American Pediatric Society Presidential Address 2006: Science on the Edge With Life in the Balance

Stevenson, David K

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American Pediatric Society Presidential Address 2006: Science on the Edge With Life in the Balance

David K Stevenson¹

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As the president of the American Pediatric Society (APS) in its 118th year, ^{Footnote 1} it is at least understandable, perhaps even forgivable, if I am relatively brief, to wax historical for part of my presidential remarks. I began my academic career at Stanford University. I had a good start in a good place. Now, nearly three decades later, I am the third holder of the Harold K. Faber Professorship in Pediatrics at Stanford, after Norman Kretchmer and Philip Sunshine. Both of the previous holders of this chair were my teachers and I honor their legacy at Stanford. Norman served as APS president in 1978 to 1979 and Phil, who served as Chief of Neonatology at Stanford for almost 20 y, received the Apgar Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in 2001.

Dr. Stevenson is the 117th president in the 118th year of the American Pediatric Society. During the 1942 to 1943 year, there was no president of the APS.

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Dr. Stevenson is the 117th president in the 118th year of the American Pediatric Society. During the 1942 to 1943 year, there was no president of the APS.

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Stevenson, D. American Pediatric Society Presidential Address 2006: Science on the Edge With Life in the Balance. Pediatr Res 60, 630–635 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1203/01.pdr.0000242308.49575.51

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