Education

Clinical Fellow in Ambulatory/Emergency Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston, MA (1985)

M.S., Harvard School of Public Health, Epidemiology, Boston, MA (1985)

Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston, MA (1984)

Internship and Residency, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston, MA (1983)

M.D., Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (1980)

B.A., Magna cum laude in Biochemical Sciences, Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (1976)

Academic Appointments

Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (1994-present)

Clinical Appointments

Chief of Pediatrics, The University of Vermont Children's Hospital, Burlington, VT (1995-present)

Pediatric Hospitalist, The University of Vermont Children’s Hospital, Burlington, VT (1994-present)

Editorial Boards

Editor-In-Chief, Pediatrics, Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics (2009-present)

Awards and Honors

Frederick C. Morin, III, M.D. Educational Leadership Award given by the UVM Larner College of Medicine Teaching Academy (2022)
KidSafe Collaborative, Lifetime Achievement Award, UVM Children's Hospital & Larner College of Medicine (2021)
Elected into first cohort of National Academy of Distinguished Educators in Pediatrics (2020)
National Board of Medical Examiners: Honorary Membership for Life (8th person given this honor in organization’s 104 years) and Chair Emeritus (2nd awarded) (2019)
Distinguished Citizen of the Year, Green Mountain Council of the Boy Scouts of America (2018)
George V. Kidder Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Vermont Alumni Association - awarded for excellence in teaching and advising, and for the ability to inspire students and have a lasting influence on their lives (2017)
Recipient of the Distinguished Service Award (highest honor awarded) from Vermont Medical Society (2016)
Invited to give the Miller-Sarkin Lecture on Humanism and Medical Education at the annual meeting of the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics, St. Louis, MO (2016)
Invited to give the Class of 1958 Commemorative Lecture (on the nobility of Medicine) to the graduating class of 2015, Harvard Medical School (2015)
Named “Distinguished Educator” (highest membership level achievable) in University of Vermont College of Medicine Teaching Academy (2014)
Medical School Commencement Speaker, University of Vermont College of Medicine (2014) 
Recipient of Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr. Leadership Award, Federation of Pediatric Organizations (2014)
Commencement Speaker, University of Indiana School of Medicine (2012)
Keynote Opening Plenary Speaker, Association for Medical Education in Europe, Lyon France (2012)
Steven Miller Memorial Lecture on Humanism in Medicine, New York Academy of Medicine and Columbia University (2011)

Professional Activities

Media & Communications:

“First With Kids” video segments now uploaded to AAP national parenting site “HealthyChildren.org” (2013-present)    

‘Ask Dr. First”:  Monthly column in Kids Vermont, a monthly news magazine and website for parents and children (kidsvt.com) (2011-2020)

First” With Kids Television Program, 3 times per week on evening and morning news (NBC affiliate), WPTZ, Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY (2010-present)

“First” With Kids, Newspaper Column appearing in 15 community newspapers around Vermont on a weekly or monthly basis (2003-present)

“First” With Kids, Pediatric Radio Advice Show, 3 times per week, WOKO, Burlington, VT (1997-present)

Publications

Link to Publications