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.
Ambulatory Pediatrics 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.
- 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.
Ambulatory Pediatrics 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
- 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
- Residency Review and Redesign in Pediatrics (R3P) Project Committee
Kenneth M. McConnochie, M.D.
Ambulatory Pediatrics 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
New York State Department of Health
- Chairman, Pediatric Advisory Group
Lawrence Nazarian, M.D.
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- PREP Advisory Group
- Committee on Pediatric Education
Laura P. Shone, Dr.PH., M.S.W.
Ambulatory Pediatric Association
- Member
- Member
American Academy of Pediatrics
- New Leaders in National Maternal and Child Health
Moira Szilagyi, M.D., Ph.D.
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Committee on Early Childhood, Adoption and Dependent Care
- Healthy Foster Care America Steering Committee
- Task Force on Foster Care
Peter G. Szilagyi, M.D., M.P.H.
Ambulatory Pediatrics Association (APA)
- Past Co-Chairman, Region III
- Board of Directors
- Past Chair, Research Committee
- President Elect
