Nathan J. Blum, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Director, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program
Director, Section of Behavioral Pediatrics
Division of Child Development, Rehabilitation, and Metabolic Disease
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Biography
Selected Publications
Selected Grants
Other Activities
Biography
Dr. Blum graduated from Bowdoin College in 1984 and from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1988. Upon completion of his pediatric residency and developmental-behavioral pediatric fellowship at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in 1994, he joined the faculty of the Division of Child Development and Rehabilitation Medicine at Children's Hospital and The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Dr. Blum has wide-ranging interests in neurodevelopmental disabilities and behaviors disorders. His research and clinical has focused on assessment and treatments for children with school problems, behavioral difficulties in children with disabilities and toilet training problems. He is a member of the Section of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Society for Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics.
Selected Publications
Blum NJ, Williams GE, Friman PC, and Christophersen ER. Disciplining young children: the role of verbal instructions and reasoning. Pediatrics. 1995;96:336-341.
Blum NJ, Mauk JE, McComas JJ, Mace FC. Separate and combined effects of methylphenidate and a behavioral intervention on disruptive behavior in children with mental retardation. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 1996;29:305-319.
Power TJ, Blum NJ, Jones SM, Kaplan PS. Brief report: responsiveness to methylphenidate in two children with Williams Syndrome. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 1997;27:79-87.
Blum NJ, Mercugliano M. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. In: Batshaw ML, Perret YM, editors. Children with disabilities: a medical primer, 4th edition. Baltimore: Brookes Publishing, Co; 1997. p. 449-470.
Meyer GA, Blum NJ, Hitchcock W, Fortina P. Absence of the fragile X CGG trinucleotide repeat expansion in females diagnosed with a pervasive developmental disorder. Journal of Pediatrics. 1998; 133:363-365.
Blum, NJ. Repetitive behavior. In: Levine, MD, Carey, WB, Crocker, AC, editors. Developmental-behavioral pediatrics, 3rd Edition. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders; 1999. p. 430-442.
Mercugliano M, Power TJ, Blum NJ. The clinician's practical guide to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Baltimore: Brookes Publishing; 1999.
Mace FC, Blum NJ, Sierp B, Delaney B, Mauk JE. Behavioral versus pharmacologic treatment of operant self-injury. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 2001;22:85-91.
Blum NJ, Taubman B, Nemeth N. Relationship between age at initiation of toilet training and duration of toilet training: a prospective study. Pediatrics. 2003;111:810-814.
Wang PP, Blum NJ. Williams Syndrome. In: Wolraich MW, editor. Disorders of development and learning, 3rd edition. Ontario, Canada: BC Decker Inc; 2003. p. 283-298.
Blum NJ, Taubman B, Nemeth N. Why is Toilet Training Occurring at Older Ages? A Study of Factors Associated with Later Training. Journal of Pediatrics 2004;145:107-111.
Blum NJ. Nocturnal enuresis: behavioral treatments. Urology Clinics of North America. 2004;31:499-507.
Selected Grants
Training Developmental Behavioral Pediatricians: The MCH/ Penn Partnership, Project Director, Maternal Child Health Bureau, 7/1/03-6/30/08
UAP Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental And Related Disabilities, Project Director, Maternal Child Health Bureau, 07/01/01-6/30/06
Other Activities
Director, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatric Residency Rotation, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2004-Present
Program Chairperson, Society for Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, 2004-Present
Medical Editor, Sub-Board of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 2000-Present
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