Department of
Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Department of Medical Ethics / People / Callahan
Katharine Press Callahan, MD, MSME
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology & Newborn Services) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
2nd Floor Main Hospital
Philadelphoia, PA 19014
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
2nd Floor Main Hospital
Philadelphoia, PA 19014
Education:
AB (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
Princeton University, 2011.
MD (Medicine)
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2016.
MSME (Ethics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2023.
Permanent linkAB (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
Princeton University, 2011.
MD (Medicine)
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2016.
MSME (Ethics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2023.
Selected Publications
Callahan KP, Mueller R, Crew K, Brothers K, Munson D, Joffe S, Feudtner C. : Frequency and Reasons that Parents Decline Genetic Testing for Critically Ill Neonates. Genet Med Open. 2, October 2025.Katharine Press Callahan, Matthew J Kielt, Chris Feudtner, Darlene Barkman, Nicolas Bamat, Julie Fierro, Elizabeth Fiest, Sara B DeMauro : Parent-Important Outcomes in BPD. Oral presentation, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Chronic Lung Disease Conference August 2025.
Schwartz KE, Callahan KP, Crew K, Williams MS, Feudtner C. : Parenting Without a Template: Developing Parental Identity in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Pediatrics. 156(2): e2024069499, August 2025.
Callahan KP, Mueller RM, Lantos JD: Powerful Predictions: Exploring Genetic Bias through Neonatology. Seattle Pediatric Bioethics Conference, Seattle, WA July 2025.
Callahan KP: Unrest. NEJM. 392(23): 2293-2295, June 2025.
Callahan KP, Mueller R, Joffe S, Skraban C, Spinner NB, Crew K, Wild KT, Clapp J, Feudtner C. : How Neonatologists Use Genetic Information. J Pediatr. 280, May 2025.
Smith HS, Lakoma M, Hickingbotham MR, Cardeiro D, Callahan KP, Wojcik MH, Wu AC, Lu CY. : Genetic test utilization and cost among families of children evaluated for genetic conditions: An analysis of US commercial claims data. Appl Health Econ Health Policy 23(3): 519-530, May 2025.
Callahan KP, Martin AE, Cetin A, Church PT, Guttmann KF, Duncan AF: Parental Perspectives on Development in Children Born Extremely Preterm. J Peds. 283, April 2025.
Krick JA, Rholl EL, Callahan KP, Harris KW, Weiss EM. : Uncertainties in the NICU: A Scoping Review to Inform a Tailored Taxonomy. J Perinatol. 45(6): 713-725, April 2025.
Callahan KP, Mueller R, Joffe S, Skraban C, Spinner NB, Crew K, Clapp J, Munson D, Feudtner C.: Parents’ Perceptions of the Utility of Genetic Testing in the NICU. Genet Med. 27(6), April 2025.