Dimitri Alexander Christakis Explained

Dimitri Alexander Christakis is an American pediatrician, researcher, and author from Seattle, Washington.[1] [2] [3]

Education

Christakis received a BA (English Literature) from Yale University, and MD from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MPH from the University of Washington.[4] [5]

Career

Christakis is the George Adkins Professor at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA in the Department of Pediatrics.[6] He was appointed Director of Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development at Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute in 2005, and he is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.[7] [8] In addition, he is an adjunct professor in the Departments of Health Services and Psychiatry at the University of Washington.[9] [10]

Christakis and his colleagues have conducted research on the risk factors of early television exposure, detailing an increased risk for the onset of attention, health, and behavioral issues in adolescents.[11] He is the co-author of The Elephant in the Living Room: Make Television Work for Your Kids (2006).[12] His research also focused on how the language acquisition for children can be improved by playing blocks and how children are aggressive while watching violent cartoons at 7–10 years of age. As part of a popular TEDx talk, Christakis spoke regarding the newborn brain and media exposure on children.[13] [14] He has appeared frequently in public media to talk about screen exposure and the benefits of manual play (and other topics) in children.https://www.npr.org/search/?query=Dimitri%20Christakis&page=1

Christakis has been instrumental in the revision of national guidelines on pediatric screen exposure.[15] And his research was also instrumental in calling into question the efficacy of "Baby Einstein" (and similar) videos; his group's research, published in the Journal of Pediatrics, found that "for every hour a child 8 to 16 months old watched educational videos, they understood six to eight fewer words than their peers."[16] [17]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Christakis appeared frequently on public media to help advance the public understanding of science related to the situation faced by children, particularly with respect to the harms accruing to children from having to be masked or out of school.[18] [19] [20] [21]

Christakis was appointed the editor-in-chief of the leading peer-reviewed journal JAMA Pediatrics in 2018.[22]

In 2023, he was appointed the Chief Health Officer of Special Olympics International.[23]

His H-index is 100.[24]

Awards and honors

In 2010, Christakis received the Research Award for Lifetime Contribution by the Academic Pediatric Association, and, in 2018, he was elected as Member of Washington State Academy of Sciences.[25] [26]

Selected publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH. Seattle Children's Hospital. 2020-03-03.
  2. Web site: Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH Directory Division of General Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics University of Washington. depts.washington.edu. 2020-03-03.
  3. Web site: Dimitri A Christakis's research while affiliated with Seattle Children's Research Institute and other places. April 30, 2020.
  4. Web site: Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH Directory Division of General Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics University of Washington. depts.washington.edu. 2020-03-03.
  5. Web site: Christakis Lab. Seattle Children's Hospital. 2020-03-03.
  6. Web site: Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH Directory Division of General Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics University of Washington. depts.washington.edu. 2020-03-03.
  7. Web site: Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH. Seattle Children's Hospital. 2020-03-03.
  8. Fellows in the News - April 2010 . AAP News . April 2010 . 31 . 4 . 32 .
  9. Web site: CCHBD Leadership. Seattle Children's Hospital. 2020-03-03.
  10. Web site: Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH. Seattle Children's Hospital. 2020-03-03.
  11. Radesky . Jenny S. . Christakis . Dimitri A. . Increased Screen Time . Pediatric Clinics of North America . October 2016 . 63 . 5 . 827–839 . 10.1016/j.pcl.2016.06.006 . 27565361 .
  12. Web site: The Elephant In The Living Room by Dimitri A. Christakis, Federick J. Zimmerman: 9781623361952 PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books . 2022-10-07 . PenguinRandomhouse.com . en-US.
  13. Christakis . Dimitri A. . Lowry . Sarah J. . Goldberg . Georgia . Violette . Heather . Garrison . Michelle M. . Assessment of a Parent-Child Interaction Intervention for Language Development in Children . JAMA Network Open . 14 June 2019 . 2 . 6 . e195738 . 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.5738 . 31199447 . 6575141 .
  14. Christakis . Dimitri A. . The Effects of Fast-Paced Cartoons . Pediatrics . October 2011 . 128 . 4 . 772–774 . 10.1542/peds.2011-2071 . 21911351 . free .
  15. Web site: How Much Screen Time Is Too Much? Ask Seattle's Dimitri Christakis. . 2022-10-18 . Seattle Met . en-US.
  16. Web site: 2011-06-30 . UW battle over Baby Einstein settled, maybe . 2022-10-18 . The Seattle Times . en-US.
  17. Baby Einstein Goes to Court . Science . 29 January 2010 . 327 . 5965 . 507 . 10.1126/science.327.5965.507-c .
  18. Web site: 2020-08-21 . What would make it safe to reopen Washington's schools with COVID-19 still a threat? In short: It's up to everybody. . 2022-10-07 . The Seattle Times . en-US.
  19. Web site: Erdman . Shelby Lin . 2020-07-15 . Give teachers 'medical grade PPE' to get schools reopened and students back in class, pediatrician urges . 2022-10-07 . CNN . en.
  20. Web site: Altmann . Dr Tanya . 2020-12-01 . To open schools safely, mask up and close bars and malls . 2022-10-07 . CNN . en.
  21. Web site: Physician: White House recommendations for school reopening are 'based on a political agenda' "This isn't a plan," says Dr. Dimitri Christakis about the White House releasing new recommendations for schools as they prepare to reopen amid the... By Don Lemon CNN Facebook . 2022-10-07 . www.facebook.com . en.
  22. Web site: For Authors JAMA Pediatrics JAMA Network . 2020-03-03 . jamanetwork.com.
  23. Web site: Dimitri A Christakis, MD, MPH . 2024-10-23 . SpecialOlympics.org . en.
  24. Web site: Dimitri Christakis .
  25. Web site: Research Award. Academic Pediatric Association. 2020-03-03.
  26. Web site: 14 UW professors elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences in 2018. UW News. 2020-03-03.

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