William K. Frankenburg Lectureship

12th Annual

William K. Frankenburg Lectureship at Pediatrics Grand Rounds

Friday

November 8, 2024 12:30–1:30 p.m.

Mt. Oxford 2nd Floor Conference Center Children’s Hospital Colorado Virtual Option Link: https://bit.ly/PedsGR24

“Don’t Just Wait and See: A Process for Improving Early Detection of Developmental Disorders”

Michelle Macias, MD, FAAP

William K. Frankenburg, MD, MSPH, FAAP An internationally recognized pioneer in the field of child development and pediatric preventative care, William K. Frankenburg, MD, MSPH, FAAP, created the Denver Development Screening Test with Josiah Dodds, PhD, in 1973, to encourage early identification of children with developmental problems by health professionals, as well as professionals in education and social services. Released as the Denver II in 1992, it has been adapted for use throughout the world.

Dr. Frankenburg received his MD from Temple University (1957) and completed a residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital and a fellowship in child development and psychosocial aspects of pediatrics at Yale University Medical School. In 1964, he joined the faculty of the University of Colorado School of Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine. He served as director of the John F. Kennedy Child Development Center from 1977 to 1985. In 1987, he earned a master of science in public health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1991, he was awarded the distinction of professor emeritus from the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Frankenburg served as a consultant to UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO) and governments and institutions around the world. He authored numerous publications and was the recipient of the 1974 U.S. Senior Science Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, a Special Achievement Award in 1986 from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in 1986, and the 1992 C. Anderson Aldrich Award in Child Development, also from the AAP.

Michelle Macias, MD, FAAP

Professor and Director, Division of Child Development, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine Medical University of South Carolina

Michelle Macias, MD, FAAP, is a

professor of pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, where she directs both the DevelopmentalBehavioral Pediatrics Fellowship and the South Carolina Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (SC LEND) Program. Board-certified in developmental-behavioral pediatrics and neurodevelopmental disabilities, Dr. Macias focuses her clinical practice on diagnosing and treating children with a wide range of developmental and behavioral disorders.

Her research and advocacy center on the early detection of developmental delays and behavioral conditions, contributing to improvements in screening practices and enabling more timely interventions. A past president of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, she has also chaired the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. Additionally, Macias serves as medical editor for the American Board of Pediatrics Sub-board of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics and is a member of the Pediatrics Review Committee for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Macias has been instrumental in several major national initiatives, including the recent revision of the CDC’s Developmental Milestones, the AAP’s 2020 Clinical Reports on Developmental Screening and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Evaluation and Treatment, and the AAP’s Behavioral-Emotional Screening Clinical Report. She also coedits the AAP Manual on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, a key resource for pediatric professionals.

Throughout her career, Dr. Macias has been committed to advancing the understanding, screening and treatment of developmental and behavioral disorders in children through her research, clinical care and education.

The William K. Frankenburg Distinguished Professorship in Pediatrics honors the pioneering leadership of Dr. William K. Frankenburg, who made developmental screening an integral part of pediatric practice throughout the world. This fund supports an annual visiting professorship in early childhood development and a professorship for a faculty member in general academic pediatrics who is focusing on research and program development in early brain and child development in primary care. Gretchen Domek, MD, MPhil, currently holds the William K. Frankenburg Distinguished Professorship.

For more information about how to support this fund, please contact: Martine Hyland, Philanthropy Director (720) 777-1767 / mhyland@childrenscoloradofoundation.org

Past William K. Frankenburg Visiting Professors Moira Szilagyi, MD, PhD, FAAP – 2023 Pamela High, MD – 2022 Lisa Chamberlain, MD – 2021 Jeffrey Kaczorowski, MD – 2020 Colleen Kraft, MD, MBA – 2019 Arvin Garg, MD, MPH – 2018 Deborah Frank, MD – 2017 David Willis, MD, FAAP – 2016 Ellen Perrin, MD – 2015 Benard Dreyer, MD – 2014 Paul Dworkin, MD – 2013