Adda Grimberg, M.D., FAAP

Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology and Diabetes) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Department: Pediatrics

Contact information

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The Hub for Clinical Collaboration
Division of Endocrinology, 7th floor.
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: 215-590-3618
Fax: 215-590-3053

Email:
grimberg@chop.edu

Links
my CHOP Research Institute webpage
April/May 2017 issue of CHOP Bench to Bedside highlighting the new Pediatric Endocrine Society guidelines for growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-I treatment that I chaired/authored

Education:
B.S. (Biology [Genetics and Development])
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 1989.
M.D. (Medicine)
Cornell University Medical College, 1993.

Post-Graduate Training
Residency in General Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1993-1996.
Fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1996-1999.
Patient Oriented Research Certificate, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2001-2002.
Introduction to Health Policy and Health Services Research (HPR600), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2014-2014.
Physician Leadership Program, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia , 2019-2020.

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Selected Publications

Mai C Arlien-Søborg, Sally Radovick, Margaret CS Boguszewski, Martin Bidlingmaier, Gudmundur Johannsson, Adda Grimberg, Ken KY Ho, Beverly MK Biller, Catherine S Choong, Andrew R Hoffman, Philippe Backeljauw, Cesar L Boguszewski, Jens Bollerslev, Thierry Brue, Philippe Chanson, Emanuel Christ, Stefano Cianfarani, Peter E Clayton, Pinchas Cohen, Andrew Dauber, Maria Fleseriu, Judith Gebauer, Andrea Giustina, Claire Higham, Reiko Horikawa, Charlotte Höybye, Anders Juul, Maya Lodish, Xiaoping Luo, Nelly Mauras, Karen Miller, Shlomo Melmed, Sebastian Neggers, Niki Karavitaki, Ron Rosenfeld, Richard Ross, Lars Savendahl, K Schilbach, Paulo Solberg, Christian J Strasburger, N Tritos, Hanneke M van Santen, Kevin Yuen, and Jens OL Jorgensen: "Consensus and Controversies Regarding the Diagnosis of Growth Hormone (GH) Deficiency in Children and Adults - A Delphi Survey by the GH Research Society" Pituitary 28(3): 57, May 2025.

Victoria A. Miller, Walter Faig, Morgan Snyder, Elizabeth A. Friedrich, Rui Xiao, and Adda Grimberg.: “Correlates of Youth Involvement in Decision Making about Growth Hormone Treatment.” Families, Systems, & Health April 2025 Notes: Online ahead of print.

Alexander Augusto de Lima Jorge, Adda Grimberg, Mehul T. Dattani, Jeffrey Baron, Perrin C. White, Mark A. Sperling, Ram k. Menon, eds.,: “Normal Childhood Growth, Its Variations and Evaluation” Pediatric Endocrinology, 6th Edition, Elsevier, Inc., Philadelphia, PA 2025 Notes: In press.

Mohamad Maghnie, Michael B Ranke, Mitchell E Geffner, Elpis Vlachopapadopoulou, Lourdes Ibáñez, Martin Carlsson, Wayne Cutfield, Raoul Rooman, Roy Gomez, Michael P Wajnrajch, Agnès Linglart, Renata Stawerska, Peter E Clayton, Feyza Darendeliler, Anita C S Hokken-Koelega, Reiko Horikawa, Toshiaki Tanaka, Helmuth-Günther Dörr, Michel Polak, and Adda Grimberg: “A Database Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of Daily Growth Hormone in Treating More than 80,000 Children with Growth Disorders Worldwide: A Plain Language Summary of Publication” Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism 2025 Notes: In press.

Sue Groveman, Joerg Klepper, Klaus-Peter Liesenkötter, Cagla Fenton, Sarah Brooks, Adda Grimberg, and A. G. Christina Bergqvist : “Diagnosis and Treatment of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children on the Ketogenic Diet: A Case Series,” Epilepsia 2024.

Patricia R. Roby, Adda Grimberg, Christina L. Master, and Kristy B. Arbogast: Menstrual cycle patterns following concussion in adolescent patients. Journal of Pediatrics February 2023 Notes: Online ahead of print.

Ettya R. Fremont, Elizabeth A. Friedrich, Adda Grimberg, and Victoria A. Miller: Youth and parent perceptions of youth decision-making roles regarding evaluation for short stature. Children’s Health Care January 2023.

Camilia Kamoun, Victoria A. Miller, Chris Feudtner, Elizabeth A. Friedrich, and Adda Grimberg: Views on Short Stature of Female Versus Male Endocrine Pediatric Patients Undergoing Provocative Growth Hormone Testing and Their Parents. Endocrine Practice 2023 Notes: Online ahead of print.

Mohamad Maghnie, Michael B Ranke, Mitchell E Geffner, Elpis Vlachopapadopoulou, Lourdes Ibáñez, Martin Carlsson, Wayne Cutfield, Raoul Rooman, Roy Gomez, Michael P Wajnrajch, Agnès Linglart, Renata Stawerska, Peter E Clayton, Feyza Darendeliler, Anita C S Hokken- Koelega, Reiko Horikawa, Toshiaki Tanaka, Helmuth-Günther Dörr, Kerstin Albertsson- Wikland, Michel Polak, and Adda Grimberg: Safety and Efficacy of Pediatric Growth Hormone Therapy: Results From the Full KIGS Cohort. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 107(12): 3287–3301, December 2022 Notes: -Selected for accompanying commentary: Abucham J and Boguszewski MCS. From the full KIGS cohort: On safety and efficacy of growth hormone treatment. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2023; 108: e1-e2. - Top 10 papers of JCEM published that year.

Ettya R. Fremont, Elizabeth A. Friedrich, Chris Feudtner, Adda Grimberg, and Victoria A. Miller: Perceptions of Youth and Parent Decision-Making Roles Regarding Recombinant Human Growth Hormone Treatment Endocrines 3(4): 590-600, October 2022 Notes: https://doi.org/10.3390/endocrines3040050.