David R. Weber, MD, MSCE
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology and Diabetes) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology & Diabetes , The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Center for Bone Health , The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Nutrition Core, Center for Human Phenomic Sciences, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Endocrinology & Diabetes
7th Floor HUB- Office 7547
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Endocrinology & Diabetes
7th Floor HUB- Office 7547
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-3174
Email:
weberd@email.chop.edu
weberd@email.chop.edu
Education:
BA (Biology)
Carleton College, 2002.
MD (Medicine)
University of Kansas School of Medicine, 2007.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2013.
Permanent linkBA (Biology)
Carleton College, 2002.
MD (Medicine)
University of Kansas School of Medicine, 2007.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2013.
Selected Publications
Tornese G, Wong SC, Sbrocchi AM, De Angelis F, Zito I, Boccia F, Weber DR, Aversa T: Survey of Adrenal Insufficiency Management for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in Italy. Endocrine February 2026 Notes: In Press.Weber DR, Moretti A, Dittrich ATM, Panicucci C, Liguori S, de Groot I, Kroneman M, Schlüterh S, Claeys KG, Crabtree NJ, Erasmus CE, del Fattore A, Guglieri M, Iolascon G, Kostera-Pruszczyk A, de Visser M, Wong SC, Wood CL, Voermans, NC, Ward LM: Key Principles and Disease-Specific Considerations to Guide Management of Bone Health and Osteoporosis among Individuals with Neuromuscular Disorders: The Path Forward. Muscle Nerve Feb 2026 Notes: In Press.
Lin KY, Bucha A, McSweeney K, Karaj A, Tamaroff J, Wade K, O’Malley S, Chung N, Cilenti, NA, Mesaros C, Blair I, Serai S, Farmer J, Bryant K, Weber DR, Lu Y, O. Harhay M, Paridon SM, Seifert E, Putt M, Zamani, M, Baur, JA, Lynch DR, McCormack SE: Safety and efficacy of individualized exercise and NAD+ precursor supplementation in Friedreich’s ataxia in the USA: a randomized controlled trial. Lancet Neurol Feb 2026 Notes: In Press.
Rabenau-McDonnell Q, Vaz D, Wehrman A, Weber D, Loomes K, Kamath BM. : Examining Fracture Trends in Patients with Alagille Syndrome: Results from The GALA Study Group. American Association for the Study of Liver Disease: Liver Meeting. Washington, DC. Oral abstract presentation November 2025.
Sbrocchi AM, Kinnett K, Lautatzis ME, McMillan HJ, Selby KA, Veerapandiyan A, Weber DR, Apkon S, Bharucha-Goebel DX, Bharill S, Bansal S, Clemens PR, Fiscaletti M, Halloun R, Lam C Merchant N, McAdam L, Nasomyont N, Nicolau S, Molina MFO, Phung K, Rutter MM, Scavina M, Surampudi PN, Tamaroff J, Tian C, Ward LM, Wood CL, Wong SC, Ahmet A. : Adrenal Suppression in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Management Strategies Incorporating Novel Steroid Vamorolone. J Endocr. Soc 10(2), Nov 2025.
Heatwole C, Luebbe E, Hamel J, Mongiovi P, Ciafaloni E, Dilek N, Martens W, Weber D, Rashid H, Allen J, Smith C, Howell S, Rosero S, Eichinger K, Baker L, Dekdebrun J, Hilbert J, Varma A, Thornton, McDermott MP, Moxley R: Study of Testosterone and Recombinant Human Growth Hormone in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy. Neurol. Genet 11(5): e200292, Aug 2025.
Zemel BS, Shepherd J, Kazemi L, Kelly A, Stallings VA, Kecskemethy H, Weber DR, Wasserman H, Kalkwarf HJ: Pediatric Lateral Distal Femur Reference Ranges for Ages 1 to 18 years. J Clin Densitom 28(3): 101594, Jul-Sep 2025.
Gera S, Guo M, Xie Y, Pollock N, Song M, Weber DR, Denburg M, Zemel B, Mostoufi-Moab G. : Assessing one mineral density and cortical geometry using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography in pediatric survivors of high-risk neuroblastoma with severe growth failure. Bone 195(117468), June 2025.
Weber DR, O’Brien KO, Ballester L, Rackovsky N, Graulich B, Schwartz GJ: Greater urinary calcium excretion is associated with diminished bone accrual in youth with type 1 diabetes. JCEM 110(6): e1802-10, May 2025.
Weber DR, Sabbagh Y, Partridge E, Levine MA: Characterization of bone density, strength, and mineral metabolism in 20 adults with monoallelic ENPP1pathogenic variants. Joint Congress of European Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and European Society of Endocrinology. Copenhagen, Denmark. Poster Presentation May 2025.