Dr. Lewis R. First
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| Introduction | Dr. Lewis R. First received his B.A., M.D., and M.S. in Epidemiology from Harvard University. He did his residency at Boston Children’s Hospital followed by a fellowship in Ambulatory Pediatrics. While at Boston Children’s he initially served as Acting and Associate Director for the Pediatric Emergency Department, Director of Medical Student Education, as well as practiced general pediatrics. In 1994 he left Boston to become Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and Chief of Pediatrics at Vermont Children’s Hospital at Fletcher Allen Health Care, a position he currently continues to hold. From 1998-2008 Dr. First also served as co-editor-in-chief of AAP Grand Rounds stepping down from this position in 2008 due to his becoming editor-in-chief of Pediatrics. |