Nicole Cifra, MD, MPH, MHPEd
@drnicolec.bsky.social
Adolescent medicine faculty at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/University of Pennsylvania
Interests: #EatingDisorders and malnutrition, #SciComm & #MedEd. Posts ≠ med advice/views mine.
Interests: #EatingDisorders and malnutrition, #SciComm & #MedEd. Posts ≠ med advice/views mine.
I AM SO STRESSED. #strangerthingsfinale
January 1, 2026 at 2:31 AM
I AM SO STRESSED. #strangerthingsfinale
Toddlers when trying to give eye drops. 😂
December 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Toddlers when trying to give eye drops. 😂
I just came across this podcast and would highly recommend for anyone treating patients with severe and enduring eating disorders. Dr. Tan’s work does not have the place it deserves in today’s conversation about these ethical questions.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Jacinta Tan on anorexia nervosa and the mind
Podcast Episode · The Life Scientific · 06/07/2022 · 29m
podcasts.apple.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I just came across this podcast and would highly recommend for anyone treating patients with severe and enduring eating disorders. Dr. Tan’s work does not have the place it deserves in today’s conversation about these ethical questions.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Less than 50% fill rate for adolescent medicine this year. Makes me sad and worried for our field and our patients. 😢
December 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Less than 50% fill rate for adolescent medicine this year. Makes me sad and worried for our field and our patients. 😢
I would really appreciate it if people didn’t talk about childrens’ body sizes this holiday season! Also spoiler alert children, teens and young adults should be gaining weight!
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I would really appreciate it if people didn’t talk about childrens’ body sizes this holiday season! Also spoiler alert children, teens and young adults should be gaining weight!
Reposted by Nicole Cifra, MD, MPH, MHPEd
In case you’re wondering, it’s barely fall & our children’s hospital is already almost always full with kids boarding in the ER.
And the pediatric workforce is stretched thin.
Our system does not have the capacity to care for the influx of vaccine preventable diseases that is coming.
And the pediatric workforce is stretched thin.
Our system does not have the capacity to care for the influx of vaccine preventable diseases that is coming.
September 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
In case you’re wondering, it’s barely fall & our children’s hospital is already almost always full with kids boarding in the ER.
And the pediatric workforce is stretched thin.
Our system does not have the capacity to care for the influx of vaccine preventable diseases that is coming.
And the pediatric workforce is stretched thin.
Our system does not have the capacity to care for the influx of vaccine preventable diseases that is coming.
Come to our webinar with the Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine on severe and enduring eating disorders.
#eatingdisorders
adolescenthealth.org/sahm-annual-...
#eatingdisorders
adolescenthealth.org/sahm-annual-...
SAHM Annual Meeting: Virtual Workshops – SAHM
adolescenthealth.org
September 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Come to our webinar with the Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine on severe and enduring eating disorders.
#eatingdisorders
adolescenthealth.org/sahm-annual-...
#eatingdisorders
adolescenthealth.org/sahm-annual-...
It is absolutely infuriating and depressing to see lifesaving medical interventions thrown in the garbage.
September 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
It is absolutely infuriating and depressing to see lifesaving medical interventions thrown in the garbage.
Law enforcement! If you ever are involved in rescuing a severely malnourished child from an abusive environment, please do not give them a lot of food. They are likely at risk of refeeding syndrome and should be given nutrition in the hospital setting.
August 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Law enforcement! If you ever are involved in rescuing a severely malnourished child from an abusive environment, please do not give them a lot of food. They are likely at risk of refeeding syndrome and should be given nutrition in the hospital setting.
There are two types of MOCA people. Those that wait until 11PM the night before a cycle ends to start questions and those that do them within 24 hours of getting the email. 😂
July 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
There are two types of MOCA people. Those that wait until 11PM the night before a cycle ends to start questions and those that do them within 24 hours of getting the email. 😂
Calculating goal weights! #ICED2025
a man is standing in front of a white board with math equations on it .
ALT: a man is standing in front of a white board with math equations on it .
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May 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Calculating goal weights! #ICED2025
That 20mm ovarian “cyst” is likely a dominant follicle. Please don’t assume this is the source of abdominal pain or tell patients/families it must be removed. Everything isn’t the fault of the ovaries/uterus.
May 7, 2025 at 2:33 AM
That 20mm ovarian “cyst” is likely a dominant follicle. Please don’t assume this is the source of abdominal pain or tell patients/families it must be removed. Everything isn’t the fault of the ovaries/uterus.
A common misconception about #eatingdisorders is that a desire for thinness is the inciting factor.
In reality, weight loss of any kind, regardless of reason, is often how it starts. It could be do to an illness, surgery, etc. In a genetically vulnerable person, this can start an eating disorder.
In reality, weight loss of any kind, regardless of reason, is often how it starts. It could be do to an illness, surgery, etc. In a genetically vulnerable person, this can start an eating disorder.
April 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A common misconception about #eatingdisorders is that a desire for thinness is the inciting factor.
In reality, weight loss of any kind, regardless of reason, is often how it starts. It could be do to an illness, surgery, etc. In a genetically vulnerable person, this can start an eating disorder.
In reality, weight loss of any kind, regardless of reason, is often how it starts. It could be do to an illness, surgery, etc. In a genetically vulnerable person, this can start an eating disorder.
Excited to share this publication! www.jpeds.com/article/S002...
(re Letter to the Editor on Caffeinated Culture: Youth Heart Health in the Age of Energy Drinks)
We thank Ms. Yang for her interest in our work and her perspective as a member of
the highly targeted youth population. We appreciate her recognition of the need for
youth-initiated changes in the cur...
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March 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Excited to share this publication! www.jpeds.com/article/S002...
You know what my favorite part of my job is? Discharging patients from my practice. I love it when they don’t need me anymore. I have a whole “see you at Wegmans and feel free to send life updates if you want” speech and it’s the best. #eatingdisorders
March 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
You know what my favorite part of my job is? Discharging patients from my practice. I love it when they don’t need me anymore. I have a whole “see you at Wegmans and feel free to send life updates if you want” speech and it’s the best. #eatingdisorders
Amenorrhea in athletes should never be normalized. Ever.
March 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Amenorrhea in athletes should never be normalized. Ever.
Why does Tom Brady have to be here?
February 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Why does Tom Brady have to be here?
For those who need it.
February 1, 2025 at 2:13 AM
For those who need it.
I am furious.
February 1, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I am furious.