John M. Leventhal, M.D.

John M. Leventhal, M.D., professor of pediatrics and a member of the Child Study Center faculty, received the 1998 Research Award from the Ambulatory Pediatric Association, which represents almost 2,000 pediatric academic generalists in the United States. Leventhal received this award for his research on risk factors for child abuse and for his enthusiastic mentoring of medical students and fellows pursuing research on child abuse and developmental and behavioral pediatrics.