Sheeja K. Abraham, MD
GastroenterologyPrimary Office
Nemours Children's Health, Philadelphia
Nemours Children's Health, Philadelphia
833 Chestnut St. E.
Suite 300 - Specialty Care
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Appointment:
(800) 416-4441
Other Offices
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Nemours Children's Health, Abington Nemours Children's Health, Abington 1245 Highland Ave. Suite 204 Abington, PA 19001 Appointment: (800) 416-4441
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Nemours Children's Health, Broomall Nemours Children's Health, Broomall 2932 Springfield Road Broomall, PA 19008 Appointment: (800) 416-4441
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Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware 1600 Rockland Road Wilmington, DE 19803 Appointment: (800) 416-4441
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Nemours Children's Health, Pensacola Nemours Children's Health, Pensacola 8331 N. Davis Highway Pensacola, FL 32514 Appointment: (850) 505-4700
Get to Know Me
I moved from India to Brooklyn, NY when I was eight years old. I always knew I wanted to be a doctor, my parents were in the medical field and I enjoyed science and math. Today, as a mom and a pediatrician, I find that tending to the health of children is more of a calling than job. And it’s a privilege. Children are vulnerable, and they need us.Why I Treat Children
Being around children keeps me optimistic. I love how they’re so in the moment, and they don’t let illness (even chronic illness) define them. They’re kids first and just want to do kid stuff: go to school, play, and be with their friends. Those are their goals, even if they have a serious disease.What I'm Passionate About
Being a physician is an honor and a privilege. When you put aside all the high technology tools we have, being a doctor comes down to you, the patient and family, and your eyes and ears. You can get so much information just from interacting with people. That’s something I always tell my medical students.How I Try to Make A Difference
Everyone deserves respect, and my interactions with people reflect that. When I’m treating a child, I give my undivided attention. At that moment the child is the single most important thing in my world. When a child is sick, it’s all-consuming for the whole family. It’s everyone’s issue. That’s where I come from when I interact with kids and their families.Education & Training
Fellowship
- Pediatric Gastroenterology - Mount Sinai Hospital, 1996
Internship
- Pediatrics - Weill Cornell Medical College, 1991
Residency
- Pediatrics - Weill Cornell Medical College, 1993
Medical/Dental School
- MD - State University of New York Brooklyn College of, 1990
Board Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics/General Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Gastroenterology
Awards & Recognition
- 2016 Main Line Today magazine, Top Doctors
- 2015 Main Line Today magazine, Top Doctors
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Better Health PA Kids HMO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna PPO/POS/EPO
- Amerihealth Caritas DE - PENNSYLVANIA SPECIALISTS ONLY
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Delaware HMO POS EPO
- Cigna & Great West HMO/POS/EPO
- Cigna & Great West PPO
- Cigna/Great West HMO EPO POS
- Cigna/Great West PPO
- Delaware First Health
- Delaware Medicaid/Diamond State
- Delaware Medicare
- Devon Health Services
- Fidelis Care NJ Medicaid HMO
- First Health/Affordable PPO
- Geisinger Health Plan Commercial
- Health Partners Medicaid/Kidz Partner HMO
- Highmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Delaware Traditional
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware HMO PPO POS EPO
- Highmark PA CHIP & Commercial
- Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield NJ HMO
- Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NJ PPO
- Independence Blue Cross/Amerihealth/Keystone HMO PPO
- Insurance Administrators of America
- Keystone First Medicaid HMO
- Lifetrac Transplant
- Maryland Medicaid
- Multiplan PPO
- New Jersey Medicaid
- Pennsylvania Medicaid
- Plan Vista/NPPN PPO
- Preferred Healthcare PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- Qualcare HMO/POS/PPO
- Star Healthcare Network
- Three Rivers Provider Network
- Tricare/Humana Military Health Services
- United Healthcare of the Mid-Atlantic
- UPMC MCAID/CHIP PA DE
- US Family Health Plan
- Celiac Disease
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- Feeding Disorders
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Medical Interests
- Allergic gastrointestinal disease
- Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Liver disease
- English