About Me
Dr. Olympia is a 1996 graduate of Jefferson Medical College. He completed his General Pediatrics residency and chief residency at the DuPont Hospital for Children/Thomas Jefferson University (Wilmington, DE/Philadelphia, PA), and his Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Bronx, NYC). He has been an attending physician at the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center since 2005. He was born in Toledo, Ohio, and raised in Philadelphia, PA and Wilmington, DE.
Board Certifications:
- Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics
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Accepted Insurances
We accept a variety of health insurance plans and will submit claims on your behalf. Certain coverage restrictions may apply based on your individual benefit package.
Professional Education
- Education
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Medical School, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University - 1996
- Fellowship
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Fellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Children's Hospital at Montefiore - 2003
- Residency
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Residency, Pediatrics Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children (Delaware) - 2000
Research Interests
- Concussion
- ED resource utilization
- Effect of media (films, music, television) on children and adolescents
- Emergency and disaster preparedness
- Pediatric trauma
- Prehospital emergency care
- School-based health
- Sports medicine and orthopaedics
- Urgent care medicine
Academic Interests
- Clinical research
- Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
- Medical education and mentorship
- Sports Medicine, Concussions
- Urgent Care Medicine
Awards
- Clinical Science Master Career Mentor Award – Full Professor, Penn State College of Medicine (2021)
- Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Penn State College of Medicine (2014)
- Excellence in Education and Mentorship Award, Penn State College of Medicine (2022)
- Finalist, Healthcare Heroes Awards in the “Pediatric & Pediatric Specialties Hero” category, sponsored by Central Penn Parent magazine (2017)
- Honoree, Certificate of Achievement “Friend of School Nursing”, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Association of School Nurses and Practitioners (2020)
- Honoree, National Association of School Nurses President’s Recognition Award, sponsored by the National Association of School Nurses (2021)
- Outstanding Mentor - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine (2008)