Meet the Chairman
Dr. Jon S. Abramson received his undergraduate training at Boston University and his medical degree from Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM), where he also completed a residency in pediatrics. He then completed a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Minnesota. In 1981, Dr. Abramson joined the faculty at WFUSM and was named the Weston M. Kelsey Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at WFUSM and the Physician-in-chief of Brenner Children’s Hospital in 1996. He served as the elected Chair of the Wake Forest University Physicians, the group responsible for oversight of the clinical practice organization, from 2001 – 2007.
Dr. Abramson served as a council member of the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) and was elected President of the SPR in 1995. From 1999 – 2003 he was the Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Infectious Diseases and as part of this activity was involved in the publication of the 2000 and 2003 Red Book. From 2003 – 2007 he was a member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and served as Chair of this Committee from July 2005 – June 2007. He is currently a member of the World Health Organization Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization, and is heavily involved with the influenza pandemic.
A Message from Dr. Jon Abramson:
Thank you for visiting our Pediatric Residency Program web page. We hope it provides you with the information you need to seriously consider a residency at Brenner Children’s Hospital.
We recognize that the selection of a residency training program is a difficult decision that requires careful consideration. We hope that you will visit our medical center and decide for yourself if our program provides the opportunities you desire to achieve your career goals. We are confident that you will find that our residency training program offers an excellent training experience, with extensive daily contact with our faculty, a pleasant and congenial work environment in a modern and dynamic expanding health care facility and a safe, stimulating and affordable community in which to live.
After reviewing our program we hope you will take a few moments to browse through the Brenner’s Place web site. It will provide you with additional information about Brenner and our commitment to children and their families to not only deliver exceptional health care, but also to be a trusted source for health care information. That commitment extends to the educational programs we offer and to the research we conduct focusing on the special needs of children.
We welcome your interest and hope that we have the pleasure of meeting with you during an interview visit to our institution.
Dr. Jon S. Abramson - Chairman
Abramson Biographical Sketch