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Nathan Jon Blum

Nathan Jon Blum MD

Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Dr. Blum is chief of the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and the principal investigator for the multi-site national Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Research Network (DBPNet). He has led DBPNet since its inception in 2010. Dr. Blum has conducted research on behavioral and pharmacological interventions for children with ADHD, ASD, and intellectual disability as well studies on the validity of screening measures and outcome measures including measures developed by the NIH Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS ®) in children with ASD. As a leader of DBPNet, he has conducted studies documenting the assessment and management practices and practice variation at DBPNet sites. Dr. Blum’s earlier studies focused on the evaluation and management of common behavioral challenges in pediatric primary care. These studies focused on sleep problems, colic, and toilet training.
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