Director
National Children’s Study
Dr. Scheidt received an MD from Duke University, a MPH from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Hygiene, and completed Pediatric Residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Past professional experiences include: Medical Officer, Indian Health Service; Epidemiologist, Bureau of Radiological Health, FDA; Director of Pediatric Education, Uniformed Services University; Medical Officer and Coordinator for Childhood Injury and Behavioral Pediatric Research, NICHD, NIH; Professor of Pediatrics and Chairman, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center and George Washington University; and various clinical pediatric positions. His research has focused on the developmental effects of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, environmental exposure to non-ionizing radiation in children, innovations in medical education, behavioral pediatrics, and the epidemiology and prevention of injuries and violence in children. He has served as the Director of the National Children’s Study, a large longitudinal study of environmental influences on child health and development, since 2000.