WilliamK.Frankenburg, MD,MSPH,FAAP
Aninternationallyrecognizedpioneerinthefieldofchild developmentandpediatricpreventativecare,WilliamK. Frankenburg,MD,MSPH,FAAP,createdtheDenver DevelopmentScreeningTestwithJosiahDodds,PhD,in 1973,toencourageearlyidentificationofchildrenwith developmentalproblemsbyhealthprofessionals,aswellas professionalsineducationandsocialservices.Releasedas theDenverIIin1992,ithasbeenadaptedforusethroughout theworld.
Dr.FrankenburgreceivedhisMDfromTempleUniversity (1957)andcompletedaresidencyatJohnsHopkinsHospital andafellowshipinchilddevelopmentandpsychosocial aspectsofpediatricsatYaleUniversityMedicalSchool.In 1964,hejoinedthefacultyoftheUniversityofColorado SchoolofMedicineintheDepartmentofPediatricsand PreventiveMedicine.HeservedasdirectoroftheJohnF. KennedyChildDevelopmentCenterfrom1977to1985.In 1987,heearnedamasterofscienceinpublichealthfromthe UniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill.In1991,hewas awardedthedistinctionofprofessoremeritusfromthe UniversityofColoradoSchoolofMedicine.
FrankenburgservedasaconsultanttoUNICEF,theWorld HealthOrganization(WHO)andgovernmentsandinstitutions aroundtheworld.Heauthorednumerouspublicationsand wastherecipientofthe1974U.S.SeniorScienceAwardfrom theAlexandervonHumboldtFoundation,aSpecial AchievementAwardin1986fromtheAmericanAcademyof Pediatrics(AAP)in1986,andthe1992C.AndersonAldrich AwardinChildDevelopment,alsofromtheAAP.
MichelleMacias,MD,FAAP
MichelleMacias,MD,FAAP,
ProfessorandDirector, DivisionofChildDevelopment, DepartmentofPediatrics,CollegeofMed MedicalUniversityofSouthCarolina isa professorofpediatricsattheMedical Universityof SouthCarolinainCharleston, whereshedirectsboththeDevelopmentalBehavioralPediatricsFellowshipandthe SouthCarolinaLeadershipEducationin NeurodevelopmentalandRelatedDisabilities (SCLEND)Program.Board-certifiedindevelop mental-behavioralpediatricsandneurodeve mentaldisabilities,Dr.Maciasfocusesherc practiceondiagnosingandtreatingchildre developmentalandbehavioraldisorders.
Herresearchandadvocacycenterontheeary p delaysandbehavioralconditions,contributingtoimprovementsin screeningpracticesandenablingmoretimelyinterventions.Apast presidentoftheSocietyforDevelopmentalandBehavioralPediatrics,she hasalsochairedtheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics(AAP)Sectionon DevelopmentalandBehavioralPediatrics.Additionally,Maciasservesas medicaleditorfortheAmericanBoardofPediatricsSub-boardof Developmental-BehavioralPediatricsandisamemberofthePediatrics ReviewCommitteefortheAccreditationCouncilforGraduateMedical Education(ACGME).
Maciashasbeeninstrumentalinseveralmajornationalinitiatives, includingtherecentrevisionoftheCDC’sDevelopmentalMilestones, theAAP’s2020ClinicalReportsonDevelopmentalScreeningand AutismSpectrumDisorder(ASD)EvaluationandTreatment,andthe AAP’sBehavioral-EmotionalScreeningClinicalReport.ShealsocoeditstheAAPManualonDevelopmentalandBehavioralPediatrics,a keyresourceforpediatricprofessionals.
Throughouthercareer,Dr.Maciashasbeencommittedtoadvancingthe understanding,screeningandtreatmentofdevelopmentalandbehavioral disordersinchildrenthroughherresearch,clinicalcareandeducation.
TheWilliamK.FrankenburgDistinguished ProfessorshipinPediatricshonorsthepioneering leadershipofDr.WilliamK.Frankenburg,whomade developmentalscreeninganintegralpartofpediatricpractice throughouttheworld.Thisfundsupportsanannualvisiting professorshipinearlychildhooddevelopmentanda professorshipforafacultymemberingeneralacademic pediatricswhoisfocusingonresearchandprogramdevelopment inearlybrainandchilddevelopmentinprimarycare.Gretchen Domek,MD,MPhil,currentlyholdstheWilliamK.Frankenburg DistinguishedProfessorship.
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PastWilliamK.FrankenburgVisitingProfessors
MoiraSzilagyi,MD,PhD,FAAP–2023
PamelaHigh,MD–2022
LisaChamberlain,MD–2021
JeffreyKaczorowski,MD–2020
ColleenKraft,MD,MBA–2019
ArvinGarg,MD,MPH–2018
DeborahFrank,MD–2017
DavidWillis,MD,FAAP–2016
EllenPerrin,MD–2015
BenardDreyer,MD–2014
PaulDworkin,MD–2013