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Katherine Yun, MD, MHS
Katherine Yun, MD, MHS

Katherine Yun, MD, MHS
(She/Her)

Katherine Yun MD, MHS, is a pediatrician with Primary Care, South Philadelphia and the Refugee Child Health Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), faculty at PolicyLab and Clinical Futures, and Director of CHOP’s Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship.

Locations: Pediatric Primary Care, South Philadelphia


215-467-5870

About Katherine Yun, MD, MHS

Katherine Yun, MD, MHS, received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 2006 and completed her residency in pediatrics at Yale University in 2009. Between 2009-2011, she was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar and earned her Master’s in Health Sciences Research from Yale University. While at Yale, she was the supervising physician in the Yale-New Haven Hospital Pediatric Refugee Clinic, a co-recipient of Connecticut’s Myra M. Oliver Award for going “above the call of duty” to help refugees and immigrants.

Dr. Yun is currently an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and an attending physician in the Division of General Pediatrics and the Refugee Child Health Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Her primary interest is refugee and immigrant health, specifically the well-being of children in immigrant families in the United States. Her work has focused on access to care for children and families with limited English proficiency, community-based healthcare navigation, the prevalence of non-communicable conditions and insurance coverage among refugees in the U.S., and the use of clinical decision support to promote evidence-based, guideline-directed immigrant healthcare. She is concerned with access to healthcare, understanding the impact of health policies on immigrant children and families, and training the next generation of pediatricians on multilingual child health research and practice.

Titles

Attending Physician

Fellowship Director, Academic General Pediatrics 

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

Certifications

Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics

Awards and Honors

2025, Carole Marcus Mid-Career Award to Promote Career Development and Mentoring in Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2021, Excellence in Community Engagement Award (Refugee Child Health Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia), Pennsylvania Statewide Refugee Resettlement Consultation
2019, Golden Door Award (Refugee Child Health Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia), HIAS-PA
2018, Best Research Abstract, Health Equity Week, PennMedicine
2014, Nominee: Joanne Decker Memorial Work/Family Mentoring Award, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2010, Myra M. Oliver Award, Connecticut Immigrant and Refugee Coalition, Awarded to the Yale-New Haven Hospital Refugee Clinics
2008, Martha Brochin Award, Yale Pediatric Residency
2007, Physician Scholar in International Health, Yale/Johnson & Johnson Global Health Scholars Program
2006, Presidential Scholarship for Careers in Primary Care, Harvard Medical School

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

International

2015-present, North American Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers
 - 2019-2022, Research, Evaluation & Ethics Committee

National

2006-present, American Academy of Pediatrics
 - 2014-2019, Executive Committee, Section on International Child Health

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

2016-present, peer review, Health Services Research
2016-present, peer review, BMC Public Health
2016-present, peer review, Maternal & Child Health Journal
2015-present, peer review, Pediatrics
2013-present, peer review, Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health
2012-present, peer review, American Journal of Public Health
2010-present, peer review, PLoS Medicine

Academic and Institutional Committees

2019-present, Faculty Committee, PolicyLab
2015-present, Pilot Grant Review Committee, Global Health Center
2013-present, Pilot Grant Review Committee, Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness

Education & training

Graduate Degree

MHS - Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Medical Degree

MD - Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA

Internship

Pediatrics - Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital, New Haven, CT

Residency

Pediatrics - Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, New Haven, CT

Fellowship

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Team affiliations

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Publications

PubMed

Patient experience rating

(based on 54 submissions)
  • Provider listened carefully
    4.8 of 5
  • Trust provider with care
    4.9 of 5
  • Provider gave enough info about child's health
    4.7 of 5
  • Would recommend the provider
    4.7 of 5
Learn about the patient experience rating system

About the Patient Experience Rating System

The patient experience rating is an average of all responses to the care provider-related questions from surveys submitted by patient families and verified by our survey partner National Research Corporation (NRC Health), an independent company that specializes in patient experience. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question. Responses are measured using percent positive scoring. Percent positive is the percentage of respondents who answered with the most desirable response. We are committed to transparency and sharing the voices of our patients and families. Comments are reviewed before posting to ensure accuracy, privacy, and relevance. To provide meaningful feedback, comments are displayed on provider profiles once a sufficient number have been received. All feedback is also shared internally to support learning, recognition, and continuous improvement. The comments reflect the experiences and perspectives of the patients and families who submitted them. The comments are not endorsed by and do not reflect the views of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.