Center for Protection of Children Board of Advisors
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Dr. Eli Newberger, MD
A leading figure in the movement to improve the protection and care of children, Eli Newberger, M.D. is a pediatrician and author of many influential works on child abuse. He teaches at Harvard Medical School and founded the Child Protection Team and the Family Development Program at Children's Hospital in Boston. From his research and practice he has derived a philosophy that focuses on the strength and resilience of parent-child relationships, and a practice oriented to compassion and understanding, rather than blame and punishment. Dr. Newberger grew up in New York and graduated from Yale University with a degree in Music Theory. He graduated from Yale Medical School in 1966 and spent two years serving in the Peace Corps in rural West Africa. He completed his residency at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Among his many prestigious honors include: induction into Alpha Omega Alpha medical honorary society; the annual award for improvement of the welfare of children from the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children; the Pantaleoni Award for the outstanding contribution to the betterment and welfare of children, awarded by the greater Boston Committee for UNICEF; the Commissioner's Award for outstanding contributions in the prevention of child abuse and neglect, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and the Humanitarian Award of the Massachusetts Psychological Association. Currently, he lives in Brookline, Massachusetts with his wife Carolyn, a developmental and clinical child psychologist.