Dr. Grayton Downing is originally from Delaware but received her undergraduate degree just down the street at Haverford College, where she played women’s lacrosse and majored in biology while minoring in psychology. After undergrad, she attended Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. While at Sidney Kimmel, Dr. Downing was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honors society and the Hobart Amory Hare Medical Honors Society. 

After medical school, Dr. Downing completed her pediatric residency at Nemours Children’s Hospital/Thomas Jefferson University. During her residency, she was on the Jefferson academic honor roll, and upon graduation, she was awarded the Matthew J. McDermott Award for dedication to all children in primary care as selected by primary care faculty. 

Dr. Downing has always known she wanted to be a pediatrician and values caring for the whole family. She has a passion for working with newborns and first-time families as well as adolescents. She will be working with Advocare Newborn Network and also Advocare Main Line Pediatrics in their Narberth and Malvern offices. 

Dr. Downing lives on the Main Line with her dog and her husband. In her free time, she loves exploring the local parks with her dog, running, baking, and enjoying local coffee shops. She is so grateful to be joining the Advocare team and cannot wait to help care for you and your family.