Elana B. Katz, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Rehabilitation Medicine)
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Rehabilitation Medicine
34th and Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Rehabilitation Medicine
34th and Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (Latin American Studies)
Wellesley College, 2004.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2009.
Permanent linkBA (Latin American Studies)
Wellesley College, 2004.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2009.
Selected Publications
Katz, E: Creating a culture of psychological safety to improve communication and physician well-being. American Conference on Physician Health Annual Meeting, Palm Desert, CA Oct 2023 Notes: Poster.Marchese D, Feldman K,Sinn C, Javaid S, Jaffe A, Katz E, Lider J, Green M, Marcus L, Swanson E, Gober J, Thomas S, Deike D, Felman K, Sinha A, Dalal P, Ewing E, Hiller A, Rosenberg N, Mosher K, Houtrow A, McLaughlin M: Rehabilitation Outcomes in Children With Acute Flaccid Myelitis From 2014 to 2019: A Multicenter Retrospective Review.” Pediatr Neurol. 145(1): 41-47, Aug 2023.
Danzig JA, Katz EB.: Musculoskeletal and skin considerations in children with medical complexity: Common themes and approaches to management. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 51(9): 101074, Sep 2021.
SandraRodgin Ph.D., Stacy J. Suskauer M.D., Julia Chen Ph.D., Elana Katz M.D., Kimberly C. Davis Ph.D., Beth S. Slomine Ph.D.: Very long-term outcomes in children admitted in a disorder of consciousness following severe traumatic brain injury. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 102(8): 1507-1513, Aug 2021.
Murphy OC, Messacar K, Benson L, Bove R, Carpenter JL, Crawford T, Dean J, DeBiasi R, Desai J, Elrick MJ, Farias-Moeller R, Gombolay GY, Greenberg B, Harmelink M, Hong S, Hopkins SE, Oleszek J, Otten C, Sadowsky CL, Schreiner TL, Thakur KT, Van Haren K, Carballo CM, Chong PF, Fall A, Gowda VK, Helfferich J, Kira R, Lim M, Lopez EL, Wells EM, Yeh EA, Pardo CA; AFM working group.: Acute flaccid myelitis: cause, diagnosis, and management. Lancet 397(1): 334-346, Jan 2021 Notes: Participating Investigator.
Suzanne Prestwich, MD, Elana Katz, MD, Scott Schultz, MD, Cynthia Salorio, PhD.: Survey of parental acceptance of massage therapy, energy therapy and acupuncture for their children in the acute pediatric inpatient rehabilitation setting. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 27(1): 102-107, August 2016.
Poster presented at AAPM&R Conference, Boston MA: Long term functional outcomes ater very severe pediatric traumatic brain injury. AAPM&R Annual Conference 2015.
Elana Katz, MD, Kristie Bjornson, PT, PhD : School and Weekend Physical Activity Performance in Youth With Cerebral Palsy and Youth Who Are Developing Typically. AAPM&R Conference, Washington DC 2013.
Elana Katz, MD, Nicole L Dugan, PT, DPT, CLT-LANA, Joy C. Cohn, PT, CLT-LANA, Christina Chu, MD, Rebecca G. Smith, MD, MS, and Kathryn H. Schmitz, PhD, MPH.: Weight Lifting in Patients With Lower-Extremity Lymphedema Secondary to Cancer: A Pilot and Feasibility Study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 91(7): 1070-6, July 2010.
Chong-Tae Kim, MD, PhD, Rochelle Dy, MD, John Sollenberger, DO, Elana Katz, BA.: A case of suspected mononeuritis multiplex in a teenager from polysubstance abuse. PM&R 1(9): 881-3, September 2009.