Mark Schuster

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About Mark Schuster

Mark Schuster is an internationally recognized academic leader and Founding Dean and CEO Emeritus of the Kaiser Permanente Tyson School of Medicine, which is at the forefront of innovation in medical education. Mark is the former Berenberg Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Chief of General Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital. He previously served as the inaugural Director of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at RAND, the Santa Monica thinktank. As a leader in research on child, adolescents, and family health and health policy, Mark has authored nearly 300 publications and two books. He has a long history of conducting groundbreaking, federally funded research on quality of care, health disparities, family leave, adolescent sexual health, obesity prevention, and LGBTQ+ health. Mark’s published research has been widely used by academics, clinicians, and policymakers worldwide. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, currently serving on its Council, a former president of the Academic Pediatric Association, and a recipient of the Joseph St. Geme, Jr. Award for leadership in pediatrics. Mark has presented his work at universities, conferences, and government events, including at NATO, Aspen Ideas: Health, and Becker’s.