Heather Herson Burris MD MPH
Professor of Pediatrics and Attending Neonatologist at the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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3400 Spruce StFl 8Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Summary
- Dr. Heather Burris is a neonatologist in Philadelphia, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She received her medical degree from Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and has been in practice 14 years. She is experienced in neonatology and newborn care. She has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 2003 - 2006
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2005 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2006 - 2023
CT State Medical License 2009 - 2014
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Correction: National Variation in Black Immigrant Preterm Births and the Role of County-Level Social Factors.Ozi Amuzie, Joshua Radack, Nancy Yang, Alejandra Barreto, Daria Murosko
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2025-12-01 - National Variation in Black Immigrant Preterm Births and the Role of County-Level Social Factors.Ozi Amuzie, Joshua Radack, Nancy Yang, Alejandra Barreto, Daria Murosko
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2025-12-01 - Correction to: Clinician-reported childbirth outcomes, patient-reported childbirth trauma, and risk for postpartum depression.Rebecca Waller, Sara L Kornfield, Lauren K White, Barbara H Chaiyachati, Ran Barzilay
Archives of Women's Mental Health. 2025-10-01
Journal Articles
- Changes in Preterm Birth Phenotypes and Stillbirth at 2 Philadelphia Hospitals During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic, March-June 2020Scott A Lorch, Heather H Burris, JAMA
Press Mentions
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Demonstrate That Doula and Midwife Support for Mothers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Improves Postpartum CareJune 17th, 2025- EBNEO COMMENTARY: Parent-Guided Developmental Intervention for Infants with Very Low Birth WeightJanuary 19th, 2025
- $50 Million NIH Grant Funds CHOP and Penn Medicine Research on Environmental Impact on Pregnancy and Child HealthOctober 9th, 2023
Grant Support
- Postpartum Care in the NICU (PeliCaN), a cluster RCT of doula support and healthcare navigationCHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA2026–2031
- Penn-CHOP ECHOUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2023–2030
- The Role of Neighborhood Greenspace in reducing Risk of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, Chronic Hypertension, and Racial Disparities in Maternal MorbidityUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2022–2026
- The Role of Neighborhood Greenspace in reducing Risk of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, Chronic Hypertension, and Racial Disparities in Maternal MorbidityUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2022–2026
- Penn-CHOP ECHOUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2023–2025
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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