James M Callahan, MD, FAAP, FACEP

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics,

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Director of Medical Education,

Division of Emergency Medicine,

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Dr. Callahan is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of St. Lawrence University and the College of Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY. He completed a residency in pediatrics and served as Chief Resident Physician at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He worked as a general pediatrician in the Adirondack Mountains for three years before returning to The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to complete a Fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and serve as a Fellow in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. He has held faculty appointments at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the Ohio State University College of Medicine and SUNY Upstate Medical University.

Dr. Callahan was appointed to the position of Director of Medical Education for the Division of Emergency Medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 2006. He also serves as an Associate Residency Director in the Department of Pediatrics. He is Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

He has authored articles in several peer-reviewed journals, over twenty book chapters on topics related to Pediatric Emergency Medicine and was the Co-Editor of the February 2002 edition of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. His current research interests include mild head injuries, mild traumatic brain injury (concussions) in children and adolescents, immunization practices in emergency departments, and prehospital care for children. He was a member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Expert Panel which developed the CDC’s Head’s Up: Concussion in Youth Sports program.

Dr. Callahan is a member of the National Steering Committee for the American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals (PEPP) program and Editor of the new BLS PEPP Textbook. He also serves on the Pediatric Committee and formerly served on the Emergency Medical Services Committee of the American College of Emergency Physicians. He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics PREP – EM Editorial Board and a reviewer for five refereed journals pertaining to pediatrics and emergency medicine.