Ruth M Abaya, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Attending Physician , Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Practice-Based Scholar, Center for Violence Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Senior Scholar, Penn Injury Science Center
Advisory board member, Penn Injury Science Center
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Emergency Medicine
34th & Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Emergency Medicine
34th & Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-300-9612
Education:
B.A.
Bluffton University, 2005.
MPH (Preventative Health)
Northwestern University, 2009.
MD
Northwestern University, 2009.
Permanent linkB.A.
Bluffton University, 2005.
MPH (Preventative Health)
Northwestern University, 2009.
MD
Northwestern University, 2009.
Selected Publications
Hohl, B. Mancheno, C. Collins, C. Ocampo, P. Johnson, K. Eife, M. Abaya, R. : Guaranteed Income for Survivors of Firearm Violence in HVIPs: Qualitative Results of a Feasibility Study. SAVIR Conference 2025.Zaller, N, Brown, J, Fischer, K, Abaya, R, Cardoso, L, Dreier, F. : The Critical Role of Federal Funding in Combating Firearm Violence. Health Affairs 2025.
Casey Sebastiano: “Philly Advocates Confront Gun Violence with Healing and Hope”. Metro Philadelphia Metro Philadelphia 2025.
Sara Solomon, Catarina Roman, Melissa Davey-Rothwell, Ruth Abaya, Shannon Frattorolli: Community-based efforts to reduce violence: A scoping review on the implementation of Cure Violence. Inquiry 2025.
Vivek Ashok, Ruth Abaya, Aditi Vasan: An Anti-Racist Approach to Firearm Injury Prevention Screening and Safety Counseling. Pediatrics 2025.
Zaller, N. Abaya, R. Brown, J. Zakrison, T. Schexnider, M. Cosey-Gay, F. Harris, S. Lovelady, N. Kaufman, E. Flynn, K.: Guaranteed Income: An Innovative Strategy for Reducing Firearm Violence. Technical Workshop. SAVIR conference 2025.
Abaya, R. Capasso, C. Ruffin, A. Ferreira Cardoso, L. Johnson, N. Barbosa, M. Zaller, N. Walker, S: Building Capacity among Violence Intervention Practitioners and Researchers: Identifying Research Training Priorities. SAVIR conference 2025.
Naseem Miller: Research highlights need for public health approach in news reporting of gun violence. Journalist's Resource 2024.
Kaitlin Washburn: ‘Minimizing harm:’ New toolkit provides best practices for reporting on gun violence. Association of Health Care Journalists 2024.
Abaya, R. Mancheno, C. Ocampo, P. Collins, C. Eife, M. Kaufman, E. Hohl, B. : Guaranteed basic income for survivors of firearm violence in HVIPs in Philadelphia: A feasibility study. Annual Conference: Society for the Prevention of Firearm Related Harms. 2024.