Education and Training

Medical School

MD - Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Internship

Pediatrics - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Residency

Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship

Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Fellow - Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
Neonatal Advanced Life Support (NALS)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Instructor
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Bedside Ultrasound Course for Physicians
Pediatric Emergency Medicine – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics

Graduate Degree

MPH - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Titles and Academic Titles

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician

Associate Director, Advocacy and Health Policy, Division of Emergency Medicine

Instructor in Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

2022

VonHoltz, LA, Murray, AL, Cullen, DL. Family Connects: A novel social needs program within a pediatric emergency department. Academic Pediatrics. 2022. Doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.03.002

2021

Loza-Avalos, SA, Thompson, E, Beulah, B, Murray, A. What are we missing? Evaluating an intimate partner violence screening program in the pediatric emergency department. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2021. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002350.

Bautista, AV, Obenschain, KC, Potterton, JT, Murray, AL. Trauma-informed hospital security: a policy for intimate partner violence in a pediatric healthcare setting. Journal of Hospital Management and Health Policy. 2021. doi: 10.21037/jhmhp-20-152.

Murray, A, Fein, J, Beulah, B, Mollen, C. Examination of caregiver social factors and its influence on low-acuity pediatric emergency department utilization. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2021. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002426.

2019

Mancheno, C, Aumair, B, Murray, A. Screening for intimate partner violence in a pediatric ED: A quality improvement initiative. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2019. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001913.

Schilling, S, Murray, A, Mollen, C, Wedin, T, Fein, J, Scribano, P: Pediatric emergency department and primary care provider attitudes on assessing childhood adversity. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2019. Doi: 10.1097PEC.000000000001220.

2017

Murray, A, Alpern, E, Lavelle, J, Mollen, C: Clinical pathway effectiveness: febrile young infant pathway in a pediatric emergency department. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2017. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000960.

Scarfone, R, Murray, A, Gala, P, Balamuth, F. Lumbar puncture for all febrile infants 29-56 days old: A retrospective cohort reassessment study. The Journal of Pediatrics, 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.04.003.

Gala, P, Scarfone, R, Murray, A, Balamuth, F. Eliminating the lumbar puncture for low-risk febrile infants 29-56 days old: A quality improvement initiative to improve timeliness and appropriateness of care. Pediatric Emergency Care, 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.04.003.

Abstracts

2020

Axtmayer, C, Murray, A. Utilizing CBPR to implement sustainable IPV screening practices in the pediatric primary care setting. National Conference on Health on Health and Domestic Violence (NCHDV), Chicago, Il. April 2020. *

Jarvis, L, Murray, A, Dowd, M.D., Jackson, A, Randell, K. Children’s hospital intimate partner violence policies and practices: A national survey. National Conference on Health on Health and Domestic Violence (NCHDV), Chicago, Il. April 2020. *

Murray, A. Considerations for maintaining confidentiality of intimate partner violence survivors in the pediatric clinical setting in the digital era. National Conference on Health on Health and Domestic Violence (NCHDV), Chicago, Il. April 2020. *

Murray, A, Myers, R, Shults, J, Fein, J. School’s out: Seasonal variation of assault victims seen in a pediatric medical center. Pediatric Academic Societies 2020 Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA. May 2020. *

Murray, A, Fein, J, Beulah, D, Mollen, C. An examination of caregiver social factors and their influence on low acuity pediatric emergency department utilization patterns: A case control study. Pediatric Academic Societies 2020 Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA. May 2020. *

2019

Loza-Avalos, S, Thompson, E, Beulah, B, Murray, A. Exploring pediatric emergency department provider opinions of intimate partner violence. Community and Public Health Conference, Lancaster, PA. April 2019.

Shaikh, A, Forke, C, Murray, A. Preparing pediatric hospitals to address intimate partner violence within families: A new tool to assess readiness. APHA 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo, Philadelphia, PA. Nov. 2019.

Books

Chapters

2014

Murray, A, Scribano, P: Psychiatric Emergencies. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Secrets, 3rd Edition. Selbst, SM, Cronan, K. (eds). Mobsy Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA. 2014.

Posters and Presentations

2021

VonHoltz L, Cullen D, Quidgley-Martin M, Nomie A, Murray A. Family Connects: Development of a Multi-disciplinary Social Needs Response Program. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2021 Virtual Meeting (e-Poster), April 2021.

Joshi, P, Obenschain, K, Anderson, K, Murray, A. Individualized provider feedback to improve screening for intimate partner violence (IPV) in The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Emergency Department. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2021 Virtual Meeting (e-Poster), April 2021.

Rosoff-Verbitt, Z, Shaikh, A, Forke, C, Murray, A. Preparing pediatric hospitals to address intimate partner violence within families: A new tool to assess readiness. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2021 Virtual Meeting (e-Poster), April 2021.

2020

Joshi, P, Obenschain, K, Anderson, K, Murray, A. Individualized provider feedback to improve screening for intimate partner violence (IPV) in The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Emergency Department. 10th Annual Patient Safety and Quality Day, Philadelphia, PA (e-Poster). May 2020.

Invited Lectures

2021

Murray A. “Understanding and Responding to Intimate Partner Violence in the Pediatric Setting”, Lecture, JeffSTARS Advocacy Café, Philadelphia, PA. Jan 2021.

2020

Murray A. “Checking your civic health: Safe advocacy and civic engagement”, Lecture, Young Professionals Network CHOP Employee Resource Group (YPN ERG), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Oct 2020.

Murray A. Physician Civic Health Month Panel, Panelist, VotER Civic Health Month Panels, Webinar. Aug 2020.

Murray A. “Intimate Partner Violence in the Age of COVID-19”, Lecture, FEMinEM #FixIT Fridays, International Webinar. June 2020.

Murray A. “Finding Your Why: One Doc’s Path Toward Being a Physician Advocate”, Lecture, 2020 Summer Scientific Research Colloquium (SSRC), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. June 2020.

Murray A. “Finding Your Why: One Doc’s Path Toward Being a Physician Advocate”, Lecture, CHOP Rises Program, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. June 2020.

Murray A. “Understanding and Responding to Intimate Partner Violence in the Pediatric Setting”, Lecture, JeffSTARS Advocacy Café, Philadelphia, PA. Jan 2020.

2019

Murray A. "Hanging with Molly and Mary Jane? Staying On Point with Adolescent Drug Use and Behavioral Health Issues", Workshop Moderator, 36th Annual Innovations in Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Consensus, Controversy and the Cutting Edge, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Nov 2019.

Murray A. “The Parent is Your Patient Too! Making the Case for Addressing Intimate Partner Violence in the Pediatric Setting”, Lecture, Day in Pediatrics: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Reading Hospital Reading, Reading, PA. Oct 2019.

Murray A. “Finding Your Why: One Doc’s Path Toward Being a Physician Advocate”, Lecture, Department of Pediatrics 2019-2020 Grand Rounds Series, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Sept 2019.

Murray A. “An Innovate Approach to Screening and Referring Caregivers for Intimate Partner Violence in a Multicultural Pediatric Medical Setting”, Lecture, 2019 Pennsylvania Community and Public Health Conference, Lancaster, PA. Apr 2019.

Murray A. “The parent is your patient too! Making the case for IPV Medical Advocacy in the Pediatric Setting”, Lecture, Intimate Partner Violence: PUBH-575, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Mar 2019.

Murray A. “Understanding and Responding to Intimate Partner Violence in the Pediatric Setting”, Lecture, JeffSTARS Advocacy Café, Philadelphia, PA. Feb 2019.

Awards and Honors

2020, Faculty Honor Roll, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

2019, Dr. David Kornfeld Lectureship in General Pediatrics Awardee, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

2019, Early Career Faculty Honor Roll Awardee, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

2016, Health Advocacy Award, Lutheran Settlement House

2015, Certificate of Commendation, AAMC 2015 Resident Physician Community Service Award

2014, Honorable mention, AAP Section of Emergency Medicine 2014 EmergiQuiz Competition, "Refractory status epilepticus in a toddler"

2012, Travel Award Recipient, Global Health Clinical Internship, Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana

2009, Merck Manual Award for Clinical Excellence

2008, Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Honor's Society

2007, National Pathology Society

2005, Psi Chi, National Psychology Society

2005, Ralph Scott Grove Music Scholar Award

2005, Graduated summa cum laude from Lafayette College

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

2021-presetn, Ad-hoc reviewer, Academic Pediatrics
2012-present, Reviewer, Pediatric Emergency Care

Academic and Institutional Committees

2020-present, Center for Violence Prevention (formerly VPI) Scholar
2020-present, Advocacy and Community Engagement Council
2020-present, Co-Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, Division of Emergency Medicine
2020-present, Gun Safety Device QI Committee, Division of Emergency Medicine
2020-present, Family Connects, Division of Emergency Medicine
2020-present, Director, Advocacy Committee, Division of Emergency Medicine
2019-present, Executive Committee, Division of Emergency Medicine
2017-present, STOP IPV Research Advisory Board, Lutheran Settlement House
2017-present, Senior Fellow, Penn Center for Public Health Initiatives (CPHI), University of Pennsylvania
2016-present, Project lead, Screening for IPV in the CHOP Emergency Department QI Committee, Division of Emergency Medicine
2014-present, Director, STOP Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Task Force
2013-present, Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

2021-present, Children’s Health Insurance (CHIP) Advisory Council, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Human Services