Kristine Fortin, MD, MPH
Areas of expertise: Medical neglect and indicators for child protective services involvement
About Kristine Fortin, MD, MPH
Titles
Attending Physician
Director of Safe Place Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Child Abuse Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Awards and Honors
2012, Ray Helfer Society, Best Short Presentation
2007, Luc Chicoine Award, Clinical Excellence, Pediatric Residency Program
2007, Dean’s Honor List, University of Montreal, Postgraduate Medical Education
2006, Sainte-Justine Hospital and the University of Montreal Department of Medicine Annual Gala, Award for Excellence
2005, Canadian Pediatric Society Annual Conference, Best Paper
2004, Sainte-Justine’s Hospital, Resident and Fellows Research Conference, Best Research Project
2002, University of Montreal, Excellence in the Family Medicine Rotation
2000, University Women’s Club Scholarship
1996, McConnell Award for Academic Excellence
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in professional organizations
National
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Child Abuse and Neglect
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Ray Helfer Society, granted regular membership
Education & training
Graduate Degree
MPH - Brown University, Providence, RI
Medical Degree
MD - University of Montreal, Montreal, Québec
Residency
Pediatrics - University of Montreal, Sainte-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Québec
Fellowship
Child Abuse Pediatrics - Brown University, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Providence, RI
Publications
Publications
2014
Boos SC, Fortin K. Medical Neglect. Pediatric Annals 2014;43(11):e253-9.
2012
Fortin K, Jenny C. Sexual Abuse. Pediatrics in Review 2012;33(1):19-31.
2011
Lewis C, Beckwith J, Fortin K, Goldberg A. Fostering health: health care for children and youth in foster care. Medicine & Health Rhode Island. 2011;94(7): 200-202.
Lectures by Invitation
2014
Visual diagnosis session case presentation on rickets, Ray Helfer Society annual meeting, Annapolis, MD, 04/6/2014.
2013
Visual diagnosis, “Case presentation: Hepatoblastoma and osteopenia”, Canadian Symposia on Advanced Practices in Child Maltreatment Pediatrics, Toronto Canada, 11/27/2013.
Visual diagnosis, “Case presentation: Rickets”, Canadian Symposia on Advanced Practices in Child Maltreatment Pediatrics, Toronto Canada, 11/27/2013.
2012
Downstate Conference on Child Abuse. Abusive Head Trauma from the 19th Century to Today. Carterville, Il, 04/25/2012.
2011
Ray Helfer Society annual meeting, Presentation on differentiating medical child abuse from factitious disorder, Amelia Island Florida, 04/04/2011.
Books
Fortin K: Caring for foster children. In Jenny CJ (ed) Child Abuse and Neglect: Diagnosis, Treatment and Evidence. Elsevier, Philadelphia.
Fortin K, Diadori P: Macrocephaly. In Dictionnaire de thérapeutique pédiatrique (second edition). Gaëtan-Morin, Québec and Doin, Paris, France. 2008.