Jessica C Fowler, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Coordinator, Pediatric Visiting Clerkship Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine
Interviewer, Pediatric Residency Program, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
Director, Penn Visiting Clerkship Program, Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania; University of Pennsylvania Health System; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Assistant Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Designated Institutional Officer of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Graduate Medical Education, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Medical Director, PHL PICU, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Contact information
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email:
fowlerj@chop.edu
fowlerj@chop.edu
Education:
BA (Political and Social Thought)
University of Virginia, 2006.
MPH (Public Health Leadership)
University of North Carolina Gillings School of Public Health, 2010.
MD (Medicine)
Duke University School of Medicine, 2011.
Permanent linkBA (Political and Social Thought)
University of Virginia, 2006.
MPH (Public Health Leadership)
University of North Carolina Gillings School of Public Health, 2010.
MD (Medicine)
Duke University School of Medicine, 2011.
Selected Publications
Gathers CL, Morgan RW, Alvey JS, Reeder R, Goldberger ZD, Fowler J, Naim MY, O'Halloran A, Merchant RM, Kienzle M, Nadkarni V, Berg RA, Sutton RM; American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Investigators: Race is not associated with medical emergency team evaluation prior to in-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 211(110609), June 2025.Nasser Douge, Justin Greisz, Sara R Solomon, Julie K Premo, Beverly Aiyanyor, Kistan Scott, Johanna McMillan, Jessica C Fowler, George Dalembert, Irie Reyes: "Forging Bonds: Region-wide UiM Academic Medicine Mentorship Program Year in Review" Equity in Medical Education Summit, Consortium Dedicated to Health Equity Education April 2025.
Andrist E, Firn JI, Kirschen MP, Sederstrom NO, Kon AA, Fowler JC, Wolfe AHJ, McIlroy ME, Kiragu A, Morrison WE, Tegtmeyer K, Agarwal K, Pope TM, Vercler CJ, Winiarski D, McGowan N, Leber SM, Carroll CL, Flori HR; SCCM Contestation of Pediatric Brain Death Task Force: Themes in the Management of Pediatric Brain Death Contestation: Exploratory Qualitative Work From Multidisciplinary Health Professionals in the United States. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine April 2025.
Kurtz J, Gerstenzang E, Liverpool C, Lieberman S, Kakara Anderson HL, Dalembert G, Lewis N, Fowler J, Vasan A, Rezet B: Teaching U.S. Pediatric Trainees to Discuss Race and Racism in the Primary Care Setting: Implications of Learners’ and Families’ Differing Perspectives. Teaching and Learning in Medicine Accepted, April 2025.
Gathers CAL, Reddy AR, Joyce C, Acholonu N, Yehya N, Pinto NP, Priestley MA, Zurca AD, Boyer DL, Fowler JC: Diversity Engagement of Pediatric Critical Care Fellows: A U.S. Survey of 81 Fellows at 15 Fellowship Programs, 2022. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 26(6), April 2025.
Denny VC, Yehya N, Fowler J, Rosenblatt S: In Our Own Words: The Experiences of Caregivers of Black Children in the PICU. Critical Care Congress February 2025 Notes: Abstract presented at SCCM 2025, Orlando, Florida.
Gathers CL, Yehya N, Reddy A, Magee PM, Denny VC, Mayeda MR, O'Halloran A, Mehta SD, Wanamaker S, Fowler JC, Keim G: Geography and age drive racial and ethnic disparities in hospital mortality for paediatric community-acquired pneumonia in the United States: a retrospective population based cohort study of hospitalized patients. The Lancet Regional Health Americas 42: 101001, February 2025.
Sethi I, McCabe B, Morgan RW, Rosenblatt S, Fowler J, Morrison W, Himebauch AS: Assessment of ECMO Candidacy Decision-Making Among Pediatric Critical Care Fellows and Intensivists. Critical Care Congress February 2025 Notes: Presented at SCCM 2025 in Orlando, Florida.
Ariel Nehemiah, Sanford Roberts, Jessica C. Fowler, Cary B. Aarons, Paris D. Butler: Enhancing Inclusive Excellence in the Surgical Workforce: The Do's and Dont's of Successful Visiting Student Clerkship Programs. Annals of Surgery 281(1): 74-77, January 2025 Notes: DOI:10.1097/SLA.0000000000006310.
Swati Chandhoke MD, Jessica Fowler MD MPH, Yuen Lie Tjoeng MD MS: Addressing Health Disparities in the PICU. Current Concepts in Pediatric Critical Care. Adebayo Adeyinka MD, Kyle J Rehder MD, Sharon Y. Irving PhD MSN CRNP PNP (eds.). Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2025 Notes: Book Chapter.