Katherine Yun, MD, MHS

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Katherine Yun MD, MHS, is a pediatrician with Primary Care, South Philadelphia and the Refugee Health Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Health Equity faculty lead at PolicyLab and Director of CHOP’s Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship.

Locations: Primary Care, South Philadelphia
Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)

Background

Katherine Yun, MD, received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 2006 and completed her residency in pediatrics at Yale University in 2009. Between 2009-2011, she was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar and earned her Master’s in Health Sciences Research from Yale University. While at Yale, she was the supervising physician in the Yale-New Haven Hospital Pediatric Refugee Clinic, a co-recipient of Connecticut’s Myra M. Oliver Award for going “above the call of duty” to help refugees and immigrants.

Dr. Yun is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and an attending physician in the Division of General Pediatrics and the Refugee Health Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Her primary interest is refugee and immigrant health, specifically the well-being of children in immigrant families in the United States. Her work has focused on access to care for children and families with limited English proficiency, community-based healthcare navigation, the prevalence of non-communicable conditions and insurance coverage among refugees in the U.S., and the use of clinical decision support to promote evidence-based, guideline-directed immigrant healthcare. She is concerned with equity in access to healthcare, documenting the impact of health policies on immigrant children and families, and training the next generation of pediatricians on multilingual child health research and practice.

Education and Training

Medical School

MD - Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA

Internship

Pediatrics - Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital, New Haven, CT

Residency

Pediatrics - Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, New Haven, CT

Fellowship

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Board Certification

Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics

Graduate Degree

MHS - Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Titles and Academic Titles

Attending Physician

Education Coordinator, Refugee Health Program

Fellowship Director, Academic General Pediatrics

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

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

2018

Warden C, Yun K, Semere W: Using the Children with Special Health Care Needs Screener with Immigrant Families: An Analysis of the National Survey of Children's Health. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 21(1): 189-197, 2019 Notes: Originally EPub Feb 2018.

Shah, S., & Yun, K.: Interest in collaborative, practice-based research networks in pediatric refugee health care. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 20(1): 245-249, 2018 Notes: First Online Oct 01 2016.

Semere, W., Agrawal, P., Yun, K., Di Bartolo, I., Annamalai, A., & Ross, J. S.: Factors Associated with Refugee Acute Healthcare Utilization in Southern Connecticut. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 20(2): 327-333, 2018.

2017

Dhar, C. P., Kaflay, D., Dowshen, N., Miller, V. A., Ginsburg, K. R., Barg, F. K., & Yun, K.: Attitudes and Beliefs Pertaining to Sexual and Reproductive Health Among Unmarried, Female Bhutanese Refugee Youth in Philadelphia. Journal of Adolescent Health 61(6), 2017.

2016

Yun, K., Urban, K., Mamo, B., Matheson, J., Payton, C., Scott, K.C., Song, L., Stauffer, W.M., Stone, B.L., Young, J. and Lin, H: Increasing Hepatitis B Vaccine Prevalence Among Refugee Children Arriving in the United States, 2006-2012. American Journal of Public Health 106(8): 1460-1462, 2016.

Yun, K., Paul, P., Subedi, P., Kuikel, L., Nguyen, G.T. and Barg, F.K.: Help-Seeking Behavior and Health Care Navigation by Bhutanese Refugees. Journal of Community Health 41(3): 526-534, 2016.

Yun, K., Mohamad, Z., Kiss, L., Annamalai, A. and Zimmerman, C.: History of Persecution and Health Outcomes Among U.S. Refugees. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 18(1): 263-269, 2016.

Yun, K., Matheson, J., Payton, C., Scott, K.C., Stone, B.L., Song, L., Stauffer, W.M., Urban, K., Young, J. and Mamo, B.: Health Profiles of Newly Arrived Refugee Children in the United States, 2006-2012. American Journal of Public Health 106(1): 128-135, 2016.

Semere, W., Yun, K., Ahalt, C., Williams, B. and Wang, E.A.: Challenges in Identifying Refugees in National Health Data Sets. American Journal of Public Health 106(7): 1231-1232, 2016.

Guevara JP, Rothman B, Brooks E, Gerdes M, McMillon-Jones F, Yun K: Patient navigation to facilitate early intervention referral completion among poor urban children. Families, Systems, and Health 34(3), 2016.

Dawson-Hahn, E., Pak-Gorstein, S., Matheson, J., Zhou, C., Yun, K., Scott, K., Payton, C., Stein, E., Holland, A., Grow, H.M. and Mendoza, J.A.: Growth Trajectories of Refugee and Nonrefugee Children in the United States.  Pediatrics 138(6), 2016.

2015

Subedi, P., Li, C., Gurung, A., Bizune, D., Dogbey, M.C., Johnson, C.C. and Yun, K.: Mental health first aid training for the Bhutanese refugee community in the United States. International journal of Mental Health Systems 9(1): 9-20, 2015.

Subedi, P., Drezner, K.A., Dogbey, M.C., Newbern, E.C., Yun, K., Scott, K.C., Garland, J.M., Altshuler, M.J. and Johnson, C.C.: Evaluation of latent tuberculous infection and treatment completion for refugees in Philadelphia, PA, 2010-2012  International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 19(5): 565-569, 2015.

Scott, K.C., Taylor, E.M., Mamo, B., Herr, N.D., Cronkright, P.J., Yun, K., Altshuler, M. and Shetty, S.: Hepatitis B Screening and Prevalence Among Resettled Refugees-United States, 2006-2011. MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 64(21): 570-573, 2015.

Kiss, L., Yun, K., Pocock, N. and Zimmerman, C: Exploitation, violence, and suicide risk among child and adolescent survivors of human trafficking in the Greater Mekong Subregion. JAMA Pediatrics 169(9): e152278-e152278, 2015.

2014

Yun, K., Chesnokova, A., Shults, J., Pinto, A. and Rubin, D.M.: Use of Preventive Dental Care Among Medicaid-Enrolled, School-Aged US Children in Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Families: Trends in Pennsylvania From 2005 Through 2010. American Journal of Public Health 104(12): 2400-2408, 2014.

Yun, K., Chesnokova, A., Matone, M., Luan, X., Localio, A.R. and Rubin, D.M. : Effect of Maternal-child Home Visitation on Pregnancy Spacing for First-time Latina Mothers. American Journal of Public Health 104(S1): S152-158, 2014.

Rosenthal, M.S., Barash, J., Blackstock, O., Ellis-West, S., Filice, C., Furie, G., Greysen, S.R., Malone, S., Tinney, B., Yun, K. and Lucas, G.I.: Building Community Capacity: sustaining the effects of multiple, two-year community-based participatory research projects. Progress in Community Health Partnerships 8(3): 365-374, 2014.

Chesnokova, A., French, B., Weibe, D., Camenga, D.R. and Yun, K.: Association Between Neighborhood-Level Smoking and Individual Smoking Risk: Maternal Smoking Among Latina Women in Pennsylvania. Public Health Reports 130(6): 672-683, 2014.

2013

Yun Katherine, Fuentes-Afflick Elena, Curry Leslie A, Krumholz Harlan M, Desai Mayur M: Parental immigration status is associated with children's health care utilization: findings from the 2003 new immigrant survey of US legal permanent residents. Maternal and Child Health Journal 17(10): 1913-21, 2013.

2012

Yun K, Hebrank K, Graber LK, Sullivan M-C, Chen I, Gupta J. High prevalence of chronic non-communicable conditions among adult refugees in a clinic-based sample: implications for practice and policy. Journal of Community Health. J Community Health. Epub 2012 Mar 2. Cited in PubMed; PMID 22382428.

Yun K, Fuentes-Afflick E, Desai MM. Prevalence of chronic disease and insurance coverage among refugees in the United States. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. Epub 2012 Apr 22. Cited in PubMed; PMID 22527741.

2010

Yun K, Lurie N, Hyde PS. Moving mental health into the disaster-preparedness spotlight. N Engl J Med. 2010 Sep 23;363(13):1193-5. Epub 2010 Aug 11. Cited in PubMed; PMID 20860498. Read the article

2008

Zimmerman Cathy, Hossain Mazeda, Yun Katherine, Gajdadziev Vasil, Guzun Natalia, Tchomarova Maria, Ciarrocchi Rosa Angela, Johansson Anna, Kefurtova Anna, Scodanibbio Stefania, Motus Maria Nenette, Roche Brenda, Morison Linda, Watts Charlotte: The Health of Trafficked Women: a survey of women entering post trafficking services in Europe. American Journal of Public Health 98(1): 55-59, 2008.

Abstracts

2019

Dibya Subedi, Kavya Sundar, Adelaide Barnes, Jeremy Michel, Katherine Yun: Utilization of refugee/immigrant health guidelines and resources by trainees at a large US children's hospital. Mentee Platform, North American Refugee Health Conference June 2019.

Posters and Presentations

2019

Evan Orenstein, Katherine Yun, Clara Warden, Kavya Sundar, Camille Brown, Marc Altshuler, Morgan Mirth, Michael Westerhaus, Blain Mamo, Ker Vue, Jeremy Michel: Experience Implementing Shareable Clinical Decision Support for Refugee Health Screening at 2 Institutions: Lessons Learned  Poster, North American Refugee Health Conference June 2019.

2018

Siddharth M, Fabio M, Yun K: Dietary Practices Post-resettlement: An Update on a Study of Refugee Children in Philadelphia. Poster, North American Refugee Health Conference, Portland, OR June 2018.

Katherine Yun et al: Realized Access to Care among Children of Bhutanese and Karen Refugees in Philadelphia: Use of a Novel Questionnaire to Measure Self-rated Ability to Navigate the Health Care System. Poster, North American Refugee Health Conference, Portland, OR June 2018.

Seethalakshmi Davis, Julia Rosenberg, Jenny Nguyen. Manuel Jimenez, K. Casey Lion, Katherine Yun: Promising Practices in Providing Translated Discharge Materials for Families with Limited English Proficiency. Mentee Poster, Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, San Francisco, CA May 2018 Notes: mentee.

2017

Evan Orenstein, Clara Warden, Morgan Mirth, Blain Mamo, Michael Westerhaus, Jeremy Michel, Katherine Yun: Who Welcomes Kids: A User Role and Workflow Analysis of Refugee Care Visits within an Academic Pediatric Care Center. Mentee Poster, Section on International Child Health, American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition September 2017 Notes: mentee.

Yun K., Orenstein E., Westerhaus M., Mamo B., Michel J.: Using the Electronic Health Record (EHR) to Enhance the Refugee Health Examination for New Arrivals to the US. Mentee Poster, North American Refugee Health Conference, Toronto, Canada June 2017.

Tonkova E., Mi L., Divito B., Yun K.: Feasibility of Using Healthcare Claims Files for Refugee Child Epidemiology. Poster, North American Refugee Health Conference, Toronto, Canada June 2017.

Siddharth M., Fabio M., Yun K.: Dietary Practices Post-Resettlement: A study of refugee children in Philadelphia. Poster, North American Refugee Health Conference, Toronto, Canada June 2017.

Gurung A., Subedi P.K., Yun K.: Does a culturally- and linguistically-adapted pre-training increase the efficacy of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training for Bhutanese refugees? Mentee Poster, North American Refugee Health Conference, Toronto, Canada June 2017 Notes: mentee.

Colleen Payton MPH, Janine Young MD FAAP, James Baier BA, Malini DeSilva MD MPH, Paul Gillenwater MPH, Lori Kennedy MSPH, Susan Sampson MCIS, Ann Settgast MD DTM&H, Angie Tong BS CCDM, Patricia F. Walker MD DTM&H, Clara Warden BA, Daniel White MD, Katherine Yun MD MHS  : Care for Newly Arriving Refugees Infected with Hepatitis B Virus: Lessons Learned from Four Screening Sites. Poster, North American Refugee Health Conference, Toronto, Canada June 2017.

Elina Tonkova Sevilla; Aletha Y Akers; Kristen A Feemster; Katherine Yun : Lack of Awareness of HPV as a Cause of Non-Cervical Cancer. Mentee Poster, College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA May 2017 Notes: Student poster award winner, Section on Public Health and Preventive Medicine, College of Physicians of Philadelphia.

Invited Lectures

2019

Yun K. "Priorities in Immigrant Child Health: Policy & Practice", Whitehead Memorial Lecture/Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, University Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA. Apr, 2019.

Yun K. "Immigrant child health priorities", Stockton University Child Welfare Education Institute. Mar, 2019.

2018

Yun K. "Children in Immigrant Families: 'Public Charge' and Other Policy Priorities", Seminar, Center for Public Health Advocacy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Nov, 2018.

Yun K. "Refugee Adult & Pediatric Health & Advocacy", Panel, 2018 Refugee Symposium, University of Michigan Division of General Pediatrics, Ann Arbor, MI. Oct, 2018.

Yun K. "Caring for Immigrant Children: A Toolkit for Pediatric Providers", Faculty Workshop, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Oct, 2018.

Yun K. "How Current Policies Affect Health and Access to Health Services for Immigrants and Their Children", Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Oct, 2018.

2017

Yun K. "Advocating for Refugee and Immigrant Families", Panelist, Section on International Child Health H-Program, American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, Chicago. Sep, 2017.

Yun K. "Practical Advocacy for Global Child Health", AAP Legislative Conference, American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington, DC. Apr, 2017.

Awards and Honors

2018, Best Research Abstract, Health Equity Week, PennMedicine
2014, Nominee: Joanne Decker Memorial Work/Family Mentoring Award, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2010, Myra M. Oliver Award, Connecticut Immigrant and Refugee Coalition, Awarded to the Yale-New Haven Hospital Refugee Clinics
2008, Martha Brochin Award, Yale Pediatric Residency
2007, Physician Scholar in International Health, Yale/Johnson & Johnson Global Health Scholars Program
2006, Presidential Scholarship for Careers in Primary Care, Harvard Medical School

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

2016-present, peer review, Health Services Research
2016-present, peer review, BMC Public Health
2016-present, peer review, Maternal & Child Health Journal
2015-present, peer review, Pediatrics
2013-present, peer review, Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health
2012-present, peer review, American Journal of Public Health
2010-present, peer review, PLoS Medicine

Academic and Institutional Committees

2019-present, Faculty Committee, PolicyLab
2015-present, Pilot Grant Review Committee, Global Health Center
2013-present, Pilot Grant Review Committee, Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

International

2015-present, North American Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers

National

2011-present, North American Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers
2006-present, American Academy of Pediatrics
 - 2006-present, Fellow
 - 2014-present, Executive Committee, Section on International Child Health