Jessica A. Kahn, MD, MPH
Title
Director of Research Training
Appointment
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Email
jessica.kahn@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-2970
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
2004-present: Associate Professor of Pediatrics.
1999-present: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of
Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of
Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.
1998-1999: Assistant in Medicine, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
1998-1999: Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
1996-1998: Clinical Fellow in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
1996-1999: Adolescent Medicine Fellow, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
1992-1996: Resident and Chief Resident in Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Awards and Honors
- 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 transmitted infections
Research Grants and Contracts
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), 4/1/07-3/31/09, Community Practice leadership Group, Project leader.
World Health Organization, 4/1/07-12/31/09, Principal Investigator.
NIH, R01 AI073713, 1/15/08-1/14/12, Principal Investigator.
NIH, R01, AI076440, 7/1/08-6/30/12, Co-Investigator.
Publications, Most Recent
Kahn JA. HPV vaccination for the prevention of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. New England Journal of Medicine; in press.
Morreale RJ, Kahn JA, Butsch Kovacic M, Hegde RS, Aronow BJ, Wells SI. Insights from the transcriptional profiling of human papillomavirus infection and associated carcinogenesis. In: Yoshida K, Ed. Molecular Biology of Tumor Virus Gene Products. Kerala, India: Research Signpost, in press.
Kahn, JA. Sexual disinhibition and HPV vaccination. Journal of Adolescent Health 2008; 42:106-107.
Kollar LM, Kahn JA. Educating adolescents about HPV and HPV Vaccines. Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology October 2008;20:479-83.
Widdice LE, Kahn JA. Sexually Transmitted Disease: Human Papillomavirus. In: The 5-Minute Ob/Gyn Clinical Consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2008; 174-175.
Kahn JA. Polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescents (Chapter 23). In: Slap GB, Ed. Adolescent Medicine: The Requisites in Pediatrics. Philadephia: Elsevier, 2008;165-174.
Schneider G, Kahn JA. Human papillomavirus and cervical cytology (Chapter 27). In: Slap GB, Ed. Adolescent Medicine: The Requisites in Pediatrics. Philadephia: Elsevier; 2008:202-210.
Zimet GD, Kahn JA, Shew M. Appropriate use of cervical cancer vaccines. Annual Review of Medicine; 2008;59:223-36.
Kahn JA. Human Papillomavirus and Anogenital Warts. In: Neinstein LS et al., Eds., Handbook of Adolescent Health Care; 2008:580-583.
Kahn JA. Human Papillomavirus Infection and Anogenital Warts (Chapter 66). In: Neinstein LS, Gordon G, Katzman D, Woods ER, Rosen D, Eds. Adolescent Health Care: A Practical Guide, 5th Edition; 2008: 842-849.
Kahn JA, Ding L, Huang B, Zimet GD, Rosenthal SL, Frazier AL. Mothers’ intention for their daughters and themselves to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine: A national study of nurses. Pediatrics; in press.
Feemster KA, Winters SE, Fiks AG, Kinsman S, Kahn JA. Pediatricians’ intention to recommend human papillomavirus vaccines to 11- to 12-year-old girls postlicensing. Journal of Adolescent Health October 2008;43:408-11.
Kahn JA, Rosenthal SL, Jin Y, Huang B, Namakydoust A, Zimet GD. Rates of human papillomavirus vaccination, attitudes about vaccination, and human papillomavirus prevalence in young women. Obstetrics and Gynecology May 2008;111:1103-1110.
Kahn JA, Huang B, Gillman MW, Field AE, Austin SB, Colditz G, Frazier AL. Patterns and determinants of physical activity in U.S. adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health April 2008; 42:369-77.
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 January 2008; 162:55-59.
Kahn JA, Burk RD. Papillomavirus vaccines in perspective. The Lancet July 2007; 369:2135-7.
Kahn JA. Maximizing the potential public health impact of HPV vaccines: A focus on parents. Journal of Adolescent Health February 2007;40:101-103.
Kahn JA, Rosenthal SL, Tissot AM, Bernstein DI, Wetzel C, Zimet GD. Factors influencing pediatricians’ intention to recommend HPV vaccines. Ambulatory Pediatrics September-October 2007; 7:367-73.
Tissot AM, Zimet GD, Rosenthal SL, Bernstein DI, Kahn JA. Effective strategies for HPV vaccine delivery: the views of pediatricians. Journal of Adolescent Health August 2007; 41:119-125.
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 July 2007; 45:194-98.
Kahn JA, Lan D, Kahn RS. Sociodemographic factors associated with high-risk human papillomavirus infection. Obstetrics and Gynecology July 2007;110:87-102.
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 October 2007; 20:281-7.
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 March 2007; 26:192-200.
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
