Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Medicine Children’s Health appointed Douglas Vanderbilt, MD, as chief of the division of developmental and behavioral pediatrics.
Dr. Vanderbilt takes over from Heidi Feldman, MD, PhD, who served as the division’s founding chief and led the program for 19 years, according to an Oct. 20 news release from Stanford Medicine Children’s Health.
Before joining the organization, Dr. Vanderbilt served as the inaugural chief of developmental and behavioral pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, where he established the division. He also held a professorship in pediatrics and occupational science at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine.
During his tenure at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Dr. Vanderbilt launched the developmental-behavioral pediatrics fellowship in 2008 and directed the program until 2026.
His research examines long-term outcomes for infants who require intensive care, mental health and traumatic stress among neonatal intensive care unit families, and early behavioral intervention for young children with autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
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