- Diabetes
- Gestational diabetes
- Hyperglycemia
- Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA)
- Mature onset diabetes of the young (MODY)
- Steroid induced diabetes
- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
Emma Katherine Edmondson, MD
Diabetes
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Rodebaugh Diabetes Center
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (General Pediatrics)
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in Medicine
My education and training
- Columbia UniversityMedical School
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency
- Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship
Spoken languages
English
English
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Edmondson is a Penn Medicine physician.
Qualifications and experience
- Internal Medicine, 2019
- Pediatrics, 2019
- Academic Pediatric Association, National
- American Academy of Pediatrics, National
- American Diabetes Association, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Gregory EF, Shah RD, Michel JJ, Huballah ZH, Frederick NA, Gunturi D, Edmondson EK. Characteristics of Youth Treated With GLP-1RAs at an Integrated Weight Management Clinic , Pediatrics, 2(2): 2026,e2025074094
Laura Emmons, Wendy Yang, Taylor Lee, Patricia Y Chu, Austin Matus, Emma K Edmondson T1DX-QI Learning Session , Journal of Diabetes, 18(1): 2026,e70182
Virudachalam S, Vasan A, Edmondson E. MAHA Commission Report and Diet-Related Diseases in Youth , JAMA, 334(24): 2025,2232
Edmondson EK, Shah RD, Gregory EF. Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Youth Obesity , JAMA Pediatr, 179(9): 2025,941-942
Chu PY, Edmondson EK, Flory JH, Huang J, Hennessy S. Risk of Hypoglycemia Associated With Concomitant Use of Insulin Secretagogues and ACE Inhibitors in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review , Clin Pharmacol Ther, 117(4): 2025,1005-1011
Eugene JM, Nelson M, Neergaard R, Edmondson E, Capponi S, Herrera MC, Shea JA, Yun K, Jaffe N, Premo J, Dalembert G. Pediatrician Perspectives on Incorporating Discussion of Police Encounters Into Anticipatory Guidance for Black Youth and Their Caregivers , JAMA Pediatr, 179(3): 2025,350-352
Joshua Petimar, Christina Roberto, Jason Block, Nandita Mitra, Emily Gregory, Emma Edmondson, Laura Gibson Associations of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax with Changes in Body Mass Index in Adults , Obesity, 31(1): 2025,38-38
Gregory EF, Roberto CA, Mitra N, Edmondson EK, Petimar J, Block JP, Hettinger G, Gibson LA. The Philadelphia Beverage Tax and Pediatric Weight Outcomes , JAMA Pediatr, 179(11): 2024,46-54
Petimar J, Roberto CA, Block JP, Mitra N, Gregory EF, Edmondson EK, Hettinger G, Gibson LA. Associations of the Philadelphia sweetened beverage tax with changes in adult body weight: an interrupted time series analysis , Lancet Reg Health Am, 39(1): 2024,100906
Edmondson EK. Both Sides Now , JAMA, 332(9): 2024,707-708