Edward D. Re, MD
Areas of expertise: Pediatric hand and upper extremity injuries, Athletic injuries in the shoulder, Athletic injuries in the elbow, Shoulder dislocations and instability repair, Pediatric fractures and trauma, Sports medicine, Elbow injuries, throwing and the overhead athlete, Scoliosis, Bioinformatics, Sports injuries
Locations: Specialty Care, Abington, Specialty Care, Princeton at Plainsboro
About Edward D. Re, MD
Edward D. Re, MD, is a pediatric sports medicine specialist with the Orthopedic Center and the Sports Medicine and Performance Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
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.
For the past two years, Dr. Re has served as team doctor for both West Chester University, 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.
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
Pediatric Sports Medicine Specialist
Certifications
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Leadership and Memberships
2020-Present, American Medical Society of Sports Medicine
2016-Present, American Academy of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Concussion Clinical informatics
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BS in Neuroscience with honors, Brown University, Providence, RI
Medical Degree
MD with a scholarly concentration in medical education, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
Internship
Emergency Medicine - Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
Pediatrics - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Primary Care 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