Krishna White, MD, MPH
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Adolescent Medicine)
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
EPIC SuperUser , Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Substance Abuse Services , Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Adolescent Medicine Outpatient Clinical Operations, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Facilities Director , Intake, Evaluation, & Referral Substance Use Disorder Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Adolescent Specialty Care Center
3350 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Adolescent Specialty Care Center
3350 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-3537
Email:
whitekw@chop.edu
whitekw@chop.edu
Education:
BS (Molecular Biology)
Hampton University , 1998.
MD (Medicine)
Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2002.
MPH (Health Policy)
George Washington University , 2008.
Permanent linkBS (Molecular Biology)
Hampton University , 1998.
MD (Medicine)
Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2002.
MPH (Health Policy)
George Washington University , 2008.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Adolescent Reproductive HealthAdolescent Substance Use
Long acting reversible contraception
Telehealth/Health Informatics
Selected Publications
White, K, Bowen, J, Coley, A, Marvel, A, Walters, J, Vater, S, Fennimore, J, and Miller, A: Assessing Delaware Parents’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Preferences about Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives for Teens Using Participatory Action Research. Delaware Journal of Public Health 4(5): 24-31, Nov 2018.Wood-White, K., Vater, S., Marvel, A.: What Do Parents Know and Believe about LARC Use in Teens? Journal of Adolescent Health 62(2): S74, 2018.
Walters, J., Coley, A., White, K., Bowen, J., Gearhart, S., Fennimore, J., Miller, A., Diaz-Camacho, E.: Assessing Delaware Parents’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Preferences About Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives for Teens Using Participatory Action Research. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology 30(2): 329, 2017.
Hill, S. and White, K.: Issues Regarding Puberty. Cerebral Palsy: A Guide for Caregiving. Miller and Bachrach (eds.). Johns Hopkins University Press, 3rd edition, 2017 Notes: Chapter 3.
White, K. : Transforming an Adolescent Medicine Practice in a Children’s Hospital to Provide Same Day Access to LARCs. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology 30(2): 326 – 327, 2017.
White, K., Levine L., Catallozzi, M.C., Schwarz, D: Adolescent Medicine. The Philadelphia Guide: Inpatient Pediatrics, 2nd edition. Frank G, Shah SS, Catallozzi MC, Zaoutis LB (eds.). McGraw Hill, 2016 Notes: Chapter 1.
Hill, S., Owens, B., Tichen, K., White, K.: Sex-Ed in the Summer: Can One Day Change Providers’ Beliefs and Practices? Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology 28(2): e50, 2015.
White, K and R. Hagler: The Annual Physical. Basics in Adolescent Medicine: A Practical Manual of Signs, Symptoms and Solutions, World Scientific. Silber, T and Saxena H (eds.). 2013 Notes: Chapter 1.
White, K: “Is Your Period Normal?” Seventeen Magazine Apr 2009.