Brian Jenssen, MD, MSHP
Areas of expertise: Health information technology, Clinical decision support systems, Tobacco policy, Smoking cessation
Locations: Main Building, Karabots Pediatric Primary Care Center, West Philadelphia
About Brian Jenssen, MD, MSHP
Brian Jenssen, MD, MSHP, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania, a practicing primary care pediatrician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), a faculty member at PolicyLab and the Associate Director of Clinical Impact at Clinical Futures at CHOP, and the Medical Director for Value-Based Care for CHOP’s Care Network. He holds a bachelor's degree from the Davidson College, NC, received his MD from the University of Rochester, NY, and is board certified in pediatrics and clinical informatics. He completed a residency in pediatrics and served as chief resident at CHOP. From 2014-2016, he was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania and earned his Master of Science in Health Policy Research (MSHP).
Dr. Jenssen’s research involves use of clinical decision support systems and population health management techniques to protect children from secondhand smoke exposure and tobacco use. More broadly, he focuses on leveraging health information technology to engineer and implement novel approaches and products to improve care for children and their parents. He has worked extensively with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence on a variety of tobacco policy efforts, including the recent policy statement on E-Cigarettes, and he currently serves as an executive member of the newly formed AAP Section on Tobacco Control.
Titles
Attending Physician
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Tobacco policy Smoking cessation Health literacy Use of technologies Healthcare utilization in primary care
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
Internship
Pediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
Pediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (Chief Resident)
Fellowship
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Additional Training
Clinical and Translational Science Institute Student Fellow - National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Publications
Publications
2025
Jenssen BP, Tayong N, Martin H, Ramachandran J, Kelleher S, Thayer JG, Grundmeier RW, Fiks AG, Schnoll RA.Drug Alcohol Depend Rep. 2025 Feb 19;14:100322. doi: 10.1016/j.dadr.2025.100322. eCollection 2025 Mar.PMID: 40092286 Free PMC article.
Saleh SN, Kim E, Thayer JG, Nabi E, Karavite D, Winickoff J, Fiks A, Jenssen BP, Riley N, Grundmeier RW.Appl Clin Inform. 2025 Feb 11. doi: 10.1055/a-2535-5823. Online ahead of print.PMID: 39933722
2024
Jenssen BP, DiFiore G, Powell M, Luberti A, Rapposelli A, Lawton G, Dalembert G, Wood S, Ford CA, Biggs L, Fiks AG.Pediatrics. 2024 Jul 1;154(1):e2023064285. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-064285.PMID: 38836314
DelFerro J, Whelihan J, Min J, Powell M, DiFiore G, Gzesh A, Jelinek S, Schwartz KTG, Davis M, Jones JD, Fiks AG, Jenssen BP, Wood S.JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Sep 1;178(9):914-922. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.1956.PMID: 38949835
Schnoll R, Bekelman JE, Blumenthal D, Asch DA, Buttenheim AM, Chaiyachati KH, Domchek SM, Fayanju OM, Gabriel P, Jenssen BP, Leone FT, McCarthy AM, Nathanson KL, Parikh RB, Rendle KA, Shelton RC, Shulman LN, Takvorian SU, Ware S, Wileyto EP, Beidas RS.J Clin Transl Sci. 2024 Oct 16;8(1):e166. doi: 10.1017/cts.2024.554. eCollection 2024.PMID: 39619072 Free PMC article.
Schnoll R, Leone FT, Bauer AM, Wileyto EP, Wollack C, Stevens N, Blumenthal D, Foster C, Koita F, Villasenor J, Jenssen BP.Nicotine Tob Res. 2024 Oct 22;26(11):1570-1575. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntae124.PMID: 38779826
2023
Jenssen BP, Kelly MK, Shu D, Dalembert G, McPeak KE, Powell M, Mayne SL, Fiks AG.Child Obes. 2024 Jul;20(5):366-370. doi: 10.1089/chi.2022.0205. Epub 2023 May 24.PMID: 37222743
Guevara JP, Jimenez ME, Jenssen BP, Luethke M, Doyle R, Buttenheim A.Acad Pediatr. 2024 Aug;24(6):900-904. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2023.11.010. Epub 2023 Nov 11.PMID: 37956737 Clinical Trial.
2016
Jenssen BP, Mitra N, Shah A, Wan F, Grande D. Using Digital Technology to Engage and Communicate with Patients: A Survey of Patient Attitudes. J Gen Intern Med. 2016 Jan;31(1):85-92. doi: 10.1007/s11606-015-3517-x. PMID: 26385117.
2015
Walley SC, Jenssen BP; Section on Tobacco Control. Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems. Pediatrics. 2015 Nov;136(5):1018-26. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-3222.
Jenssen BP, Lautz AJ, Orthmann-Murphy JL, Yum SW, Waanders A, Fox E. A 6-Year-Old With Leg Cramps. Pediatrics. 2015. Oct;136(4):732-9. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-0332. Epub 2015 Sep 14. PMID: 26371189.
Lautz AJ, Jenssen B, McGuire J, St Geme JW 3rd. A 33-month-old with fever and altered mental status. Pediatrics. 2015 Jan;135(1):120-5. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-2405. Epub 2014 Dec 8. PMID: 25489012.
2014
Jenssen BP, Desai BR, Callahan JM. Randomized Controlled Trial of RSS Reader Use and Resident Familiarity With Primary Literature. J Grad Med Educ. 2014 Jun;6(2):341-4. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-13-00249.1. PMID: 24949145.
Duffy EK, Jenssen BP. Electronic cigarettes: the new face of nicotine. Pediatrics. 2014 Jul;134(1):1-3. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-3182. Epub 2014 Jun 2.