David J. Inwards-Breland, MD
Attending Physician, Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine
Professor, Pediatrics (Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Language:
- English
- Pronouns:
- he
- him
- his
Locations
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
225 E. Chicago Ave.Chicago, Illinois 60611
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center at 1440 N. Dayton
1440 N. Dayton St.Chicago, Illinois 60642
About
Dr. David Inwards-Breland is from southern California and attended UC San Diego as an undergraduate, majoring in Biology. He then attended the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and received his Master of Public Health. He went on to receive his MD from UC Davis School of Medicine. Dr. Inwards-Breland did his pediatric residency at UC San Francisco Benioff, East Bay, California. After completing his National Health Service Corps obligation in Albany, Georgia, he returned to California. He worked as an attending at UC San Francisco Benioff, East Bay, working in the teen clinic. After six years as a general pediatrician, he entered a fellowship at UC San Francisco Benioff San Francisco in Adolescent Medicine.
Dr. Inwards-Breland was the clinical director of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Seattle Children's Hospital and later founded and served as the medical director of the Seattle Children's Gender Clinic. He has received many awards, including Top Doctors, the Award for Distinguished Service in Promoting Diversity at Seattle Children's Hospital, Community Leader of the Year from the Greater Seattle Business Association, the Transformational Leader Award from the UC Davis School of Medicine Alumni Association, and the Outstanding Alumni Award from the Black Student Union at UC San Diego.
Dr. David Inwards-Breland was the Division Chief of the Adolescent Medicine Division at Rady Children's Hospital, which he co-founded, and Co-Director of the Center for Gender Affirming Care and clinical professor at UC San Diego School of Medicine. He relocated to Atlanta, GA, in November 2022 and joined the Department of Pediatrics at Morehouse School of Medicine. In 2024, he joined the faculty in the Department of Pediatrics at Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern Univerity. He became the Medical Director of the Gender Development Program with the Potocsnak Family Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine.
Dr. Inwards-Breland's research interests include adolescent and young adult male health, depression, Transgender and non-binary youth, and marginalized youth. He now sits on the American Board of Pediatrics-Adolescent Medicine sub-board and the American Academy of Pediatrics Section of the LGBTQ Health and Wellness Executive Committee. He is a medical mentor for the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH) for their Global Education Initiative.
Clinical Interests
Adolescent and young adult male health, depression, Transgender and non-binary youth, and marginalized youth
Specialty
Education & Training
Education: University of California-Davis School of Medicine, Oakland, CA, 1997
Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in adolescent medicine, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, 2006-2009; Fellowship in adolescent medicine, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, 2002-2003; Residency in pediatrics, Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Oakland, CA, 1997-2000
Board Certifications: Pediatrics; Adolescent Medicine