Dr. Barry Zuckerman is The Joel and Barbara Alpert Professor of Pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine and Professor of Public Health at Boston University School of Public Health, and Chief of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center.  His major interests include promoting the health and development of children, multidisciplinary training, and establishing more effective child health services. Dr. Zuckerman is a world renowned scholar and innovator and has authored more than 200 scientific publications and edited nine books.

Dr. Zuckerman founded three noted programs that use the pediatric setting to raise the standard of service for children in need. The Reach Out and Read Program (ROR) promotes child development and early literacy for young children in primary care settings.  The Medical Legal Partnership for Children (MLPC) integrates legal advocacy and policy to improve the effectiveness of care.  Healthy Steps is a national program emphasizing child development and a two generational model of care.