Joel A. Fein, MD, MPH
Areas of expertise: Violence prevention in Emergency Department patients
Locations: Main Building
About Joel A. Fein, MD, MPH
Dr. Fein is a professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Senior Advisor for Advocacy and Health Policy for the Division of Emergency Medicine. He is the co-director of the Center for Violence Prevention at CHOP which is a multi-tiered, trauma informed approach to violence prevention that addresses bullying, intimate partner violence, peer youth violence, suicide, and gun safety.
Dr. Fein was one of the principal developers of a fully integrated, computerized behavioral health screening process for adolescents who come to the Emergency Department. He has received funding as Principal Investigator for grants from the NIH, CDC, and other agencies, and has published more than 100 original research papers and numerous chapters and review articles on the topics of violence prevention, mental health, and procedural pain management.
Dr. Fein is a Senior Research Advisor for the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention and a member of the Board of Directors for the Society for the Advancement of Violence and Injury Research. He is a member of the leadership team for The Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress, an intervention development center within the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and on the Board of Directors for the Philadelphia Antidrug, Antiviolence Network.
Titles
Co-Director, The Center for Violence Prevention at CHOP
Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Pediatric Emergency Medicine – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Education & training
Graduate Degree
MPH - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Medical Degree
MD - New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Internship
Pediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
Pediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Pediatric Emergency Medicine - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2023
Fein JA, Bair-Merritt MH. Examining and Addressing Children’s Exposure to Violence: The Role of the Pediatric Clinician, Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2023,ISSN 0031-3955, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcl.2023.07.002.
2021
Vasan A, Mitchell HK, Fein JA, Buckler DG, Wiebe DJ, South EC. Association of Neighborhood Gun Violence With Mental Health–Related Pediatric Emergency Department Utilization. JAMA Pediatrics 2021 Dec 1;175(12):1244-1251. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3512. PMID: 34542562; PMCID: PMC8453357.
2018
Monopoli WJ, Myers R, Paskewich B, Bevans K, Fein J. Core Set of Outcomes for Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs: A Delphi Study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2018 Aug 10, https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260518792988.
2015
Cronholm PF, Forke CM, Wade R, Bair-Merritt MH, Fein JA. Adverse Childhood Experiences: Expanding the concept of adversity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2015;49( 3):354–361. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2015.02.001. PMID: 26296440.
2010
Fein JA, Pailler M, Diamond G, Wintersteen M, Tien A, Hayes K, Barg F. Feasibility and Effects of a Web-Based Adolescent Psychiatric Assessment Administered by Clinical Staff in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine 2010;164(12):1112-1117. doi:10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.213. PMID: 21135339.