Katie Elizabeth McPeak, M.D.

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Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (General Pediatrics)
Medical Director, Health Equity, Primary Care Network, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty Scholar, Policy Lab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics

Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Karabots Primary Care Center
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 3039159016
Education:
B.S. (Science)
The Pennsylvania State University, 1997.
M.D. (Medicine)
Drexel University College of Medicine, 2001.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Dr. McPeak is a primary care pediatrician and Medical Director for Health Equity of the CHOP Primary Care Network. Dr. McPeak has over a decade of experience in quality improvement, system redesign, and primary care management in predominantly Medicaid-insured/underserved communities.

Dr. McPeak is a certified Spanish-speaking provider. Her goals are to reduce disparities in care for children, and to put the family and patient at the center of care redesign. She has a strong interest in improving care of limited English proficient patients, children with special healthcare needs, and strengthening care teams.

Dr. McPeak's research and academic interests include health equity, reducing disparities in pediatric primary care, and testing innovative care delivery models in underserved populations.

Selected Publications

McPeak, K, Bracey, E, Lawton, G, Schlotter, C, Junod, D, Fiks, A, Powell, M, Ramachandran, J, Jenssen, B, Dalembert, G. : N-NIP it in the bud: Nursing-directed Nudges to Increase Preventive visits for children who are overdue for well care. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Toronto, Canada May 2024

Brown, R, Barouk, N, McPeak, K, Fein, J, Cullen, D : Actionable Strategies to Increase Caregiver Comfort with Health-Related Social Need Interventions. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Toronto, Canada May 2024

Brown, R, Barouk, N, McPeak, K, Fein, J, Cullen, D : Muchas veces no nos atrevemos a ir a pedir ayuda: Spanish-speaking caregiver perspectives on addressing health-related social needs. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Toronto, Canada May 2024

Brown, R, Barouk, N, McPeak, K, Fein, J, Cullen, D : Caregiver Concerns with Health-Related Social Need Data Documentation in the Pediatric EMR. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 2024. 2024.

Ramachandran, J; Mayne, S; Kelly, M; Powell, M; McPeak, K; Dalembert, G; Jenssen, B; Fiks, A.: Measures of Neighborhood Opportunity and Adherence to Recommended Pediatric Primary Care. JAMA Network Open. 2023;6(8):e2330784. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.30784 6(8), August 2023

Fiks, A, Mayne, S, Ramachandran, J, Powell, M, McPeak, K, Dalembert, G, Jenssen, B, Kelly, M.: Neighborhood Opportunity and Pediatric Primary Care Metrics in a Large Pediatric Primary Care Network. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Washington, DC May 2023

Lefchak, B, McPeak, K.: Families With Young Children Are Missing Regular Check-ups. Who is at Highest Risk? CHOP Policy Lab Blog Post. https://policylab.chop.edu/blog/families-young-children-are-missing-regular-check-ups-who-highest-risk, January 2023

Hannan, C, Mayne, S, Kelly, MK, Davis, M, Young, J, Powell, M, Stephens-Shields, A, Dalembert, G, McPeak, K, Jenssen, B, Fiks, A: Trends in Positive Depression and Suicide Risk Screens in Pediatric Primary Care during COVID-19. Academic Pediatrics December 2022

Gregory, E, White, E, Wu, K, McPeak, K, Fiks, A.: Implementing team-based newborn well care: Perspectives of nurses and physicians. Journal of Pediatric Nursing 65, July-August 2022.

Hernandez R, Tanaka K, McPeak K, Thompson D: Resident Training Experiences Providing Spanish-Language Concordant Care: Implications for Growing Health Equity Efforts Within Graduate Medical Education Clinical Pediatrics, https://doi.org/10.1177%2F00099228221074776 February 2022.

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Last updated: 02/27/2024
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