General Pediatrics Division

National Leadership

We are perhaps unique among university-affiliated departments of pediatrics in that 3 of our 4 last chairs were generalists of national renown - Robert J. Haggerty, M.D. widely regarded as a founder of general academic pediatris, as well as Robert A. Hoekelman, M.D., and Elizabeth A. McAnarney, M.D.

Constance D. Baldwin, Ph.D.

Academic Pediatric Association

Member, Board of Directors
Chair, Education Committee
Director, PAS Educational Scholars Program
Team Member, APA Educational Guidelines for Pediatric Residency
Past Chair, Faculty Development Special Interest Group

Stephen R. Cook, M.D.

American Heart Association

Member, Atherosclerosis, Hypertension and Obesity in the Young (AHOY) Committee, for the Council on Cardiovascular Diseases in the Young
Liaison, Committee on Physical Activity for the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism
Member, Advocacy Committee for the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention
Member, Childhood Obesity Healthcare Expert Panel in Association with the Atherosclerosis, Hypertension and Obesity in the Young (AHOY) Committee and the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.

Lynn Garfunkel, M.D.

Academic Pediatric Association (APA)

Education Committee
CORNET—Continuity Clinic Research Network

Association of Pediatric Program Directors APPD

Curriculum Committee

Cynthia Howard, M.D., M.P.H.

Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine

Board of Directors 1999-present
Past, Secretary
Past, Vice President
President 2007

Breastfeeding Medicine (Journal)

Senior Associate Editor 2006-present

La Leche League International

Professional Advisory Board, 1998 to present
Health Advisory Council, 1998 to present

Jeffrey Kaczorowski, M.D.

American Academy of Pediatrics

Principal Investigator and Director, Community Pediatrics Training Initiative

American Board of Pediatrics

Residency Review and Redesign in Pediatrics (R3P) Project Committee

Kenneth M. McConnochie, M.D.

Academic Pediatric Association (APA)

Nominating Committee

American Academy of Pediatrics

Member, Section on Epidemiology

Thomas K. McInerny, M.D.

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

District II
Member, Executive Committee
Treasurer
Chapter I, District II
Member, Executive Committee
Vice President
President
Committee on Child Health Financing
Chairman
ACQIP—EQIPP Strategic Planning Committee
Chairman
Pediatrician Reimbursement Advisory Team, Member
Private Sector Advocacy Advisory Committee, Member
Access to Care Subcommittee
ADHD Project Advisory Committee
Immunization Advisory Team
Mental Health Task Force
AAP representative to the Ambulatory Care Quality Association
AAP representative to the American Board of Pediatrics Task Force On Maintenance of Certification in Pediatrics