Darshak Sanghavi, M.D.

Dr. Darshak Sanghavi is a member of LLuminari, the parent company of BeWell.com. He is Editor of the Parenting & Kids Community for BeWell―the first social network that connects members with credible content and dialogue from leading experts.

He is the Chief of Pediatric Cardiology and an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is an innovative thinker, respected medical communicator, and expert clinician in pediatrics and cardiology. Dr. Sanghavi completed his clinical fellowship at Harvard Medical School and Children’s Hospital in Boston after working for several years as a pediatrician for the U.S. Indian Health Service in Navajo country.

Dr. Sanghavi has published numerous scientific papers on topics ranging from the molecular biology of cell death to tuberculosis transmission patterns in Peruvian slums and speaks on a variety of topics related to pediatrics and the growth and development of children. He is a frequent guest on radio and television, contributes to several news publications and is widely quoted in the media. Dr. Sanghavi serves on the advisory board of Parents magazine and was a visiting media fellow of the Kaiser Family Foundation. His research and teaching interests focus on improved healthcare through better information delivery to patients and health providers. His book, Map of the Child: A Pediatrician's Tour of the Body was rated one of the best health books of the year by The Wall Street Journal. It was listed as a Boston Globe best-seller, and was called "lyrical" by The New York Times.

Degrees:

• M.D. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
• B.A. Harvard University , Biology and American Politics, magna cum laude

Association

• Chief of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Massachusetts Memorial/University of Massachusetts Medical School
• Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School
• Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
• American College of Cardiology
• American Heart Association, Legislative Committee (Northeast Affiliate)
• Advisory Board, Parents magazine
• Medical Advisory Board member, Little Hearts Inc., 2005

Awards

• Invited participant, Renaissance Weekend, Aspen Colorado, 2008
• Outstanding Clinical Educator Award, Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2006
• American Academy of Pediatrics Community Access to Child Health Award, 2001-2002
• American Academy of Pediatrics Research Award, 1998-2000
• Paul Schliesman Traveling Fellowship Award for medical research in Nairobi, Kenya, for Green Africa Network, 1999
• Johns Hopkins Dean’s Pre-doctoral Research Fellowship, 1995-1996
• Harold Lamport Memorial Research Award, 1995-1996
• Johns Hopkins Alumni Public Service Award for community-based epidemiology, 1993
• Visiting Kaiser Media Fellow, Kaiser Family Foundation

Appearances:

• NBC’s Today show
• NPR, All Things Considered
• Slate
• Business Week
• The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post
• Numerous other publications

Publication

• Author, A Map of the Child: A Pediatrician’s Tour of the Body