Parental Leave for Pediatric Trainees, Pandemic's Effect on Children with Special Needs – Episode 105

Jennifer Cohen Takagishi, MD, FAAP, is the Division Chief for General Academic Pediatrics and a Professor at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. She was a member of the Executive Committee of the Council on Early Childhood of the AAP from 2012-2020 and was the second author of the Policy Statement, “Care of Adolescent Parents and their Children.” She currently serves as the Region 3 representative for the Florida Chapter of the AAP and the Early Childhood Champion.

Dennis Z. Kuo, MD, MHS, FAAP, is a primary care pediatrician with a special interest in children with disabilities and medical complexity. He is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University at Buffalo, Division Chief of General Pediatrics and Interim Chief of Developmental Pediatrics & Rehabilitation at UBMD Pediatrics, and an attending physician at Oishei Children’s Hospital in Buffalo, NY. His academic work has focused on family-centered care and family-identified health care needs of children with medical complexity, early childhood, care coordination design and health care system reform. Dr. Kuo is the immediate past chair of the AAP Council on Children With Disabilities (COCWD) and a member of the Board of Directors of Family Voices.