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Nadia Lauren Dowshen

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Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Adolescent Medicine) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Director, Adolescent HIV Services and Medical Director, Adolescent HIV Clinic, Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Faculty, PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Co-Founder & Medical Director, Gender and Sexuality Development Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Distinguished Endowed Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Associate Director for Student Affairs and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Master of Science in Health Policy Research Program, University of Pennsylvania
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Department: Pediatrics
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Email: dowshenn@chop.edu
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33 University of Pennsylvania, 1999.
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46 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2004.
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33 University of Pennsylvania, 2016.
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24 57 Resident, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2004-2007.
 24 5f Fellow, General Academic Pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2007-2009.
 24 67 Advanced Fellow, Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2009-2011.
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28 41 American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, 2007.
 28 4a American Board of Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine, 2012.
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Selected Publications

162 Madden J, Lee S, Atkins D, Dowshen N: Developing ScreenWell, an mHealth Tool for Targeted HIV PrEP Education and Linkage to Care in Pediatric Emergency Departments. SYNChronicity 2026 (SYNC 2026), Arlington, VA March 2026 Notes: 20-Minute Oral Presentation. Accepted July 31, 2025.

 16e Confident G, Grant W, Kronish A, Dowshen N: Adolescent Emergencies. Nagler, Fleisher & Ludwig's Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 9th Edition. Nagler J, Posner JC, Alpern ER, Aronson PL, Cruz AT, Ellison AM, Mannix RC, Schnadower D, Awad N (eds.). Wolters Kluwer, 2026 Notes: In Press.

 1b0 Kidd KM, Sequeira GM, Fechter-Leggett M, Kahn NF, Salyer R, Chinn E, Giddings T, Baker KE, Dowshen N: "From Having Regular Care With a Team of Doctors to Fleeing the State": Parent Experiences Supporting Gender Diverse Youth in States with Care Bans. J Adolesc Health 77(4): 620-627, October 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.06.001. Epub 6 Aug 2025.

 133 Mehringer JE, Harrison JB, Quain KM, Christensen J, Hawkins LA, Dowshen NL: Chest Binding in Transmasculine Youth: A Qualitative Study. J Adolesc Health October 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.08.019. Online Ahead of Print.

 193 Nightingale KJ, Jelinek SK, Jones C, Bevington LM, Darien K, Ding A, Fu A, Su K, Kocent LS, Langer MD, Dowshen N: Telehealth Versus In-Person Injection Instruction for Adolescents and Young Adults Initiating Gender-Affirming Testosterone Therapy. Transgend Health 10(4): 325-333, September 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1089/trgh.2024.0130.

 182 Dowshen N, Baker K, Garofalo R, Chen D, Inwards-Breland DJ, Sequeira G, Mehringer JE, McNamara M: A Critical Scientific Appraisal of the Health and Human Services Report on Pediatric Gender Dysphoria. J Adolesc Health 77(3): 342-345, September 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.06.002. Epub 6 Aug 2025.

 120 Brissett DI, Ellison AM, Dowshen N: Missed Opportunities and Racialized Surveillance: Rethinking STI Testing for Adolescent Males. Pediatrics 156(4): e2025072475, September 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1542/peds.2025-072475.

 197 Rider-Longmaid E, Lett E, Gzesh A, Jelinek S, Dowshen N: Training on Thin Ice: How Anti-Transgender Laws are Shaping the Future of Gender-Affirming Care in Adolescent Medicine. US Professional Association for Transgender Health (USPATH) 2025 Scientific Symposium, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM September 2025 Notes: Oral Abstract Presentation.

 13d Ancheta A, Del Duca A, Ruggieri D, McDonald C, Flores D, Dowshen D: Multilevel Factors Impacting U.S. School Nurses’ Support of LGBTQ+ Youth: A Qualitative Analysis. J Sch Nurs July 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1177/10598405251351297. Epub 4 Jul 2025.

 127 Hillier A, Dowshen N, Diemer MA, Marcus SC: Acceptability of Screening for Gender Identity in a National Sample of Parents with Young Children. Transgend Health 10(3): 242-251, June 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1089/trgh.2023.0053.

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