Carolyn McGann, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Instructor A of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Neonatologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Neonatology
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Neonatology
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (Psychology)
George Washington University, 2009.
MD
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2013.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology; date of completion: June 2025)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2025.
Permanent linkBA (Psychology)
George Washington University, 2009.
MD
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2013.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology; date of completion: June 2025)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2025.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Dr. McGann's clinical interests include point-of-care ultrasound. She is an a master trainer in Helping Babies Survive and the WHO's Early Essential Newborn Care and an instructor for the AAP's Neonatal Resuscitation Program.Description of Research Expertise
Dr. McGann has an interest in global health neonatology with a particular focus on global Gram negative sepsis, antimicrobial resistance and the neonatal microbiome. She works with a team of researchers through the Botswana-UPenn Partnership.Selected Publications
McGann, C., Coggins, S.A., Dysart, K: Does a lower interventional glucose threshold affect neurodevelopment in at-risk neonates? J Perinatology 41(5): 1180-1183, May 2021.Coffin, S., Bayni, O., Strysko, J., Mcgann, C., Arscott Mills, T., Silverman, M., Kelly, M., Goldfarb, D., Paganotti, G., Shaw, P., Tawe, L., Thela, T., Steenhoff, A.: Characterizing the Epidemiology and Microbiology of Neonatal Sepsis and the Interaction with Microbial Colonization and Antibody Responses in Gaborone, Botswana, Abstract Presentation CHOP Global Health Conference 2020. Platform Presentation- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Global Health Conference, Philadelphia, PA 2020.
Nishizawa, Y. Sonam, McGann, C, Vesel, T : Maternal Hypovitaminosis D as a Cause of Neonatal Seizure in Bhutan. Bhutan Health Journal 3(2): doi.org/10.47811/bhj.47, Nov-Dec 2017 Notes: epub.
Ferrer, K., McGann, C.: Parotitis: Acute and Chronic. 5 Minute Clinical Consult 2013.