Emma Edmondson, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (General Pediatrics)
Faculty Member Expert, PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Core Faculty Member, Clinical Futures
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.A. (Biology)
Oberlin College, 2010.
M.D. (Medicine)
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2015.
M.S.H.P (Health Policy)
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2021.
Permanent linkB.A. (Biology)
Oberlin College, 2010.
M.D. (Medicine)
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2015.
M.S.H.P (Health Policy)
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2021.
Selected Publications
Eugene JM, Nelson M, Neergaard R, Edmondson E, Capponi S, Herrera MC, Shea JA, Yun K, Jaffe N, Premo J, Dalembert G.: Pediatrician Perspectives on Incorporating Discussion of Police Encounters Into Anticipatory Guidance for Black Youth and Their Caregivers. JAMA Pediatr 179: 350-352, Mar 2025.Chu PY, Edmondson EK, Flory JH, Huang J, Hennessy S.: Risk of Hypoglycemia Associated With Concomitant Use of Insulin Secretagogues and ACE Inhibitors in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2025.
Gregory EF, Roberto CA, Mitra N, Edmondson EK, Petimar J, Block JP, Hettinger G, Gibson LA.: The Philadelphia Beverage Tax and Pediatric Weight Outcomes. JAMA Pediatr 179: 46-54, Nov 2024.
Petimar J, Roberto CA, Block JP, Mitra N, Gregory EF, Edmondson EK, Hettinger G, Gibson LA.: Associations of the Philadelphia sweetened beverage tax with changes in adult body weight: an interrupted time series analysis. Lancet Reg Health Am 39: 100906, Oct 2024.
Edmondson EK.: Both Sides Now. JAMA 332: 707-708, Aug 2024.
Heerman WJ, Kenney E, Block JP, Fiechtner L, McMahon E, Kruse L, Sharifi M, Edmondson EK, Virudachalam S.: A Narrative Review of Public Health Interventions for Childhood Obesity. Curr Obes Rep 2024.
Edmondson EK, Garcia SM, Gregory EF, Vajravelu ME, Szalda D, Shea JA, Virudachalam S.: Emerging Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Understanding Illness Experience and Transition to Adult Care. J Adolesc Health 2024.
Joshua Petimar ScD, Laura A. Gibson PhD, Mark S. Wolff DDS, PhD, Nandita Mitra PhD, Patricia Corby DDS, MS, Gary Hettinger BS, Emily F. Gregory MD, MHS, Emma K. Edmondson MD, MSHP, Jason P. Block MD, Christina A. Roberto PhD: Changes in Dental Outcomes After Implementation of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 65(2): 221-229, August 2023.
Jeffrey Eugene, MD, MSHP, Rebecca Neergaard, BS, Maria Nelson, MA, Emma Edmondson, MD, MSHP, Sarah Capponi, MD, Maria Herrera, MD, MSHP, Judy Shea, Ph.D., Katherine Yun, MD, MHS, Nicole Jaffe, MD, Julie Premo, MA, George Dalembert, MD, MSHP: Pediatricians’ Perceptions about Discussing Police Encounters with Black Adolescent Male Patients and Their Caregivers. Journal of Adolescent Health 72(3), March 2023.
Joshua Petimar, Christina Roberto, Jason Block, Nandita Mitra, Emily Gregory, Emma Edmondson, Laura Gibson: Associations of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax with Changes in Body Mass Index in Adults. Obesity 31: 38-38, 2023.