Barbara Howard, MD

CHADIS President

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Dr. Barbara Howard is a developmental-behavioral pediatrician who trained with Dr. T. Berry Brazelton at Harvard University. Barbara is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and former Co-Director of the fellowship program. She is a national speaker on child behavior problems and past President of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. She was a contributing author for Bright Futures™, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Primary Care (DSM-PC), and Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health. She has served on national committees of the American Academy of Pediatrics and is the recipient of the C. Anderson Aldrich Award. This award is bestowed by the Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics of the American Academy of Pediatrics to honor professionals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of child development.