Levon H. Utidjian, MD, MBI
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Inpatient Attending Physician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Medical Director, Analytics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
Applied Clinical Research Center, 11th Floor, 11362
2716 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146-2305
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
Applied Clinical Research Center, 11th Floor, 11362
2716 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146-2305
Office: 267-425-1513
Email:
utidjianl@chop.edu
utidjianl@chop.edu
Publications
Education:
BS (Chemistry)
Stanford University, 2003.
MD (Medicine)
New York University School of Medicine, 2008.
MBI (Biomedical Informatics)
Oregon Health & Science University, 2015.
Permanent linkBS (Chemistry)
Stanford University, 2003.
MD (Medicine)
New York University School of Medicine, 2008.
MBI (Biomedical Informatics)
Oregon Health & Science University, 2015.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Pediatric Hospital MedicinePediatric Urgent Care Medicine
Description of Other Expertise
EpicCare Inpatient Clarity Data Model CertifiedEpicCare Physician Builder Certified
Description of Research Expertise
Clinical Database SystemsClinical Decision Support
Data Science
Electronic Health Records
Selected Publications
31. Shao H, Thorpe LE, Islam S, Bian J, Guo Y, Li P, Bost S, Dabelea D, Conway R, Crume T, Schwartz BS, Hirsch AG, Allen KS, Dixon BE, Grannis SJ, Lustigova E, Reynolds K, Rosenman M, Zhong VW, Wong A, Rivera P, Le T, Akerman M, Conderino S, Rajan A, Liese AD, Rudisill C, Obeid JS, Ewing JA, Bailey C, Mendonca EA, Zaganjor I, Rolka D, Imperatore G, Pavkov ME, Divers J; DiCAYA Writing Group: Developing a Computable Phenotype for Identifying Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Diabetes Using Electronic Health Records in the DiCAYA Network. Diabetes Care 48(6): 914-921, June 2025 Notes: I am a member of the DiCAYA Writing Group.Lorman V, Bailey LC, Song X, Rao S, Hornig M, Utidjian L, Razzaghi H, Mejias A, Leikauf JE, Brill SB, Allen A, Bunnell HT, Reedy C, Mosa ASM, Horne BD, Geary CR, Chuang CH, Williams DA, Christakis DA, Chrischilles EA, Mendonca EA, Cowell LG, McCorkell L, Liu M, Cummins MR, Jhaveri R, Blecker S, Forrest CB: Pediatric Long COVID Subphenotypes: An EHR-based study from the RECOVER program. PLOS Digital Health 4(4), April 2025.
Abel D, Anderson D, Kallan MJ, Utidjian L, Burnham JM, Chang JC, Kenyon CC, Gmuca S: Assessing Methotrexate Adherence in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Using Electronic Health Record-Linked Pharmacy Dispensing Data. Arthritis Care & Research 77(3): 300-308, March 2025.
Chiotos K, Dutcher L, Grundmeier RW, Meyahnwi D, Lautenbach E, Neuhauser MM, Hicks LA, Hamilton KW, Li Y, Szymczak JE, Muller BM, Congdon M, Kane E, Hart J, Utidjian L, Cressman L, Jaskowiak-Barr A, Gerber JS: Impact of clinician feedback reports on antibiotic use in children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia. Clinical Infectious Diseases February 2025.
Li P, Spector E, Alkhuzam K, Patel R, Donahoo WT, Bost S, Lyu T, Wu Y, Hogan W, Prosperi M, Dixon BE, Dabelea D, Utidjian LH, Crume TL, Thorpe L, Liese AD, Schatz DA, Atkinson MA, Haller MJ, Shenkman EA, Guo Y, Bian J, Shao H: Developing an automated algorithm for identification of children and adolescents with diabetes using electronic health records from the OneFlorida+ clinical research network. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism 27(1): 102-110, January 2025.
Lu Y, Tong J, Zhang D, Chen J, Li L, Lei Y, Zhou T, Aragon LV, Becich MJ, Blecker S, Blum NJ, Christakis DA, Hornig M, Hornig-Rohan MM, Jhaveri R, Jones WS, Keebler AB, Kelleher K, Kim S, Mosa ABS, Pajer K, Platt J, Schwenk HT, Taylor BW, Utidjian LH, Williams DA, Prasad R, Elia J, Forrest C, Chen Y: Post-acute risk of neuropsychiatric and related conditions following COVID-19 in children and youths: a difference-in-differences analysis of electronic health records in the RECOVER Initiative. Nature Communications 2025 Notes: Accepted in principle for publication.
Kaur M, Utidjian L, Abend NS, Dickinson K, Roebling R, McDonald J, Maltenfort MG, Foskett N, Elmoufti S, Guerriero RM, Jain BG, Pajor NM, Rao S, Shellhaas RA, Slaughter L, Forrest CB: Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study on Safety and Electroencephalographic Response to Lacosamide for Neonatal Seizures. Pediatric Neurology 155: 18-25, June 2024.
Dedhia K, Maltenfort M, Elden L, Horn D, Magnusen B, Pattisapu P, Pritchett CV, Wine T, Utidjian L, Forrest CB: Multi-institutional assessment of otitis media epidemiology using real-world data. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 179, April 2024.
Hirsch AG, Conderino S, Crume TL, Liese AD, Bellatorre A, Bendik S, Divers J, Anthopolos R, Dixon BE, Guo Y, Imperatore G, Lee DC, Reynolds K, Rosenman M, Shao H, Utidjian L, Thorpe LE; DiCAYA Study Group: Using electronic health records to enhance surveillance of diabetes in children, adolescents and young adults: a study protocol for the DiCAYA Network. BMJ Open 14(1), January 2024.
Elia J, Pajer K, Prasad R, Pumariega A, Maltenfort M, Utidjian L, Shenkman E, Kelleher K, Rao S, Margolis PA, Christakis DA, Hardan AY, Ballard R, Forrest CB: Electronic health records identify timely trends in childhood mental health conditions. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health 17(1), September 2023.