Erika Fitzpatrick-Dennis, MD, MPH

Locations: CHOP Newborn Care at Pennsylvania Hospital
Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)
Erika Fitzpatrick-Dennis, MD, MPH, is an attending physician in the Division of Neonatology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
After receiving her undergraduate degree from Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, she attended Columbia University in New York, where she received a dual degree in Medicine and Public Health from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Mailman School of Public Health.
She completed her residency training at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC, and her fellowship at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
As a neonatologist with a background in public health and advocacy, Dr. Fitzpatrick-Dennis has explored health disparities that impact both infant and maternal outcomes.
MD - Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine – American Board of PediatricsPediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Attending Neonatologist
Dennis EF, Webb DA, Lorch SA, Mathew L, Bloch JR, Culhand JF. Subjective social status and maternal health in a low income urban population. Matern Child Health J. Epub 2011 Apr 13. Cited in PubMed; PMID 21487843. Read the abstract
Bloch JR, Webb DA, Mathews L, Fitzpatrick Dennis E, Bennet IM, Culhane JF. Beyond marital status: the quality of the mother-father relationship and its influence on reproductive health behaviors and outcomes among unmarried low income pregnant women. Matern Child Health J. 2010 Sep;14(5):726-34. Epub 2009 Aig 1. Cited in PubMed; PMID 19649696. Read the article