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Children's Seashore House of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
3550 Market Street
Third Floor; Room 3033B
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4388

Main Phone: 215-590-7466
Main Fax: 215-590-9339
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Position Name Primary Discipline Email
Leadership
LEND Director Nathan Blum, M.D. Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
LEND Director Sarah McKay, AuD Audiology [email protected]
Associate LEND Director Judith Miller, Ph.D Psychology [email protected]
Lead Administrative Staff
Autism Training Director Judith Miller, Ph.D Psychology [email protected]
Community Education and Advocacy Director Symme Trachtenberg, MSW, LSW Social Work [email protected]
Dentistry Discipline Director Maria Velasco Dentistry/Other [email protected]
Family Education Director Amy Kratchman Other [email protected]
Genetics Discipline Director Erica Schindewolf Genetics/Genetic Counseling [email protected]
Instructor in Pediatrics, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Attending Physician, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Amanda Bennett, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
LEND Nutrition Discipline Director Colleen Tewksbury, PhD, MPH, RD, CSOWM, LDN, FAND, FASMBS-IH Nutrition [email protected]
Nursing Discipline Director Margaret Mitchell Nursing-Family/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner [email protected]
Nutrition Discipline Director Tanya Kral Nutrition [email protected]
Physical Therapy Discipline Director Stacey Caviston Physical Therapy [email protected]
Program Manager Bernadette Burton Social Work [email protected]
Psychology Discipline Director Stephen Soffer Psychology [email protected]
Research Training Director Stephen Leff, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Self Advocate Discipline Director Sandra Huwie Self Advocacy [email protected]
Social Work Discipline Directors Susannah Horner Social Work [email protected]
Special Education LEND Discipline Director Katey Burke, PhD Education/Special Education [email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Community Education Director Karen Hudson, PhD, MSW, LSW Social Work [email protected]
Community Education Director Symme Trachtenberg, MSW, LSW Social Work [email protected]
Community Support Natalie Stollon, MPS, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Community Support Symme Trachtenberg, MSW, LSW Social Work [email protected]
Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness Karen Hudson, PhD, MSW, LSW Social Work [email protected]
Data Coordinator Bernadette Burton Social Work [email protected]
Other Meghan Burkhardt Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Other Stacey Caviston Physical Therapy [email protected]
Other Susannah Horner Social Work [email protected]
Other Sandra Huwie Self Advocacy [email protected]
Other Tanya Kral Nutrition [email protected]
Other Margaret Mitchell Nursing-Family/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner [email protected]
Other Erica Schindewolf Genetics/Genetic Counseling [email protected]
Other Stephen Soffer Psychology [email protected]
Other Maria Velasco Dentistry/Other [email protected]
Parent/Consumer Amy Kratchman Other [email protected]
Pediatric Services Amanda Bennett, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Research Amanda Bennett, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Research Rui Fu, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Research Stephen Leff, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Research Virginia Stallings, MD Nutrition [email protected]
Research Director Stephen Leff, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Training Director Nathan Blum, M.D. Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Training Director Judith Miller, Ph.D Psychology [email protected]
Vocational Rehabilitation/Employment Symme Trachtenberg, MSW, LSW Social Work [email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Audiology Sarah McKay, AuD Audiology [email protected]
Dentistry/Pediatric Dentistry Maria Velasco Dentistry/Other [email protected]
Family Amy Kratchman Other [email protected]
Genetics Livija Medne, MS, CGC Genetics/Genetic Counseling [email protected]
Genetics Erica Schindewolf Genetics/Genetic Counseling [email protected]
Health Administration Evan Fieldston, MD, MBA, MSHP Health Administration [email protected]
Nursing Margaret Mitchell Nursing-Family/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner [email protected]
Nutrition Virginia Stallings, MD Nutrition [email protected]
Occupational Therapy Meghan Burkhardt Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Parent/Family Resources Amy Kratchman Other [email protected]
Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology Nathan Blum, M.D. Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Physical Therapy Stacey Caviston Physical Therapy [email protected]
Psychiatry: Developmental Rui Fu, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Psychiatry: Developmental Stephen Soffer Psychology [email protected]
Public Health Natalie Stollon, MPS, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Self Advocacy Sandra Huwie Self Advocacy [email protected]
Self Advocacy Natalie Stollon, MPS, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Social Work Susannah Horner Social Work [email protected]
Social Work Natalie Stollon, MPS, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Social Work Symme Trachtenberg, MSW, LSW Social Work [email protected]
Special Education Katey Burke, PhD Education/Special Education [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Katharine Bouser, MS, CCC/SLP Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Specialty Resource Contacts
Autism Judith Miller, Ph.D Psychology [email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
ADHD Clinic Nathan Blum, M.D. Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Center for Autism Research and Regional Autism Center Judith Miller, Ph.D Psychology [email protected]
The Philadelphia Collaborative Violence Prevention Center Stephen Leff, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Rachel Honore Family Medicine [email protected]
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