Lia W. McNeely, MA, MSN, CPNP

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Lia W. McNeely, MA, MSN, CPNP, is the Quality, Safety and Value Advisor (QSVA) for the Wyss/Campbell Center for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome (CTIS) and Division of Orthopedics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Areas of Expertise: Orthopedics, Sports medicine
Locations: Main Hospital; Specialty Care, King of Prussia
Appointments, Referrals and Video Visits: 215-590-1527

Education and Training

Board Certification

Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP)
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP)

Undergraduate Degree

BSN - University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA
AB in Molecular Biology - Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Graduate Degree

MSN, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA
MA in Anatomy and Neurobiology - Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

Titles and Academic Titles

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Quality, Safety and Value Advisor (QSVA), Center Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome (CTIS) and Division of Orthopedics

Clinical Associate, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Conditions Treated

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

2020

Leska TM, McNeely, LW, Wells L. How We Continued to Care for Our Patients: The Rapid Implementation of Telemedicine to Provide Pediatric Musculoskeletal Care in Response to COVID-19 at a Large Academic Children’s Hospital. JPOSNA. Vol 2 No 1 (2020): May 2020.

Posters and Presentations

Posters

2011

McNeely LW,  Staschak JC. Update on Pediatric Orthopaedic Sports Related Injuries: Recent Innovations for Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Practice [poster]. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Conference; 2011 Mar 23-26; Baltimore, MD.

Lectures by Invitation

2017

McNeely LW. Orthopaedics for the Primary Care Provider. Presented at: University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing; 2017 Feb; Philadelphia, PA.

2015

McNeely LW. Orthopaedics 101: The “Straight” Child. Presented at: Thomas Jefferson University School of Nursing; 2015; Philadelphia, PA.

McNeely LW. Orthopaedics for the Primary Care Provider. Presented at: University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing; 2015 Dec; Philadelphia, PA.

Awards and Honors

2007, Dorothy Mereness Award, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing