Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Advisory Child Health and Human Development Council
(Terms end 11/30 of designated year)
Chairperson
Diana W. Bianchi, M.D.
Director
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute
of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
Council Members

BARKIN, Shari, L., M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Chair
Department of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital, Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Professor of Pediatrics and Chair
Department of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital, Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

BUCCI-RECHTWEG, Christina, M., M.D.
Head, Pediatric and Maternal Health Policy
Clinical Development and Drug Regulatory Affairs
Novartis Pharmaceutical Company
East Rockaway, NY
Head, Pediatric and Maternal Health Policy
Clinical Development and Drug Regulatory Affairs
Novartis Pharmaceutical Company
East Rockaway, NY

COUGHLIN, John P., M.D.
Pediatric Surgeon
Pediatric General Surgery
John Hopkins Outpatient Care
Tampa, FL
Pediatric Surgeon
Pediatric General Surgery
John Hopkins Outpatient Care
Tampa, FL

EGAN, Kathleen B., Ph.D.
Advocate for People with Disabilities
Vienna, VA
Advocate for People with Disabilities
Vienna, VA

FAIR, Damien, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, MN
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, MN

JAIN, Lucky., M.D.
George W. Brumley Jr. Professor and Chair
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
George W. Brumley Jr. Professor and Chair
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology
Emory University
Atlanta, GA

LANG, Catherine, E., Ph.D.
Professor of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Neurology
Associate Director, Movement Science PhD Program
Washington University
St. Louis, MO
Professor of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Neurology
Associate Director, Movement Science PhD Program
Washington University
St. Louis, MO

LAVENDER, Missy D., MBA
CEO and Founder
Renalis
Chicago, IL
CEO and Founder
Renalis
Chicago, IL

MALDONADO, Yvonne A., M.D.
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Infectious Diseases
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Infectious Diseases
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA

NEAL-PERRY, Genevieve, S., M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chief, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chief, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC

RESNICK, Adam C., Ph.D.
Director
Center for Data Driven Discovery in Biomedicine
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Director
Center for Data Driven Discovery in Biomedicine
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

ROWITCH, David, H., M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Head of Department of Pediatrics
Welcome Trust Senior Investigator
Director of Clinical Studies, Clare College
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, UK
Professor and Head of Department of Pediatrics
Welcome Trust Senior Investigator
Director of Clinical Studies, Clare College
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, UK
Ex Officio Members

DORN, Patricia, Ph.D.
Director of Rehabilitation Research and Development
Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC
Director of Rehabilitation Research and Development
Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC

LI, Rui, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Research Office of Epidemiology and Research
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Resources
Rockville, MD
Director, Division of Research Office of Epidemiology and Research
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Resources
Rockville, MD
Department of Defense

MILLER, Melissa R., Ph.D.
Health Science Program Manager
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program
US Army Medical Research and Development Command
Frederick, MD
NABMMR Liaison

CONTRERAS-VIDAL, Jose L., Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cullen College of Engineering
University of Houston
Houston, TX
Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cullen College of Engineering
University of Houston
Houston, TX
Executive Secretary

Rebekah Rasooly, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Extramural Activities
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Bethesda, MD
Director, Division of Extramural Activities
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Bethesda, MD