Joanna J. Parga-Belinkie, MD
Locations: CHOP at Penn Medicine Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Main Building
About Joanna J. Parga-Belinkie, MD
Titles
Attending Neonatologist
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Instructor
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
Awards and Honors
2024, Nominated for University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Dean’s Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching
2022, The Class of 1990 David Cornfield Bedside Teaching Award given to one faculty member at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for excellence in bedside teaching
2021-2022, Faculty Honor Roll, recognition by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia residents for excellent teaching
2019, Finalist, Young Investigator Award, Eastern Society for Pediatric Research (ESPR), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
2015, First Place, Abstract Proposal as a First Year Fellow, Children's Development Institute, University of California, Los Angeles
2014, Finalist, Society of Hospital Medicine, Clinical Vignettes
2011, Global Health Fellow, General Electric/National Medical Fellows Medical Scholars Program, Ghana
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
2023-present, Elected Executive Board Member, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Communications and Media
2014-present, Eastern Society for Pediatric Research
2011-present, American Academy of Pediatrics
2010-present, Gold Humanism Honor Society, member
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Internship
Pediatrics - Children's Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Residency
Pediatrics - Children's Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine - Division of Neonatology and Developmental Biology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (Chief Fellow)
Additional Training
Certificate, Media and Medicine: How to Tell Stories that Make A Difference, Harvard University, Cambridge MA
Publications
Publications
2022
Lee C, Zhou M, Wang E, Huber M, Lockwood K, Parga-Belinkie, JJ. Healthcare Professional and Caregiver Attitudes Toward and Usage of Medical Podcasting: Questionnaire Study. JMIR Pediatr Parent. Jan 2022. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35103616/
2021
Lin J, T Joseph, Parga-Belinkie, JJ et. al. Development of a practical training method for a healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. April 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjinnov-2020-000530
2020
Flynn R, Hill MF, Rood JE, Parga JJ. Abnormal Eye Movements and Poor Feeding in an Infant. Clinical Pediatrics. January 2020. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0009922819901013?ai=1gvoi&mi=3ricys&af=R
2019
Parga JJ, Lewin S, Lewis J, Montoya-Williams D, Alwan A, Shaul B, Han C, Bookheimer SY, Eyer S, Dapretto M, Zeltzer L, Dunlap L, Nookala U, Sun D, Dang BH, Anderson AE. Defining and Distinguishing Infant Behavioral States Using Acoustic Cry Analysis: Is Colic Painful? Pediatr Res 2019. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-019-0592-4
Parga-Belinkie JJ, Foglia E, Flibotte J. Caveats of Cooling: Available Evidence and Ongoing Investigations of Therapeutic Hypothermia. Neoreviews. September 2019;20(9):e513-e519.
2018
Parga JJ, Daland R, Kesavan K, Macey PM, Zeltzer L, Harper RM. (2018). A description of externally recorded womb sounds in human subjects during gestation. PLoS ONE. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0197045
2011
Parga, JJ, E Udofia, D Punguyire: Identification and understanding of preterm birth at Kintampo Municipal Hospital: a qualitative cross-sectional study. Afr J Reprod Health 15(4): 98-105, Dec 2011.
Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)
2021
Zachritz W, Ofre L, Parga-Belinkie JJ. “Prenatal Consults: Identifying at Risk Families and Expectations Prior to Prolonged Hospitalization for Concern for Neonatal Abstience Syndrome,” poster presentation. National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN), September 2021.
Pena MM, Ofre L, Silks S, Zachritz, W, Ferrant M, Walker W, Bittle M, Ferri A, Parga-Belinkie JJ, McDowell A, Hemphill T, Peterman J, Posencheg M, Christ L. “Improving Interdisciplinary Non-Pharmacologic Care for Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Results in Decreased Length of Stay,” e-poster presentation Academic Pediatric Association (APA): Advancing Quality Improvement Science for Children’s Health conference, April 2021.
Pena MM, Ofre L, Silks S, Zachritz, W, Ferrant M, Walker W, Bittle M, Ferri A, Parga-Belinkie JJ, McDowell A, Hemphill T, Peterman J, Posencheg M, Christ L. “Improving Interdisciplinary Non-Pharmacologic Care for Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Results in Decreased Length of Stay,” platform presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies Conference (PAS), April 2021.
2020
Parga-Belinkie JJ, Diana Montoya-Williams, Matthew Huber, Katie Lockwood. “Provider & Parent Opinions, Preferences & Knowledge of Podcasting as a Tool for Pediatric Health Promotion (POPP Study),” e-poster presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies Conference (PAS), April 2020.
2019
Parga JJ, Ariana Anderson PhD, Kevin Dysart MD, Grace Hwang, Marcus Davey PhD. “Comparing neonatal intensive care unit Recordings to the human Intrauterine environment and Biobags in the EXTEND System (CRIB Study),” platform presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies Conference (PAS), April 2019, Baltimore, MD.
Parga, JJ, Okan Elci, Roberta Pineda PhD, Casey Hoffman PhD, Amanda Van Wagner, Diane Versaw-Barnes, Jill Veils, Ursula Nawab MD. “Developmental Aids for Premature Infants (DAPI),” poster presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies Conference (PAS), April 2019, Baltimore, MD.
Parga JJ, Ariana Anderson PhD, Kevin Dysart MD, Grace Hwang, Marcus Davey PhD. “Comparing neonatal intensive care unit Recordings to the human Intrauterine environment and Biobags in the EXTEND System (CRIB Study),” platform presentation at the Eastern Society for Pediatric Research (ESPR) conference, March 2019, Philadelphia, PA.
Parga, JJ, Okan Elci, Roberta Pineda PhD, Casey Hoffman PhD, Amanda Van Wagner, Diane Versaw-Barnes, Jill Veils, Ursula Nawab MD. “Developmental Aids for Premature Infants (DAPI),” poster presentation at the Eastern Society for Pediatric Research (ESPR) conference, March 2019, Philadelphia, PA.
Lectures by Invitation
2021
Parga, JJ. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Marijuana and Breastfeeding: Getting High on the Facts. Interprofessional Ambulatory Breastfeeding Consortium. January 2021
2020
Parga, JJ. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Giving Back: The Baby Doctor Mamas Podcast. Presentation in front of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia medical faculty to discuss projects to give back to the community. December 2020.
Parga, JJ. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition. Co-host and script writer for the Academy’s first virtual conference. October 2020.
2019
Parga, JJ. The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Panelist for a lecture for graduate students led by the Marketing and Communications department entitled, “We Started a Podcast and You Can Too.” October 9, 2019.