett ML, Schmidt SK, Stukus KS, Goyal MK 9a : Gonorrhea and chlamydia screening for adolescents and young adults in emergency departments. JAMA Pediatr September 2025.
1a2 Dupuis R, Spergel JM, Brown-Whitehorn TF, Troxel AB, Kenny EL, Block JP, Feuerstein-Simon R, Luna Marti X, Mollen CJ, Meisel ZF, Volpp KG, Gortmaker SL, Cannuscio CC. : Incidence of accidental food allergic reactions among adolescents with food allergies engaged in food allergy management. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 134(6): 719-723, June 2025.
e4 Fujii-Rios H, Ketterer T, Murray A, Cabey WV, Mollen C: Caregiver Experiences with Prescribed Antibiotic Access After a Pediatric Emergency Department Visit: A Qualitative Study 2 2 51 Acad Pediatr Page: online ahead of print, December 2024.
b3 Schmidt SK, Dexheimer J, Zorc J, Palmer C, Casper TC, Stukus K, Pickett M, Mollen CJ, Elsholz C, Cruz AT, Augustine E, Goyal M, Reed JL e8 : Multisite implementation of a sexual health survey and clinical decision support to promote adolescent sexually transmitted infection screening. Appl Clin Inform online ahead of print, November 2024.
129 Miller MK, Goggin K, Stancil S, Miller E, Ketterer T, Staggs V, McNeill-Johnson A, Adams A, Mollen C: Feasibility of Adolescent Contraceptive Care in the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Academic Emerg Med 2 36 31(11): 1100-1111, November 2024.
98 Toto RL, Delgado EM, Ketterer T, Berner E, Landau SI, Crowe M, Caro Monroig A, Sedigh Haghighat G, Mollen CJ 2 b3 : General Emergency Medicine Physician Perceptions of Caring for Children: A Qualitative Interview Study. AEM Educ Train 8(5): e11038, October 2024.
130 Ketterer T, Sieke E, Min J, Quidgley-Martin M, Barral RL, Akers A, Adams A, Miller E, Miller MK, Mollen C : Contraception Initiation in the Emergency Department: Adolescent Perspectives. J Adolesc Health 75(1): 147-154, July 2024.
a3 Canter H, Reed J, Palmer C, Casper C, Stukus K, Schmidt S, Pickett M, Mollen C, Elsholz C, Cruz A, Augustine E, Goyal M 64 : Contraception Use and Pregnancy Risk Among Adolescents in Pediatric Emergency Departments 42 JAMA Netw Open 7(6): e2418213, June 2024.
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Selected Publications
103 McDonald CC, Labows C, Myers RK, Sartin E, Yerys BE, Carey ME, Mollen CJ, Curry AE : Healthcare providers’ perspectives on autistic adolescents transitioning to independent driving. J Autism Dev Disord 2 32 56(4): 1362-1369, March 2026.77 Smith C, Wood JN, Davies S, Green S, Mollen C, Christian CW, Raj A, Krass P ac : Missed opportunities to screen for sexual exploitation among youth who have experienced sex trafficking. Child Prot Pract 7, December 2025.
b0 Reed JL, Palmer CA, Casper TC, Augustine EM, Cruz AT, Elsholz CL, Mollen CJ, Pickett ML, Schmidt SK, Stukus KS, Goyal MK 9a : Gonorrhea and chlamydia screening for adolescents and young adults in emergency departments. JAMA Pediatr September 2025.
1a2 Dupuis R, Spergel JM, Brown-Whitehorn TF, Troxel AB, Kenny EL, Block JP, Feuerstein-Simon R, Luna Marti X, Mollen CJ, Meisel ZF, Volpp KG, Gortmaker SL, Cannuscio CC. : Incidence of accidental food allergic reactions among adolescents with food allergies engaged in food allergy management. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 134(6): 719-723, June 2025.
e4 Fujii-Rios H, Ketterer T, Murray A, Cabey WV, Mollen C: Caregiver Experiences with Prescribed Antibiotic Access After a Pediatric Emergency Department Visit: A Qualitative Study 2 2 51 Acad Pediatr Page: online ahead of print, December 2024.
b3 Schmidt SK, Dexheimer J, Zorc J, Palmer C, Casper TC, Stukus K, Pickett M, Mollen CJ, Elsholz C, Cruz AT, Augustine E, Goyal M, Reed JL e8 : Multisite implementation of a sexual health survey and clinical decision support to promote adolescent sexually transmitted infection screening. Appl Clin Inform online ahead of print, November 2024.
129 Miller MK, Goggin K, Stancil S, Miller E, Ketterer T, Staggs V, McNeill-Johnson A, Adams A, Mollen C: Feasibility of Adolescent Contraceptive Care in the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Academic Emerg Med 2 36 31(11): 1100-1111, November 2024.
98 Toto RL, Delgado EM, Ketterer T, Berner E, Landau SI, Crowe M, Caro Monroig A, Sedigh Haghighat G, Mollen CJ 2 b3 : General Emergency Medicine Physician Perceptions of Caring for Children: A Qualitative Interview Study. AEM Educ Train 8(5): e11038, October 2024.
130 Ketterer T, Sieke E, Min J, Quidgley-Martin M, Barral RL, Akers A, Adams A, Miller E, Miller MK, Mollen C : Contraception Initiation in the Emergency Department: Adolescent Perspectives. J Adolesc Health 75(1): 147-154, July 2024.
a3 Canter H, Reed J, Palmer C, Casper C, Stukus K, Schmidt S, Pickett M, Mollen C, Elsholz C, Cruz A, Augustine E, Goyal M 64 : Contraception Use and Pregnancy Risk Among Adolescents in Pediatric Emergency Departments 42 JAMA Netw Open 7(6): e2418213, June 2024.
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