Paul Dworkin served as Executive Vice President for Community Child Health at Connecticut Children’s and Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. For 15 years, he previously served as Physician-in-Chief at Connecticut Children’s and Chair of Pediatrics at UCONN. Dr. Dworkin’s interests are at the interface among child development, child health services, and child health policy. Dr. Dorkin’s honors include teaching awards from both universities he has served, visiting professorships, and named lectureships. He was the Editor of the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics from 1997-2002 and was a member of the first entering class of the Academy of Distinguished Education at the UCONN School of Medicine. In 2003, Dr. Dworkin received the prestigious C. Anderson Aldrich Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics in recognition of his achievements in the field of child development.

His vision led to the creation of Help Me Grow, a Connecticut statewide initiative to promote the early detection of children at risk for developmental and behavioral problems and the linkage to programs and services that is currently being replicated in more than 30 states.

He currently serves as Project Director for the North Hartford Ascend Pipeline, a US Department of Education Promise Neighborhoods grantee. Dr. Dworkin received his bachelor’s degree from Rutger’s University and his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his pediatric residency and fellowship training at Boston Children’s Hospital. He earned a certificate in policy analysis from the University pf North Dakota. Dr. Dworkin has served on the boards of numerous community-based organizations, recently completed his tenure as Chair of the Board of the Urban League of Greater Hartford, and currently serves on the Board of the Institute for Child Success in Greenville, South Carolina.