CU School of Medicine and The
Children’s Hospital
name new pediatrics chair
 |
| Stephen R. Daniels, MD |
University of Colorado School of Medicine Dean, Dr. Richard Krugman,
and President and CEO of The Children's Hospital, Dr. Dori Biester,
recently announced the appointment of Dr. Stephen R. Daniels
as the L. Joseph Butterfield
Chair of the school's Department of Pediatrics. As the chair of pediatrics,
Daniels will also serve as the pediatrician-in-chief at The Children's
Hospital. His appointment is effective March 1, 2006.
“
Dr. Daniels’ background in health epidemiology will enable the School
of Medicine to strengthen its understanding of patterns in pediatric health
and disease that may lead to poor outcomes in adulthood,” Krugman said. “He
will play an important role in bringing together the School’s programs
of health evaluation, clinical care, biostatistics, research and
the training of future health care professionals to advance science
and improve care.”
“
It’s a tremendous credit to our program to attract someone of his stature,” said
Dr. Biester. “Dr. Daniels brings to Children’s critical research
in the area of understanding the development of risk factors for
adult cardiovascular disease in pediatric populations.”
Daniels has had a longtime interest in the application of sophisticated
epidemiologic and biostatistical methods to pediatric clinical research
problems. His studies have focused on better understanding the causes of blood
pressure
elevation and cholesterol abnormalities in children, particularly
the role that obesity may play in these health issues.
Daniels will have a joint appointment as professor of pediatrics
in the CU Department of Preventive Medicine.
Currently, Daniels is a professor of pediatrics and environmental
health at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and associate
chair of pediatrics. He directs the Pediatric Lipid, Hypertension,
and Weight Management Clinics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
He also serves as the
medical director for HealthWorks!, a cutting-edge intervention program
for overweight children ages 5 to 10 and adolescents ages 11 to 19
that is designed
to meet the comprehensive needs of overweight youths and their families.
He currently serves as associate editor for the Journal of Pediatrics
and is a member of the National Institutes of Health Epidemiology
and Disease Control Study Section.
Daniels has served as a member of the Pediatric Working Group of
the National High Blood Pressure Education Program, which provided
an update on appropriate approaches to the diagnosis and treatment
of children with elevated blood pressure.
Daniels replaces Dr. M. Douglas Jones, who retired from his dual
role as pediatric chair and pediatrician-in-chief in September 2005.
