Dr. Pacifici's biomedical research spans three decades and has explored mechanisms of skeletal development and growth in fetal and postnatal life. Specifically, his focus has been on identifying the cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate the differentiation of progenitor cells and permit assembly of distinct skeletal structures, and on aberrations of these mechanisms in pediatric skeletal disorders.

Dr. Padula, an attending neonatologist and medical director of Informatics for the Division of Neonatology at CHOP and professor of clinical pediatrics at University of Penn, focuses his research on neonatal infections and resuscitation, neurodevelopmental outcomes, and prediciton/classification models.

Dr. Palumbo’s research is focused on child safety restraint use during air travel and on measuring social exposures that contribute to health outcomes. She also investigates the influence of policies on behaviors and health outcomes, and practical application of novel analytical research methods.

Dr. Juhi Pandey is a pediatric neuropsychologist in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and a scientist in the Center for Autism Research at CHOP. Her research focuses on autism spectrum disorder.

Dr. Panitch has long had an interest in the care of children with complex respiratory problems and those requiring technology assistance. His research has focused on airway smooth muscle, dynamic airway collapsibility, RSV bronchiolitis pathogenesis and prevention, and barriers to transitioning technology dependent children to adult care.

Mohan Kashyap Pargi is a data analyst who supports the development of different software tools related to autism research. He is also actively involved in research in the applied areas of machine learning.

Dr. Parish-Morris investigates social communication, specifically how vocal communication develops in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. She uses computational approaches and machine learning to identify objective and reliable behavioral markers for use in screening, treatment and intervention response tracking, and to advance biological research.

Dr. Partridge is a pediatric and fetal surgeon with the Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery and an assistant professor of Surgery. Her research areas of expertise include the development of an artificial placenta and pumpless extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Dr. Paskewich has expertise in translational research to develop, implement, and evaluate school-based aggression and bullying prevention programs. She develops implementation methods that integrate empirically supported prevention strategies with procedures that foster necessary school engagement.

Dr. Pasquariello is specifically interested in peri-operative improvement and quality improvement. She has a green belt in Lean Six Sigma. Dr. Pasquariello has spearheaded projects to improve OR efficiency and patient safety. She is involved in physician wellness in the Division of General Anesthesia.

Dr. Patterson’s work focuses on stressors that put children and families at risk for future difficulties. He offers psychosocial care to families as they cope with having a child in a N/IICU. Partnering with the interdisciplinary team, he functions as an administrative leader, educator, and researcher.

Dr. Pearsall works in academic pediatric anesthesiology with expertise in cardiac anesthesia for non-cardiac surgery, ambulatory anesthesia, transplant anesthesia, and conjoined twin anesthesia.

Dr. Peddy is the Cardiac Center Simulation Director and oversees the multidisciplinary educational curriculum using high fidelity simulation technology to create clinical teaching scenarios in the CICU, CCU, and CPRU. Her clinical responsibility is as a staff cardiac intensivist in the CICU.

Dr. Peebles’ research interests focus on the health outcomes of disordered eating in adolescents of diverse weight ranges, and how the Internet can be used as a vector to both help and harm young people as they try to approach a healthy weight.

Dr. Pei's research aims to understand the molecular underpinnings of cardiac remodeling associated with cardiomyopathy and heart failure. He is particularly interested in two areas of cardiac remodeling: metabolic reprogramming, and secretion of heart-derived hormones to communicate with other organs.

Ensuring Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute is the industry leader in the use of data and technology to solve challenging problems in child health.

Dr. Peranteau is an attending surgeon in the Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery and an associate professor of Surgery at CHOP. His research interest is in fetal development as it relates to the potential understanding of and fetal intervention for congenital anomalies.

Dr. Perate is an anesthesiologist with a specialty in Neuroanesthesia at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, an associate director with the CHOP Trauma Center, and an assistant professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care. Dr. Perate's research focuses on sepsis and adaptive immunity.

Dr. Perman cares for patients with a rare, genetic blistering skin condition known as epidermolysis bullosa. She serves as co-PI on clinical pharmaceutical trials aimed at wound healing for this fragile patient population.

Dr. Phillips' research interests involve learning health systems and the intersection of technology and clinical informatics with clinical research for pediatric oncology patients. His current focus is on developing novel automated methods to identify cancer patients with malnutrition and optimizing their nutritional support. He has a secondary interest in quality improvement research for supportive care in pediatric oncology.

Dr. Piccione investigates pediatric bronchology and aerodigestive disorders and serves as Pulmonary Director for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders.

In addition to serving as chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Dr. Piccoli pursues research about metabolic and genetic liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and rare gastrointestinal disorders. He is a member of the group that discovered Jagged1 and NOTCH2 as the primary causes of Alagille syndrome.

Kristen Pidgeon facilitates the administration of the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center’s activities in close collaboration with the Center’s directors and associate directors.

Dr. Pinney investigates the molecular mechanisms that link an adverse intrauterine milieu to the development of diabetes and obesity later in life. Specifically, she is researching how intrauterine growth restriction, gestational diabetes and in utero exposure to environmental toxicants contribute to the development of diabetes and obesity in offspring.

Dr. Pogoriler's research focuses on pediatric lung disease and neoplasia. These interests come together in her work on congenital cystic lung lesions and their potential premalignant diagnosis. She collaborates with both clinicians and basic scientists on pediatric cancer research.

As a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Autism Research, Dr. Polega works as a clinician on multiple research studies, evaluating children from infancy through adolescence with autism, Down syndrome, and co-occurring developmental and mental health diagnoses.

Dr. Pollock is an attending radiologist within the Divisions of Neuroradiology and Body Imaging with a research interest in neuroradiology.

Alison Pomykacz-Hulick is a certified school psychologist, and a clinical research project manager and psychometrician at the Center for Autism Research.

Dr. Poncz investigates the megakaryocyte-platelet-thrombus axis. The process by which hematopoietic stem cells differentiate into megakaryocytes are the central foci of his laboratory work. Many of his studies focus on the biology and pathobiology of the platelet-specific proteins, chemokines Platelet Factor 4 (PF4)/Platelet Basic Protein (PBP) and the integrin alphaIIb/beta3 receptor.

Eric Porsch is Scientist II and Lab Manager of the St. Geme Lab.

Dr. Posencheg is an attending neonatologist in the Division of Neonatology at CHOP, a professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania, and the chief medical officer at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. His research interests lie in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives for newborn care.

Dr. Power's research focuses on the implementation of evidence-based interventions for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in community settings, including schools and primary care practices. The emphasis of his work is on developing the capacity of professionals in the community to provide evidence-based care for children and adolescents with attention, behavior, and emotional difficulties.

Dr. Pradhan is chief of the Division of Nephrology and outpatient director of the Dialysis Unit at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on neuroimaging in chronic kidney disease.

Dr. Priestley is an attending intensivist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and a professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests are in infant botulism, pediatric trauma, and preventing bloodstream infections.

Identifying research programs with unique commercial potential, and helping to create and support strategies to further develop, partner, or prepare these assets for commercialization (license or spin-out).

Dr. Proctor is a clinical child psychologist specializing in the evaluation and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), disruptive behavior disorders, and anxiety disorders.

Dr. Prosser's research focuses are the development and rehabilitation of movement in children, particularly those with neurological impairments. This includes the investigation of the development of impaired movement, the study of novel motor rehabilitation interventions in children, and the interaction between the processes of neuroplasticity and neuromaturation in sensorimotor systems.

Dr. Prout is a nutrition pediatrician, an academic investigator in the Healthy Weight Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on childhood obesity.

Dr. Puopolo helped lead the research team that developed and validated multivariate prediction models for neonatal early-onset sepsis risk assessment. Her current research addresses the impacts of maternal immunity, perinatal antibiotic exposure, and neonatal infection on infant and childhood health.