Senior Fellow

Shelby Davies, MD

  • Assistant Professor, Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine

Shelby Davies, MD (she/her/hers) is an Attending Physician in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Davies provides general adolescent medical care on the inpatient adolescent medical unit, specialized outpatient adolescent medical care at the Adolescent Special Care (ASC) Center, and outpatient adolescent primary care at Karabots Pediatric Care Center. She also provides general adolescent medical care at Covenant House, PA, a youth shelter located in Philadelphia. Dr. Davies is passionate about advocating for social justice through patient care, education, and research. Her current research focuses on the physical and emotional experiences of menstruation among adolescents and young adults, with a specific emphasis on unique experiences of adolescents with decreased access to adequate menstrual health and hygiene practices.

Dr. Davies received her medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. She completed her pediatric training at the Residency Program in Social Pediatrics at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in The Bronx, New York, which provides pediatric medical training focused on the health of underserved urban children in the context of the community. She most recently completed her Adolescent Medicine Fellowship in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

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