Department of Pediatrics

Department of Pediatrics
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is the oldest hospital in the nation dedicated exclusively to pediatrics. The Department of Pediatrics at CHOP and Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine strives to be the world leader in advancing healthcare for children. We do this by integrating excellent patient care, innovative research, cutting-edge professional education programs and timely advocacy into all that we do.

U.S. News and World Report has ranked us the No. 1 training program for pediatrics for 11 consecutive years. We offer a supportive environment for both clinical and academic work, including research through CHOP’s Research Institute.

Our core values of integrity, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence create a framework for everything we do throughout the department and across the institution.

How we serve you

The Department of Pediatrics consists of the following subspecialty clinical divisions. Each division includes a team of nationally and internationally recognized physicians and advanced practice providers who are experts in their field.
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Meet the team

The Department of Pediatrics team consists of a chair, vice chair, associate chairs and the division chiefs.
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Our research

We are constantly striving to make research discoveries that lead to better treatment options to help children everywhere.

Events

Complex Care Conference

Thursday, Sep 25, 2025

This two-and-a-half-day conference is intended for providers who currently care for children with medical complexity (CMC) or who are interested in learning to care for this population. This one-of-a-kind program offers an array of didactic and interactive sessions that will cover key complex care content areas, including review of current diagnostic and management strategies, care of children with medical technology use, and innovations in research, medical education, patient advocacy and models of care. Through learning, sharing, and networking, the goals of this educational conference are to give our collaborative community the tools necessary to best care for CMC and support their families.
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Continuing education and training

The Department of Pediatrics offers a variety of professional educational opportunities and training programs that support CHOP’s mission.

Join our team

At CHOP, we help children grow and thrive. We offer these same opportunities to the professionals who make up our team. Learn about some of our clinical, staff, research and administrative positions.