David Rowitch MD ScD FMedSci FRS is a distinguished pediatrician specializing in neonatology and developmental neuroscience. Currently serving as a Fellow at the National Academy of Medicine and as a Fellow of the Royal Society, David Rowitch has held numerous prominent positions, including Professor of Paediatrics and Head of the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Cambridge and Professor of Pediatrics/Neurosurgery at UCSF. David Rowitch has contributed to various prestigious organizations, serving as a Senior Investigator with the Wellcome Trust and as a member of the National Advisory Council for Child Health Development at the NIH. David Rowitch's academic credentials are supported by a Doctor of Medicine from the University of California, Los Angeles, a Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry from the University of Cambridge, and an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Cambridge.