Nadia Lauren Dowshen
Associate Professor of Pediatrics 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
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care
3500 Civic Center Blvd.
12th Floor, Adolescent Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care
3500 Civic Center Blvd.
12th Floor, Adolescent Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-426-2591
Email:
dowshenn@email.chop.edu
dowshenn@email.chop.edu
Graduate Group Affiliations
Education:
BA (Urban Studies)
University of Pennsylvania, 1999.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2004.
MSHP
University of Pennsylvania, 2016.
BA (Urban Studies)
University of Pennsylvania, 1999.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2004.
MSHP
University of Pennsylvania, 2016.
Links
American Academy of Pediatrics, member
PAX- Real Solutions to Gun Violence, Board of Trustees
expert reviewer
Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, Member
American Academy of Pediatrics, member
PAX- Real Solutions to Gun Violence, Board of Trustees
expert reviewer
Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, Member
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.
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.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, 2007.
American Board of Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine, 2012.
Selected Publications
Knowles K, Yapalater S, Lee S, Wood S, Dowshen N: BCPASS: Pharmacist-staffed e-Platform to Simulate Contraceptive Access for Adolescents. Youth + Tech + Health (YTH) Live Global 2022, Virtual October 2022 Notes: Platform Session. Accepted May 16, 2022.Darien K, Lee S, Knowles K, Wood S, Langer M, Lazar N, Dowshen N: Web Search Engine and Virtual Assistant Derived Health Information About Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention in Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) Youth + Tech + Health (YTH) Live Global 2022, Virtual October 2022 Notes: Digital Poster. Accepted May 17, 2022.
Wood S, Bauermeister J, Phillips AW, Garcia S, Beidas R, Dowshen N, Fiks A, Young J, Gross R : Development of a PrEP-inclusive STI and HIV prevention intervention for youth with sexually transmitted infections in primary care. International AIDS Conference, Montreal, Canada July/August 2022 Notes: Accepted April 4, 2022.
Tanner A, Dowshen N, Lee S, Goldstein M, Doraivelu K, Knowles K, Moore S, Pather A, Chaudhury C, Jibriel M, Mertus S, Loabile B, Hussen S: Development and usability testing of iTransition: an mHealth intervention to support patients’ movement from pediatric- to adult-oriented HIV care. International AIDS Conference, Montreal, Canada July/August 2022 Notes: Accepted April 4, 2022.
Apple DE, Schlupp A, Gwiazdowski B, Bauermeister JA, Castillo M, Dowshen N: Development of quality assurance measures of gender-affirming HIV prevention services for young transgender women AIDS Education Month & Prevention Summit, Virtual June 2022 Notes: Digital Poster Presentation. Accepted 18, 2022.
Darien K, Lee S, Knowles K, Wood S, Langer M, Lazar N, Dowshen N: Web Search Engine and Virtual Assistant Derived Health Information About Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention in Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) AIDS Education Month & Prevention Summit, Virtual June 2022 Notes: Digital Poster Presentation. Accepted May 18, 2022.
Davies S, Darien K, Wood S, Thomas D, Dowshen N: A Multimodal Approach to Understanding the Barriers and Facilitators to Adolescent Menstrual Health Equity. North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology’s 2022 Annual Clinical & Research Meeting, Chicago, IL April 2022 Notes: Poster Presentation. Accepted December 22, 2021.
Dowshen N: Telehealth Provides Crucial Opportunity to Expand Support for Transgender Youth in 200 Words PolicyLab Blog April 19 2022 Notes: https://policylab.chop.edu/blog/telehealth-provides-crucial-opportunity-expand-support-transgender-youth-200-words.
Lauber K, Dowshen N, Parrish D, Gonzalez E, Naar S, Jauregui JC, Harper GW: Recommendations for Conducting TeleMental Health Services with Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Youth and Youth Living with HIV Fact Sheet. Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions. Scale It Up, April 2022.
Dowshen N, Lett E: Telehealth for gender-affirming care: Challenges and opportunities. Transgender Health 7(2): 111-112, April 2022 Notes: E-published on April 11, 2022; DOI: 10.1089/trgh.2021.0206.