Robert E. Shaddy

Robert E. Shaddy, MD, is Pediatrician-in-Chief and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

As Chair of Pediatrics, Dr. Shaddy oversees department faculty at CHLA and LAC+USC Medical Center campuses. As CHLA’s Pediatrician-in-Chief and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, he provides oversight for faculty appointments and educational and research activities—including those performed at The Saban Research Institute, CHLA’s freestanding research facility dedicated to exploring and addressing the most pressing national child health issues.

Dr. Shaddy, a cardiologist, most recently served as the Vice Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He simultaneously served as the Chief of the Division of Cardiology and the Jennifer Terker Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

With more than 25 years in his distinguished career, Dr. Shaddy is nationally recognized for his research into pediatric heart failure and heart transplantation. His expertise includes studying the effectiveness of pharmaceutical drugs in treating heart failure in children.

He obtained a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Boston College and his medical degree from Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. He completed his pediatric internship and residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa, and a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the University of California, San Francisco.

Dr. Shaddy has published more than 200 papers in journals and has authored or co-authored 23 book chapters for textbooks used by students and practicing physicians. In addition, he has authored, edited, or co-edited seven books about pediatric heart defects and heart failure.

Dr. Shaddy is extensively involved in dozens of professional organizations, including the American Heart Association, American Pediatric Society, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, and the Society for Pediatric Research.