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Adolescent Medicine

Lea E. Widdice, MD

Title

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Email

lea.widdice@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-4681

Fax

513-636-1129

Credentials

MD: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, 2000.

Residency: Pediatrics, Boston Floating Hospital, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, 2003.

Fellowship: Adolescent Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 2006.

Awards and Honors

Oliver Smith Award, bestowed by a patient or family member to a hospital employee to honor compassion for those in need, 2002.

Publications, Most Recent

Widdice, L.E.; Cornell, J.L.; Liang, W.; Halpern-Felsher, B.L.: Having Sex and Condom Use: Potential Risks and Benefits Reported by Young, Sexually Inexperienced Adolescents.J Adolesc Health, 2006; 39(4):588-95.

Widdice, L.E.; Kahn, J.A.: Using the New HPV Vaccines in Clinical Practice.Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 2006; 73(10): 929-935.

Professional Organization Memberships

Society for Adolescent Medicine

American Academy of Pediatrics

Special Interests

  • Reproductive health for young men and women
  • Eating disorders
  • Chronic pain
  • HPV

Presentations, Most Recent

Widdice, L.E.; Cornell, J.L.; Liang, W.; Halpern-Felsher, B.L.: Teens Tell Us the Risks and Benefits of Having Sex. Platform Presentation, Society for Adolescent Medicine Annual Meeting; 2005; Los Angeles, CA.

Widdice, L.E.; Cornell, J.; Liang, W.; Halpern-Felsher, B.: Deciding To Have Safe Sex? What Are the Risks and Benefits According to Young Teens? Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting; 2005; Washington, DC.

Widdice L.E., Halpern-Felsher, B.: Do teens care more about pregnancy or STD / HIV? Presented at the Society for Adolescent Medicine Annual Meeting; 2006; Boston, MA.

Widdice, L.E.; Farhat, S.; Ma, Y.; Goodwin-deMedina, C.; Hanson, E.; Jonte, J.; Simington, J.; Jay, J.; Miller-Benningfield, S.; Moscicki, A.B.: Comparison of Natural History of HPV Using Self-Obtained Vaginal Swabs Versus Clinician-Collected Cervical Samples. Presented at the 23rd International Papillomavirus Conference; September 2006; Prague, Czech Republic.

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