Diana Montoya-Williams, MD
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About Diana Montoya-Williams, MD
Diana Montoya-Williams, MD, MSHP is an attending neonatologist in the division of Neonatology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. She is also a physician researcher with CHOP’s PolicyLab, the Penn Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics and Penn’s Population Studies Center. She conducts research on the drivers of racial and ethnic inequities in maternal and infant health outcomes. Her work also explores structural and individual factors that confer resilience to poor birth and infant health outcomes among populations vulnerable to structural and interpersonal discrimination. Dr. Montoya-Williams has a special interest in immigration policies as structural determinants of Latine perinatal and infant health outcomes. She also has a line of work aimed at promoting anti-racism efforts in medicine and medical research. Finally, she enjoys regularly engaging in legislative and policy advocacy around issues related to maternal and infant health.
Titles
Neonatologist
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Awards and Honors
2023, Emerging Leaders Forum, National Academy of Medicine
2023, Department of Pediatrics Diversity Endowment Award
2022, Silver Digital Health Award for NeoReviews publication
2021, APS SPR Journeys & Frontiers in Pediatric Research Program
2019, National Hispanic Medical Association Travel Award Program
2018, Henry A. Kokomoor Award, University of Florida
2017, Audrey Lincourt Schiebler Award for Excellence in Child Advocacy
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
2022, Society for Pediatric Research
2021, Vermont Oxford Network Equity Advisory Board
2012-present, American Academy of Pediatrics
- 2015-present, Fellow
- 2015-present, Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
- 2015-present, Council on Immigrant Child and Family Health
Editorial and Academic Positions
Academic and Institutional Committees
2019 - present, Neonatology Clinical Research Committee
2019 – present, Health Equity Portfolio at CHOP PolicyLab
Education & training
Graduate Degree
MS - Health Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Medical Degree
MD - Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
Residency
Pediatrics - University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Fellowship
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine - University of Florida, Gainesville, PA
Publications
Publications
2024
Montoya-Williams D, Barreto A, Laguna-Torres A, Worsley D, Wallis K, Peña MM, Ortiz R Palladino L, Salva N, Levine L, Rivera A, Hernandez R, Fuentes-Afflick E, Yun K, Lorch SA, Virudachalam S. “Philadelphia Latine Immigrant Birthing People’s Perspectives on Mitigating the Chilling Effect on Prenatal Care Utilization.” Medical Care. 2024 Jun 1; 62: 404-415. PMID 38728679.
Mercado O, Nelin TD, Arias-Oliveras A, Montoya-Williams D. “Inequities Faced by Children in Immigrant Families in United States NICUs.” Neoreviews 2024 Apr 1;25(e237-e244). PMID 38556495
Barreto A, Formanowski B, Peña MM, Salazar EG, Handley SC, Burris HH, Ortiz R, Lorch SA, Montoya-Williams D. “Preterm Birth Risk and Maternal Nativity, Ethnicity, and Race.” JAMA Network Open. 2024 Mar 4;7(3):e243194. PMID 38512251.
Duncan AF, Montoya-Williams D. “Recommendations for Reporting Research About Racial Disparities in Medical and Scientific Journals.” JAMA Pediatrics. 2024 Jan 2. PMID 38165691.
2023
Montoya-Williams D & Fleishman R. “Confronting the harms caused by racism in perinatal drug testing.” Health Affairs Forefront. 2023 Aug 28.
Obregon E, Ortiz R, Wallis KE, Morgan S, Montoya-Williams D. "Feasibility, Acceptability, and Health Outcomes Associated with Telehealth for Children in Families with Limited English Proficiency: A Systematic Review." Academic Pediatrics. 2023 Jun S1876-2859(23)00231-0. PMID: 37385437.
Marshall D, Perez M, Wang X, Matone M, Montoya-Williams D. “Exploring Prenatal Care Quality and Access During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Pregnant Immigrants in Philadelphia Through the Lens of Community-Based Organizations.” Women’s Health Reports. 2023 May 17;4(1):241-250. PMID 37284484.
Laguna-Torres A, Velosa L, Barreto A, Lorch SA, Virudachalam S, Montoya-Williams D. "Overcoming barriers to the recruitment of immigrant Hispanic people in perinatal research." Health Services Research Journal. 2023 Jan 4. PMID 36600513.
2022
Montoya-Williams D, Gualy S, Mazur M, Hube M, Peña MM, DeMauro S, Duncan A. "Impact of COVID-19 on Infants Followed After Discharge from the NICU Using a Telemedicine Model." American Journal of Perinatology. 2022 Nov 30. PMID: 36452972.
Holloway K, Radack J, Passarella M, Ellison AM, Chaiyachati BH, Burris HH, Montoya-Williams D. “Avoiding Loss of Native Individuals in Birth Certificate Data.” Journal of Perinatology. 2022 Jul 23. PMID: 35871190.
Lectures by Invitation
2024, Neonatology at Nemacolin Conference, “Health Equity for Pregnant People and their Babies” in Farmington, PA (March)
2024, University of California Los Angeles Whitney Cale Neonatology Conference “Ethnic and Racial Infant Health Disparities: How We Promote Health Equity for Families” in Los Angeles, CA, (February)
2023, Panel Member, Once Upon a Premie’s Black Maternal Health and Neonatal Equity Conference. “Fireside Chat: Views of Neonatal Equity from Melinated Neonatologists” (November)
2023, New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science. “Community Engaged Multilingual Research: The PRIMA experience” (October)
2023, Children’s Hospital of New Orleans, Ralph V. Platou Visiting Professorship Grand Rounds. “Equity for Pregnant People and their Babies” in New Orleans, LA (June)
2023, American Academy of Pediatrics Newborn Hospitalist Medicine Webinar Series. “Newborn Toxicology Testing Disparities” (May)
2023, Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin Neonatal Grand Rounds. “Addressing Racial Disparities: Anti-Racist Work in Neonatology.” (April)
2023, University of Florida Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds. “Addressing Pediatric Racial Disparities: Anti-Racist Work Any Pediatrician Can Do.” (March)
2023, Delphi Neonatal Innovation Conference. “Measuring Advocacy in Cups” in Fort Lauderdale, FL (March)
2023, California Perinatal Quality Collaborative Annual Improvement Palooza in San Diego, CA. “Equity-Focused Quality Improvement: From Concept to Implementation.” (March)
2023, St. Joseph’s Children Hospital Grand Rounds. “Addressing Perinatal & Infant Health Inequities.” (February)
2023, New York Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital at Columbia University Irving Medical Center Grand Rounds. “Perinatal & Infant Health Disparities: What, Why & Beyond.” (January)
2023, University of Southern California Joan E. Hodgman State-of-the-Art Lecture at the Western Society for Pediatric Research Conference. “Perinatal Inequities by Race, Ethnicity & Nativity: A Journey towards Anti-Racist Research.” (January)
2023, Neonatology Research Seminar at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital. “Neonatal Inequities by Race, Ethnicity & Nativity: From Drivers to Sources of Resilience.” (January)