Bryan Vartabedian, MD FAAP

I’m an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and attending physician at Texas Children’s Hospital, America’s largest children’s hospital.  Present in the health blogosphere since 2006, I’ve been an active witness to the social health revolution and its influence on doctors and patients.  I write about the intersection of medicine, social media and technology here on my blog, 33 charts.

Beyond my work as a practicing physician, I have served as a consultant to a number of health care start ups and have independently advised health care organizations and national physician groups in the area of social media policy and strategy.  I have served as a keynote speaker to a number of national organizations.  You can find me quoted in the mainstream media by outlets such as The Wall Street Journal and CNN.

Before the Internet I cut my teeth on pulp doing freelance work for magazines such as Parenting and American Baby.  I am the author of Colic Solved – The Essential Guide to Infant Reflux and the Care of Your Screaming, Difficult-to-Soothe Baby  (Ballantine/Random House, 2007), First Foods (St. Martin’s Press, 2001), and have contributed to The Real Life of a Pediatrician (Kaplan 2010).  I have served as a national spokesperson for companies such as Playtex Infant Products and Biogaia.  I’ve done a bunch of other cool stuff that I’ve forgotten at this point.

When I’m not writing or thinking, I read obsessively.