Redesigning Health Care for Children with Disabilities: Strengthening Inclusion, Contribtuion, and Health

Nathan J. Blum, M.D., Co-director, Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic, Medical Director, Center for Complex Medical Management, and Attending Physician, The Children's Seashore House of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Division of Child Development, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Blum received his medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed a residency in pediatrics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in developmental-behavioral pediatrics at The Children's Seashore House of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is Co-director of the Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic for management of common behavior problems in children at Children's Hospital. In addition to publishing in peer-reviewed journals, Dr. Blum is a co-editor of a textbook of pediatric primary care and is one of the authors of the Ask the Experts feature in Contemporary Pediatrics. His academic interests encompass common behavior problems in children, self-injurious behavior in children with developmental disabilities, and the coordinated management of behavioral, medical, and psychological problems in children with chronic illnesses. Heidi M. Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., is Ballinger-Swindells Professor of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Stanford University and Medical Director for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatric Programs at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, in Palo Alto, California.