Behavioral Consult

Barbara J. Howard, M.D., is assistant professor of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, and creator of CHADIS (www.CHADIS.com).

Michael S. Jellinek, M.D., is professor of psychiatry and of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, Boston. He is also president of Newton (Mass.) Wellesley Hospital.

Beyond the White Coat

Kevin T. Powell, M.D., PhD, practices as a hospitalist at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center in St. Louis, Mo. He is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Saint Louis University. He is also Listserv moderator for the AAP Section on Hospital Medicine and is a member of the Law and Bioethics Affinity Group of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities.

ID Consult

Mary Anne Jackson, M.D., is chief of pediatric infectious diseases at Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Mo., and professor of pediatrics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Christopher J. Harrison, M.D., is a professor of pediatrics and pediatric infectious diseases at Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, Mo.

Michael E. Pichichero, M.D., a specialist in pediatric infectious diseases, is director of the Rochester (N.Y.) General Research Institute.

Stephen I. Pelton, M.D., is chief of pediatric infectious disease and also is the coordinator of the maternal-child HIV program at Boston Medical Center. 

Bonnie M. Word, M.D., is a pediatric infectious disease specialist and director of the Houston Travel Medicine Clinic.

KidCentric

"KidCentric" offers an insider's perspective on the news and practice trends in pediatrics from the staff of Pediatric News as they report from meetings across the United States and around the world.

Letters From Maine

William G. Wilkoff, M.D., practices general pediatrics in a multispecialty group practice in Brunswick, Maine.

Needles

David L. Hill, M.D, FAAP is vice president of Cape Fear Pediatrics in Wilmington, NC and is an adjunct assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is Program Director for the AAP Council on Communications and Media and an executive committee member of the North Carolina Pediatric Society. He has recorded commentaries for NPR's All Things Considered and provided content for various print, television and Internet outlets. Dr. Hill's first book, Dad to Dad: Parenting Like A Pro will be available starting in April 2012 from AAP Publishing.

Passport to Pediatrics

Passport to Pediatrics features pediatricians who are leading the way in improving child health internationally. The international child health efforts by pediatricians featured in this column are mainly those coordinated through the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on International Child Health.

Practical Parenting

Dr. Lee Savio Beers is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Children’s National Medical Center and The George Washington University Medical Center. She is the Director of the Healthy Generations Program, a "teen-tot" program providing comprehensive medical care, case management and mental health services to adolescent parents and their children. She has held numerous leadership positions in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), is currently a member of the national Committee on Residency Scholarships and is the Vice President of the District of Columbia Chapter of the AAP. Her professional and research interests include adolescent pregnancy and parenting; medical education; and under-served populations. She has both published and given numerous local and national presentations on these topics.

Subspecialist Consult

Subspecialist Consult interviews leading experts about conditions that affect children. These specialists advise when pediatricians may be able to diagnose and treat the condition, and in what instances they should refer the child to a specialist.