Carol A Ford, MD
Professor CE of Pediatrics (Adolescent Medicine)
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
HUB 14th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
HUB 14th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-426-3938
Fax: 215-590-4708
Fax: 215-590-4708
Email:
fordc@chop.edu
fordc@chop.edu
Education:
B.S. (Major in Sociology; Minor in Chemistry)
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 1979.
M.D.
School of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1983.
Permanent linkB.S. (Major in Sociology; Minor in Chemistry)
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 1979.
M.D.
School of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1983.
Selected Publications
Riley Steiner, Elizabeth Anne Mckay, Carol A. Ford, Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, Renee E. Sieving: Perceived importance and comfort with confidential clinician-adolescent conversations among parents in the United States. Journal of Adolescent Health In Press, 2026.Andrew C. Pool, Megan C. Fisher Thiel, Carol A. Ford: Young Adults and Parents Talk about Adolescent Health Care: The Teen Healthcare Stories Project Journal of Adolescent Health In Press, 2026.
Baltag V, English A, Allotey P, Labrique AB, Ford CA.: Adolescent's Access to Electronic Health Records: Policy Considerations. J Adolesc Health 2026.
Ford CA, Boyer CB, Halpern CT, Katzman DK, Ross DA, Santo TD, Berg TD.: The Distinguished Dozen: 2025 Journal of Adolescent Health Articles Making Distinguished Contributions to Adolescent and Young Adult Health. J Adolesc Health 2026.
Hafetz J, Gervais C, Leann Long D, Ford CA, Collett M, Curry M, McDonald CC.: Validation of a performance-based driving assessment: Implications for licensing young drivers. J Safety Res December 2025.
Jessica Hafetz a, Jackson Felkins b, Ayden Allston b, Helen Mann a, D. Leann Long c, Carol A. Ford b d, Catherine C. McDonald b d : The effectiveness of behavioural interventions on young, novice drivers’ motor vehicle crash risk: A systematic review. Journal of Transport & Health 43, August 2025.
Ford, Carol A.Boyer, Cherrie B.Halpern, Carolyn T.Katzman, Debra K.Ross, David A.Berg, Tor D.Dal Santoa, Teresa et al. : The Distinguished Dozen: 2024 Journal of Adolescent Health Articles Making Distinguished Contributions to Adolescent and Young Adult Health. Journal of Adolescent Health 76(2): 173-178, Feb 2025.
Ford CA.: SAHM and the IAAH Respond to Climate Change and Need to Promote Agency Among Adolescents and Young Adults. J Adolesc Health 2025.
Jessica Hafetz, Catherine Gervais, D. Leann Long, Carol Ford, Catherine C. McDonald. : Predicting young drivers’ time-to-licensure from sociodemographic characteristics and quality of adult-supervised practice Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behaviour 114: 1268–1277, 2025.
Ford CA: The Journal of Adolescent Health Editor-In-Chief Annual Reflection: Supporting Science to Improve Adolescent and Young Adult Health Journal of Adolescent Health IN PRESS, 2025.