Health Hero of the Month: Dr. Greene

By Kiki Powers, M.S.

Dr. Greene is Natural Health Solution's first official health hero, and a truly inspirational figure. Dr. Greene is the Chief Medical Officer of A.D.A.M., the Founder & CEO of DrGreene.com, and the Pediatric Expert for AmericanBaby.com.

He is on the Clinical Faculty at Stanford University School of Medicine where he sees patients and teaches Residents. He is the President of Hi-Ethics (Health Internet Ethics) and helped URAC develop its standards for eHealth accreditation.

Dr. Greene has been recognized by Advance for Health Information Executives as one of the top 25 most influential forces in healthcare IT. Dr. Greene was also named Intel's Internet Health Hero for children's health. He is an author, medical expert, and a media personality.

Dr. Greene entered primary care pediatrics in January 1993. In 1995, he launched Dr. Greene's HouseCalls, cited by the AMA as the first physician Web site: http://www.DrGreene.com.


On his Web site, Dr. Greene answers pediatric questions submitted by readers from all over the world. DrGreene.com now receives over 14 million hits per month from parents, students, and medical professionals.

He is the author of The Parent's Complete Guide to Ear Infections (People's Medical Society, 1997). He is the medical expert for three additional books, The Parent's Soup A-to-Z Guide to Your New Baby, (Contemporary Books, 1998), The Parent's Soup A-to-Z Guide to Your Toddler, (Contemporary Books, 1999), and The Mother of All Baby Books, (Hungry Minds, Inc., 2002).

Alan Greene earned a Bachelor's degree in the History and Philosophy of Science from Princeton University. He graduated from medical school at University of California at San Francisco.

Upon completion of his pediatric residency program at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Northern California in 1993, he served as Chief Resident. During his Chief year, Dr. Greene passed the pediatric boards in the top 5 percent of the nation.

Dr. Greene is a frequent keynote speaker. In April of 2000, Dr. Greene was a keynote speaker for the first

 

European Internet health conference, eHealth Europe, and in 2001 he was a keynote speaker at the first International eHealth Association Conference and Exhibition in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Greene has appeared in numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal, Parenting, Parent, Child, American Baby, Baby Talk, Working Mother, Better Home's & Gardens, and Reader's Digest.

He also appears frequently on television and radio shows as a medical expert. Dr. Greene was named a "Community Hero" and selected to carry the Olympic Torch in the 1996 Centennial Olympic Torch Relay.

This award was based on his heroism during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, his community leadership, and his ongoing spirit of volunteerism.

Dr. Greene is the father of four children and has an incredible zest for life. Dr. Greene is an avid reader, movie enthusiast, and chess player. He loves to think about challenging ideas, he collects encyclopedias, and he wears green socks.