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Jessica L. Walters, MD


  • Staff Physician, Pediatric Primary Care Center, Division of General and Community Pediatrics
  • Associate Medical Director, Pediatric Primary Care Center, Division of General and Community Pediatrics
I enjoy spending time during every visit discussing non-medical topics, such as school and what the child thinks they are good at in school or at home. By doing so I hope to foster their self-confidence and help them commit to achieving their goals.
Jessica L. Walters, MD

About

Biography

As a pediatrician, I see outpatients who have general medical issues. I enjoy spending time during every visit discussing non-medical topics, such as school and what the child thinks they are good at in school or at home. By doing so I hope to foster their self-confidence and help them commit to achieving their goals.

I was inspired to become a physician by my mom, who worked as a hematology nurse at Cincinnati Children’s. I was able to see her bond with her patients and how much she enjoyed working with children.

For four summers, I had the opportunity to work at Cincinnati Children's doing research while in college and medical school. During this time, I shadowed different pediatricians and attended conferences where I could see the benefit of working in a large academic center.

During my residency training, I enjoyed the afternoons that I spent in continuity clinic the most. Residents work in the continuity clinic one day each week for the three years of their residency, and it demonstrated for me that outpatient pediatrics was my best fit. I love being able to get to know a family and watch their children grow into young adults!

I received Cincinnati Children’s Hidden Gem Award in 2020, and the Raymond Baker Teaching Award for the academic year 2017-2018 from the Cincinnati Pediatric Society.

I love spending my free time with my family outdoors, hiking or camping.

MD: Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, 2014.

Residency: Thomas Jefferson University/AI DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, 2017.

Certification: Pediatric, 2017.

Services and Specialties

General and Community Pediatrics

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Publications

Post-Discharge Remote Patient Monitoring for Children Hospitalized with Acute Asthma Exacerbations. Walters, J; Denker, K; Curry, S; Burkhardt, MC. Academic Pediatrics. 2024; 24:373-375.

Seventy-Two-Hour Reutilization After Telemedicine Visits in Academic Pediatric Primary Care. Reilly, K; Walters, J; Xu, Y; Burkhardt, MC. Clinical Pediatrics. 2023; 62:1537-1542.

An Assessment of a Socioeconomic Risk Screening Tool for Telemedicine Encounters in Pediatric Primary Care: A Pilot Study. Ireson, E; Burkhardt, MC; DeBlasio, D; Xu, Y; Walters, J; Johnson, T; Klein, M. Clinical Pediatrics. 2023; 62:349-355.

Integration and Impact of Telemedicine in Underserved Pediatric Primary Care. Walters, J; Johnson, T; DeBlasio, D; Klein, M; Sikora, K; Reilly, K; Hutzel-Dunham, E; White, C; Xu, Y; Burkhardt, MC. Clinical Pediatrics. 2021; 60:452-458.

Telehealth in Primary Care: Meeting Patient and Family Needs. Johnson, TM; Sikora, K; Reilly, K; Hutzel-Dunham, E; White, C; DeBlasio, N; Burkhardt, MC; Klein, M; Walters, J. Pediatrics. 2021; 147:985-986.

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4.6
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