Curriculum Vitae
Howard Dubowitz, MD, MS, FAAP
Professor (Tenured), Department of Pediatrics
University of Maryland School of Medicine
November, 2016
Contact Information
Business address: Department of Pediatrics
University of Maryland School of Medicine
520 West Lombard Street, 1st Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Business Phone: (410) 706-6144
Fax Number: (410) 706-3017
E-mail:
Education
1969 – 1974 MD (or M.B., Ch.B) University of Cape Town Medical School, South Africa
1982 – 1983 M.S. in Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health
Post Graduate Education and Training
Internships
1975 – 1976 Rotating Internship, Tel Hashomer Medical Center, Israel
1978 – 1979 Pediatrics, North Shore Children's Hospital, Salem, MA.
Residency
1979 – 1981 Pediatrics, Boston City Hospital
Fellowship
1981 – 1983 Child Abuse and Neglect, Children's Hospital, Boston.
Certifications
1983 Diplomat, American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
2009 Diplomat, American Board of Pediatrics, Child Abuse Pediatrics
Medical Licensure
Maryland D33000
Employment History
Academic Appointments
1983 – 1985 Clinical Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
1985 – 1993 Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School
Of Medicine
1993 – 1999 Associate Professor (tenured), Department of Pediatrics, University of
Maryland School of Medicine
1999 – present Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School
of Medicine
2015 – present Visiting Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Uppsala University School
of Medicine, Uppsala, Sweden
Other Employment
1976 – 1978 General Practitioner in Family Practice, London, U.K. (National Health Service)
1983 – 1985 Senior Staff Pediatrician, Comprehensive Child Health Program (primary
care), Children's Hospital, Boston
Pediatrician, Child Abuse Consultation Unit, Children's Hospital, Boston
Pediatrician, Family Development Clinic, Children's Hospital, Boston
1985 – 1995 Pediatrician, Sexual Abuse Clinic, University of Maryland Hospital,
Baltimore; Director 1988-1995.
1985 – 2000 Director, Child Protection Program, University of Maryland Hospital.
1985 – 2004 Pediatrician, Primary Care Clinic, University of Maryland Hospital.
1988 – 1993 Co-Director, Growth and Nutrition Clinic, University of Maryland Hospital.
2000 – Head, Division of Child Protection, Department of Pediatrics, University
of Maryland School of Medicine
Co-Director, Center for Families, University of Maryland,
Baltimore; Director since 2006
2006 – Pediatrician, Anne Arundel Child Advocacy Center
Professional Society Memberships
1983 – American Academy of Pediatrics - Section on Child Abuse and Neglect
1984 – International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
1985 – 2004 Ambulatory Pediatric Association
1991 – American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
1993 – 1995 Society for Pediatric Research
2000 – Ray Helfer Society (child abuse physicians’ international honor society) –
Founding Member, president 2011 – 2013
Honors and Awards
1969 University of Cape Town Scholarship Award
1981 – 1983 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Sponsored by National Institute of Mental Health
1990 University of Maryland at Baltimore President's Community Scholar
1991 State's Attorney Award, Baltimore
1993 Elected to Society for Pediatric Research
1994 Elected to Best Doctors in America
Awarded American Association for the Advancement of Science –
Science, Engineering and Diplomacy Fellowship (12-month sabbatical at the U.S. Agency for International Development).
2000 Maryland State Council on Child Abuse and Neglect Award
2001 American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
“Outstanding Professional” Award
2002 University of Maryland Regents’ Faculty Award for Intercampus Collaboration
2005 American Academy of Pediatrics’ Special Achievement Award
2007 Baltimore’s Best Doctors
2009 Nominee, American Academy of Pediatrics, Maryland Chapter, Pediatrician
of the Year Award
2010 American Academy of Pediatrics, Maryland Chapter, Lifetime
Achievement Award
2012 American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Child Abuse and Neglect,
Award for Outstanding Service to Maltreated Children
2013 Best Long Presentation, Helfer Society Annual Meeting
2015 Ray E. Helfer Society Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Field of
Child Abuse and Neglect
2016 Harvard T.H.Chan School of Public Health Alumni Award of Merit.
Board Certification
1984 –Board certified in Pediatrics
2009 –Board certified in the sub-specialty of Child Abuse Pediatrics
Scope of Clinical Practice
1985 – 2004 General Pediatrics, Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic 2 – 5 sessions/week
1986 – present Child Protection Team, University of Maryland Medical
Center Clinical consultation
2006 – present Anne Arundel County Child Advocacy Center –clinical consultation
Clinical Program Development
1986 – present Created and leads Child Protection Team, University of Maryland Medical Center 2000 – present Created and leads Division of Child Protection
2000 – present Created and helps lead Care Clinic, a treatment program for abused children
2006 – 2016 Developed and lead Maryland Child Abuse Medical Professionals
(CHAMP) Program – a network of physicians and nurses expert in child maltreatment
Administrative Service
University of Maryland Medical System
1987 – 1988 Interviewer, Medical School Applicants
1989 Coordinator, United Way Campaign, Department of Pediatrics
1986 – 1993 Pediatric resident advisor
1990 – Interviewer, pediatric intern applicants
1991 – 1993 Organized an interdepartmental group to address policy and practice
issues concerning drug-exposed newborns, and to coordinate efforts with community agencies
1991 Led development of UMMS Child Protection Manual
1997 Led revision of UMMS Child Protection Manual
Organized section on child maltreatment for Pediatric House Staff Manual
Organized working group to develop a home visiting program for
high-risk families
1997 – University of Maryland Medical System Ethics Committee
1998 – 2002 Pediatric resident advisor
1998 – 2000 Member, Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure Committee, University
of Maryland School of Medicine
2000 – 2001 Chair, Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure Committee, University
of Maryland School of Medicine
2000 – Head, Division of Child Protection, Department of Pediatrics
2002 – 2005 Medical student advisor
2006 – 2012 UMB Institutional Review Board member
2009 – 2014 Pediatric resident advisor
2009 – Faculty Advisor, Peds Pals (a group of ~40 medical students, each year)
Local and State Service
1984 – 1985 Governor's Advisory Council Subcommittee on Children in Substitute Care,
Boston, MA
1986 – Committee on Child Maltreatment, Maryland Chapter of the American Academy
of Pediatrics; Chair 1991 – 2004
1987 – 1989 Committee on Infants and Children, Maryland Chapter of the American
Academy of Pediatrics
1987 – 1990 Child Protective Services Advisory Committee, Department of Human
Resources, Maryland; Chair, 1989-1990
1989 – 1990 Vice President, Defense for Children, International - USA, Capital Chapter
Secretaries' Task Force on Drug Affected Newborns, Maryland
1989 – 1990 Subcommittee on Multidisciplinary Teams, Child Protective Services Advisory
Committee, Maryland
1989 – 1997 Chair, Committee on Substitute Care and Child Maltreatment, Maryland Chapter
of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Subcommittee on Health Care of Foster Children, Maryland Chapter of the
American Academy of Pediatrics
1989 – 1994 Board Member, Center for Child Protection and Family Support, Washington,
DC
1989 – 1995 Board Member, Parents Anonymous, Maryland
1990 – 1998 Board Member, Child Advocacy Network, Office of the State's Attorney for
Baltimore City
1991 Panel to Examine Drug-Affected Children, Maryland Sub-cabinet for Children,
Youth & Families
1991 – 1993 Family Preservation Advisory Committee, Maryland Department of Human
Resources Committee on Budget and Public Policy, Family Preservation
Advisory Committee, Maryland Department of Human Resources
1991 – 1999 Maryland Child Fatality Review Committee
1995 – 2003 Executive Committee, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children,
Maryland Chapter
1997 – 1998 Montgomery County Child Protection Task Force
1998 – 2002 Chair, Nominations Committee, American Professional Society on the Abuse of
Children, Maryland Chapter
1999 – 2005 Maryland State Council on Child Abuse and Neglect
2000 – 2005 Child Welfare Advisory Council, Maryland Department of Human Resources
Baltimore City Citizen Review Panel
2002 – 2010 Advisory Board, Center for Infant Studies, University of Maryland School
of Medicine
2006 –2016 Director, Maryland Child Abuse Medical Professionals (CHAMP) Program
2009 – present Member, Research and Planning Committee, The Family Tree, Baltimore, MD
2011 – 2016 Member, the Baltimore Citywide Child Protection Team (BCCPT), a
collaborative program between the Child Protection Teams at the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins, Baltimore City Department of Social Services, Baltimore Child Advocacy Center, Baltimore City Police Department, and Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office
National and International Service
1986 – 1990 Board Member, Defense for Children International - USA
1989 – 1994 Education Committee, Section on Child Abuse and Neglect, American
Academy of Pediatrics
1991 – 1996 Task Force on Child Neglect, American Professional Society on the Abuse
of Children Executive Committee, Section on Child Behavior
and Development, American Academy of Pediatrics
1991 – 2000 Board Member, National Child Welfare Center on Foster Care, Institute for
the Study of Children and Families, East Michigan
University Member, Federal Interagency Research Committee
on Child Abuse and Neglect
1992 – 1994 Infant Expert Panel for the National Guidelines for Preventive Child
Health Services and Health Promotion (“Bright Futures”)
North American Kinship Care Policy and Practice Committee
1993 – 1998 National Research Council, Child Welfare League of America
1994 – 2000 Board Member, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
1995 – 1996 Fellowship Committee, Section on Child Abuse and Neglect, American Academy of Pediatrics Chair, Legislative Committee, American
Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
1995 – 2000 Executive Committee, Board of American Professional Society on the Abuse
of Children
1996 – 1997 Chair, Task Force on Managed Care and Child Maltreatment,
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
1996 – 2000 Chair, Public Affairs Committee, American Professional Society on the Abuse
of Children
1996 – 2003 APSAC representative on the National Child Abuse Coalition
1996 – 2002 Advisory Board, Section on Child Maltreatment, Division 37,
American Psychological Association
1997 Vice President, American Professional Society on the Abuse of
Children Steering Committee Member, 1st Leadership Retreat
for Physicians Working in Child Maltreatment Expert Panel on
Peer Review, National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect
1998 Steering Committee Member, 2nd Leadership Retreat for Child Abuse
and Forensic Pediatrics Panel on Child Abuse Definitions and
Research, National Institutes of Health
1999 Founding Member, Helfer Society; member, Nominations Committee
2000 – 2001 Advisory Board, National Child Protection Education Project, Center
for Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2001 American Academy of Pediatrics Steering Committee on Prevention of
Child Maltreatment
2002 – 2004 Advisory Panel, Child Trends
2004 – 2009 Chair, Helfer Society Committee on Prevention
2004 – 2016 Member, Executive Council, International Society for the Prevention of
Child Abuse and Neglect
2004 – 2008 Chair, Faculty Program, International Society for the Prevention of Child
Abuse and Neglect
2007 – 2013 Member, Prevent Child Abuse America Board of Directors; member,
Research Committee, chair since 2011
2008 – 2009 Member, American Psychological Association Working Group on
Child Maltreatment Prevention Through Community Health Centers. Funded by the CDC
2008 – 2010 Member, World Psychiatric Association, Taskforce on the Relationship
Between Maternal Mental Health and Child Maltreatment
2009 – 2010 Member, WHO Committee on Preventing Child Maltreatment in Low
and Middle Income Countries
2010 – 2012 Member, NACHRI Advisory Committee on “Defining the Children’s
Hospital Role in Child Maltreatment.”
2012 – 2016 Editor, ISPCAN’s World Perspectives on Child Abuse
2012 – present Member, WHO Violence Prevention Alliance(VPA) Parenting Project Group
2015 – present Member, WHO Committee on Addressing Child Maltreatment by the Health Sector in Low and Middle Income Countries
2016 – 2018 American Academy of Pediatrics’ Technical Assistance Project Advisory
Committee for the Screening in Practices Initiative.
Teaching
Harvard Medical School
1982 Organized a two-day course on child maltreatment
1983 – 1985 Children's Hospital, Boston and Harvard Medical School - taught medical
students, pediatric residents and faculty, on child abuse and neglect,
and primary care
University of Maryland School of Medicine
1985 – Attending in Pediatrics, 4-6 weeks a year (teaching attending in recent years)
1985 – 2004 Preceptor, Pediatric Ambulatory Center, 1-3 sessions per week
1986 – Lectures on child maltreatment for medical students, two hours, 4-5 a year
1986 – 1998 Pediatric Core Conferences for House Staff, 2-3 a year
1986 – 1994 Organized monthly conferences on child maltreatment in Pediatric
Emergency Department
1986 – 1997 Attending in well baby nursery - one weekend every two months, for
pediatric residents and medical students
1986 – 1995 Attending, Care Clinic (sexual abuse) - one session per week, for
medical students
1991 – 1993 Attending in pediatric emergency department - one night every two months,
for pediatric residents and medical students
1996 – present Organize a one-day seminar on child maltreatment for PL-1s. (Supported by
Ross & Abott Laboratories, 1998 - 2001)
1999 – 2002 Attending in well baby nursery, 1 – 2 weeks/year, for pediatric residents
and medical students
2001 – present Organize electives for residents and medical students (5 – 8 each year)
2003 – 2008 Organized a series of 5 seminars on child maltreatment for PL-2s, five
times a year
2010 – Organize a mandatory rotation for pediatric residents, two groups
each rotation, four half-days per rotation; one group since 2015
Fellows
1999 – 2000 Tanya Morrel, PhD, Psychology Post-doctoral Fellow
2001 Ari Silver-Isenstadt, MD, MA, Pediatric Fellow
2001 – 2003 Wendy Lane, MD, Fellow in Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
University of Maryland at Baltimore
1986 – 1991 Organized monthly colloquia on child maltreatment for professionals in
the greater Baltimore area
1986 – 1994 With a federal grant, developed and organized a model
educational interdisciplinary program on child abuse and neglect.
1986 – 1997 Lecturer in School of Social Work courses on child abuse and neglect
2010 – present Lecturer on child abuse and neglect, School of Social Work Child
Welfare Academy
2012 Lecturer on “child abuse and neglect”, Mini-Med School
Dissertation Committees
1990 Jacqueline Hutcheson, Ph.D. (Psychology) - University of Maryland,
Baltimore County
1992 Chris Curtis, DSW - University of Maryland School of Social Work
1993 Curtis McMillen, DSW - University of Maryland School of Social Work
1993 Annabella Klockner, M.A. (Psychology) - University of Maryland,
Baltimore County
1999 Joy Ernst, DSW - University of Maryland School of Social Work