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Charles E. Irwin, M.D.

Adolescent medicine specialist

Dr. Charles E. Irwin, Jr., is chief of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. and director of Health Policy in pediatrics. He is board certified in pediatrics and adolescent medicine. In his research, he studies improving preventive health screening in clinics and the financial and structural issues that affect access to health care for adolescents.

Irwin is a graduate of Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover, N.H. and UCSF, where he completed an internship, residency and fellowship in pediatrics. He heads the National Adolescent Health Information and Innovation Center (NAHIC) and Public Policy Analysis and Education Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Health. Irwin has led the federally funded Leadership Training Program in Adolescent Health since 1977. Irwin has published more than 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts, chapters and reports on adolescent health. He is the recipient of the Adele Hofmann Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics, Outstanding Achievement Award in Adolescent Medicine from the Society for Adolescent Medicine, Swedish Medical Society's International Lectureship Award, National Center for Youth Law's Award for Research in High Risk Youth and Society for Adolescent Medicine's Hillary Millar Award for leadership of the National Adolescent Health Information Center. He is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Adolescent Health, the official journal of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine., and a distinguished professor of pediatrics at UCSF.

This doctor is accepting new patients

Clinics

Adolescent and Young Adult Clinic
400 Parnassus Ave., Second Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-2002

Adolescent Eating Disorders Clinic
400 Parnassus Ave., Second Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-2002

More about Charles E. Irwin

Education

UCSF 1971

Residencies

UCSF, Pediatrics 1973

Fellowships

UCSF, Adolescent Medicine 1977

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Adams SH, Newacheck PW, Park MJ, Brindis CD, Irwin CE. Medical home for adolescents: low attainment rates for those with mental health problems and other vulnerable groups. Acad Pediatr. 2013 Mar; 13(2):113-21.
  2. Irwin CE, Berg TD. Our global mission. J Adolesc Health. 2013 Jan; 52(1):1.
  3. Hallal PC, Irwin CE. Prospective findings from the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study. J Adolesc Health. 2012 Dec; 51(6):533-4.
  4. Hallal PC, Irwin CE. Prospective findings from the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study. J Adolesc Health. 2012 Dec; 51(6 Suppl):S1-2.
  5. Lau JS, Adams SH, Irwin CE, Ozer EM. Receipt of preventive health services in young adults. J Adolesc Health. 2013 Jan; 52(1):42-9.
  6. Catalano RF, Fagan AA, Gavin LE, Greenberg MT, Irwin CE, Ross DA, Shek DT. Worldwide application of prevention science in adolescent health. Lancet. 2012 Apr 28; 379(9826):1653-64.
  7. Bethell C, Forrest CB, Stumbo S, Gombojav N, Carle A, Irwin CE. Factors promoting or potentially impeding school success: disparities and state variations for children with special health care needs. Matern Child Health J. 2012 Apr; 16 Suppl 1:S35-43.
  8. Ozer EM, Urquhart JT, Brindis CD, Park MJ, Irwin CE. Young adult preventive health care guidelines: there but can't be found. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012 Mar; 166(3):240-7.
  9. Irwin CE, Berg TD. Improving our understanding of the prevention of human papillomavirus. J Adolesc Health. 2011 Nov; 49(5):449.
  10. Jasik CB, Adams SH, Irwin CE, Ozer E. The association of BMI status with adolescent preventive screening. Pediatrics. 2011 Aug; 128(2):e317-23.
  11. Ozer EM, Adams SH, Orrell-Valente JK, Wibbelsman CJ, Lustig JL, Millstein SG, Garber AK, Irwin CE. Does delivering preventive services in primary care reduce adolescent risky behavior? J Adolesc Health. 2011 Nov; 49(5):476-82.
  12. Park MJ, Adams SH, Irwin CE. Health care services and the transition to young adulthood: challenges and opportunities. Acad Pediatr. 2011 Mar-Apr; 11(2):115-22.
  13. Michaud PA, Berg TD, Irwin CE. The International Journal of Adolescent Health. J Adolesc Health. 2010 Nov; 47(5):421-2.
  14. Irwin CE. Young adults are worse off than adolescents. J Adolesc Health. 2010 May; 46(5):405-6.
  15. Emans SJ, Austin SB, Goodman E, Orr DP, Freeman R, Stoff D, Litt IF, Schuster MA, Haggerty R, Granger R, Irwin CE. Improving adolescent and young adult health - training the next generation of physician scientists in transdisciplinary research. J Adolesc Health. 2010 Feb; 46(2):100-9.
  16. Edman JC, Adams SH, Park MJ, Irwin CE. Who gets confidential care? Disparities in a national sample of adolescents. J Adolesc Health. 2010 Apr; 46(4):393-5.
  17. Berg TD, Irwin CE. Blind no more. J Adolesc Health. 2009 Jul; 45(1):7.
  18. Berg TD, Catalano RF, Chase-Lansdale PL, Irwin CE, Michaud PA, Orr DP, Sonenstein FL. The health and well being of adolescents in the United States, 2009. J Adolesc Health. 2009 Jul; 45(1):6.
  19. Mulye TP, Park MJ, Nelson CD, Adams SH, Irwin CE, Brindis CD. Trends in adolescent and young adult health in the United States. J Adolesc Health. 2009 Jul; 45(1):8-24.
  20. Irwin CE, Adams SH, Park MJ, Newacheck PW. Preventive care for adolescents: few get visits and fewer get services. Pediatrics. 2009 Apr; 123(4):e565-72.

Publications are derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and provided by UCSF Profiles, a service of the Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at UCSF. Researchers can make corrections and additions by logging on to UCSF Profiles.

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