Peter G. Szilagyi, Health Insurance

Peter G. Szilagyi, MD, MPH, is professor of pediatrics and chief of the Division of General Pediatrics at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He is a general pediatrician who provides primary care to his patients within the primary care practice at the medical center. He is also an experienced health services researcher and has done pioneering studies evaluating health care for uninsured children, the impact of managed care, the impact of statewide health insurance programs on the health of children, the impact of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the financing of health services for vulnerable children. His research has contributed to state and national health insurance reform. He has served on a variety of advisory boards, including a health systems study section for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. He also has performed numerous advisory roles for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding vaccine-related issues, and he served on the Subcommittee on Family Impacts of Uninsurance for the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Consequences of Uninsurance. This subcommittee produced the publication Health Insurance Is a Family Matter.