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Penn Center for AIDS Research

Nadia Lauren Dowshen

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Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Adolescent Medicine) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Adolescent HIV Services & Medical Director, Adolescent HIV Clinic, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty, PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-Founder & Medical Director, Gender and Sexuality Development Clinic, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Distinguished Endowed Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics

Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Adolescent Medicine
Hub for Clinical Collaboration
3500 Civic Center
14th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-257-5668
Lab: 267-426-2591
Education:
BA (Urban Studies)
University of Pennsylvania, 1999.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2004.
MSHP
University of Pennsylvania, 2016.
Post-Graduate Training
Residency, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2004-2007.
Fellowship, General Academic Pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 2007-2009.
Fellowship, Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2009-2011.
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, 2007.
American Board of Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine, 2012.
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Selected Publications

Nightingale KJ, Jelinek SK, Jones C, Bevington LM, Darien K, Ding A, Fu A, Kocent LS, Langer M, Su K, Dowshen N: Telehealth versus in-person instruction for adolescents and young adults initiating gender-affirming testosterone therapy. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Toronto, CA May 2024 Notes: Poster Presentation.

Ancheta, A. J., McDonald, C. C., Flores, D. D., Darien, K., & Dowshen, N. L. : Knowledge and Attitudes of School Nurses in Caring for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth. Eastern Nursing Research Society 36th Annual Scientific Sessions, Boston, MA April 2024 Notes: Paper Presentation, Accepted January 31, 2024.

Ancheta A, McDonald C, Flores D, Darien K, Dowshen N: A National Survey of School Nurses on LGBTQ School Climate. Society for Adolescent Health & Medicine Meeting, San Diego, CA March 2024 Notes: Poster Presentation, Accepted November 28, 2023.

Makrides J, Oluwakemi A, Dowshen N, Arrington Sanders R: Self-Advocacy is Not Enough to Get PrEP: Gaps in Sexual and Reproductive Health for Young Sexual Minority Women and Gender Diverse Youth. Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Meeting, San Diego, CA March 2024 Notes: Poster Presentation. Accepted November 28, 2023.

Hobson B, Ancheta A, Quain K, Apple D, Lazar N, Hawkins L, Dowshen N : Experiences of Transgender Youth with Puberty Suppression in a Pediatric Hospital-Based Gender Clinic: A Qualitative Study. Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, San Diego, CA March 2024 Notes: Poster Presentation. Accepted November 28, 2023.

Brissett D, Dowshen N: A Multimodal Approach to Exploring the Adultification of Black Girls and its Impact on Physical and Mental Health Outcomes. Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Meeting, San Diego, CA March 2024 Notes: Platform Presentation. Accepted November 28, 2023.

Nightingale K, Jelinek S, Jones C, Bevington L, Darien K, Fu A, Kocent L, Langer M, Dowshen N: Telehealth versus In-Person Instruction for Adolescents and Young Adults Initiating Gender-Affirming Testosterone Therapy Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Meeting, San Diego, CA March 2024 Notes: Poster Presentation. Accepted November 28, 2023.

Rodriguez A, Horvath K, Dowshen N, Voss R, Warus J, Jacobs M, Kidd KM, Inwards-Breland DJ, Blumenthal J: Awareness and Utilization of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis and HIV Prevention Services Among Transgender and Non-binary Adolescent and Young Adults. Frontiers in Reproductive Health 5, January 2024 Notes: doi: 10.3389/frph.2023.1150370. Accepted 2023 Dec 29.

Hillier A, Dowshen N, Diemer MA, Marcus SC: Acceptability of Screening for Gender Identity in a National Sample of Parents with Young Children. Transgender Health 00(00), 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1089/trgh.2023.0053.

Herrera MC, Darien K, Wood S, Hadland SE, Metzger D, Dowshen N: A Qualitative Study of Barriers and Facilitators to Integrating Medications for Opioid Use Disorder and HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis for Adolescents and Young Adults. Journal of Addiction Medicine November/December 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001195. Epub 2023 Jun 22.

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