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McPherson, Paul MD

Paul McPherson, MD

Director, Children At Risk Evaluation Center; Child Abuse Pediatrician

Practices/Specialties: Children at Risk Evaluation (CARE) Center

Primary Location:
Practicing in Akron |

Main Phone: 330-543-8453

ALL LOCATIONS:

Akron Children's CARE Center
Locust Professional Building
300 Locust Street
Suite 170 - Entrance on front of building
Akron, Ohio 44302
Fax: 330-543-3023
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Main Phone: 330-543-8453

Meet Paul McPherson, MD

Dr. McPherson is a child abuse pediatrician and director of the Children at Risk Evaluation Center at Akron Children’s. He’s been practicing since 2007 and with Akron Children’s since 2016. He earned his medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine (formerly MCP/Hahnemann School of Medicine) in Philadelphia, Pa. and completed a residency in pediatrics at Akron Children’s. Dr. McPherson went on to complete a fellowship in child abuse pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in child abuse pediatrics and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Ray E. Helfer Society. Additionally, Dr. McPherson is a clinical associate professor of pediatrics at Northeast Ohio Medical University. 

Education & Affiliations

Medical School:

MCP/Hahnemann School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Residency:

Pediatrics: Akron Children's, Akron, OH

Fellowship:

Child Abuse Pediatrics: Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

Board Certifications:

American Board of Pediatrics: Child Abuse Pediatrics

Associations:

  • Ray E. Helfer Society

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