Dr. Jack Newman's Study

JACK NEWMAN, MD, FRCPC is a Toronto pediatrician who has practised medicine since 1970. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto medical school. In 1984 he established the first hospital-based breastfeeding clinic in Canada at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. He has practiced as a physician in Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa.

He now holds breastfeeding clinics in several hospitals in the Toronto area. He is a consultant with UNICEF's Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative and is a popular speaker at breastfeeding conferences across North America and beyond. He is the father of three children, all breastfed.

Training

• Medical School-University of Toronto, graduated with honours, June 1970
• Interneship-Vancouver General Hospital, straight interneship in internal medicine, June 1970-June 1971
• Senior House Surgeon-Hutt Hospital, Lower Hutt, New Zealand, June 1971-October 1971
• Resident 2-Internal Medicine, Montreal General Hospital, July 1972-July 1973
• Resident 2-Pediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Université Laval, Quebec City, July 1977-July 1978
• Core 2 Resident-Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children,Toronto, July 1978-July 1979
• Postcore Resident-Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, July 1979-July
• 1980 Emergency Pediatrics Fellow, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, July 1980-July 1981

Diplomas & Degress

• Doctor of medicine (MD)-University of Toronto, June 1970
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) (Pediatrics)-November 1980
• Spécialiste certifié, Province de Québec (Pediatrics) November 1980
• Board Qualified, American Academy of Pediatrics, April 1981

Publications

• Evaluation of Sponging to Reduce Body Temperature in Febrile Children, Can Med Assoc J, 1985;132:641-42
• " Nursemaid's Elbow" in Infants 6 months and Under, J Emerg Med 1985;2:403-4
• Breastfeeding, the Problem of "Not Enough Milk", Can Fam Phys 1986;32:571-4
• Patterns of Walker Use and Walker Injury, Pediatrics, 1986;78:488-93
  Intussusception in Infants under 4 Months, Can Med Assoc J 1987;136:266-68
• << Breastfeeding Problems >> presenting to the emergency department: Diagnosis and Management. Ped Emerg Care 1989;5:198-201
• Breast Rejection: A little-appreciated cause of lactation failure. Can Fam Phys 1990; 36:449-453
  Malaria in Children. Ped Emerg Care 1990;6:40-44
• Breastfeeding Problems Associated with the Early Introduction of Bottles and Pacifiers. J Hum Lact 1990;6:59-63
  Rapid Intravenous Rehydration in the Pediatric Emergency Department, Ped Emerg Care, 1990;6:186-188
• When Breast-feeding is not Contraindicated. Can Fam Phys, 1991;37:969-75
  Bottle-feeding as normal (Guest Editorial). J Hum Lact, 1992;8:2-4
• << Establishing Breastfeeding : Starting off Right >>. Can J Pediatr 1992;4:55-60
• The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative. Can J Pediatr 1992;4:117-122
• Breastfeeding in a polluted world: uncertain risks clear benefits. Can Med Assoc J 1993;149:33-37 (UNICEF's Breastfeeding Paper of the Month, May 1994)
• Decision tree and postpartum management for preventing dehydration in the "breastfed" baby. J Hum Lact 1996;12:129-35 (Chosen best article of 1996 by JHL readers)

Advisory Board

• Advisory Board: American Society for Prophylaxis in Obstetrics Inc./Lamaze, 1987-present
• Advisory Board: Infant Feeding Action Coalition (INFACT Canada), 1987-present
• Chairman, advisory board: INFACT Canada, December 8, 1990-present
• Medical Associate: La Leche League, 1987-present Editorial
• Advisory Board: Great Expectations 1987-March 8, 1994
• Consultant: International Childbirth Education Association. 1991-present
• Charter member, medical advisory board: La Leche League Canada. 1991-present
• Professional Advisory Board, International Lactation Consultant Association. 1992-present
• International Health Advisory Council, La Leche League International. 1992-present
• Executive Board, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. 1994-1996
• Member, New Brunswick Breastfeeding Advisory Committee. April 1995-present
  

Awards

National Breastfeeding Seminar. Award of Excellence. 1996 Revised: June 1998

 

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