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Natalie Laub, MD

Dr. Laub is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UCSD. She is board certified in General Pediatrics and Child Abuse Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. She completed residency at the Boston Combined Residency Program and then pursued her fellowship training in Child Abuse Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. During this she also obtained a Masters in Science and Health Policy Research. Dr Laub’s research interests include improving health care delivery models for children who are victims of abuse, utilizing clinical decision support tools to detect victims of abuse and improving recognition and response for drug exposed children. She has published multiple articles, book chapters and reviews on the subject of Child Abuse and Neglect. She also has an interest in medical education and serves as the Program Director for the Child Abuse Pediatrics Fellowship  as well as Associate Program Director for the Pediatric Residency Program at UC San Diego School of Medicine.

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Education

Undergraduate: Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Creighton University, Omaha Nebraska
Medial Degree: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Nebraska
Master Degree: University of Pennsylvania
Residency: Pediatrics, Boston Combined Residency Program, Boston, MA
Fellowship: Child Abuse Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Special Certifications:

  • Board Certified in Pediatrics
  • Board Certified in Child Abuse Pediatrics

Scholarly Work

Areas of Interest

  • Child Abuse
  • Telemedicine
  • Drug Ingestions
  • Medical Education

Most Relevant Publications

  1. Rebbe R, Huang JS, Kuelbs CL, Laub N, Lanier P, Putnam-Hornstein E. Pediatric Self-Harm Injuries and Child Protection Histories. J Pediatr. 2025 Aug;283:114619. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114619. Epub 2025 Apr 23. PMID: 40280468; PMCID: PMC12276971.

  2. Kruczek S, Dubinin A, Laub N. Gonococcal Conjunctivitis in Prepubertal Children. Child Maltreat. 2025 Nov;30(4):673-677. doi: 10.1177/10775595251328692. Epub 2025 Mar 18. PMID: 40103296; PMCID: PMC12495102.

  3. Breeden K, Christian CW, Wood JN, Binenbaum G, Lindberg DM, Bachim A, Bressler CJ, Frasier L, Frazier T, Johnson NR, Laub N, Letson MM, Ruiz-Maldonado T, Valente M, Kiely J, Leonard J, Henry MK. Ophthalmology Examinations in Children With Skull Fractures and Underlying Focal Hemorrhage. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2025 Jun 1;41(6):407-414. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003334. Epub 2025 Mar 12. PMID: 40071580; PMCID: PMC12272558.

  4. Alpert E, Wood JN, Shults J, Lindberg DM, Campbell KA, Bhatia A, Anderst JD, Bachim A, Berger RP, Brink FW, Frasier LD, Harper NS, Laub N, Melville J, Leonard J, Henry MK. Variation in Use of Neuroimaging in the Care of Infants Undergoing Subspecialty Evaluations for Abuse: A Multicenter Study. Acad Pediatr. 2025 Mar;25(2):102597. Doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2024.10.009. Epub 2024 Oct 28. PMID: 39490894; PMCID: PMC12306380.

  5. McNamara CR, Wood JN, Lindberg D, Campbell KA, Poston S, Valente M, Antonucci M, Wolford J, Coombs C, Sahud H, Clarke J, Brink FW, Bachim A, Frasier LD, Harper NS, Melville JD, Laub N, Anderst J, Berger RP. Yield of skeletal surveys in national network of child abuse pediatricians: Age is key. Child Abuse Negl. 2024 Nov;157:106992. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106992. Epub 2024 Sep 18. PMID: 39299062; PMCID: PMC12279384.

  6. Sara Golden, Mario Bialostozky, Karen Yaphockun, Andrew Richardson, Natalie Laub; Clinical Presentations of Children Exposed to Fentanyl in Their Lived Environments. Pediatrics Open Science September 2025; 1 (3): 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1542/pedsos.2024-000363

  7. Zhao AT, Laub N, He J, Yu Y, Spiller A, Binenbaum G. Evaluation of an Association between COVID-19 and Retinal Hemorrhage in Children. Ophthalmology. 2026 Jan;133(1):136-142. Doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2025.08.012. Epub 2025 Aug 22. PMID: 40850347.

  8. Henry MK, Berger RP, Feudtner C, Lindberg DM, Campbell KA, Huang J, Anderst J, Bachim A, Brink FW, Frasier L, Harper N, Laub N, Melville J, Kiely J, Sommers SW, Vaughn P, Leonard J, Wood JN. Intracranial injuries in asymptomatic infants undergoing subspecialty evaluation for physical abuse: A multicenter study. Acad Pediatr. 2026 Mar 14:103294. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2026.103294. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41839328.

  9. Batista L, Wood JN, Ruiz-Maldonado TM, Henry MK, Leonard J, Bachim A, Anderst JD, Brink FW, Sahud HB, Frasier LD, Harper NS, Laub N, Bressler CJ, Lindberg DM. Yield of injury testing for contacts of children evaluated for physical abuse. Child Abuse Negl. 2026 Apr;174:107950. Doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107950. Epub 2026 Feb 25. PMID: 41747448; PMCID: PMC12977195.

  10. Laub, N., Agarwal, A. K., Shi, C., Sjamsu, A., & Chaiyachati, K. (2022). Delivering urgent care using telemedicine: insights from experienced clinicians at academic medical centers. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 37(4), 707-713.

  11. Dubinin, A., Bialostozky, M., Richardson, A., & Laub, N. (2023). Presentation, Management, and Child Protective Service Reporting of Children Who Test Positive for Cannabis in an Emergency Room Setting. Pediatric Emergency Care, 10-1097.

  12. Raffa, B. J., Schilling, S., Henry, M. K., Ritter, V., Bennett, C. E., Huang, J. S., & Laub, N. (2023). Ingestion of illicit substances by young children before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. JAMA Network Open, 6(4), e239549-e239549.

  13. Bernstein, J. D., Kruczek, S., Laub, N., & Carvalho, D. (2023). Extensive tongue laceration in an edentulous infant: is it child abuse?. Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 01455613221149803.

  14. Rebbe, R., Malicki, D., Siddiqi, N., Huang, J. S., Putnam-Hornstein, E., & Laub, N. (2024). Child Protection System Interactions for Children With Positive Urine Screens for Illicit Drugs. JAMA Network Open, 7(3), e243133-e243133.

5 most Relevant Peer-Reviewed Presentations

  1. Invited Speaker: UCSD Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds. Disparities in care amongst children with diabetes 2024

  2. Invited Speaker: UCSD Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds. Tending a Broken Heart- CPS outcomes for children with congenital heart disease 2025

  3. Invited Speaker: PAS International Meeting, Oral Presentation CPS outcomes for children with complex chronic conditions. 2025

  4. Invited speaker: American Medical Athletic Association Meeting, Boston MA. Keynote Presentation: “Exercise and its mitigating effects of childhood trauma on the developing brain” 2016

  5. Invited Speaker: Pediatric Surgical and Trauma Conference. Philadelphia PA. Keynote Presentation: “Overcoming vicarious trauma” 2017
  6. Invited Spearer: Trauma Grand Rounds, Reading PA. Grand Rounds Title: “Child Abuse and Neglect: The ABC’s”
  7. Invited Speaker: Helfer Society International Meeting, Nashville TN. Platform Presentation:“The impact of child abuse clinical pathways on disparities in evaluation with infants presenting with high risk injuries 2019
  8. Invited Speaker: PAS international meeting, Toronto CA. Platform Presentation Perceptions of parents and adolescents of the use of telemedicine for the child sexual abuse examination 2019

Professional Activities

Teaching

  • Program Director-Child Abuse Pediatrics
  • Associate Program Director Pediatric Residency
  • Co-Creator of CAP-ED, a national educational platform for child abuse pediatrics fellows
  • Helfer Lab Coordinator, a monthly virtual event for fellows and faculty to present their research
  • Lecturer, UCSD Resident noon conference, Rady Children’s Trauma nurse orientation, Oregon Child Abuse Solutions training, Project ECHO
  • Coordinator, fellowship journal club

 Advocacy

  • Co-Founder Pear Center
  • Member, Ray Helfer Society
  • Member, International Society for Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect

 Service

  • Peer Reviewer for Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect and Academic Pediatrics
  • Member-UCSD Clinical and Educational Task force