James M. Callahan, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Attending Physician, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Education Officer, Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine
Medical Director, Global Pediatric Education, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Colket Translational Research Building Room 9302
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-1944
Fax: 215-590-4454
Lab: 267-425-3102
Fax: 215-590-4454
Lab: 267-425-3102
Email:
callahanj@email.chop.edu
callahanj@email.chop.edu
Publications
Education:
BS (Biology)
St. Lawrence University, 1981.
MD (Medicine)
SUNY-Upstate Medical University, 1985.
Permanent linkBS (Biology)
St. Lawrence University, 1981.
MD (Medicine)
SUNY-Upstate Medical University, 1985.
Selected Publications
Sarsfield Matthew J, Morley Eric J, Callahan James M, Grant William D, Wojcik Susan M: Evaluation of emergency medicine discharge instructions in pediatric head injury. Pediatric emergency care 29(8): 884-7, Aug 2013.Simma Burkhard, Lütschg Jürg, Callahan James M: Mild head injury in pediatrics: algorithms for management in the ED and in young athletes. The American journal of emergency medicine 31(7): 1133-8, Jul 2013.
Rieger Brian P, Lewandowski Lawrence J, Callahan James M, Spenceley Laura, Truckenmiller Adrea, Gathje Rebecca, Miller Laura A: A prospective study of symptoms and neurocognitive outcomes in youth with concussion vs orthopaedic injuries. Brain injury : [BI] 27(2): 169-78, May 2013.
Zonfrillo Mark R, Master Christina L, Grady Matthew F, Winston Flaura K, Callahan James M, Arbogast Kristy B: Pediatric providers' self-reported knowledge, practices, and attitudes about concussion. Pediatrics 130(6): 1120-5, Dec 2012.
Lee Lois K, Dayan Peter S, Gerardi Michael J, Borgialli Dominic A, Badawy Mohamed K, Callahan James M, Lillis Kathleen A, Stanley Rachel M, Gorelick Marc H, Dong Li, Zuspan Sally Jo, Holmes James F, Kuppermann Nathan, : Intracranial Hemorrhage after Blunt Head Trauma in Children with Bleeding Disorders. The Journal of pediatrics 158(6): 1003-1008.e1-2, June 2011.
Dayan PS, Lillis K, Bennett J, Conners G, Bailey P, Callahan J, Akman C, Feldstein N, Hauser WA, Kuppermann N: Interobserver agreement in the assessment of clinical findings in children with first unprovoked seizures. Pediatrics 127(5): e1266-e1271, May 2011.
Kaye Adam J, Gallagher Rachel, Callahan James M, Nance Michael L: Mild traumatic brain injury in the pediatric population: the role of the pediatrician in routine follow-up. The Journal of trauma 68(6): 1396-400, Jun 2010.
Callahan JM: Pediatric concussions in U.S. emergency departments: the tip of the iceberg J Pediatr 157: 873-875, December 2010.
Kuppermann Nathan, Holmes James F, Dayan Peter S, Hoyle John D, Atabaki Shireen M, Holubkov Richard, Nadel Frances M, Monroe David, Stanley Rachel M, Borgialli Dominic A, Badawy Mohamed K, Schunk Jeff E, Quayle Kimberly S, Mahajan Prashant, Lichenstein Richard, Lillis Kathleen A, Tunik Michael G, Jacobs Elizabeth S, Callahan James M, Gorelick Marc H, Glass Todd F, Lee Lois K, Bachman Michael C, Cooper Arthur, Powell Elizabeth C, Gerardi Michael J, Melville Kraig A, Muizelaar J Paul, Wisner David H, Zuspan Sally Jo, Dean J Michael, Wootton-Gorges Sandra L, : Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study. Lancet 374(9696): 1160-70, Oct 2009.
Gorelick Marc H, Atabaki Shireen M, Hoyle John, Dayan Peter S, Holmes James F, Holubkov Richard, Monroe David, Callahan James M, Kuppermann Nathan, : Interobserver agreement in assessment of clinical variables in children with blunt head trauma. Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 15(9): 812-8, Sep 2008.