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@email.chop.edu

Links
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
my CHOP Research Institute webpage

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

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.

Gerarda Cappuccio, Nicola Brunetti-Pierri, Paul Clift, Christopher Learn, John C. Dykes, Catherine L. Mercer, Bert Callewaert, Ilse Meerschaut, Alessandro Mauro Spinelli, Irene Bruno, Matthew J Gillespie, Aaron T Dorfman, Adda Grimberg, Mark E. Lindsay, and Angela E. Lin: Expanded Cardiovascular Phenotype of Myhre Syndrome Includes Tetralogy of Fallot Suggesting a Role for SMAD4 in Human Neural Crest Defects. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A 188(5): 1384-1395, 2022.

Colin P. Hawkes, Hareesh Gunturi, Andrew N. Dauber, Joel N. Hirschhorn, and Adda Grimberg: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Investigation and Treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. Journal of Pediatrics 236: 238-245, 2021 Notes: highlighted in Eric Seaborg, “Sex, Race, and Measuring Tape: Health Disparities and Growth Hormone Deficiency,” Endocrine News, February 2022, pp. 30-32.

Camilia Kamoun, Colin P. Hawkes, Hareesh Gunturi, Andrew N. Dauber, Joel N. Hirschhorn, and Adda Grimberg: Growth Hormone Stimulation Testing Patterns Contribute to Sex Differences in Pediatric Growth Hormone Treatment. Hormone Research in Paediatrics 94(9-10): 353-363, 2021 Notes: (highlighted in Eric Seaborg, “Sex, Race, and Measuring Tape: Health Disparities and Growth Hormone Deficiency,” Endocrine News, February 2022, pp. 30-32.).

Joseph M. Kindler, Ellen L. Mitchell, David A. Piccoli, Adda Grimberg, Mary B. Leonard, Kathleen M. Loomes, and Babette S. Zemel: Bone Geometry and Microarchitecture Deficits in Children with Alagille Syndrome. Bone 141: 115576, December 2020.

Colin P. Hawkes, Sogol Mostoufi-Moab, Shana E. McCormack, Adda Grimberg, and Babette S. Zemel: Sitting Height to Standing Height Ratio Reference Charts for Children in the United States. Journal of Pediatrics 226: 221-227.e15, June 2020.