Stephen J. Teach

BIO

Stephen J. Teach, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and of Pediatrics at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont and an attending physician in pediatric emergency medicine at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, Vermont. Dr. Teach graduated from Yale College and received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed an internship and a residency in pediatrics as well as a fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Children’s Hospital Boston. He also earned a Masters in Public Health from the University of California at Berkeley. He is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics. He is the former Wendy Goldberg Professor of Pediatric Research and former Department Chair of Pediatrics at Children’s National Hospital and the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He transitioned to the University of Vermont in 2024 where he continues academic pursuits including research, mentoring, and education. His primary academic focus has long been patient-centered, clinical and translational research on the disparities evident in the care and outcomes of under-resourced children with asthma, including their frequent exacerbations and over-reliance on emergency departments for episodic care. He is the founder and former Principal Investigator of IMPACT DC, Improving Pediatric Asthma Care in the District of Columbia, a matrixed program of asthma research, surveillance, advocacy, and clinical care base at Children’s National. He was site Principal Investigator for the NIH/NIAID-funded Inner-city Asthma Consortium and Childhood Asthma in Urban Settings consortium. He has had additional support from NIH, PCORI, and several private foundations and is the author of nearly 200 original peer-reviewed articles, reviews, and book chapters.

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