Dr. Stephen R. Daniels

Stephen R. Daniels, MD, PhD, is Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine and Pediatrician-in-Chief and L. Joseph Butterfield Chair in Pediatrics at The Children's Hospital. He earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago and his Masters of Science in Public Health from Harvard University. He completed his residency in Pediatrics and fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital.

Dr. Daniels' area of expertise is in preventive cardiology. His studies focus on better understanding causes of blood pressure elevation and cholesterol abnormalities in children and adolescents, particularly the role obesity plays in these health issues. He has researched the development of structural and functional abnormalities in the heart and vascular system, including cardiovascular abnormalities in pediatric patients with diabetes mellitus, and the relationship of left ventricular hypertrophy to obesity and hypertension. The role of lifestyle factors, such as diet and physical activity, is central to many of Dr. Daniels' studies.

Dr. Daniels has served as Associate Editor for the Journal of Pediatrics since 1995, is a peer reviewer for many other journals and widely published in the medical literature. He is an active participant and leader in investigative committees and study sections, including the American Heart Association's Council for Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, and the International Pediatric Hypertension Association's Executive Board. He has also been a frequent participant in grant review study sections and science panels for the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Daniels is board certified in Pediatrics and certified by the American Society of Hypertension as a Specialist in Clinical Hypertension.