MD - Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia PA
Adolescent Medicine – American Board of PediatricsPediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
BS in Biology - Haverford College, Haverford PA
Master of Public Health - University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston TX
Attending Physician
Durante JC, Lau M. Adolescents, Suicide, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Pediatric Annals, Apr 2022 (Accepted, in press)
Mercier RJ, Durante JC. Physician and Nurse Perceptions of Gentle Cesarean Birth. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2018 Mar/Apr;43(2):97-104. PMID: 29227288, doi: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000404.
Durante JC, Woodhams EJ. Patient Education About the Affordable Care Act Contraceptive Coverage Requirement Increases Interest in Using Long-Acting Reversible Contraception.
Womens Health Issues. 2017 Mar - Apr;27(2):152-157. PMID: 28063850. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2016.11.006.
Kokona B, May CA, Cunningham NR, Richmond L, Garcia FJ, Durante JC, Ulrich KM, Roberts CM, Link CD, Stafford WF, Laue TM, Fairman R. Studying polyglutamine aggregation in Caenorhabditis elegans using an analytical ultracentrifuge equipped with fluorescence detection. Protein Science, Mar 2016; 25(3):605-17. PMID: 26647351. doi: 10.1002/pro.2854.
Mancini J, Weckselblatt B, Chung YK, Durante JC, Andelman S, Glaubman J, Dorff JD, Bhargava S, Lijek RS, Unger KP, Okeke IN. The heat-resistant agglutinin family includes a novel adhesin from enteroaggregative Escherichia coli strain 60A. Journal of Bacteriology, Sept 2011; 193(18): 4813-20. PMID: 21764925.
Characteristics of caregivers who prefer LARCs for their adolescent daughters. Wang A, McNeely C, Sanchez V, Durante JC, Tiro JA, Jetelina K, Francis JKR. Poster at Pediatric Academic Societies, April 2022, Denver CO
HPV Vaccination Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Francis JKR, Weerakoon SM, Trenkner S, Durante JC, Allouch S, Kelly N, Mathew MS, Lucas SL, Tiro JA. Poster at Pediatric Academic Societies, April 2022, Denver CO
Caregiver Perspectives on Initiating Sexual and Reproductive Health Conversations, Community Norms, and Views about Long Acting Reversible Contraception for Adolescents in Dallas, TX. Durante JC. Conrado AB, Sanchez V, Lau M, Higashi RT, Tiro JA, Francis JKR. (Virtual poster presentation at Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine conference, March 2022)
Assessing Eating Disorder Treatment Outcomes at LVHN. Durante JC, Gomez de Jesus R. Resident Research Day Presentation, Lehigh Valley Health Network, June 2020, Allentown, PA.
Enhancing Provider Screening of Adolescent Substance Use with the CRAFFT Questionnaire. Durante JC, Pollack E, Mazzaccaro R, Gomez de Jesus R. Poster accepted for presentation at Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine conference in March 2020, San Diego, CA (Conference cancelled due to COVID pandemic, poster and abstract published online).
Influences on provider perceptions of gentle cesarean techniques: A cross-sectional, mixed methods study. Durante JC, Mercier RJ. Poster presented at Sigma Xi Student Research Day, April 2016, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia PA.
Patient education about the ACA contraceptive requirement affects patient interest in using long-acting reversible contraception. Durante JC, Woodhams EJ. Poster presented at North American Forum on Family Planning, November 2015, Chicago, IL.
2014-2017, Clinical and Translational Research Program – Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
2014-2015, Lavine Research Scholarship, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
2014, Dean’s Summer Research Program, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
2020-Present, BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health
2021-Present, Journal of Behavioral Medicine
2021-Present, Journal of Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology