Dr. Roy Wade is a Senior Medical Editor at DynaMed and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. A physician-scientist and nationally recognized expert on childhood trauma and health equity, his research focuses on understanding how adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress contribute to lifelong health disparities and identifying strategies to improve outcomes for children and families. Dr. Wade earned his M.D. from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, an MPH in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications on childhood adversity and trauma-informed care, with research featured by outlets including NPR and The Philadelphia Inquirer. His work bridges clinical practice, research, and evidence-based medicine to improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes.
Dr. Roy Ziegelstein, Chief Medical Officer and Editor-in- Chief, DynaMed has more than 30 years of experience in medical education and healthcare. He joined Johns Hopkins in 1986 after earning his M.D. from Boston University. He completed his internal medicine residency and chief residency on the Osler Medical Service and his cardiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine before joining the faculty there in 1993. He has held numerous leadership positions, including Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program, Executive Vice Chairman, and Vice Chair for Humanism in the Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, and Vice Dean for Education at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. A dedicated educator and co-director of the Aliki Initiative on patient-centered care, Dr. Ziegelstein has received numerous awards for teaching excellence and is an internationally recognized expert on the connection between depression and cardiovascular disease.
A core principle of trauma-informed care is understanding that past and ongoing exposure to stress and trauma can directly shape health outcomes. But by remaining blind to these histories, the medical community severely limits its ability to address the very drivers of the diseases it is trying to cure.