Danielle Erkoboni, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (General Pediatrics)
Physician, Care Network, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty, PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
2716 South Street, 11th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
2716 South Street, 11th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Email:
erkobonid@chop.edu
erkobonid@chop.edu
Publications
Links
Search PubMed for articles
Reach Out and Read Greater Philadelphia
CHOP Picture This! Web Press Release
Picture This! Children's Hospital Association article
Brookings Institution: Co-creating playful learning landscapes in communities
Search PubMed for articles
Reach Out and Read Greater Philadelphia
CHOP Picture This! Web Press Release
Picture This! Children's Hospital Association article
Brookings Institution: Co-creating playful learning landscapes in communities
Education:
BA (Chemistry)
Wheaton College, 2005.
MD (Medicine)
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Sciences, 2013.
MSHP (Health Policy)
University of Pennsylvania, 2020.
Permanent linkBA (Chemistry)
Wheaton College, 2005.
MD (Medicine)
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Sciences, 2013.
MSHP (Health Policy)
University of Pennsylvania, 2020.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Dr. Erkoboni is a general pediatrician at CHOP Karabot's Primary Care Norristown.Description of Research Expertise
Dr. Erkoboni leads efforts to promote early literacy and learning through parent-child interaction in an increasingly digital age. She currently serves as the Principal Investigator within the Literacy Lab at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Associate Medical Director of Reach Out and Read Greater Philadelphia. Through this work and other diverse research initiatives, Dr. Erkoboni has partnered with multiple community-based organizations and stakeholders, including Temple University’s Child and Infant Lab, the Free Library of Philadelphia, Reach Out and Read Greater Philadelphia, and Read by 4th (Philadelphia’s grade-level reading campaign). Dr. Erkoboni is additionally collaborating with many of these organizations to bring playful learning environments to clinics, parks and other community spaces throughout the city of Philadelphia.Dr. Erkoboni is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, faculty member of the PolicyLab at the Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania. She recently completed a fellowship in the National Clinician Scholar Program (formerly the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars) at Penn, where she received a Master in Health Policy and Research. Dr. Erkoboni participates on a number of local and national committees, including as a member of the Read by 4th Leadership Council and a member of the Council for Communications and Media of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Selected Publications
Aimee Palumbo; Danielle Erkoboni; Julie Mansfield: Barriers and facilitators of using child restraint systems (CRS) on airplanes: Perspectives of caregivers and airline personnel. Journal of Transport & Health 41, Mar 2025.Danielle Erkoboni; Manya Bell; Tyson Berker; Leah Gillen; Nikki Shearman: Co-Designing a Measure of the Parent/Caregiver-Clinician Relationship: A Tool to Enhance Patient-Centered Pediatric Care. Pediatrics Academic Societies Meeting, Honolulu, HI 2025.
The Learning Agenda: Literacy Rich Environments Community of Practice: Philadelphia as a Literacy Rich Environment: Unlocking Potential and Creating Change. https://williampennfoundation.org/research/literacy-rich-environment 2025.
Abril Coselino; Ahmed Hubbi; Melina Bocanegra; Sakina Adamali; Danielle Sands; Danielle Erkoboni: Relational Health Anticipatory Guidance for the Digital Age: Analyzing Social Media Content to Enhance Family-Centered Communication Strategies. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Honolulu, HI 2025.
Danielle Sands; Melina Bocanegra; Sakina Adamali; Nicole Miller; Danielle Erkoboni: Advancing Early Relational Health and Literacy Through Reach Out and Read in Early Infancy: Effects of Training and Implementation on Provider Practices and Beliefs. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Honolulu, HI 2025.
Danielle Erkoboni; Sakina Adamali; Melina Bocanegra; Danielle Sands: A Design Thinking Approach to Parent-driven Messaging on Relationships, Early Literacy And The Role Of Pediatric Primary Care. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Honolulu, HI 2025.
Danielle Erkoboni; Annelise Pesch; Danielle Sands; Katelyn Fletcher; Melanie Hoynoski; Sakina Adamali; Kathy Hirsh-Pasek: Picture This! in Your Waiting Room: Piloting a community-informed playful learning installation. Pediatrics 2025 Notes: under review.
Helen Milligan; Ann Harrington; Heather Ruthrauff; Danielle Erkoboni: Understanding the role of tampons at menarche: formative research to inform the development of a tampon training workshop. Journal of Women's Health 2025 Notes: under review.
Erkoboni, Danielle: Promoting Early Relational Health "Beyond the Walls" of Pediatric Primary Care. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada 2024 Notes: Poster.
Danielle Erkoboni, Sabrina Gonzalez: Understanding Pediatricians' Advocacy for Well-Being, Diversity, and Inclusion Through Reach Out and Read. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Washington DC 2023 Notes: Poster.