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Pediatric Research in Office Settings

Improving the health of children and enhancing primary care practice by conducting and fostering national collaborative practice-based research.

Pediatric Research Consortium

Improving the safety, quality, and health outcomes of pediatric care through clinical research. PeRC’s mission is to provide the expertise and infrastructure needed to support research within the primary care setting.

Matthew Grady, MD, FAAP, CAQSM

E-mail:

gradym [at] chop.edu

Christina L. Master, MD, FAAP, CAQSM, FACSM

Dr. Master studies pediatric and adolescent concussions and identifies interventions that improve time to recovery and clinical outcomes. In particular, she is interested in visual and vestibular problems that occur after concussion that may contribute to persisting prolonged symptomatology and impaired function and the role they play as targets for active intervention.

E-mail:

masterc [at] chop.edu

Valentina Graci, PhD

Dr. Graci aims to identify the mechanisms underlying injury to inform strategies and interventions to reduce injury and improve safety. She leverages her eclectic scientific background, spanning from experimental psychology to exercise science and biomechanics. Her research focuses on biomechanical risk factors for age-related falls, and injury mechanisms due to motor vehicle accidents.

E-mail:

graciv [at] chop.edu

Patty Huang, MD

Dr. Huang's research interests are in the area of safety and injury prevention of children and teens with developmental disabilities.

E-mail:

huangp [at] chop.edu

Kristy B. Arbogast, PhD

As a bioengineer, Dr. Arbogast's research focuses on pediatric injury biomechanics, injury causation and the effectiveness of safety products for children with a concentration in pediatric concussion and brain health, as well as the safety of children and youth in motor vehicle crashes.

E-mail:

arbogast [at] chop.edu

Cornerstone Blog

Why Injury Prevention Cannot Be 'One-Size-Fits-All'

Published on

Sep 24, 2015

Flaura Winston, MD, PhD, scientific director and founder of the Hospital’s Center for Injury Research and Prevention, weighs in on why injury prevention cannot use a “one-size-fits-all” approach.

Cornerstone Blog

'Perfect Storm' May Be at Play in ADHD, Teen Driving

Published on

Aug 20, 2013

There is convincing evidence that individuals‚ including teens‚ with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at heightened risk for unsafe driving behaviors. Despite a "perfect storm" of inexperience, adolescence, and ADHD that increases crash risk, only emerging research about potential interventions exists for these teens with ADHD.