Biography

Name : Robert Pettignano

Professional Title : Medical Champion HeLP; Medical Director Children’s at Hughes Spalding

Affiliation : Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta; Emory University Deparment of Pediatrics

Country : United States

Title of Presentation :Interdisciplinary Solutions to Justice Issues: Collaborating with Physicians to Address the Socio-Economic Determinants of Health

Short Bio : Dr. Robert Pettignano graduated from Ross University medical school, Dominica, West Indies. He completed a pediatric residency, pediatric critical care fellowship and an MBA. He is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, attending intensivist/hospitalist, and Medical Director at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding. Since 2006 he has been the Medical Champion of HeLP (The Health Law Partnership), Atlanta, GA and on the National Center Advisory Board.