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Office
1000 E Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23298Phone+1 804-628-0189Fax+1 804-628-5847
Summary
- Dr. Philip Kum-Nji is a pediatrician in Richmond, VA and is affiliated with Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU. He received his medical degree from University of Yaounde I, Cameroon. He is experienced in environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco smoke pollution, newborn circumcision, and frenotomy . He has published numerous articles on the health effects of smoking exposure on child health.
Education & Training
- University of TennesseeResidency, Pediatrics, 1991 - 1994
- Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical MedicineResidency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 1985 - 1988
- University of Tulane School of Public HealthM.P.H., Epidemiology, 1985 - 1986
- University of Yaounde IClass of 1977
- Cameroon College of Arts, Science and Technology, Bambili (Affiliated with the University of London)General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level, Biology, Chemistry, & Physics, 1970 - 1971
Certifications & Licensure
- VA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
- PA State Medical License 1994 - 2004
- TN State Medical License 1997 - 2002
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Medicine Clerkship Preceptor Award for 3rd Year Medical Students Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2001-2003
- Fellow American Academy of Pediatrics, 1995
- Best Resident Research Paper Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, 1994
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 26 citationsTobacco smoke exposure is an independent predictor of vitamin D deficiency in US children.Benjamin U. Nwosu, Philip Kum-Nji
Plos One. 2018-10-08 - 55 citationsEfficacy and safety of pantoprazole delayed-release granules for oral suspension in a placebo-controlled treatment-withdrawal study in infants 1-11 months old with sym...Harland S. Winter, Philip Kum-Nji, Suleman H Mahomedy, Jaroslaw Kierkus, Michelle Hinz
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2010-06-01 - 12 citationsTobacco smoke exposure as a risk factor for human papillomavirus infections in women 18-26 years old in the United States.Philip Kum-Nji, Linda Meloy, Lori Keyser-Marcus
Plos One. 2019-10-30
Journal Articles
- From Private Practice To Academia: The Experience of a General Academic PediatricianPhilip Kum-Nji, Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 11/15/2023
- Doctor-diagnosed sleep disorders in the United States: Prevalence and impact of tobacco smoke exposure and vitamin D deficiency. A population-based studyPhilip Kum-Nji, Samuel Taylor, Bah Tanwi, Frontiers in Sleep, 4/20/2023
- Group B Streptococcal Colonization and Intrapartum Antibiotic Antibiotic: Why a Vaccine is Urgently NeededPhilip Kum-Nji, J Vaccines Vaccin, 10/30/2020
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Abstracts/Posters
- Is Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure a Risk Factor for Acute Gastroenteritis? Pilot Findings in Two Disparate Population in Time and Place.Kum-Nji P, Meloy L, PAS Meeting, Honululu, HI, 1/4/2008
- Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Exposure: Screening, Counseling, Documentation, and Use of Health Services in a Resident Pediatric Practice Clinic.Kum-Nji P, Meloy L, PAS Meeting, 1/6/2007
- Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Exposure: Screening, Counseling, Documentation, and Use of Health Services in a Resident Pediatric Practice.Kum-Nji P, PAS Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 1/3/2007
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Lectures
- Are We Smoking Away Our Children's Lives? Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Exposure and its Role in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)South Side Regional Medical Center, Emporia, VA - 1/19/2007
- Environmental Tobacco Smoke and the Use of Health Services by Young Children.Virginia Commonwealth University - 1/11/2007
- Diagnosis of Obesity in ChildrenVirginia Beach, VA - 1/15/2004
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Other
- Is Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure a Risk Factor for Acute Gastroenteritis? Pilot Findings in Two Disparate Population in Time and Place.Kum-Nji P, Meloy L
http://www.abstracts2view.com/pas/view.php?nu=PAS08L1_1369
Committees
- Member, Member IRB, VCU School of Medicine, Richmond, VA 2010 - 2016
- Member, Medical Records Committee, MCV Hospital Richmond, VA 2005 - 2014
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- French
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