Maria Dunn, DO

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Maria Dunn, DO, is an attending physician with the Division of General Pediatrics & Lead Pediatrician for the Dominican Republic at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)

Education and Training

Medical School

DO - Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, VA

Internship

Pediatrics - Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC

Residency

Pediatrics - Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC

Fellowship

Pediatric Global Health - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification

Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics

Additional Training

Certificates
Diploma in Tropical Medicine – Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Titles and Academic Titles

Attending Physician, Dept of General Pediatrics

Lead Pediatrician for the DR, Global Health Center

Assistant Fellowship Director, David N. Pincus Global Health Fellowship

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

2021

Thato Kaang, Maria G. Dunn, Jeremy S. Slone. Managing pediatric chronic myeloid leukemia in Africa: the Botswana experience with two cases. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2021 Mar 30:1-11. 

Maria G. Dunn, Fernanda C. Lessa, Jacqueline Sánchez, Ramona Cordero, Jesús Feris- Iglesias, Doraliza Cedano, Maria da Gloria Carvalho, Josefina Fernández, Kristen A. Feemster. Impact of PCV13 vaccination status on nasopharyngeal carriage rates of Streptococcus pneumoniae in a rural community in the Dominican Republic. J Infect Dis 2021;224(S3):S237-47. 

2020

Maria G. Dunn, Ryan M. Close, Stephen G. McKee, Ramona Cordero, Ingrid F. Japa, Elizabeth D. Lowenthal. Evaluation of iron intake in preschool children in a setting with high anemia burden. Int Health 2020; 00:1-2.

 

Abstracts

2020

Slone J, Kaang T, Ketumile L, Beo B, Dunn M, Mantzor S, Chinyundo K, Chintagumpala M, Mehta P. Managing Localized Osteosarcoma in Botswana. Poster at International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) annual meeting (virtual). October 14-17, 2020. 

Wolters R, Chintagumpala M, Beo B, Ketumile L, Dunn M, Mantzor S, Chinyundo K, Kaang T, Slone S. Pediatric CNS Tumors in Botswana. Poster at International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) annual meeting (virtual). October 14-17, 2020. 

2019

Slone J, Kaang T, Ketumile L, Beo B, Dunn M, Mantzor S, Chinyundo K. Retinoblastoma in Botswana. Poster at International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) annual meeting, Lyon, France. October 23-26, 2019. 

Kaang T, Ketumile L, Beo B, Chinyundo K, Mantzor S, Dunn M, Slone J. R-CHOP for non-Hodgkins lymphoma in Botswana. Poster at International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) annual meeting, Lyon, France. October 23-26, 2019.

 

Posters and Presentations

2022

“Frontiers in Pediatric Global Health: Perspectives from Botswana and the Dominican Republic.” Conference platform presentation, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Global Health Conference. Philadelphia PA, 30 Sept - 1 Oct, 2022. 

2021

“Epidemiology and Warning Signs of Childhood Cancer.” Conference platform presentation, Botswana Paediatric Association National Conference (virtual). Gaborone, Botswana, July 30-31, 2021.

 

Editorial and Academic Positions

2019-present, Global Health Conference Abstract Reviewer, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Leadership and Memberships

2012-present, American Academy of Pediatrics

  • Section on International Child Health