Barry Zuckerman

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Barry S. Zuckerman is the Joel and Barbara Alpert Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health at Boston University School of Medicine and Chief of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center in the United States. He is also Chief executive officer and co-founder of Reach Out and Read, a national childhood literacy program in the United States, and founder of the Medical-Legal Partnership for Children.

Background

Zuckerman earned his B.A. from Rutgers University and his M.D. from Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Zuckerman devotes much of his time to promoting child health and development, training child professionals, and developing strategies to transform child health services. Since completing his medical training, Dr. Zuckerman has dedicated much of his energy to the implementation of programs emphasizing the development of children. This includes developing programs he has helped to start such as the Medical-Legal Partnership for Children, Healthy Steps, Project H.E.A.L.T.H., Witness to Violence, PainFree Pediatrics, and Reach Out and Read, that go beyond the scope of conventional medical care.

Dr. Zuckerman has authored more than 200 scientific publications emphasizing the impact of biological, social, health services, and psychological factors on children's health and development. He is an editor of four books, including Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics: Handbook for Primary Care, which was published in both English and Spanish.

Awards and honors

*The Shepherd Distinguished Lecture and Achievement Award Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah, Georgia(2000)
*Ray A. Kroc Visiting Professorship Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois (2001)
*40th Annual Bilderback Lecturer Bilderback Foundation, The Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Oregon Health and Science University, and Portland Academy of Pediatrics Portland, Oregon (2001)
*For the People, Against the Tide Lifetime Achievement Award, Health Care For All, Boston, Massachusetts (2002)
*Public Policy and Advocacy Award from the Ambulatory Pediatric Association (2003)
*Maxwell Bogin Lecture Bridgeport, Connecticut (2004)
*Sidney Rosen Memorial Lecture, The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2005)
*Starkey Davis State-of-the-Art Pediatrics Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin (2006)
*Tecklenburg Family Annual Pediatric Literacy Lectureship, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center Cincinnati, Ohio (2007)
*Voted Best Doctor by Best Doctors, Inc. (2007) [ [http://www.bestdoctors.com/bd/index.php Best Doctors - Home ] ]

Program rewards

*Reach Out and Read
**Confucius Prize for Literacy from UNESCO (2007)
**Social Capitalist Award from Fast Company magazine and Monitor Group (2007)

*Medical-Legal Partnership for Children
**AHA NOVA Award from The American Hospital Association (2007)
**Moments in Leadership: Case Studies in Public Health Policy and Practice (2007)
**Robert F. Kennedy Embracing the Legacy Award (2008)

Publications

*Willis E, Kabler-Babbitt C, Zuckerman B. Early Literacy Interventions: Reach Out and Read. PediatrClin N Am. 2007;54:625-642.
*Wang L, Wang X, Laird N, Zuckerman B, Stubblefield P, Xu X. Polymorphism in maternal LRP8 gene is associated with fetal growth. American Journal of Human Genetics. 2006;78(5):770-777.
*Friedman A, Schor E, Stanton B, Stapleton B, Zuckerman B. Returning to the Basics: A New Era in Pediatrics Education. Arch of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 2006;160(5):466-467.
*Smith L, Oyeku S, Homer C, Zuckerman B. Sickle Cell Disease: A Question of Equity and Quality. Pediatrics. 2006;117:1763-1770.

Books

*Fitzgerald HE, Lester BM, Zuckerman B. The Crisis in Youth Mental Health: Childhood Disorders. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers; 2006.
*Parker S, Zuckerman B, Augustyn M. Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. A Handbook for Primary Care. 2nd Edition. New York, NY: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2005.
*Zuckerman B, Lieberman A, Fox N. Emotional Regulation and Developmental Health: Infancy and Early Childhood. Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute, LLC; 2002.
*Fitzgerald HE, Lester BM, Zuckerman B. Children of Addiction: Research, Health, and Policy Issues. New York, NY: RoutledgeFalmer; 2000.

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