Danielle Cullen, MD, MPH, MSHP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Founder and Director, Complete Eats Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Research Faculty and Principal Instructor, PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Core Faculty, Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Director of Implementation Science, Clinical Futures, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Health Services Research, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Senior Fellow, Penn Implementation Science Center (PISCE)
Director, Implementation Science Certificate Program, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2716 South Street, 10-241
Philadelphia, PA 19104
2716 South Street, 10-241
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email:
cullendl@email.chop.edu
cullendl@email.chop.edu
Education:
BA (Urban Studies and Psychology)
Columbia University/Barnard College , 2007.
MPH (Maternal and Child Health)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , 2011.
MD (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College, 2012.
MSHP (Health Policy and Health Services Research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2018.
Permanent linkBA (Urban Studies and Psychology)
Columbia University/Barnard College , 2007.
MPH (Maternal and Child Health)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , 2011.
MD (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College, 2012.
MSHP (Health Policy and Health Services Research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2018.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Pediatric Emergency MedicineDescription of Research Expertise
Community-Clinical Partnerships in addressing Food InsecuritySocial Care Integration
Social Determinants of Health
Implementation Science
Selected Publications
Brown R, Min J, Fein J, Wright M, Cullen D: Comparing Patient-Centered Approaches to Social Care in the Emergency Department: A Mixed-Method Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Emerg Med 2026.Meeker MA, Bongiorno DM, Cullen D, Schiavoni KH, Samuels-Kalow M.: Using Factor Analysis to Streamline Social Screening for the Emergency Department. Acad Emerg Med Nov 2025.
Garrity B, Cullen D, Hong H.: What Would Be Required of Structural Determinants of Health Screening and Follow-Up to Improve Children's Health Equity? AMA J Ethics 27: E695-699, Sep 2025.
Joshi P, Van Remortel BJ, Rameswaran J, Cullen DL.: Effect of price on WIC-eligible caregiver participation in a produce program: A randomized trial. Acad Pediatr Jul 2025.
Melissa A. Meeker, Danielle L. Cullen, Margaret Samuels-Kalow: Using Factor Analysis to Streamline Social Screening in the Emergency Department. Poster Presentation: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine; Philadelphia, PA May 2025.
Diana Marie Bongiorno, Melissa A. Meeker, Danielle L. Cullen, Margaret E. Samuels-Kalow: Insights From Patients With Partially Completed Adverse Social Determinants of Health Screening Questionnaires. Platform Presentation: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine; Philadelphia, PA. May 2025.
Brown R, Barouk N, Fein J, Cullen D: Caregiver Recommendations for Social Care Implementation in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Poster presented at: Pediatric Academic Societies 2025; Honolulu, Hawaii. April 2025.
Brown R, DeMarco M, Cullen D: Caregiver Perceptions of Social Need Documentation in the EHR: A Free Text Analysis. Poster presented at: Pediatric Academic Societies 2025; Honolulu, Hawaii. April 2025.
Cullen D, Brown R, Min J, Fein J. : Menu versus Screening in Identifying Desire for Social Resources: SECURE RCT ED Subgroup Analysis. Oral abstract presented at: Pediatric Academic Societies 2025; Honolulu, Hawaii. April 2025.
Anderson HK, Cabral P, Gerstenzang E, Liverpool C, Gonzalez M, Weiss A, Cullen D, Balmer D, Govaerts M, West DC, Busari J.: Co-Designing a Justice-Oriented Assessment System in a Pediatric Residency Program: Report from the Designing for Equity in Medical Education Project. Perspect Med Educ 14: 141-148, Apr 2025.