Edward D. Re, MD, FAAP, CAQSM
Areas of expertise: Overuse injuries in pediatric athletes, Pediatric injuries, Primary care sports medicine, Sports injuries, Stress fractures, Concussions, Injury prevention, Pediatric throwing injuries, Shoulder injuries, Elbow injuries, Pediatric fractures and trauma, Throwing and the overhead athlete, Baseball, Weightlifting
Locations: Specialty Care, Abington, Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care
About Edward D. Re, MD, FAAP, CAQSM
Edward D. Re, MD, FAAP, CAQSM, is a pediatric sports medicine specialist with the Orthopedic Center and the Sports Medicine and Performance Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). He cares for all pediatric and adolescent athletes, with a special interest in throwing injuries of the arm/shoulder/elbow as well as concussion care.
Dr. Re earned his medical degree at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and his undergraduate degree at Brown University. He completed an internship in Emergency Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania before joining CHOP as a pediatric resident, then a primary care sports medicine fellow.
During Dr. Re’s tenure at CHOP, he has also worked as a primary care attending physician at the Nicholas and Athena Karabots Pediatric Care Center in West Philadelphia. At Karabots, Dr. Re cared for children and adolescents at the high-volume, primary care and academic practice, as well as taught pediatric residents’ best practices in musculoskeletal care and sports medicine.
Dr. Re previously served as team doctor for both West Chester University in West Chester, Pa., and Penn Charter High School in Philadelphia. At West Chester, he helped design and implement safety guidelines and practices related to COVID-19. At Penn Charter, Dr. Re provided sideline medical care at football games, weekly training room sessions, and guided coaches and team leadership about best practices during COVID-19. He currently works with Arcadia University Athletics.
Dr. Re’s research interests include concussion care and management for young athletes and youth, as well as investigating ways that clinical informatics can improve outcomes for patients with orthopedic conditions or sports medicine injuries.
In addition to Dr. Re’s educational and clinical experience, he spent three years as a research assistant, first at Brown University Liver Research Center, and later at Hasbro Children’s Hospital, both in Providence, RI. These experiences followed his undergraduate and medical degrees at Brown University.
Titles
Attending Physician
Pediatric Sports Medicine Specialist
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Sports Medicine – American Board of Pediatrics
Awards and Honors
2021-2022, CHOP Pediatric Residency Program Early Faculty Honor Roll
2021, Advanced Skill in Clinical Informatics
2020, CHOP Residency Graduation Special Award of Appreciation
Leadership and Memberships
2022-Present, Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine (PRiSM)
2020-Present, American Medical Society of Sports Medicine (AMSSM)
2016-Present, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness (COSMF)
Research Interests
Concussion Clinical informatics
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BS in Neuroscience with Honors, Brown University, Providence, RI
Medical Degree
MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
Internship
Emergency Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Sports Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2016
Edward Re, Ming Tong, Suzanne M de la Monte. Tobacco Nitrosamine Exposures Contribute to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Associated Cerebellar Dysgenesis. Intl J Biology 2016; Vol. 8 No. 3
2012
Suzanne M de la Monte, Edward Re, Lisa Longato, Ming Tong. Dysfunctional pro-ceramide, ER stress, and insulin/IGF signaling networks with progression of Alzheimer's disease. J Alzheimer’s Dis 2012; 30 Suppl 2:S217-29
Books
Chapters
2022
Concussion Textbook (pending publication - Editor: David Dodick, MD)
Chapter Writer
- Wrote chapter for textbook on Traumatic Brain Injury: Sports Related Concussion
2020
Netter’s Pediatrics: Edition 2
Chapter Writer
- Wrote chapter for textbook in Bone & Joint Disorders section: Hip and Lower Joint Disorders
2019
NEJM Resident 360
Chapter Editor
- Edited online preparatory module for medical students: Non-Inflammatory Musculoskeletal Pain
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
Affiliated with Arcadia University Athletics
Formerly affiliated with West Chester University Athletics and Penn Charter Athletics