Meet Our Pediatrician-in-Chief

Shari Barkin, MD, MSHS currently serves as Pediatrician-in-Chief and Department of Pediatrics Chair at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Shari Barkin, MD, MSHS, Pediatrician-in-Chief and Department of Pediatrics Chair

Ruth Fowler

Shari Barkin, MD, MSHS has been named Pediatrician-in-Chief and Chair of the Emory University School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics effective Dec. 2, 2024. Dr. Barkin is a board-certified pediatrician specializing in general pediatrics. She comes to Children’s from Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU where she served as the Physician in Chief and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at VCU School of Medicine.

Dr. Barkin is trained as a health services and health outcomes researcher and is a member of the National Academy of Medicine. She focuses on community-based, family-centered obesity prevention interventions applying a complexity science lens.

In this role, Dr. Barkin will focus on driving clinical excellence for medical specialty programs. She will have accountability for guiding the academic missions of research and teaching.