Samara Jinks-Chang, MD, MS, MPH

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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Adolescent Medicine) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics

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3550 Market Street Adolescent Medicine Clinic
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Science, Technology & International Affairs)
Georgetown University, 2011.
MS (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)
Georgetown University, 2013.
MPH (Quantitative Methods)
Harvard University School of Public Health, 2016.
MD
Duke University School of Medicine, 2018.
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Selected Publications

Jackson, E., Bach, P., Socias, E., Brooks, O., Fairbarn, N., Rodrigues, M., Rosic, T., Naji, L., Jinks-Chang, S., & Dennis, B. : Trends in stimulant use among patients with opioid use disorder receiving substance use treatment. Drug & Alcohol Dependence May 2025.

Calihan, J., Jinks-Chang, S., Mark, T., Alinsky. R, Adger, H., & Matson, P: A preamble to prevention of adolescent substance use: Pediatric resident screening for caregiver substance use. Substance Use and Addiction Journal Page: doi: 10.1177, May 2025 Notes: epub ahead of print.

Calihan, J., Herrera, M.T., Jinks-Chang, S., Wilson, J.D., McDonald, C. Edelman, E.J., and Bagley S.M.: Naloxone Access in Schools: A Survey of School Nurses in the United States. College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Annual Meeting 2025.

Jinks-Chang, S., Adger, H., Murphy, E., Bunting, A., Toppins, J., Barfield, A., Huettner, S., Trent, M., and Matson, P: Evaluating the role of provider trust and caregiver acceptability of screening for household substance use by inpatient pediatric clinicians. Society of Adolescent Medicine (SAHM) 2025.

Jinks-Chang, S., & Arrington-Sanders, R. : The Syndemic of HIV & substance use in adolescence. The American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM) HIV Specialist Magazine 2025.

Jinks-Chang, S., Calihan, J., Mark, T., Alinsky. R, Adger, H., Matson, P.: Screening for Caregiver Substance Use. Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health Outcomes. 2023.

Neches, S., Lyle A., Bartlett, M.J., Jinks-Chang, S., Aleman, M., McKissic, D., Baker, C.L., Stanley, T., Berkelhamer, S., Durrani, S., Strandjord, T., Upadhyaya K.: Optimizing resident involvement in educational opportunities in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ORION). A quality improvement initiative 2023.

McDade, J. E., Deming, H. C., Jinks-Chang, S., Paulsen, M. R., Bui, A. L., Vavilala, M. S., Rivara, F. & Bulger, E. M: Stop the bleed training for high school students: guardian attitudes and their association with prior trauma. Journal of School Health 92(4): 345-352, Apr 2022.

Bui, A. L., McDade, J. E., Deming, H. C., Jinks-Chang, S., & Rivara, F. P.: Association of child race/ethnicity with parent and guardian feelings of safety from school security practices. JAMA Pediatrics 175(9): 974-975, Sep 2021.

Jinks-Chang, S.; Ephraim, P.; Boulware, L.E.,: Mechanisms for Poor Hypertension Control Among Urban African Americans. Examining the Effect of Patient Perceptions on Blood Pressure Self-Management 2016.

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