Education and Training

Medical School

MD - Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI

Internship

Pediatrics - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Residency

Pediatrics - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (Chief Resident)

Fellowship

Pediatric Rheumatology - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification

Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics

Titles and Academic Titles

Fellow

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Departments and Services

Research Interests

Hospital medicine
Medical education
Clinical reasoning
Diagnostic error

Publications

Papers

2019

Peterson R, Buckley L, Liebling E, Rutstein B, Argraves M, Re E, Costello A, Perfetto J, Mehta J. NEJM Resident 360 Rotation Prep: Pediatric Rheumatology. NEJM Resident 360. July 2019. https://resident360.nem.irg/rotationprep/pediatric-rheumatology/introduc...

Books

Chapters

2022

Costello, A & Swami, S. (2022). Tick Born Illness. In E. Pete Devon & R. Tenney-Soeiro (Ed.), Netter's Pediatrics. Philadelphia: Elsevier.

Posters and Presentations

2021

Costello, A, Carroll, B, Dalembert, G, and Ronan, J. All Zoom No Gloom: Enhancing Medical Student Conferences. Presented as a workshop at the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) Annual Meeting. 2021.

Wanamaker S, Sieke E, Yannekis G, Prabhakar G, Stanley H, Crilly C, Zipursky R, Shankar M, Van Remortel B, Ford H, Teng C, Kuhn E, Kurtz J, Guttadauria B, Bouchelle Z, Rojas C, Costello A, Mehta J, Ronan J. X+Y Scheduling Increases Individualized Career Development Opportunities in a Pediatric Residency Program. Presented at International Conference on Residency Education. 2021.

Tarr L and Costello A. Bone Deep: A Challenging Case of Fever and Leg Pain. Presented at Pediatric Hospital Medicine. 2021.

Kurtz JB, Teng C, Stanley HM, Crilly C, Yannekis G, Sieke E, Zipursky R, Guttadauria BC, Ford H, Van Remortel B, Prabhakar G, Kuhn E, Shankar M, Wanamaker S, Bouchelle Z, Nelin T, Costello A, Carroll B, Mehta J, Ronan J. X+Y Curriculum Implementation Improves Residents’ Inpatient Educational Opportunities without Adversely Affecting Task Completion. Presented at Pediatric Hospital Medicine. 2021.

Mai, M, Muthu, N, Carroll, B, Costello, A, West, D, and Dziorny, A. Resident Provider-Patient Interactions during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Presented at Pediatric Academic Society. 2021.

Carroll, B., Costello, A., Lanham, B. and Ronan, J. Residency in the Time of Corona: Curricular Modifications and Pandemic Response. Presented at CHOP Interprofessional Education Symposium. 2021.

Re, E., Costello, A., Lanham, B. and Carroll, B. (2021). Amion Uploader: Developing an Automated Resident Schedule Uploading Tool. Presented at CHOP Interprofessional Education Symposium. 2021.

2020

Lieberman, L., Shirey, E., and Costello, A. (2020). A Girl in Plaque: the case of a multi-focal, progressive, ulcerative rash. Presented as a Clinical Conundrum Oral Presentation at Pediatric Hospital Medicine. 2020.

Goldstein, L., Costello, A., Monachino, A., Tenney-Soeiro, R., & Ronan, J. (2020). Designing and Implementing an Interprofessional Simulation Curriculum for General Pediatric Floor Emergencies. Presented as a Platform Presentation at CHOP Interprofessional Education Symposium. 2020.

Carroll, B., Costello, A., and Lanham, B. (2020). Community, Collaboration, and Competition: Strategies for Improving Resident Engagement in a Large Pediatric Residency Program. Poster presented at Association of Pediatric Program Directors Chief Forum. 2020.

Carroll, B., Costello, A., Lanham, B., and Jenssen, B. (2020). Pronoto: Helping Residents Acquire Knowledge Strategically through Peer-Network Curated Content. Poster presented at Association of Pediatric Program Directors Chief Forum. 2020.

Congdon, M., Carroll, B., Costello, A., Londoño-Gentile, T., Ronan, J., & Tenney-Soeiro, R. Dissecting Clinical Pathways: A Curriculum Development Project. Poster presented at CHOP Interprofessional Education Symposium, the Pediatric Academic Society, and Association of Pediatric Program Directors Chief Forum. 2020.

Awards and Honors

2021, Pediatric Residency Program Early Faculty Career Honor Roll
2020-2021, Pediatric Residency Program Early Faculty Career Honor Roll
2016, Alpha Omega Alpha
2012, Frederick W. Barnes Prize for Medical Humanities
2012, Magna cum laude, Brown University
2012, Sigma Xi, Brown University
2011, Phi Beta Kappa, Junior Initiate, Brown University
2008, The Gabriela Mistral Prize for Spanish, Brown University
2008, Freshman Achievement Award in Chemistry, Brown University

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

2022-present, American College of Rheumatology
2016-present, American Academy of Pediatrics