Standing Tall: Letting Your Noble Purpose Carry You When Adversity Tries to Break You

Speaker: 

Angela M. Ellison, MD, MSc

Louis Starr Endowed Chair in Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Vice Chair and Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine), Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Bio:

Dr. Angie Ellison is the Vice Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at Penn. She holds the Louis Starr Endowed Chair in Pediatrics at CHOP.  Rooted in her life experiences, Dr. Ellison has centered her life and career on her noble purpose which is to assure that EVERY child is provided the best opportunity to live their best life.  She executes her purpose through her leadership, research, advocacy and service.  Her research and scholarship are focused on advancing health equity and improving the diagnostic evaluation and management of complications of sickle cell disease and thrombotic events in the pediatric emergency department.  As a five-year liver transplant survivor, she is also leading studies to develop evidence-based strategies to support physicians like herself whose careers have been interrupted and challenged by life-threatening illness and/or medical events. Dr. Ellison is the nationally elected At-Large Board member representing medical subspecialties for the American Academy of Pediatrics, a professional organization composed of 67,000 general pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and surgical specialists. In this role, she provides leadership and oversight of the Academy's child health policy and health equity portfolios. Dr. Ellison is a proud graduate of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program and has been recognized in our community for her excellence in teaching, mentorship, and advocacy as a recipient of the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching at Penn, the Joanne Decker Memorial Mentor Award at CHOP and the Iris Reyes Champion of Diversity Award from the Alliance of Minority Physicians at CHOP and Penn. Her greatest joy in life has been raising her two amazing sons, Xavier and Langston, alongside her wonderful husband, Serge. In her free time, she can be found relaxing with her family at one of their favorite island destinations or bird watching the Philadelphia Eagles (Go Birds!).