Joel Fein MD, MPH is a Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania and an attending physician and Senior Advisor for Advocacy and Health Equity for the Division of Emergency Medicine at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). He is Co-Director of the Center for Violence Prevention at CHOP and founded the CHOP Violence Intervention Program, one of the first pediatric Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs (HVIPs) in the nation. In addition, he works with the STOP IPV team to develop and test innovative methods within the pediatric care setting to screen families for IPV and promotes safe gun storage using educational materials and safety devices provided to CHOP families. Dr. Fein, with colleagues at CHOP and Drexel University, also developed a computerized screening process for adolescents to sensitively endorse depression, suicide and other behavioral health concerns.

Nationally, Dr. Fein is an Advisory Board member of the Health Alliance for Violence Prevention (the HAVI), where he also co-leads the Research and Evaluation Workgroup. Locally, Dr. Fein is a member of the Philadelphia College of Physicians, is on the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Anti-drug Anti-Violence Network (PAAN) and has led or served on a number of citywide committees related to violence prevention. Dr. Fein has received funding from the NIH, CDC and Department of Health and Human Services and has published more than 120 peer reviewed research papers on topics including violence prevention, pain management, and mental health in the emergency setting.

Notable career achievements include:

• Founding and directing the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Center for Violence Prevention
• Serving as a national leader in applying trauma-informed care to pediatric medical settings
• Pioneering hospital-based violence prevention research
• Applying research to create sustainable, fully implemented psychosocial interventions for vulnerable youth and families