Leadership Roles in the AAP

• President, AAP New York Chapter 3
• Leadership Workgroup on Poverty and Child Health
• Executive Committee, Council on Communication & Media
• Executive Committee, Section on LGBT Health & Wellness
• Co-Chair, AAP Project Advisory Committee on Health Literacy 

Other National Leadership Roles

• President, Academic Pediatric Association (APA)
• Chair, APA Task Force on Childhood Poverty 
• Director, APA Research Scholars Program 
• Institute of Medicine (IOM) Roundtable on Health Literacy  

Key Issues for AAP Members

• Pediatricians in Practice
• Pediatric Hospital Medicine
• AAP Agenda for Children
  • Childhood Poverty 
  • Early Literacy and Reach Out and Read (ROR)
  • Immigrant Children: General Issues
  • Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Crossing Our Borders 
• Pediatric Subspecialists and Academic Centers
• Children, Pediatricians, and the Affordable Care Act
• Young Physicians
• Retail-based Clinics
• Importance of Voting in the AAP Election
• Maintenance of Certification (MOC)

Clinical Practice

• Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician
• Pediatric Hospitalist 
• Child Abuse Pediatrics: The Frances L. Loeb Center for Child Protection and Development

Research Interests

• Cognitive & Language Development of Poor Children 
• Reach Out and Read (ROR)
• Health Literacy & Child Health Outcomes
• Impact of Media on Child Development

Education & Mentorship 

• Curriculum Development
• Teaching & Mentoring 
• 2010 Master Educator & Mentor
• APA Research Scholars Program
• Reach Out and Read (ROR) Young Investigator Award Program