Debra Lefkowitz, PsyD

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Debra Lefkowitz, PsyD, is a psychologist in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Areas of Expertise: Pediatric solid organ transplant psychology, Ethics in pediatric psychology, Ethics in pediatric solid organ transplant, Multidisciplinary team collaboration in solid organ transplant, Health disparities in pediatric solid organ transplant
Locations: Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care; Main Hospital
Phone: 215-590-2449

Education and Training

Internship

Pediatric Psychology - Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Pediatric Psychology - Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Graduate Degree

PsyD - Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Titles and Academic Titles

Psychologist

Clinical Director, Pediatric Health and Behavior Program

Psychosocial Services Manager, Pediatric Transplant Center

Associate edProfessor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Departments and Services

Research Interests

Risk prediction and decision-making in pediatric solid organ transplant
Health disparities in pediatric solid organ transplant

Publications

Papers

Lefkowitz DS, Fitzgerald CJ, Zelikovsky N, Barlow K, Wray J. Best practices in the pediatric pretransplant psychosocial evaluation. Pediatr Transplant. 2014 Jun;18(4):327-35. doi: 10.1111/petr.12260. Read the abstract