James M. Callahan, MD, is a Pediatric Emergency Physician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) of the University of Pennsylvania. He serves as the Medical Director of CHOP’s Global Pediatric Education program. He is a native of northern New York State and graduated from St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY, and SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse.
He completed his pediatric residency, served as Chief Resident, and was a fellow in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at CHOP. Dr. Callahan has served in a range of leadership roles in resident and fellow education and currently serves as the Education Officer for the Department of Pediatrics at PSOM.
Before assuming his current position, he played a significant role in many global medical education activities, including hosting numerous international observers in the CHOP Emergency Department, serving as an invited speaker at numerous international conferences and symposia, and working with international stakeholders to support the activities of the Open Medical Institute of the American Austrian Foundation in Austria, Mexico, and Chile.
He has authored several peer-reviewed articles and over twenty book chapters related to Pediatric Emergency Medicine. He has served as a member of the Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine of the American Academy of Pediatrics and of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Sub–Board representing the American Board of Pediatrics. He is a reviewer for five refereed journals and serves on the Editorial Board for Pediatric Emergency Care. He served on the Guidelines Workgroup that authored the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among Children.
His current academic and professional interests include mild traumatic brain injury (concussions) in children and adolescents, prehospital care for children, improving the experience of patients, families, and providers, and professionalism among medical trainees. As Medical Director of Global Pediatric Education, Dr. Callahan works to build and maintain long-term, collaborative relationships with international partners in global medical education, oversees international observers and scholars visiting CHOP, and works with departments, divisions, and faculty at CHOP to support and facilitate global medical education activities.
MD - SUNY-Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Pediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (Chief Resident)
Pediatric Emergency Medicine - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Clinical Epidemiology - Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatric Emergency Medicine – American Board of Pediatrics
Attending Physician
Medical Director of Global Pediatric Education
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Myers S, Callahan JM. Injury and Trauma. In Florin TA, Ludwig S, eds. Netter’s Pediatrics. Philadelphia, Elsevier Saunders, 2011.
Florin, T, Callahan JM. Rash – Eczematous. In Fleisher GR, Ludwig S, eds. Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 6th Ed., Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2010.
Callahan JM. Syncope. In Selbst SM, Cronan K, eds. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Secrets 2nd Ed., Philadelphia, Mosby Elsevier, 2008.
Callahan JM. Jaundice. In Selbst SM, Cronan K eds. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Secrets 2nd Ed., Philadelphia, Mosby Elsevier, 2008.
Bernad J, Callahan JM. Wound Management. In Baren J, Brown L, Brennan J, Rothrock SG, eds.: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Philadelphia, Elsevier, 2008.
Callahan J, Baker MD. General Wound Management. In In Henretig FM, King C, editors: Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures 2nd Edition, Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins, 2007.
Callahan JM. Emergency Evaluation and Care. In Zeichner SL, Read J, eds.: Handbook of Pediatric HIV Care, London, Oxford University Press, 2006.
Callahan JM: Tick fever. In Schwartz MW, ed. The Five Minute Pediatric Consultant Book, 4th ed., Baltimore, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2005.
Callahan JM: Tetanus. In Schwartz MW, ed. The Five Minute Pediatric Consultant Book, 4th ed.., Baltimore, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2005.
Callahan JM: Kawasaki Disease. In Schwartz MW, ed. The Five Minute Pediatric Consultant Book, 4th ed., Baltimore, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2005.
Callahan JM: Botulism. In Schwartz MW, ed. The Five Minute Pediatric Consultant Book, 4th ed., Baltimore, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2005.
Callahan JM: Respiratory Emergencies. In Dieckmann R, Brownstein D, Gaushe – Hill M, eds. Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals, 2nd ed. Sudbury, MA, American Academy of Pediatrics and Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2005.
Callahan JM: Rash-eczematous. In Fleisher GR, Ludwig S, eds. Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 5th Ed., Baltimore, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2005.
Callahan JM. Emergency Evaluation and Care. In Zeichner SL, Read J, eds.: Textbook of Pediatric HIV Care, London, Oxford University Press, 2005.
Callahan JM: Jaundice. In Schwartz W, editor: Clinical Handbook of Pediatrics, 3rd ed., Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins, 2003.
Callahan JM: Tick fever. In Schwartz MW, ed. The Five Minute Pediatric Consultant Book, 3rd ed., Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins, 2003.
Callahan JM: Tetanus. In Schwartz MW, ed. The Five Minute Pediatric Consultant Book, 3rd ed.., Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins, 2003.
Callahan JM: Kawasaki Disease. In Schwartz MW, ed. The Five Minute Pediatric Consultant Book, 3rd ed., Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins, 2003.
Callahan JM: Botulism. In Schwartz MW, ed. The Five Minute Pediatric Consultant Book, 3rd ed., Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins, 2003.
Callahan JM: Syncope. In Selbst SM, Cronan K, eds. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Secrets, Philadelphia, Hanley and Belfus, Inc., 2001.
Callahan JM: Jaundice. In Selbst SM, Cronan K eds. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Secrets, Philadelphia, Hanley and Belfus, Inc., 2001.
Callahan JM: Tick fever. In Schwartz MW, ed. The Five Minute Pediatric Consultant Book, 2nd ed., Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins, 2000. Callahan JM: Tetanus. In Schwartz MW, ed. The Five Minute Pediatric Consultant Book, 2nd ed., Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins, 2000.
Callahan JM: Kawasaki Disease. In Schwartz MW, ed. The Five Minute Pediatric Consultant Book, 2nd ed., Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins, 2000.
Callahan JM: Rash-eczematous. In Fleisher GR, Ludwig S, eds. Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4th Ed., Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins, 1999.
Callahan JM: Emergency evaluation and care. In Zeichner SL, Read J, eds.: Handbook of Pediatric HIV Care, New York, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 1999.
Callahan JM: Jaundice. In Schwartz W, editor: Clinical Handbook of Pediatrics, 2nd ed., Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins, 1998.
Callahan JM, Baker MD: General wound management. In Henretig FM, King C, editors: Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures, Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins, 1997.
Callahan JM: Nonpharmacologic aids in pain management. In Dieckmann RA, Fiser DH, Selbst SM, editors: Illustrated Textbook of Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Procedures, Philadelphia, Mosby Year Book, 1997.
Callahan JM: Pain management and conscious sedation: Pharmacologic agents. In Dieckmann RA, Fiser DH, Selbst SM, editors: Illustrated Textbook of Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Procedures, Philadelphia, Mosby YearBook, 1997.
Callahan JM: Tick Fever. In Schwartz MW, editor: The Five Minute Pediatric Consultant Book, Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins, 1996.
Callahan JM: Tetanus. In Schwartz MW, editor: The Five Minute Pediatric Consultant Book, Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins, 1996.
Callahan JM: Kawasaki disease. In Schwartz MW, editor: The Five Minute Pediatric Consultant Book, Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins, 1996.
Callahan JM: Botulism. In Schwartz MW, editor: The Five Minute Pediatric Consultant Book, Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins, 1996.
Callahan JM: Jaundice. In Schwartz W, editor: Clinical Handbook of Pediatrics, Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins, 1995.
Henretig F, Callahan JM, Section Editors – Care of the Acutely Ill Child. In Florin TA, Ludwig S, eds. Netter’s Pediatrics. Philadelphia, Elsevier Saunders, 2011.
Callahan JM, editor; Pante M, Simon S, associate editors. Basic Life Support: Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals. Sudbury, MA, American Academy of Pediatrics and Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2009.
November 2011 “Live, Live, Live, Live, Staying Alive…: A CPR Update”, Pediatric Emergency Medicine in Historic Philadelphia, National CME Course in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia. PA
October 2011 “When is it Safe to Go Back in the Pool? Cognitive and Physical Outcomes of Sports Concussions”, Virtua Pediatric Symposium, Virtua Hospital, Marlton, NJ
September 2011 “The Many Faces of Malignancy in the Pediatric Emergency Department”, 10th Annual Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assembly, Department of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
April 2011 “Minor Head Trauma and Concussion”, “The Acute Abdomen”, “Dehydration”, “Pain Management and Safe Sedation in Children”, “Evidence – Based Medicine: Guidelines and Pathways”, Pediatría 2011: Curso de Preparación para el Board de Pediatría, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Clinica Alemana, Santiago, Chile
“A 21st Century Approach to Fever in Infants and Young Children”, Advances in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, North Shore – Long Island Jewish Health System, New York, NY
2005 - Reviewer, Academic Emergency Medicine
1998 - Reviewer, Annals of Emergency Medicine
1996 - Reviewer, Journal of Pediatrics
1995 - Reviewer, Pediatrics
1993 - Reviewer, Pediatric Emergency Care
2010 - Member, Continuing Medical Education Committee, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2008 - Faculty Coordinator, Professionalism Seminar Series, Pediatrics Residency Program, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2007 - Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2007 - Graduate Medical Education Committee, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2007 - Graduate Education Committee, Department of Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
2006 - Intern Selection Committee, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia