Rebecca A Simmons MD
Neonatology Children's Hospital Philadelphia
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3401 Civic Center Blvd# ChildrenPhiladelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-590-1944
Fax+1 215-590-4454
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Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1986 - 1989
University of Arizona College of Medicine-TucsonResidency, Pediatrics, 1983 - 1986- University of Arizona College of MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1986 - Present
PA State Medical License 1996 - 2026
IL State Medical License 1989 - 1999
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Race and Sex Differences in Placental Lipid Metabolism are Associated with Spontaneous Early Preterm Birth.Yu-Chin Lien, Mengyuan Kan, Rita Leite, James P Garifallou, Blanca E Himes
Biology of Reproduction. 2025-04-17 - Extracellular Vesicles Alter Trophoblast Function in Pregnancies Complicated by COVID-19.Thea N Golden, Sneha Mani, Rebecca L Linn, Rita Leite, Natalie A Trigg
Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 2025-04-01 - The effect of intrauterine growth restriction on the developing pancreatic immune system.Thea N Golden, James P Garifallou, Colin C Conine, Rebecca A Simmons
Biorxiv. 2024-09-23
Press Mentions
World-First Human Brain Cell Map Shows Gene Activity ChangesNovember 1st, 2022- CHOP and Penn Medicine to Lead Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental HealthApril 12th, 2022
- New Research Hub to Address Philly's Childhood Asthma, Lead Poisoning RatesMarch 25th, 2022
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Grant Support
- Mechanisms By Which Obesity In Pregnancy Leads To Obesity In OffspringNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2010–2012
- Mechanisms By Which IUGR Leads To DiabetesNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2000–2011
- Mechanisms By Which GDM Leads To Diabetes In OffspringNational Institute On Aging2001–2005
- Regulation Of GLUT 1 Gene Expression In Fetal RatsNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1997–1998
- Regulation Of GLUT 1 Gene Expression In Fetal RatsNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1994–1996
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