Debra S Lefkowitz
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Psychiatry
Education:
B.A. (Psychology)
Rutgers University, 1995.
Psy.D. (School Psychology)
Rutgers University, 2002.
B.A. (Psychology)
Rutgers University, 1995.
Psy.D. (School Psychology)
Rutgers University, 2002.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern, Pediatric Psychology, Children’s Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2001-2002.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Pediatric Psychology, Children’s Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA , 2002-2003.
Permanent linkIntern, Pediatric Psychology, Children’s Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2001-2002.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Pediatric Psychology, Children’s Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA , 2002-2003.
Selected Publications
Aggarwal Dutta, R., Morrow, L., Lefkowitz, D.S., Chesley, G. : Improving DEI Recruitment Efforts in Academic Medicine: Highlighting the Process, Barriers, and Ongoing Efforts within an Institution. Poster presented at the Society for Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference April 2024.Strachan, L., Lefkowitz, D., Plevinsky, J.: Self-efficacy and transition readiness in adolescent solid organ transplant recipients. Poster presented at the Society for Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference April 2024.
Gettings, J.M. & Lefkowitz, D.S.: Applications of motivational interviewing in adolescent solid organ transplant Pediatric Transplantation. Wiley, February 2024 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1111/petr.14721.
West, K.B, Plevinsky, J., Amaral, S, Laskin, B., Lefkowitz, D.S.: Predicting psychosocial risk in pediatric kidney transplantation: An exploratory cluster analysis of a revised Pediatric Transplant Rating Instrument. Pediatric Transplantation 27(2): e14454, March 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1111/petr.14454. Epub 2022 Dec 14.
Rea, K. E., West, K. B., Dorste, A., Christofferson, E. S., Lefkowitz, D., Mudd, E., Schneider, L., Smith, C., Triplett, K., McKenna, K.: A Systematic Review of Social Determinants of Health in Pediatric Organ Transplant Outcomes. Pediatric Transplantation 27(1): e14418, February 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1111/petr.14418. Epub 2022 Nov 1.
Freeman, M.A., Botha, J., Brewer, E., Damian, M., Ettenger, R., Gambetta, K., Lefkowitz, D.S., Ross, L.F., Superina, R., Blydt-Hansen, T.: International Pediatric Transplant Association (IPTA) position statement supporting prioritizing pediatric recipients for deceased donor organ allocation. Pediatric Transplantation 27(Suppl 1): e14358, February 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1111/petr.14358. Epub 2022 Dec 5.
Boyle, C., Ha, L., Lefkowitz, D., O’Connor, M., Rhone, C., White, R., & Edelson, J.: Helping adolescent heart transplant patients THRIVE: A multi-disciplinary approach. Poster presented at the 26th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, Puerto Rico. February 2023.
Arslan, Z., Hennessy, J., McCulloch, M., Dipchand, A. Lefkowitz, D.S., Marks, S.D.: Experience of ethical dilemmas among professionals working in paediatric transplantation: an international survey. Pediatric Transplantation 26(7): e14331, November 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1111/petr.14331. Epub 2022 Jul 18.
Dusing, C., Demianczyk, A., Dempster, N., Alexander, N.M., Anton, C., Butcher, J., Brosbe, M., Brosig, C.L, Christofferson, E.S, Cutitta, K.E., Grodin, L., Gross Toalson, J.M., Heinrich, K., Kenowitz, J., Lefkowitz, D.S., Sananes, R., Schneider, L.M., Triplett, K., Cousino, M.K. : Psychosocial team benchmarking in pediatric heart centers. 25th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, Huntington Beach, CA. August 2022.
West KB, Plevinsky JM, Amaral S, Laskin B, Lefkowitz DS.: Predicting risk in pediatric kidney transplantation: An exploratory cluster analysis of the revised Pediatric Transplant Rating Instrument (P-TRI) Poster presented at the Society for Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ. April 2022.