David J. Schonfeld, MD
David J. Schonfeld, MD
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement
MD: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Fellowship: Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
Board Certification(s): American Board of Pediatrics; American Board of Pediatrics – Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Director, National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
In 2005, Dr. Schonfeld established the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement (NCSCB) with funding from the September 11th Children’s Fund and the National Philanthropic Trust. Further funding from the New York Life Foundation has allowed the center to provide ongoing and expanded services. The center aims to promote an appreciation of the role that schools play to support students, staff and families at times of crisis and loss; to collaborate with organizations and agencies to further this goal; and to serve as a resource for information, training materials, consultation and technical assistance.
Dr. Schonfeld has authored over 100 scholarly articles, book chapters, and books. He has provided consultation and training on school crisis and pediatric bereavement in the aftermath of numerous school crisis events and disasters within the United States and abroad. He has also conducted school-based research involving children’s understanding of and adjustment to serious illness and death and school-based interventions to promote adjustment and risk prevention
Dr. Schonfeld is a member the American Academy of Pediatrics Disaster Preparedness Advisory Council, serves as a commissioner for both the National Commission on Children and Disasters and the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission in Connecticut. He is a past-president of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.