APS members are child health leaders of extraordinary achievement who work together to shape the future of academic pediatrics PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced that five of its physicians and researchers were among the ninety-eight new members selected to join the American Pediatric Society (APS), one of North America's first and most prestigious academic pediatric organizations. The APS will recognize its new members at its Presidential Plenary at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2025 Meeting in April.
Current members nominate new members by recognizing individuals who have distinguished themselves as child health leaders, clinicians, policymakers, researchers, scholars and teachers. "These physicians are esteemed experts making a profound difference in the lives of children and adolescents," said Joseph W. St.
Geme , MD, Physician-in-Chief and Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics. "This is a well-earned honor, truly fitting of their contributions." CHOP physicians selected to join APS include : Rochelle Bagatell , MD, is a pediatric oncologist with a focus on treating patients with neuroblastoma and other solid tumors.
She is the solid tumor section chief at CHOP. Nadia Dowshen , MD, MSHP, is an adolescent medicine specialist, Director of Adolescent HIV Services , and founding Medical Director of the Gender and Sexuality Development Program at CHOP. She is a faculty member of CHOP's PolicyLab where her res.