Dr. Irwin is Professor and Vice Chairman of Pediatrics, and Director of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. He is a faculty member of the Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF and directs both the Public Policy Analysis and Education Center for Middle Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Health and the National Adolescent Health Information Center. He has been director of the Leadership Education in Adolescent Health program since 1977. This program has trained over 150 health professional postdoctoral and graduate students.
Dr Irwin’s research has focused on risky behaviors during adolescence, and on methods of identifying adolescents who are prone to initiate health-damaging behaviors during the second decade of life. His current research focuses on improving preventive screening practices in clinical practice. He is the author of over 100 publications and the editor of several texts focusing on pediatric and adolescent health. The recipient of several awards, Dr. Irwin has received the outstanding achievement award for research from the Society for Adolescent Medicine (1985), the National Center for Youth Law’s annual award recognizing his research with high risk youth (1988), the Ambulatory Pediatric Association’s Teaching Award for training physicians in the behavioral sciences (1990), the Swedish Medical Society’s International Lectureship Award (1996), the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Adele Hofmann Lifetime Achievement Award in Adolescent Health (1998) and the Society for Adolescent Medicine’s Outstanding Achievement Award (1999). Dr. Irwin served as the first chair of the American Board of Pediatrics’ Sub-board of Adolescent Medicine (1991-1998) and has just completed his tenure as President of the Society for Adolescent Medicine (2002-2003). In 2004, Dr. Irwin assumed the position of Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Adolescent Health. He received a B.S. degree in Biology from Hobart College, a B.M.S. degree from Dartmouth Medical School and an M.D. degree from the University of California, San Francisco.
Publications
Adolescent and Young Adult HealthAmerica's Adolescents: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going? (2002)
Health Insurance Across Vulnerable Ages
How Far Have State Medicaid Agencies Advanced in Performance Measurement for Children?
Presentations on Young Adult Health Data
Preventive Care for Adolescents
The Health Status of Young Adults in the U.S.
Trends in Adolescent and Young Adult Health in the United States
Use of Mental Health Counseling as Adolescents Become Young Adults
Young People's Health Care: A National Imperative
Youth with Special Health Care Needs
Updated: 12/15/05 at 07:09 AM
