James Conway, MD

James H. Conway, M.D., FAAP is a Professor of the Pediatrics Department in SMPH, an Associate Director for Health Sciences at GHI, and the Director of the SMPH Office of Global Health. He works both domestically and globally with programs designed to improve the lives of children. His projects largely involve training local professionals in the recognition and treatment of infectious conditions and improving systems for prevention particularly through strengthening immunization programs. He has been involved with long term field programs in Thailand, Kenya and Ethiopia. He also works with the UW health science leaders to develop programs and partnerships for clinical education and outreach around the world and directs the extramural clerkship in international health for SMPH students. Conway is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, serving in the Sections on Infectious Diseases and International Child Health, and received an AAP Special Achievement Award in 2009 for his immunization projects.