Samara Jinks-Chang, MD, MS, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Adolescent Medicine) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
3550 Market Street Adolescent Medicine Clinic
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email:
jinkss@chop.edu
jinkss@chop.edu
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.
Permanent linkBS (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.
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.