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Dr. Doupnik’s research investigates how to ensure that children can access effective mental health services. She uses methods from diverse fields, including epidemiology, comparative effectiveness, and health policy research. Currently, she is focused on suicide prevention and integration of mental health services into children’s hospitals.
Bio
Dr. Doupnik’s research focuses on improving access to mental health services and health outcomes for children and adolescents. She holds a K23 award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for work designed to integrate suicide prevention into acute hospital care. She has also conducted research to understand the influence of mental health conditions on health outcomes, including health services utilization, and to develop and test strategies for integrating mental health services into pediatric care.
Dr. Doupnik is also a practicing pediatric hospitalist and medical director of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Inpatient Medical Behavioral Unit.
Among her notable career achievements, Dr. Doupnik:
- Received a NIMH K23 Career Development Award in 2018
- Received the NIMH Child Intervention, Prevention, and Services Fellowship in 2017
- Serves as founding medical director of CHOP’s inpatient medical-behavioral unit in 2016
- Received the Academic Pediatric Association Young Investigator Award in 2015
Education and Training
BA, University of Virginia (Comparative Literature), 2007
MD, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2011
Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Academic General Pediatrics), 2016
MS, University of Pennsylvania (Health Policy Research), 2016
Titles and Academic Titles
Attending Physician
Medical Director, Inpatient Medical Behavioral Unit
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics, 2011-
Academic Pediatric Association, 2014-
Society for Pediatric Research, 2014-
Academy Health, 2015-
Professional Awards
Young Investigator Award, Academic Pediatric Association, 2015
Child Intervention Prevention and Services Fellowship, National Institute of Mental Health, 2017