Yuan He, MD, MPH, MSHP
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (General Pediatrics)
Staff Primary Care Pediatrician, Karabots Pediatric Care Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty Scholar, PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of General Pediatrics
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of General Pediatrics
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email:
hey@chop.edu
hey@chop.edu
Education:
BS (Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics)
Yale University, 2010.
MD
University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, 2016.
MPH (Public Health)
University of Arizona College of Public Health - Tucson, 2016.
MS (Health Policy)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2022.
Permanent linkBS (Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics)
Yale University, 2010.
MD
University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, 2016.
MPH (Public Health)
University of Arizona College of Public Health - Tucson, 2016.
MS (Health Policy)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2022.
Selected Publications
He Y and Keim J: How do I approach behaviors related to separation and visitation for children in out of home care? Strengthening Families, Addressing Adversities Page: In press, Oct 2025 Notes: Chapter 70.Terplan M, He Y, AyAy T, Ballout A: Child Welfare in the United States: The Concept, the History, and the Need to Reimagine Support. Compassionate Addiction Medicine: Whole-Person Care for Birthing People Page: In Press, Oct 2025 Notes: Chapter 8.
Campbell JI, Tolliver D, He Y, Wang RY, Shapiro J, Shanahan K, Mell A, Luercio M, Shah S, Goel AK, Melvin P, Ward VL, Berry J: Leaving against medical advice from US pediatric hospitals. Pediatrics 154(5): e2023064958, Nov 2024.
He Y, Roberts A, Tam V, Ziegler E, Fitzgibbons J, Stills A, Smith N, Ike C, Wood J, South E: Association between neighborhood greenspace and child protective services involvement. Child Abuse and Neglect 12(1): 107030, Sep 2024.
He Y, Chaiyachati B, Matone M, Bastos S, Kallem S, Mehta A, Wood J: “Instead of just taking my baby, they could’ve actually given me a chance”: Experiences with Plans of Safe Care Among Birth Parents Impacted by Perinatal Substance Use. Child Abuse & Neglect 152(1): 106798, Jun 2024.
Rainer T, Lim JK, He Y, Perdomo J, Nash KA, Kistin CJ, Tolliver DJ, McIntyre E, Hsu HE: Structural racism in behavioral health presentation and management. Hospital Pediatrics 13(5): 461-470, May 2023.
He Y: Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on food security in early childhood. Current Opinion in Pediatrics 35(1): 22-27, Feb 2023.
He Y, Leventhal JM, Gaither JR, Jones EA, Kistin CJ: Trends from 2005 to 2018 in Child Maltreatment Outcomes with Caregivers’ Substance Use. Child Abuse and Neglect 131(1): 105781, Sep 2022.
He Y, Ortiz R, Kishton R, Wood J, Fingerman M, Jacobs L, Sinko L: In their own words: Child and adolescent perceptions of caregiver stress during early COVID-19. Child Abuse and Neglect 124(1): 105452, Feb 2022.
Sinko L, He Y, Kishton R, Ortiz R, Jacobs L, Fingerman M: "The Stay at Home Order is Causing Things to Get Heated Up": Family Conflict Dynamics During COVID-19 From The Perspectives of Youth Calling a National Child Abuse Hotline. Journal of Family Violence 37(5): 837-846, 2022.