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Medical Author:

David Perlstein, MD, MBA, FAAP

David Perlstein, MD, MBA, FAAP

Dr. Perlstein received his Medical Degree from the University of Cincinnati and then completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at The New York Hospital, Cornell medical Center in New York City. After serving an additional year as Chief Pediatric Resident, he worked as a private practitioner and then was appointed Director of Ambulatory Pediatrics at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx.

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Medical Editor:

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

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Author: David Perlstein, MD, MBA, FAAP

Editor: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Author: Maria Sandra Cely-Serrano, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Editors: Elizabeth A Finley-Belgrad, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine; Mary L Windle, Pharm D, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine.com, Inc; Cynthia R Ellis, MD, Director of Developmental Medicine, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Munroe Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation, University of Nebraska Medical Center.

REFERENCE:

American Academy of Pediatrics. Bright Futures. "Promoting Child Development." <http://brightfutures.aap.org/pdfs/Guidelines_PDF/3-Promoting_Child_Development.pdf>.

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