Lori Handy, MD, MSCE
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Director, Vaccine Education Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Infectious Diseases
34th and Civic Center Boulevard
Hub for Clinical Collaboration 9th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Infectious Diseases
34th and Civic Center Boulevard
Hub for Clinical Collaboration 9th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Psychology)
Duke University, 2004.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2009.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2017.
Permanent linkBS (Psychology)
Duke University, 2004.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2009.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2017.
Selected Publications
Moser CM, Handy LK and Lockwood K. : Episode 211: Communicating about Vaccines. Primary Care Perspectives Podcast. February 2026.Allen A and Fortiér J.: The CDC Just Sidelined These Childhood Vaccines. Here’s What They Prevent. KFF Health News Media Interview Jan 2026 Notes: https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/cdc-childhood-vaccine-schedule-changes-diseases-history-data/
Cunningham A: What science says about the Trump administration’s new vaccine schedule. Science News Media Interview Jan 2026 Notes: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/vaccine-schedule-trump-science.
Rodriguez B: What does the new childhood vaccine schedule actually mean for your family? 19th News Media Interview Jan 2026 Notes: https://19thnews.org/2026/01/cdc-reduced-childhood-vaccine-schedule/
Handy LK: Viruses. Nelsons Pediatrics Board Review. Dean T and Bell LM (eds.). Elsevier, 2, 2026.
Fazal A, Harker EJ, Neelam V, et. al. : Pediatric Influenza-Associated Encephalopathy and Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy — United States, 2024–25 Influenza Season. MMWR 74(36): 556-64, 2026.
Abels G : Whooping cough cases are rising. Know the symptoms and how to avoid infection. PolitiFact (Media Interview) Nov 2025 Notes: https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/nov/25/pertussis-whooping-cough-vaccination-Tdap-babies/
Handy LK: Vaccine Preventable Diseases Make a Comeback. Infectious Disease Special Edition Oct 2025 Notes: https://www.idse.net/Review-Articles/Article/10-25/Vaccine-Preventable-Diseases-Make-a-Comeback/78474.
Handy LK: Understanding the Risks and Benefits of Current Immunization Practices. Contemporary Pediatrics 41(7), Oct 2025 Notes: https://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/view/understanding-the-risks-and-benefits-of-current-immunization-practices.
Handy LK and Lockwood K.: Episode 198: Dengue Fever. Primary Care Perspectives podcast. Aug 2025.