Sherif Badawy Named Editor of JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting

Sherif Badawy, MD, has accepted an invitation to be the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) Pediatrics and Parenting (JPP).

From the journal homepage: "JPP has a unique focus on technologies, medical devices, apps, engineering, informatics applications for patient/parent education, training, counselling, behavioral interventions, preventative interventions and clinical care for pediatric and adolescent populations or child-parent dyads. JPP recognizes the role of patient- and parent-centered approach in the 21st century using information and communication technologies to optimize pediatric and adolescent health outcomes."

Badawy is an attending physician in the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation at Lurie Children's and is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.