James A. Stockman III, MD

Dr. Stockman currently serves as a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at both the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University. He received his undergraduate degree from St. Joseph's College in 1965 and his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in 1969. He was a pediatric resident at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia from 1969-72 (Chief Resident 1971-72), an Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia from 1971-72, a Visiting Fellow, Division of Oncology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (summer 1972) and a Fellow in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse, from 1972-74.

Dr. Stockman remained at Syracuse until 1984, becoming Vice-Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics in 1977. In 1984, he assumed the position of Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois. In 1991, Dr. Stockman began his present role as President of the American Board of Pediatrics.

A leading researcher in the field of Pediatric Hematology, Dr. Stockman has authored over 200 publications, including numerous book chapters. His research has helped clarify the understanding of many aspects of pediatric hematology, particularly in the area of iron deficiency, the anemia of prematurity and sickle cell diseases. Most importantly, Dr. Stockman has had a direct impact on the education of all pediatricians as the long time co-editor and editor fo the Year Book of Pediatrics, as Editor-in-Chief of Current Problems in Pediatrics, and as Editor of The Child's Doctor. He is also the present Editor-in-Chief of Focus and Opinion: Pediatrics.

Dr. Stockman received the AAP Professional Medical Education Award in 1992 from the American Academy of Pediatrics. In 1995, he was honored by Mosby Publishing with the Mosby Award of Excellence. Dr. Stockman was also the recipient of the Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr., Leadership Award, an award sponsored by the major pediatric organizations under the auspices of the Federation of Pediatric Organizations.