Department of Pediatrics

Located at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), the department of pediatrics is a proud member of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania with 353 full-time faculty members. We continue to grow in size and more provide service within the Philadelphia region while continuing to develop new and important research programs.

Our department is consistently cited among the premier academic pediatric departments in the country. There are currently nine centers of emphasis that are led by faculty in the department of pediatrics. All of these centers have fostered growth and recruitment as well as new collaborations and include:

• The Center for Applied Genomics
• The Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics
• The Center for Biomedical Informatics
• The Center for Clinical Effectiveness
• The Center for Injury Research and Prevention
• The Center for Childhood Cancer Research
• The Center for Autism Research
• The Policy Lab Center

Learn more about the Department of Pediatrics, and our collaborative efforts with CHOP.