- Home
- About Us
- Divisions
- Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
- Allergy and Immunology
- Cardiology
- Child Advocacy
- Emergency Medicine
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
- General Academic Pediatrics
- Genetic and Genomic Medicine
- Health Informatics
- Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation
- Infectious Diseases
- Nephrology
- Neurology and Child Development
- Newborn Medicine
- Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
- Pulmonology
- Rheumatology
- Centers & Institutes
- Center for Pediatric Research in Obesity and Metabolism
- Center for Rare Disease Therapy
- Children's Center for Neurogenomics
- Children's Neuroscience Institute
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Center
- Institute for Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity in Children
- Pediatric Asthma Center
- Richard King Mellon Foundation Institute for Pediatric Research
- Pittsburgh Vaccine Trials Unit
- The Pittsburgh Study
- CHAMP: Career Help Advancement and Achievement Mentorship Program
- The Genetics, Genomics, and Growth Center
- Faculty Development
- Engagement
- Research
- Education
- Residencies
- Fellowships
- Continuing Medical Education
- Medical Student Education and Training
- Principal Investigator Labs
- Maintenance of Certification Portfolio Program
- Summer Research Internship
- Kidney Workshop (SRIP-Kid)
- Cardiology, Hematology, and Pulmonology (CHP) Summer Research Internship Program (CHP2SRIP)
- Hematoloy-Oncology (Hem/Onc)
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism (Endo)
- Neurology, Child Development & Neuroscience (Neuro)
- Genetics & Genomic Medicine (GGM)
- Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine & General Academic Pediatrics (AMP)
- Infectious Diseases, Allergy & Immunology (IDAI)
- Directory
- Physician Scientist Training Programs
- News
- People
- Podcasts
Jennifer E. Wolford, DO, MPH
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
- Program Director, Pediatric Advocacy Leadership Service, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
- Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
- Director of Community Outreach, Division of Child Advocacy
Administrative Assistant: Melanie Claypoole
Dr. Wolford joined the Division of Child Advocacy at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC in 2011, after completing her pediatric training at Children’s and serving as chief resident. She has a Master of Public Health degree at University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, and a medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Her primary interests are in health care for underserved children, and she is the faculty advisor for the Pediatric training program called CORE (Community Oriented Resident Education).
Professional and Scientific Society Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics, 2007-Present
- Academic Pediatric Association, 2014-Present
- Association of Pediatric Program Directors, 2014-Present
- Helfer Society, 2015-Present
Education & Training
- BS, Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, 1998
- MPH, Community Health Services, University of Pittsburgh, 2000
- DO, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2006
- Osteopathic Rotating Internship, Jefferson Health System-Frankford Hospital, 2006-2007
- Residency in Pediatrics, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2007-2010
- Chief Resident, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2010-2011
Selected Publications
Redinbaugh EM, Sullivan AM, Block SD, Gadmer NM, Lakoma M, Mitchell AM, Seltzer D, Wolford J, Arnold RM. Doctors’ emotional reactions to recent death of a patient: cross-sectional study of hospital doctors. BMJ 2003 Jul; 26;327(7408):185.
Gold MA, Wolford JE, Smith KA, Parker AM. The effects of advance provision of emergency contraception on adolescent women’s sexual and contraceptive behaviors. J Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology 2004 Apr;17(2):87-96.
Zuccoli G, Panigrahy A, Haldipur A, Willaman D, Squires J, Wolford J, Sylvester CL, Mitchell E, Lope LA, Nischal KK, Berger RP. Susceptibility-weighted imaging depicts retinal hemorrhages in abusive head trauma. Neuroradiology 2013 Jul; 55(7):889-893.
Thorpe EL, Zuckerbraun NS, Wolford JE, Berger RP. Missed opportunities to diagnose child physical abuse. Ped Emerg Care 2014 Nov;30(11):771-776.
Wolford JE, Berger RP, Eichman AE, Lindberg DM, ExSTRA Investigators. Injuries suggestive of physical abuse in young children with subconjunctival hemorrhages. Pediatr Emerg Care. In press.
