Rebecca Philipsborn, MD MPA

Rebecca Philipsborn

Dr. Philipsborn is a general pediatrician at Emory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, practicing at Hughes Spalding Primary Care Center. Core PEHSU faculty, she serves as the Scholars Director for the Pediatric and Reproductive Health Scholars – Southeast Exposures and Disparities (PREHS-SEED) K12 program.  At Emory, she Directs the Pediatric Clerkship as well as the Climate Change and Environmental Health “thread” for medical students.  Her scholarly work focuses on understanding the influence of climate change on child health and educating our learners about climate change and environmental health.  She serves on the executive committee for the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Environmental Health and Climate Change and the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change US Working Group.  She completed medical school and residency training at Emory University, holds an MPA in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and an AB in English from Princeton University

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