Joanne N. Wood, MD, MSHP

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Joanne N. Wood, MD, MSHP, is an attending physician, research director of Safe Place: Center for Child Protection and Health, and Program Director of the Child Abuse Pediatrics Fellowship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Areas of Expertise: Improving occult injury screening practices in suspected physical abuse
Locations: Main Hospital
Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)

Education and Training

Medical School

MD - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Internship

Pediatrics - The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Residency

Pediatrics - The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Chief Resident in Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship

Child Abuse and Neglect - The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification

Child Abuse Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics

Graduate Degree

MSHP - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of

Additional Training

Clinical Scholar, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Titles and Academic Titles

Attending Physician

Child Abuse Pediatrics Research Director, Safe Place: Center for Child Protection and Health

Program Director, Child Abuse Pediatrics Fellowship

Louis M. Bell, Jr., M.D. Endowed Chair in Pediatrics

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

2011

Schilling S, Wood J, Levine M, Langdon D, Christian C. Vitamin D status in abused and non-abused children less than two-years old with fractures. Pediatrics. 2011;127(5):835-41. Cited in PubMed; PMID 21482609.

2010

Wood JN, Hall M, Keren R, Schilling S, Mitra N, Rubin DM. Disparities in the evaluation and diagnosis of abuse among infants with traumatic brain injury. Pediatrics. 2010;126(3):408-14. Epub 2010 Aug 16. Cited in PubMed; PMID 20713477.

2009

Wood JN, Christian CW, Adams CM, Rubin DM. Skeletal surveys in infants with isolated skull fractures. Pediatrics. 2009;1123(2):e247-52. Cited in PubMed; PMID 19171576.

Books

Chapters

2010

Wood J, Ludwig S. Child abuse. In: Fleisher GR, Ludwig S, editors. The textbook of pediatric emergency medicine. 6th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2010.

2008

Wood JN. Smallpox. In: Schwartz MW, Bell LM, Bingham PM, Chung EK, Friedman DF, Tanel RE, Mamula P, Loomes KM, Mascarenhas M, editors. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008.

Wood JN. Tetanus. In: In: Schwartz MW, Bell LM, Bingham PM, Chung EK, Friedman DF, Tanel RE, Mamula P, Loomes KM, Mascarenhas M, editors. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008.

2005

Frank G, Shah SS, Catallozzi MC, Zaoutis LB, editors. The Philadelphia guide: inpatient pediatrics. Malden: Blackwell Publishing; 2005.

Posters and Presentations

2011

Wood J. Luan X, Rubin D. Trends in admission for physical abuse across the nation's children's hospitals during the recent recession [platform presentation]. Pediatric Academic Societies; 2011 May; Denver, CO.

Wood J, Pecker L, Russo M, Henretig F, Christian C. Evaluation and referral for child maltreatment among pediatric poisoning victims [poster presentation]. Pediatric Academic Societies; 2011 May; Denver, CO.

Wood JN. Administrative datasets for use in child maltreatment research: the PHIS database [presentation]. Helfer Society Annual Meeting; 2011 Apr 3-6; Amelia Island, FL.

Frioux S, Wood J, Luan X, Rubin D. The relationship between unemployment rates and child abuse in Pennsylvania from 1990-2009 [presentation]. Helfer Society Annual Meeting; 2011 Apr; Amelia Island, FL.

Wood J, Pecker L, Russon M, Henretig F, Christian C. Evaluation and referral for child maltreatment among pediatric poisoning victims [presentation]. Helfer Society Annual Meeting; 2011 Apr; Amelia Island, FL.

Wood J, Luan X, Rubin D. Trends in admissions for physical abuse across the nation's children's hospitals during the recent recession [presentation]. Helfer Society Annual Meeting; 2011 Apr; Amelia Island, FL.

Wood J, Rubin D. Variation in occult injury screening practices across pediatric hospitals [presentation]. Helfer Society Annual Meeting; 2011 Apr; Amelia Island, FL.

Frioux S, Wood J. Luan X, Rubin D. The relationship between unemployment rates and child abuse in Pennsylvania from 1990 to 2009 [presentation]. Helfer Society Annual Meeting; 2011 Apr; Amelia Island, FL.

2010

Wood JN, Hall M, Keren R, Schilling S, Mitra N, Rubin DM. Disparities in the evaluation and diagnosis of abusive head trauma [platform presentation]. Pediatric Academic Societies; 2010 May; Vancouver, Canada.

Wood J, Luan X, Rubin D. Trends in admissions for physical abuse across the nation's children's hospitals during the recent recession [platform presentation]. Pediatric Academic Societies; May 2010; Denver, CO.

Wood JN, Hall M, Keren R, Schilling S, Mitra N, Rubin DM. Disparities in the evaluation and diagnosis of abusive head trauma [presentation]. Helfer Society Annual Meeting; 2010 Apr; Philadelphia, PA.

Schilling S, Wood JN, Langdon D, Christian C. Vitamin D status in abused and non-abused infants and young children with fractures [platform presentation].

2009

Ibrahim NG, Christian CW, Wood JN, Marguiles SS. Head injuries from falls in the young children [poster presentation]. Pediatric Academic Societies; 2009 Jun; Baltimore, MD.

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial positions

Reviewer

2008- present, Pediatrics
2007-present, Pediatric Emergency Care
2007-present, Child Abuse and Neglect 

Editorial consultant

2007-present,  Child Abuse. Physicians' Information and Education Resource (PIER)

Academic committees

2009-present, Interviewer, Residency Program, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2009-present, Trauma Committee, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Leadership and Memberships

CHOP Clinical Trials Research Affinity Group, Advisory committee member