May 16, DANVILLE — Linda M. Famiglio, MD, FAAP, is chair-elect for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s Institutional Review Committee. A pediatric neurologist and Associate Chief Medical Officer for Academic Affairs at Geisinger Medical Center, she also serves as a course director and committee member for the Association of American Medical College Group on Resident Affairs.

Bruce Hamory, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Geisinger Health System, said, “Medical residents and their patients are well-served to have someone of Dr. Famiglio’s character and expertise in this position. Congratulations to her on this prestigious appointment.”

A pediatric neurologist at Geisinger since 1994, Dr. Famiglio is a graduate of Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass, and Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Philadelphia. She completed her residency training (Pediatrics and Neurology) at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, and fellowship training at the University of Washington, Seattle. She became Geisinger’s Director of Academic Affairs in 1999, and has been Associate Chief Medical Officer for Academic Affairs since 2002.
 
A noted national and international speaker on epilepsy and pediatric neurology, Dr. Famiglio has been listed among the Best Doctors in America since 1998. Her work in medical education has earned grants from several groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics.