In this episode of the special series, “Pathways to Pediatrics,” hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, interview new AAP President Ben Hoffman, MD, FAAP. Dr. Hoffman talks about the discrimination he faced as a child, his work with the Navajo Nation and how he inadvertently became “the car seat guy.”
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Benjamin Hoffman, MD, FAAP
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Ben Hoffman, MD, FAAP, is a general pediatrician and Professor of Pediatrics at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and Oregon Health and Science University. At Doernbecher he is Vice-Chair for Community Health and Advocacy, Director of the Oregon Center for Children and Youth with Special Heath Needs, and Director of the Child Injury Prevention Program. He has served as chair of the AAP Council on Injury Violence and Poison Prevention and director of the Community Pediatrics Training Initiative.
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
The interviewees have no conflicts of interest to disclose
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*The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and not necessarily those of the American Academy of Pediatrics.