Jeffrey A. Seiden, MD, MHA, is the Medical Director of Urgent Care at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
Dr. Seiden has worked at CHOP since 2006. His favorite part of seeing patients in urgent care is “the ability to quickly forge relationships and establish trust with families so that their child is cared for effectively and compassionately” in a moment that is often high-stress for both parent and child. “I want families to feel that, despite meeting me for the first time in a hectic care environment, I am fully focused on and invested in their child’s health and well-being.”
“While I have had many different interests throughout my life, nothing is more rewarding than being involved in the care of a child,” Dr. Seiden says. “The privilege of being trusted to help families with their children's health is what drew me to pediatrics.”
Dr. Seiden has written chapters and lectured nationally on many topics in Pediatric Emergency and Urgent Care, including fever in infants and toddlers, bronchiolitis, asthma, head injury, appendicitis and abdominal trauma.
Dr. Seiden underscores the need for a pediatric-focused urgent care. “Kids aren’t just little adults; they have unique healthcare needs. Our teams are equipped to meet those needs across the spectrum of pediatric healthcare from annual well-visits to specialty referrals for specific needs to urgent and emergency care when an urgent issue strikes.”
After more than a decade on the job, is there anything that still surprises him? “I am constantly amazed by the resilience of children, and their ability to put a smile on my face,” he says.
CHOP’s pediatric Urgent Care Centers provide fast, convenient care for children and teens with non-life-threatening illnesses or injuries. Typically, these are situations when your child can’t wait until the pediatrician’s office is open, but they don’t need the resources of an emergency department (ED). Urgent Care Centers are staffed by board-certified pediatricians and pediatric nurses with expertise in caring for children with urgent healthcare needs. The facilities offer onsite X-rays and testing to help with fast diagnosis and treatment plans.
Learn about the difference between urgent care and ER services, when to choose each and how to find a pediatric Urgent Care location near you.
MD - Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Pediatrics - Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital, New Haven, CT
Pediatrics - Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital, New Haven, CT
Pediatric Emergency Medicine - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatric Emergency Medicine – American Board of PediatricsPediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
MHA - University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Certificate - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Medical Director of Urgent Care
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician
Medical Director of Pediatric Services, Virtua Health System
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Upham BD, Mollen CJ, Scarfone RJ, Seiden J, et al. Nebulized budesonide added to standard pediatric emergency department treatment of acute asthma: a randomized, double-blind trial. Acad Emerg Med. 2011; 18(7): 665-673.
Renuart AJ, Mistry RD, Avery RA, Licht DJ, Seiden JA, et al. Reference range for cerebrospinal fluid protein concentration in children and adolescents. Arch Ped Adol Med. 2011; 165(7): 671-673.
Avery RA, Licht DJ, Shah SS, Huh JW, Seiden JA, et al. CSF opening pressure in children with optic nerve head edema. Neurology. 2011; 76: 1658-1661.
Avery RA, Shah SS, Licht DJ, Seiden JA, et al. Reference range for cerebrospinal fluid opening pressure in children. N Engl J Med. 2010; 363(9): 891-893.
Seiden JA, Zorc JJ, Hodinka RL, Shah SS. Lack of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis among young infants with enterovirus infections of the central nervous system. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2010; 26(2): 77-81.
Avery R, Seiden JA, et al. Patient Position During Lumbar Puncture Has No Meaningful Effect on Cerebrospinal Opening Pressure in Children. Journal of Child Neurology. 2010; 25(5): 616-619.
Seiden JA, Mittal MK. An Infant with Obtundation and Tongue Thrusting. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2008; 24(9): 629-631.
Zonfrillo MR, Seiden JA, House EM, Shapiro ED, Dubrow R, Baker MD, Spiro DM. The association of overweight and ankle injuries in children. Ambul Pediatr. 2008 Jan- Feb;8(1):66-9.
Seiden JA. Mastoiditis. 5 Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult. Ed: Scarfone RJ. 2018.
Seiden JA. Intussusception. 5 Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult. Ed: Scarfone RJ. 2018.
Seiden JA. Perichondritis. 5 Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult. Ed: Scarfone RJ. 2018.
Seiden JA. Imperforate Hymen. 5 Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult. Ed: Scarfone RJ. 2018.
Seiden JA. Bronchiolitis. 5 Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult. Ed: Scarfone RJ. 2018.
Seiden J, Callahan JM. Pneumonia, Community-Acquired. Fleisher & Ludwig’s Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 7th ed. Eds: Shaw KN, Bachur RG. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016.
Scarfone RJ, Seiden JA. Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies: Lower Airway Obstruction. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts & Clinical Practice, 9th ed. Eds: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier, 2015.
Scarfone RJ, Seiden JA. Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies: Lower Airway Obstruction. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts & Clinical Practice, 8th ed. Eds: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier, 2013.
Seiden JA. Joint Pain. Schwartz’s Clinical Handbook of Pediatrics, 5th Ed. Zorc JJ, Alpern ER,Brown L, Clark BJ, Marino BS, Mollen CM, Eds. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2013.
Seiden JA. Mastoiditis. 5 Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult. Ed: Scarfone RJ. 2011.
Seiden JA. Intussusception. 5 Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult. Ed: Scarfone RJ. 2011
Seiden JA. Malrotation. 5 Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult. Ed: Scarfone RJ. 2011.
Seiden JA. Perichondritis. 5 Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult. Ed: Scarfone RJ. 2011.
Seiden JA. Imperforate Hymen. 5 Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult. Ed: Scarfone RJ. 2011.
Flynn S, Seiden JA. Neurological Emergencies. Netter’s Textbook of Pediatrics. Eds: Ludwig S, Florin T. 2011.
Durbin DR, Liacouras, CA, Seiden JA. Gastrointestinal Emergencies. Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 6th ed. Eds: Fleisher GR, Ludwig S. 2010.
Scarfone RJ, Seiden JA. Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies: Lower Airway Obstruction. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts & Clinical Practice, 7th ed. Eds: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier, 2010.
Seiden JA, Scarfone RJ. Bronchiolitis: An Evidence-Based Approach to Management. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine. 2009; 10(2): 75-81.
Seiden JA, Fein JA. Joint Pain. Clinical Handbook of Pediatrics, 4th ed. Ed: Zorc JJ. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.
Seiden J. “Visual Diagnosis: You Make the Call” American Medical Seminars, San Diego, CA. August 2018.
Seiden J. “The Child With a Limp” American Medical Seminars, San Diego, CA. August 2018.
Seiden J. “Pediatric Seizures” American Medical Seminars, San Diego, CA. August 2018.
Seiden J. “Orthopedic Conditions Above the Hip” American Medical Seminars, San Diego, CA. August 2018.
Seiden J. “The Septic Appearing Infant” American Medical Seminars, San Diego, CA. August 2018.
Seiden J. “Articles That Change the Way We Practice PEM”, American Medical Seminars, San Diego, CA. August 2018.
Seiden J. “Head Injuries in the Pediatric Patient” American Medical Seminars, San Diego, CA. August 2018.
Seiden J. “Approach to the Febrile Infant and Toddler” American Medical Seminars, San Diego, CA. August 2018.
Seiden J. “Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Children” American Medical Seminars, San Diego, CA. August 2018.
Seiden J. “Acute Management of Childhood Asthma” American Medical Seminars, San Diego, CA. August 2018.
Seiden J. “Head Injuries in the Pediatric Patient” Rowan School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Stratford, NJ. July 2018.
Seiden J. “Head Injuries in the Pediatric Patient” Rowan School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Stratford, NJ. April 2018.
Seiden J. “Head Injuries in the Pediatric Patient” Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, FL. February 2018.
Seiden J. “Interesting Cases” Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, FL. February 2018.
Seiden J. “Approach to the Febrile Child” Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, FL. February 2018.
Seiden J. “Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies” Pediatric Medicine at Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, FL. February 2018.
Seiden J. “Head Injuries in the Pediatric Patient” American Medical Seminars, Sarasota, FL. February 2018.
Seiden J. “Approach to the Febrile Infant and Toddler” American Medical Seminars, Sarasota, FL. February 2018.
Seiden J. “Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Children” American Medical Seminars, Sarasota, FL. February 2018.
Seiden J. “Acute Management of Childhood Asthma” American Medical Seminars, Sarasota, FL. February 2018.
Seiden J. “Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Children” Rowan School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Stratford, NJ. August 2017.
Seiden J. “Head Injuries in the Pediatric Patient” Rowan School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Stratford, NJ. March 2017.
2022, SJ Mag's Top Docs in Emergency Medicine
2014, 2017, American Academy of Family Physicians, Active Teacher in Family Medicine
2011-2018, South Jersey Magazine, Top Docs for Kids, Emergency Medicine
2011, Physician of the Quarter, Virtua Hospital – Voorhees
2010, 2015-2017, Faculty Teaching Honor Roll, CHOP
2008, PAS Young Investigator’s Travel Awards Program Recipient
2008, Travel Award Recipient, Eastern Society for Pediatric Research
2007, Jean A. Cortner Divisional Teaching Award for “Excellence in and Commitment to Resident Teaching”, CHOP
2003, Alpha Omega Alpha, Yale University School of Medicine
2003, New England Pediatric Society Prize
1999, Phi Beta Kappa, Princeton University
1999, Magna cum laude, Princeton University
2016-present, Peer Reviewer, The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
2010-present, Peer Reviewer, Archives of Disease in Childhood
2009-present, Peer Reviewer, Pediatrics
2007-present, Editorial Consultant, Physicians’ Information and Education Resource, American College of Physicians
2007-present, Peer Reviewer, Pediatric Emergency Care
2012-present, Physician Liaison, CHOP/Virtua Strategic Partnership
2010-present, Pediatric Peer Review & Performance Improvement Committee, Virtua Hospital
2007-present, American College of Emergency Physicians, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2003-present, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine