Gary Darmstadt

Gary L. Darmstadt, MD, MS, is Associate Dean for Maternal and Child Health, and Professor of Neonatal and Developmental Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Previously Dr. Darmstadt was Senior Fellow in the Global Development Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), where he led a cross-foundation initiative on Women, Girls and Gender, assessing how addressing gender inequalities and empowering women and girls leads to improved gender equality as well as improved health and development outcomes. Prior to this role, he served as BMGF Director of Family Health, leading strategy development and implementation across nutrition, family planning and maternal, newborn and child health.

Darmstadt was formerly Associate Professor and Founding Director of the International Center for Advancing Neonatal Health in the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He has trained in Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University, in Dermatology at Stanford University, and in Pediatric Infectious Disease as a fellow at the University of Washington, Seattle, where he was Assistant Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine. Dr. Darmstadt left the University of Washington to serve as Senior Research Advisor for the Saving Newborn Lives program of Save the Children-US, where he led the development and implementation of the global research strategy for newborn health and survival, before joining Johns Hopkins.

Academic Appointments:

Professor (Teaching), Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine
Professor (Teaching) (By courtesy), Obstetrics & Gynecology
Member, Bio-X
Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)
Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)

Administrative Appointments:

Affiliated Faculty Member, Woods Institute for the Environment (2015 - Present)
Associate Dean for Maternal and Child Health, Stanford University School of Medicine (2015 - Present)
Faculty Affiliate, King Center on Global Development (2015 - Present)
Faculty Affiliate, Stanford Program on Water, Health, & Development (2015 - Present)
Faculty Fellow, Center for Innovation in Global Health (CIGH) at Stanford University School of Medicine (2015 - Present)
Member, Center for Population Health Sciences (2015 - Present)
Member, Stanford Medicine Teaching and Mentoring Academy, Stanford University (2015 - Present)
Professor and Co-Director of Global Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine (2015 - Present)
Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (2015 - Present)
Senior Fellow, Global Development Division, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA (2013 - 2014)
Director, Family Health Programs, Global Development Division, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA (2010 - 2013)
Interim Deputy Director, Strategic Project Team Lead, Maternal, MNCH, IHSD, Global Health Program, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA (2008 - 2010)
Senior Program Officer, Newborn Health, MNCH Team Member, IHSD, Global Health Program, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA (2008 - 2008)
Associate Professor, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University (2005 - 2008)
Founding Director, International Center for Advancing Neonatal Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University (2005 - 2008)
Assistant Professor, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University (2002 - 2004)
Senior Research Advisor, Saving Newborn Lives Initiative, Office of Health, Save the Children Federation-US, Washington, DC (2000 - 2005)
Assistant Professor, Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA (1999 - 2000)
Assistant Professor, Division of Dermatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center (1999 - 2000)
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Disease, Rheumatology & Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center (1999 - 2000)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Division of Community Health and Health Systems, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University (1998 - 2002)
Acting Assistant Professor, Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA (1998 - 1999)
Acting Assistant Professor, Division of Dermatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center (1998 - 1999)
Acting Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Disease, Rheumatology & Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center (1998 - 1999)
Staff Pediatrician, Department of Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Hayward and Redwood City, CA (1992 - 1994)


Honors & Awards:

Faculty Research Fellow, Clayman Institute for Gender Research, Stanford University (2017-2018)
2017 Outstanding Alumnus, University of California, San Diego (2017)
Society of Scholars, Johns Hopkins University (2016)
Sidney Hurwitz Visiting Professor, Society for Pediatric Dermatology (2015)
Top 10 Global Health Milestones of 2012, First Place, LondonSummit on Family Planning Ignites $2.6 billion in Commitment (2012)
Holy Cow Award (for extraordinary contribution in Social and Behavioral Change initiatives), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2011)
BRAVO Award (for most outstanding cross-program), India Project Team, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2010)
Paper of the Year nomination, British Medical Journal (for article in Pediatrics 2007) (2009)
Paper of the Year, The Lancet (2008)
Best Poster, Countdown to 2015, Tracking Progress in Child Survival (2005)
Best Communication, The skin and nutritional problems of the newborn, International Congress of Neonatal Dermatology (1998)
First Place, San Francisco Dermatologic Society Resident Forum (1994)
Johns Hopkins Francis F. Schwentker Research Award, Department of Pediatrics, JHU (1992)
Johns Hopkins Francis F. Schwentker Research Award, Department of Pediatrics, JHU, Dermatitis as a presenting sign of cystic fibrosis (1991)
Secretary's Award for Innovations in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Honorable Mention, Establishment of community-based child abuse prevention services in North San Diego County (1988)
Highest Honors, California Polytechnic State University (CPSU) Graduation (1979)
Honors, Gamma Sigma Delta (Agricultural) Honor Society (1979)
President's Honor List, California Polytechnic State University (1979)
Phi Kappa Phi, Honor Society (1978)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations:

Advisory Board, The 2030 Collaborative (2019 - Present)
Inclusion & Diversity Advisory Board, Elsevier (2019 - Present)
Scientific Advisory Team, Avadim Health (2019 - Present)
Advisory Group, Research prioritization of maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (MNCAH) in humanitarian emergencies, World Health Organization (2018 - Present)
Advisory Group, World Health Organization Global Scales of Early Development Project (2018 - Present)
lobal Mental Health External Advisory Board, University of Washington (2018 - Present)
UNICEF Specialist Advisor, Children with Developmental Delays and Disabilities (2018 - Present)
Member, Global Hygiene Council (2016 - Present)
Advisory Board, Maternal Child Health, World Health Organization, South East Asia Region (2015 - Present)
Advisory Group, Lancet Stillbirth Series (2015 - Present)
Steering Committee Chair, Gender in Health and Development Lancet Series (2015 - Present)
Board member, Autism Speaks, Global Action Committee of the Board (2014 - Present)
Board of Directors, Project Mercy (2013 - Present)
Executive Committee, Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally, Institute of Medicine (2013 - Present)
R&D Advisory Board, GlaxoSmithKline - Save the Children (2013 - Present)
Steering Committee, Early Child Development Lancet Series (2013 - Present)
Strategic Advisory Group, Saving Newborn Lives, Save the Children (2013 - Present)
Advisory Group, Every Newborn Action Plan (2013 - 2014)
Chair, Evaluation Committee, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) (2013 - 2014)
Steering Committee, Every Newborn Lancet Series (2013 - 2014)
Global Health Advisory Board, Institute of Medicine (2011 - Present)
Global Action Council on Population Growth, World Economic Forum (2011 - 2013)
Board of Directors, Agros International (2010 - Present)
Board of Directors Co-Chair and Member, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (2010 - 2013)
Steering Committee, Saving Lives at Birth, A Grand Challenge for Development (2010 - 2013)
Technical Advisory Group, Saving Newborn Lives Program (2008 - 2010)
Member, Society for Pediatric Research (2002 - Present)
Member, American Academy of Dermatology (1998 - Present)
Member, Pediatrics Infectious Disease Society (1995 - Present)
Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics (1993 - Present)
Member, American Academy of Pediatrics (1993 - Present)
Fellow, American Academy of Dermatology (1992 - Present)


Professional Education:

Executive Education, Harvard Kennedy School, Boston, MA, Leadership for the 21st Century (2013)
Gear Up Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, Manager effectiveness training (2013)
Executive Education, Harvard Kennedy School, Boston, MA, Leadership Decision Making: Optimizing Organizational Performance (2012)
Fellow, Children's Hospital & Medical Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, Division of Infectious Disease (1997)
Resident, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, Department of Dermatology (1994)
Resident, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Pediatrics (1992)
B.S., California Polytechnic State University (CPSU), San Luis Obispo (graduated with Highest Honors), Crop Science (1979)
M.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Agronomy (Plant Physiology) (1982)
M.D., University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Dermatology (1989)

Community and International Work:

Impact of Pneumococcal Vaccine Introduction in Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Etiology and Incidence of Neonatal Infections in South Asia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, & India
Establishment of Child Development Centers in Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Development and validation of a Rapid Neurodevelopmental Assessment tool, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Topical emollient therapy in the management of severe acute malnutrition, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bibliography:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Darmstadt+GL&cauthor_id=33427822