Zoe Bouchelle, MD (she/her) is a General Pediatrician at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a fellow in the National Clinician Scholars Program at the University of Pennsylvania, currently obtaining her Master’s of Science in Health Policy Research. Dr. Bouchelle is passionate about engaging in practice-based and policy-focused research and implementation work that reduces the negative effects of poverty on the health and well-being of children and families. Her current work focuses on programs and policies that provide income support to families, including through tax credits, cash transfers, and clinic-based financial services. She also does work on social needs screening and resource referral in the health care setting.
Prior work focused on the role of mobile health clinics in medically under resourced communities, care fragmentation for children in foster care, and disparities in pediatric obesity. Dr. Bouchelle received her MD from Harvard Medical School. She completed residency training in Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where she also served as Chief Resident.