Scott Andrew Lorch, MD, MSCE

Neonatology and Newborn Services
Independent provider
Sees newborns through age 1 month
Neonatology and Newborn Services HUP
Call 215-662-3228

About me

  • Associate Chair and Director of Clinical and Epidemiological Research, Division of Neonatology, CHOP
  • Kristine Sandberg Knisely Professor in Neonatology

My education and training

  • Medical School: Northwestern University
  • Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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.

Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Lorch is an independent physician who is not employed by Penn Medicine.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Lorch SA, Baiocchi M, Ahlberg CE, Small, DS The differential impact of delivery hospital on the outcomes of premature infants , Pediatrics, 130(2): 2012,270-278

Lorch SA, Srinivas SK, Ahlberg C, Small DS The impact of obstetric unit closures on maternal and infant pregnancy outcomes , Health Serv Res, 48(2 Pt 1): 2013,455-75

Lorch SA Quality measurements in pediatrics: What do they assess? , JAMA Pediatr, 167(1): 2013,89-90

Lorch SA, Kroelinger CD, Ahlberg C, Barfield WD Factors that mediate racial/ethnic disparities in US fetal death rates , Am J Pub Health, 102(10): 2012,1902-1910

Lorch SA, Maheshwari P, Even-Shoshan O The impact of certificate of need programs on neonatal intensive care units , J Perinatol, 32(1): 2012,39-44

Goyal N, Fager C, Lorch SA Adherence to discharge guidelines for late-preterm newborns , Pediatrics, 128(1): 2011,62-71

Tucker Edmonds B, Fager C, Srinivas S, Lorch SA Racial and ethnic differences in use of intubation for periviable neonates , Pediatrics, 127(5): 2011,e1120-e1127

Lorch SA, Baiocchi M, Silber JH, Even-Shoshan, O, Escobar GJ, Small DS The role of outpatient facilities in explaining variations in risk-adjusted readmission rates between hospitals , Health Serv Res, 45(1): 2010,24-41

Lorch SA, Wade KC, Bakewell-Sachs S, Medoff-Cooper B, Escobar GJ, Silber JH Racial differences in the use of respiratory medications in premature infants after discharge from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit , J Pediatr, 151(6): 2007,604-610

Lorch SA, Silber JH, Even-Shoshan O, Millman A Use of prolonged travel to improve pediatric risk-adjustment models , Health Serv Res, 44(2 Part I): 2009,519-541