Jessica A. Kahn, MD, MPH
Title
Director of Research Training
Appointment
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email
jessica.kahn@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-4681
Fax
513-636-1129
Bio
Jessica A Kahn, MD, MPH, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Research Training in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Dr. Kahn sees patients at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, both at the main hospital site and at Cincinnati Children's Fairfield. Her clinical interests include young women's health, pediatric and adolescent gynecology, and eating disorders. Her research interests include human papillomavirus (HPV) and Pap tests in adolescent girls, HPV vaccines, and cancer prevention behaviors in adolescents.
Dr Kahn received her undergraduate degree in Architecture from Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey in 1986. She received her MD from Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts in 1992 and her MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts in 1999. She was Chief Resident in Pediatrics and a Fellow in Adolescent Medicine at the Children's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, as well as a Clinical Fellow and Instructor at Harvard Medical School.
Dr Kahn's awards include the Huffman-Capraro Young Investigator Award from the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology and the New Investigator Award from the Society for Adolescent Medicine. She has received research grants from the National Institutes of Health, the World Health Organization, and foundations such as the American Cancer Society. She has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, and is a contributing author for several medical textbooks. She serves on national and international committees and advisory groups focusing on vaccines and other adolescent health issues.
Credentials
BArch.: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 1986.
MD: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 1992.
MPH: Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 1999.
Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 1995.; Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 1996.
Fellowship: Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 1999.
Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, 1995; American Board of Pediatrics, subspecialist in Adolescent Medicine, 1999.
Position History
1992-1996: Resident and Chief Resident in Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
1996-1999: Adolescent Medicine Fellow, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
1996-1998: Clinical Fellow in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
1998-1999: Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
1998-1999: Assistant in Medicine, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
1999-present: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Medical Center,
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.
2004-present: Associate Professor of Pediatrics.
Awards and Honors
- Summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Princeton University, 1986.
- Huffman-Capraro Young Investigator Award, North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (NASPAG), 1997
- New Investigator Award, Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2001
Research
Human papillomavirus and Pap testing in adolescents; cancer prevention behaviors in adolescents; vaccines against sexually trasmitted infections
Research Grants and Contracts
American Cancer Society, 1/1/04-12/31/07, Principal Investigator, subcontract.
Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Woman Scholars Program, Fifth Third Bank, 1/1/07-12/31/08, Principal Investigator.
NIH, U01 HD040533, Adolescent Medicine Trials Network (ATN), 4/1/07-3/31/08, Community Practice leadership Group, Project leader.
World Health Organization, 4/1/07-3/31/08, Principal Investigator.
NIH, R01 AI073713, 12/1/07-11/30/12, Principal Investigator.
Publications, Most Recent
Kahn JA, Huang B, Rosenthal SL, Wanchick AM, Burk RD. Coercive sexual experiences and subsequent human papillomavirus infection and squamous intraepithelial lesions in adolescent and young adult women.Journal of Adolescent Health 2005;36:363-371.
Kahn JA, Slap GB, Bernstein DI, Kollar LM, Tissot AM, Hillard PA, Rosenthal SL. Psychological, behavioral and interpersonal impact of HPV and Pap test results in adolescents.Journal of Women's Health 2005;14:650-59.
Kahn JA, Bernstein DI, Rosenthal SL, Huang B, Kollar LM, Colyer JL, Wanchick AM, Hillard PA, Witte D, Groen P, Slap GB. Acceptability of human papillomavirus self-testing in adolescents.Sexually Transmitted Infections 2005; 81:408-414.
Kahn JA, Degen SJF, Mansour M, Goodman E, Zeller M, Laor T, Lanphear N, Boat T. Pediatric faculty members' attitudes about part-time faculty positions and policies to support part-time faculty.Academic Medicine 2005;80:931-39.
Riedesel JM, Rosenthal SL, Zimet GD, Bernstein DI, Huang B, Lan D, Kahn JA. Family physicians' attitudes about HPV vaccines.Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology 2005;18:391-98.
Kahn JA, Zimet GD, Bernstein DI, Riedesel JM, Lan D, Huang B, Rosenthal SL. Pediatricians' intention to administer human papillomavirus vaccines: the role of practice characteristics, knowledge, and attitudes.Journal of Adolescent Health 2005; 37:502-510.
Kahn JA, Bernstein DI. Human Papillomavirus Vaccines and Adolescents.Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2005;17:476-482.
Kahn JA. Vaccination as a Prevention Strategy for Human Papillomavirus-Related Diseases.Journal of Adolescent Health December 2005; 37:S10-S16.
Kahn JA, Emans SJ, Kollar LM, Laufer MR. Adolescent Gynecology. In: Burg FD, Inglefinger JR, Polin RA, Gershon AA, Eds. Gellis & Kagan's Current Pediatric Therapy. 18th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 2006:319-326.
Kahn JA, Hillard PA. Pap tests in adolescents.Contemporary Pediatrics 2006: March (part I) and April (part II).
Friedman L, Kahn JA, Middleman A, Rosenthal SL, Zimet GD. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine: Position Statement of the Society for Adolescent Medicine.Journal of Adolescent Health 2006;39:620.
Kahn JA, Slap GB, Bernstein DI, Tissot AM, Kollar LM, Hillard PA, Rosenthal SL. Personal meaning of HPV and Pap test results in adolescent and young adult women.Health Psychology 2007; 26:192-200.
Kahn JA, Lan D, Kahn RS. Sociodemographic factors associated with high-risk human papillomavirus infection.Obstetrics and Gynecology 2007;110:87-102.
Kahn JA. Human Papillomavirus and Anogenital Warts. In: Neinstein LS, Gordon G, Katzman D, Woods ER, Rosen D, Eds. Adolescent Healthcare: A Practical Guide, 5th Edition. 2007, pp.839-846.
Huppert J, Mortensen JE, Reed JL, Kahn JA, Rich KD, Miller WC, Hobbs MM. Rapid antigen detection compares favorably to transcription-mediated amplification assay for detection of T. vaginalis in young women.Clinical Infectious Diseases 2007; 45:194-98.
Kahn JA. Maximizing the potential public health impact of HPV vaccines: A focus on parents.Journal of Adolescent Health 2007;40:101-103.
Kahn JA, Burk RD. Papillomavirus vaccines in perspective.The Lancet 2007; 369:2135-7.
Tissot AM, Zimet GD, Rosenthal SL, Bernstein DI, Kahn JA. Effective strategies for HPV vaccine delivery: the views of pediatricians.Journal of Adolescent Health 2007; 41:119-125.
Kahn JA, Rosenthal SL, Tissot AM, Bernstein DI, Wetzel C, Zimet GD. Factors influencing pediatricians' intention to recommend HPV vaccines.Ambulatory Pediatrics 2007; 7:367-73.
Wetzel C, Tissot A, Kollar LM, Hillard PA, Stone R, Kahn JA. Development of an HPV Educational Protocol for Adolescents.Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology 2007; 20:281-7.
Gray SH, Austin SB, Huang B, Frazier AL, Field A, Colditz GA, Kahn JA. Predicting sexual initiation in adolescents.Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine; in press.
Weller G, Kahn JA. Human papillomavirus and cervical cytology. In: Slap GB (ed.). Adolescent Medicine: The Requisites in Pediatrics. Philadephia: Elsevier, in press.
Kahn, JA. Polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescents. In: Slap GB (ed.). Adolescent Medicine: The Requisites in Pediatrics. Philadephia: Elsevier, in press.
Widdice LE, Kahn JA. STDs -- HPV. In: The 5-Minute Ob/Gyn Clinical Consult; in press.
Zimet GD, Kahn JA, Shew M. Appropriate use of cervical cancer vaccines.Annual Review of Medicine; in press.
Professional Organization Memberships
Special Interests
Reproductive health; pediatric and adolescent gynecology; eating disorders
Editorial Positions
- Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Committees
- World Health Organization: HPV Vaccine Expert Advisory Group
- Society for Adolescent Medicine: Abstract Review Committee, Vaccination and Adolescents Committee, Program Committee for Annual Meeting
- National Network for Immunization Information: Steering Committee
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