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Donna Stephenson, MD
Pediatric Neurologist
Dr. Stephenson is an attending pediatric neurologist and medical director of Operations and Outreach for the Division of Neurology at CHOP. She has special interest in neurobehavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders including ADHD, autism, Tourette syndrome, learning disabilities, and developmental delay.
Education and Training
BS, Juniata College (Biology/Psychology), 1989
MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1995
Certificate, University Of Pennsylvania (Health Care Innovation), 2020
Titles and Academic Titles
Pediatric Neurologist
Medical Director of Operations and Outreach, Division of Neurology
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Neurology
Child Neurology Society
Professional Awards
Top Doctor, Philadelphia Magazine, 2017
Award for Resident Teaching, Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania , 2015
Top Doctor, Mainline Today, 2015
Publication Highlights
Fitzgerald MP, Kaufman MC, Massey SL, Fridinger S, Prelack M, Ellis C, Ortiz-Gonzalez X, Fried LE, DiGiovine MP; CHOP Pediatric Epilepsy Program Collaborative, Melamed S, Malcolm M, Banwell B, Stephenson D, Witzman SM, Gonzalez A, Dlugos D, Kessler SK, Goldberg EM, Abend NS, Helbig I. Assessing seizure burden in pediatric epilepsy using an electronic medical record-based tool through a common data element approach. Epilepsia. 2021 Jul; 62(7): 1617-1628. PubMed PMID: 34075580
Chadehumbe M, Craig S, Stephenson D, Helbig I. Child Neurology Telemedicine: Understanding the Data We Have and Finding the Patients We Do Not See. Pediatr Neurol. 2021 Mar; 116:84. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.11.010. Epub 2020 Dec 13. PMID: 33508732