Valerie Lewis, MD, MPH

Dr. Lewis is a third-year fellow in the Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine. Prior to this , she completed her training in general pediatrics (social pediatrics track) at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore in the Bronx, NY. She attended medical school at New York University School of Medicine in NY, NY. During her time there, she obtained a master's degree in public health at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.

At The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia she focuses on the physical and emotional health and well-being of teenagers. In order to care for this population, she is involved in all aspects of service provision from clinical care and advocacy, to research and education. Specifically, she is interested in exploring the impact that health disparities have in the provision of reproductive healthcare services to young African American girls and women, and has received funding support to complete this work.

She welcomes applicant questions regarding the adolescent medicine program or the process of fellowship application.