An endowed chair or professorship is among the highest honors awarded by Children's Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado School of Medicine, reserved for only the most distinguished senior scientists or clinicians. Endowments lend prestige, visibility, and a continuous source of funding to the positions they support and enable us to attract and retain the best specialists in a field. An endowed chair or professorship recognizes and promotes excellence in pediatric medicine and signifies our commitment to support that work.
Richard Abrams and Marian Rewers Endowed Chair for Clinical Research to Eradicate Childhood Diabetes
Supports research efforts aimed at juvenile diabetes prevention.
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Executive Director, Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes
Asher-Accurso Family Chair for Cystic Fibrosis
Supports research to improve the quality of life for children with cystic fibrosis.
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center
Medical Director, CTRC Core Laboratory, CCTSI
Director, Center for Biochemical Markers, (sponsored by) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Co-Chair, Scientific Advisory & Review Committee (SARC), CCTSI
Jules Amer Chair in Community Pediatrics
Promotes quality, cost-effective, population-based health outcomes for all children in optimal community practice settings through the activities of the Community Child Health Outcomes Program.
Professor of Pediatrics
Director for Latin America
Ed and Roxanne Fie Anderson Family Endowed Chair for Breathing
Supports research and clinical care for better treatments and cures for children with breathing illnesses.
Professor of Pediatrics
Section Head, Pulmonology
Director, Aerodigestive Program
Director, Breathing Center
Director, Children’s Interstitial and Diffuse Lung Disease (chILD) Program
Barton Family Chair in Bone Marrow Transplant
Supports expertise in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and provides additional training in oncology, hematology and immunology.
Professor of Pediatrics
Director of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
Frederick C. Battaglia Endowed Chair in Neonatology
Supports research and clinical care for better treatments and cures in neonatology.
Professor of Pediatrics
The Stephen Berman, MD, Endowed Chair in General Pediatrics
Supports the care of underserved children, the education of those who provide primary care services, and research on how to advance quality care in a cost-effective manner.
Professor of Pediatrics
Section Head, General Academic Pediatrics
L. Joseph Butterfield Chair in Pediatrics
Supports the Chair in Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado, sustaining research and medical education.
Professor and Chairman
Department of Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Pediatrician-in-Chief
Children's Hospital Colorado
H. Peter Chase, MD, Endowed Chair
Supports the Clinical Director or the Pediatric Clinic Director of the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes.
Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
Robert J. and Kathleen A. Clark Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cancer Therapeutics
To encourage innovative and cutting-edge research that will lead to cures for pediatric cancers; promote the development and wide dissemination of novel treatments and therapies for pediatric cancers.
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Section Head, Hematology Oncology
Director, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Ergen Family Chair in Pediatric Cancer
Director, Experimental Therapeutics, Children's Hospital Colorado
Ehst-Hummel-Kaufmann Family Endowed Chair in Inherited Metabolic Disease
Supports research and clinical care for better treatments and cures for children with inherited metabolic disease.
Professor of Pediatrics
Frieda and George S. Eisenbarth Clinical Immunology Endowed Chair
Supports research and clinical care for better treatments and cures for children with immunology illnesses.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Clinical Immunology, Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes
Director, CLIA Laboratory for Islet Autoantibody & HLA Service Center, Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes
The Ergen Family Chair in Pediatric Cancer
Supports the activities of the Director of the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders to improve the treatment and therapies available to children with cancer.
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Section Head, Hematology Oncology
Director, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Robert J. and Kathleen A. Clark Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cancer Therapeutics
Director, Experimental Therapeutics, Children's Hospital Colorado
Ergen Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Outcomes Research
Supports numerous projects with diverse areas of focus, including children living in both rural and urban settings, children with chronic diseases, children who are generally healthy but lack crucial preventive care, and children who are at high risk
of poor health outcomes due to negative social determinants including poverty or abuse.
Professor of Pediatrics
Family Wellness Chair in the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Supports the activities of the Director of the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders to improve the treatment and therapies available to children with cancer.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
The Dale, Cindy and Kristin Francescon Endowed Chair for Headache Treatment
Supports research and clinical care for better treatments and cures for children with chronic headaches.
Professor of Clinical Practice, Pediatrics
Satish K. Garg and Bimla Garg Barbara Davis Center Young Adult Clinic Endowed Chair
Supports a professorship in the prevention and treatment of diabetic complications and the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic tools at the University of Colorado; and supports clinical research and clinical care for young adult patients (greater
than 18 years) with diabetes at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes.
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Chief, Adult Diabetes Clinic
Satish K. Garg and Kavita Garg Barbara Davis Center Young Adult Diabetes Clinical Research Professorship
Supports clinical research related to type 1 diabetes and the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic tools related to clinical diabetes management at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes.
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Chief, Adult Diabetes Clinic
Haberfeld Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders
Supports advancements in research and treatment for children and families coping with pediatric neuromuscular disorders.
Professor of Clinical Practice Pediatrics
Co-Director, Neuromuscular Clinic
Hewit/Andrews Chair in Pediatric Liver Disease
Currently Vacant
Supports research and ensures that clinical trials are made available for children with viral hepatitis and other liver diseases.
Hoover Family Endowed Chair in Cancer Research and Innovation
Supports cancer research and innovation in pediatric patients.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Hoover Family Endowed Chair for Digestive Health
Supports research and innovation in pediatric patients.
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
The Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Chair for the Cardiac Research Director
Supports research and ensures that clinical trials are made available for children with cardiac problems.
Professor of Pediatrics
Ed and Jeannette Kerr Family Endowed Chair in Endocrinology
Supports research and clinical care for better treatments and cures for endocrine bone diseases.
Visiting Associate Professor of Pediatrics
The LaCache Critical Care Endowed Chair
Supports the the Section Head of Critical Care at Childrens Hospital Colorado.
Professor of Pediatrics
Section Head, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
The LaCache Endowed Chair for Gastrointestinal, Allergic and Immunologic Disease
Supports children and families with GI disorders, promotes research aimed at novel therapies to treat/cure GI aspects of food allergies and fosters leadership for the gastroenterology team.
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program
W.H. Lea for Justice Endowed Chair in Pediatric Law, Ethics and Policy
Leads the development of data-driven, research-informed public policy initiatives centered on child health and well-being.
W. Warren H. Binford, JD, EdM
Professor of Pediatrics
Lula O. Lubchenco, MD Endowed Chair in Neonatology
Supports teaching, training, research, clinical care and other activities in neonatology.
Sunah Hwang, MD, PhD, MPH/MSPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Jack Cooper Millisor Chair in Pediatric Heart Disease
Supports advancements in research and treatment for children and families coping with pediatric cardiology disorders.
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy Program
The Ponzio Family Chair in Pediatric Neurology
Currently Vacant
Supports the activities of the Section Head of Child Neurology in order to advance clinical care, education, and research for children with neurological disorders.
The Ponzio Family Chair in Pediatric Neurology Research
Supports neurology research at Children’s Hospital Colorado.
Professor of Pediatrics
Director of Research-Neurosciences Institute
The Postle Family Chair in Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders
Supports research into the cause and treatment of pediatric cancer and blood disorders in order to enhance and improve clinical care.
Professor of Pediatrics
Selby’s Chair in Pediatric Cardiology
Supports the Section of Cardiology and assists in improving the lives of pediatric heart patients, helping them live normal and productive lives.
Professor of Pediatrics
Section Head, Cardiology
Arnold Silverman, MD, Endowed Chair in Digestive Health
Supports the Section Head of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition in efforts to advance patient care, research, and education that will improve the health and well-being of children affected by digestive and nutritional disorders.
Lenore T. Stoddart-La Cache Endowed Chair in Neonatology
Supports the the Section Head of Neonatology at Childrens Hospital Colorado, with specific focus on research, patient care, and education in a multi-institutional setting.
Professor of Pediatrics
Section Head, Neonatology
Vice Chair, Clinical Practice and Finance (Pediatrics)
Tanabe-Bobrow Family Young Investigator Award Endowed Fund
Established by donors Arlene Bobrow and Charles Tanabe, the fund supports early- and mid-career researchers at Children's Colorado.
Tanner and Ellie Seebaum Endowed Chair for Palliative Care
Expands palliative care to every child and family facing deeply personal challenges with medically complex, life-limiting diseases.
Associate Professor
Tanner Seebaum and Zachary Tschetter Chair in Neuro-Oncology
Supports the Director of the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program and ensures excellence in clinical care, medical education, and research to improve the lives of pediatric brain tumor patients.
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program
Sissel & Findlow Family Endowed Chair in Stem Cell Research at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes
Supports teaching and research into new methods of treating childhood diabetes.Professor of Pediatrics
Taplin Endowed Chair for Celiac Disease
To fund world-class care for children living with celiac disease and related disorders.
Professor of Pediatrics
Jack and Viki Thompson Chair in Child Maltreatment and Family Health
Supports the Executive Director of the Kempe Center in the development of clinical, research and educational programs to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Section Head, Child Abuse and Neglect
Bruce and Bev Wagner Endowed Chair in Child Health Research
Supports efforts to advance patient care, research, and education in child health research.
Professor of Pediatrics
Chief Scientific Officer, Child Health, Children’s Hospital Colorado
Associate Dean for Child Health Research, Univ. of Colorado School of Medicine
Director, Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Clinical and Translational Science, Univ. of Colorado Denver
Wagner Family Chair in Childhood Diabetes
Supports the Director of the Pediatrics Services and Pediatric Translational Research at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes in efforts to advance care for children, adolescents, and young adults with all types of diabetes through encouragement of research and education.
Diane G. Wallach Chair in Pediatric Stem Cell Biology
Supports the Director of Pediatric Stem Cell Biology in order to develop this new program at Children’s Hospital Colorado in partnership with the Charles C. Gates Program in Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology at the University of Colorado.
Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
Director, Pediatric Stem Cell Biology