Scott Berns, MD, MPH, FAAP
As President and CEO at the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ), Scott leads initiatives aimed at driving change to improve children’s health. He has extensive experience working to enhance the health of children and families across academic, clinical, nonprofit and public health settings. Scott is a nationally recognized expert in quality improvement science and has published extensively. Prior to joining NICHQ, he spent 14 years at the March of Dimes National Office serving as Senior Vice President of Chapter Programs and the Deputy Medical Officer. Scott is Editor and Co-Author of “Toward Improving the Outcome of Pregnancy III: Enhancing Perinatal Health Through Quality, Safety and Performance Initiatives”. He is a board-certified pediatrician and pediatric emergency physician. Scott also completed a one-year White House Fellowship where he served as a Senior Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Scott is Co-Founder and Board Chair of The Progeria Research Foundation (PRF); he ensured PRF was a key force behind the Progeria gene discovery for this rare premature aging syndrome. He currently serves as Chair of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s Rare Disease Advisory Panel. He also serves on the Executive Committee of the AAP’s Council on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. He has made multiple media appearances as an expert in perinatal health; Scott’s son Sam and family were featured in an HBO Emmy Award-winning documentary titled, “Life According to Sam.”