Aditi Vasan, MD, MSHP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Research Fellow, Center for Community Health Workers, University of Pennsylvania
Faculty Lead, Health Equity Portfolio, PolicyLab at CHOP
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research, 10th Floor
2716 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research, 10th Floor
2716 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Office: 267-760-7682
Email:
vasana@chop.edu
vasana@chop.edu
Education:
BA (Molecular Biology, Global Health and Health Policy)
Princeton University, 2010.
MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2015.
MSHP (Health Policy Research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2021.
Permanent linkBA (Molecular Biology, Global Health and Health Policy)
Princeton University, 2010.
MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2015.
MSHP (Health Policy Research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2021.
Description of Clinical Expertise
pediatric hospital medicineDescription of Research Expertise
health equity, social determinants of health, administrative burden, access to benefits, WIC, SNAP, MedicaidSelected Publications
Bouchelle Z, Luke M, Menko SG, Kolodgie N, Capriola D, Bowers M, Scribano PV, Vasan A.: LiFTS: Equitably Implementing a Social Needs Screening Program. Hosp Pediatr 15: 227-236, Mar 2025.Simard AA, Gerstenzang E, Gerstenzang S, Brown J, Cardenas T, Lakhaney D, Vasan A, Nash KA.: Promoting Health Equity for Children With Special Health Care Needs and Child Welfare Involvement. Hosp Pediatr 15: 186-193, Feb 2025.
Luke MJ, Darko O, Vasan A.: Using Insights from Families to Improve Social Needs Screening and Support Community Resource Connection. Acad Pediatr 2025.
Eliason E, Nelson D, Vasan A.: Continuous Eligibility Policies And CHIP Structure Affected Children's Coverage Loss During Medicaid Unwinding. Health Aff (Millwood) 2025.
Lax Y, Pacheco A, Yost E, Mathai M, Silver M, Vasan A, Coria A.: Impact of an Inpatient Social Needs Screening Program: Did Our Referral Resolve Your Need? Hosp Pediatr 14: 1009-1016, Dec 2024.
Bouchelle Z, Stern A, Beatty B, Khan S, Vasan A.: Home Food Delivery to Address Food Insecurity Following Hospital Discharge. Pediatrics 154: e2024068249, Dec 2024.
Simmons P, Sump C, Kenyon C, Riddell T, Vasan A.: Bridging the Distance: Improving Support for Rural Children With Special Health Care Needs. Hosp Pediatr 14: e500-e502, Nov 2024.
Negro D, Yazdani M, Benitez L, Kenyon CC, Fiks AG, Vasan A.: Caregiver Perspectives on Improving Government Nutrition Benefit Programs. Pediatrics 154: e2024067012, Nov 2024.
Luke MJ, Vasan A.: Addressing Food Insecurity Among Hospitalized Children: Upstream and Downstream Approaches. Hosp Pediatr 14: e314-e316, Jul 2024.
Vasan A, Negro D, Yazdani M, Benitez L, Virudachalam S, Kenyon CC, Fiks AG.: Caregiver Preferences for Primary Care Clinic-Based Food Assistance: A Discrete Choice Experiment. Acad Pediatr May 2024.