Donna J Stephenson, MD
Professor of Clinical Neurology
Attending Physician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Chief Medical Officer for Ambulatory Specialty Care, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Division Chief Neurology- Outpatient activities, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Neurology
Contact information
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19401
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19401
Office: 215-590-1719
Fax: 267-425-8517
Fax: 267-425-8517
Education:
none (Combined Studies in Science)
The University of Leeds, 1988.
B.S. (Biology/Psychology)
Juniata College, 1989.
M.D.
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1995.
Certificat ( Health Care Innovation -Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy)
University of Pennsylvania, 2020.
none (Combined Studies in Science)
The University of Leeds, 1988.
B.S. (Biology/Psychology)
Juniata College, 1989.
M.D.
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1995.
Certificat ( Health Care Innovation -Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy)
University of Pennsylvania, 2020.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, 1995-1996.
Resident in Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, 1996-1997.
Resident in Neurology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1997-2000.
Intern in Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, 1995-1996.
Resident in Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, 1996-1997.
Resident in Neurology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1997-2000.
Certifications
The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2001.
The American Board of Pediatrics- expired 2009, 2002.
The American Board of Psychology and Neurology, 2012.
Headache Medicine by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, 2014.
The American Board of Neurology and Psychology, 2023.
Permanent linkThe American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2001.
The American Board of Pediatrics- expired 2009, 2002.
The American Board of Psychology and Neurology, 2012.
Headache Medicine by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, 2014.
The American Board of Neurology and Psychology, 2023.
Description of Clinical Expertise
I have a special interest in neurobehavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders including ADHD, Autism, Tourette Syndrome, Learning Disabilities and Developmental Delay.Selected Publications
Abigail Turner MD, Christina Szperka MD MSCE, Alexander G Fiks MD MSCE, Maura Powell MPH MBA, Gregory Lawton MD, Dustin Elliott MD, Kate Fuller, Donna Stephenson MD: Improving Access to Headache Care through E-consults. Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting 2026.Stephenson, D., Cosella-Dolan C., Szperka C., Tomaine, S., Lawton, G., Junod, D., Melkonyan K: ReACH: Redesigning our Approach to Care in patients with Headache. Nudge in Health Care Symposium September 2024.
Melkonyan, K., Sivak, Z., Mihalko, M., Murray, A., White, K., Stephenson, D., Scribano P., (2024, May 28-29). . . Philadelphia, PA: Pediatric Safety Screening in Specialty Care and Behavioral Health: A Trauma-Informed Redesign. CHOP 13th Annual Quality & Safety Day May 2024.
Christina Szperka, Marissa Anto, Donna Stephenson: Headache. Netter's Pediatrics. Rebecca Tenney-Soeiro, Erin Pete Devon (eds.). Page: 649-656, 2023.
Ullman N, Stephenson DJ: Focal Status 9 Years after Brain Abscess. Practical Neurology. Anne Sydor (eds.). October 2021.
Fitzgerald M, Kauffman M, Massey S, Fridinger S, Prelack M, Ellis C, Ortiz-Gonzalez X, Fried L, DiGiovine M, Melamed S, Malcolm M, Banwell B, Stephenson DJ, Witzman S, Gonzalez A, Dlugos D, Kessler S, Goldberg E, Abend N, Helbig I: Assessing seizure burden in pediatric epilepsy using an electronic medical record-based tool through a common data element approach. Epilepsia 62(7): 1617-1628, July 2021.
Chadehumbe M, Craig S, Stephenson DJ, Helbig I.: Child Neurology Telemedicine: Understanding the Data We Have and Finding the Patients We Do Not See. Pediatric Neurology 116(1): 84, Mar 2021.
Rametta SC, Fridinge SE, Gonzalez AK, Xian J, Galer PD, Kaufman m, Prelack MS, Sharif U, Fitzgerald MP, Melemed SE, Malcolm MP, Kessler SK, Stephenson DJ, Banwell BL, Abend NS, Helbig I: Analyzing 2,589 child neurology telehealth encounters necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Neurology. Walter Kluwer Health, 95(9): e1257-e1266, September 2020.
Vernau, BT, Stephenson, DJ: Delayed Onset Abducens Palsy in a Concussed Child. Current Sports Medicine Reports 17(1): 20-22, January 2018.
Stephenson, D. J. and Hall, A.L: An Integrative Approach to Pediatric Headache Management: Nutraceuticals. Current Pediatrics Reports. Stephenson, D. J. (eds.). Springerlink, 5(2): 77-85, June 2017.