19 Facts About Michael Weitzman

Michael Weitzman was born on January 16,1948 and is an American pediatrician specializing in public health and policy.

Michael Weitzman is known for his research focusing on the social and environmental determinants of child health.

Michael Weitzman has published over 150 articles in medical and scientific journals on the damaging effects of second-hand smoke, lead exposure, and countless other determinants of children's health and behavior.

Michael Weitzman currently is a professor at New York University with appointments in the departments of pediatrics, environmental medicine, and global public health.

Michael Weitzman is the 2017 American Pediatric Society's John Howland Award recipient, which is considered the highest honor in academic Pediatrics and is bestowed upon leaders whose significant contributions have advanced the lives of children and the profession of pediatrics through clinical care, scientific discovery, mentorship, and service.

Michael Weitzman went to Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, New York and graduated in 1964 at the age of 16.

Michael Weitzman received his BA from Brooklyn College in 1968 before enrolling at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University where he received his MD degree in 1972 and would continue on to complete a residency in pediatrics in 1975.

Michael Weitzman received additional training in health administration at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Syracuse University, and then served as a health services research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health.

From 1979 to 1989 Michael Weitzman was a professor pediatrics and public health at Boston University, working primarily at Boston City Hospital, where he would become the director of general pediatrics, director of child lead poisoning and treatment programs, and director of maternal and child health for the city of Boston.

For over 20 years, Michael Weitzman has studied the neurotoxic effects of lead exposure on children.

Michael Weitzman has contributed to the current Housing and Urban Development and Environmental Protection Agency dust lead clearance levels post lead abatement, as well as contributing to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changing its definition of elevated blood lead levels and its lead screening and treatment guidelines.

Michael Weitzman was a key witness as part of the Department of Justice's federal racketeering case against the tobacco industry.

Michael Weitzman provided expert testimony regarding the epidemiologic studies of effects of second hand smoke on children.

Michael Weitzman's research has focused on the ways in which malnutrition and food insecurity produce profound effects on child health and development.

Michael Weitzman has conducted epidemiological research tracking the percentage of adolescents who meet the criteria for Metabolic syndrome.

Michael Weitzman has shown the immense costs associated with childhood obesity.

Michael Weitzman has investigated numerous aspects of children's lives that ultimately influence their development and behavior.

Michael Weitzman was one of the first individuals to study the impact that paternal depression has on childhood development.

Michael Weitzman has demonstrated that delayed school entry is associated with higher rates of extreme behavior.