The Department of Emergency Medicine at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children provides comprehensive care to children and adolescents in need of emergent or urgent care for all medical or trauma related emergencies. The Department of Emergency Medicine, a Level 1 Trauma Center, treats over 45,000 pediatric patients annually. The 9,500 sq. ft. center contains 24 examination and resuscitation rooms. The Emergency Center provides 24 hours per day/seven days per week care with board certified pediatric emergency medicine physicians in attendance at all times. Pediatric and surgical subspecialty care is available for consultation as needed.
St. Christopher’s has a critical care transport service available to referral centers 24 hours per day / 7 days per week. The team is comprised of nurses and paramedics who, under medical direction, provide basic, advanced and critical care during inter-facility transport.
Physicians who refer a patient for emergency evaluation are encouraged to speak with an attending physician by calling the dedicated Physician Referral Line.
Emergency Department Phone Numbers:
Physician Referral Line: 215-427-6812
Main Number: 215-427-5053
Administrative and Academic Office: 215-427-5369
Pediatric Critical Transport Services: 215-427-6900
Dona Chen, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
Special Training:
Residency: St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Staff Appointment: 2000
Special Interests: Dermatology, minority health
Reza Daugherty, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson Medical College
Special Training:
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University
Fellowship: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Staff Appointment: 2005
Special Interests: Airway management, C-spine injury, minor head trauma, Kawasaki Disease, tick-born illnesses, PEM Fellowship Education
Lara Ferri, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
Special Training:
Residency: St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Fellowship: St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Staff Appointment: 2005
Special Interests: Child maltreatment
Christopher J. Haines, DO , Medical Director
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Medical School: Philadelphia College
Special Training:
Residency: St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Staff Appointment: 2000
Special Interests: Dermatology, minority health
Reza Daugherty, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson Medical College
Special Training:
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University
Fellowship: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Staff Appointment: 2005
Special Interests: Airway management, C-spine injury, minor head trauma, Kawasaki Disease, tick-born illnesses, PEM Fellowship Education
Lara Ferri, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
Special Training:
Residency: St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Fellowship: St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Staff Appointment: 2005
Special Interests: Child maltreatment
Cynthia Masso, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Medical School: New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
Special Training:
Residency: St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Staff Appointment: 2005
Special Interests: Urgent care
Maria McColgan, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Arianna Minicozzi, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Medical School: New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Special Training:
Residency: North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY
Staff Appointment: 2005
Raquel Mora, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
Special Training:
Residency: The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY
Fellowship: St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Staff Appointment: 2005
Special Interests: Child maltreatment
Colette C. Mull, MD
Director, Fellowship Program
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
Special Training:
Residency: Hasbro Children’s Hospital/Brown University, Providence, RI
Fellowship: St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Staff Appointment: 2004
Special Interests: Bronchiolitis, asthma, obesity and education
Eileen Quintana, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
Special Training:
Residency: State University of New York at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
Fellowship: Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE
Staff Appointment: 2005
Special Interests:
Christopher Russo, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, NJ
Special Training:
Residency: St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Fellowship: St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Staff Appointment: 2005
Special Interests: Infectious diseases, medical student and resident/fellow education