Dr. Jessie Allan, MD, is a pediatric hospitalist for Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Clinically, Dr. Allan cares for patients in the newborn and intermediate care nurseries, as well as on acute inpatient floors at Stanford Children’s Hospital. She is interested in neonatal medicine and has worked to minimize unnecessary interventions in infants, including research on early-onset sepsis which was awarded the 2019 Top Research Article by Hospital Pediatrics.  

Beyond her clinical roles, Dr. Allan is most passionate about gender equity in medicine and serves on the Steering Committee of the non-profit organization Women In Medicine ®. She is the co-founder and immediate past chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Section on Hospital Medicine (SOHM), Women in Pediatric Hospital Medicine sub-committee which serves over 500 pediatric hospitalists and was awarded the 2022 AAP Collaborative Impact Award. Dr. Allan has published on the presence of gender bias and underrepresentation of women in leadership and scholarly activities in Pediatrics. Her research has been recognized with awards such as top article and top research abstract. Dr. Allan has spoken at institutions around the country on gender equity in Pediatrics and was a 2022 Women In Medicine #SheForShe nominee. Dr. Allan is the chair-elect of the AAP Section of Hospital, serving over 5,000 pediatric hospitalists, and aims to continue the Section’s mission of inclusivity.

Dr. Allan is a strong advocate for pediatric hospitalists and women in medicine via social media channels. She was the inaugural Social Media Editor for the Women In Medicine Summit Conference which reached 48 million impressions in one weekend. She is currently the Assistant Digital Media Editor for Hospital Pediatrics and serves on the journal’s editorial board.

Dr. Allan lives in the Bay Area with her husband and two school aged daughters. She grew up in Syracuse, NY and attended Cornell University. She made the trek out west for medical school at University of California, San Francisco and completed pediatric residency at Stanford Children’s Hospital. She enjoys long-distance running and has remained loyal to her New York sports teams, including the Buffalo Bills.