Nemours KidsHealth® Medical Editors
Nemours Children's is committed to transforming the health of all kids.
KidsHealth.org was founded in 1995 by Nemours pediatrician Neil Izenberg, MD. The first website devoted to children’s health, KidsHealth® continues to be a pioneer and leader in pediatric health content.
KidsHealth’s unique whole-family approach to health includes more than 7,500 evidence-based articles, videos, animations and activities that are medically vetted by Nemours experts.
What We Do
We aim to give families the tools and confidence to make their best health choices.
On KidsHealth.org, you'll find:
- Doctor-reviewed advice on hundreds of physical, emotional and behavioral topics.
- Separate sections for parents/caregivers, kids and teens.
- Easy-to-follow articles, slideshows, videos and health tools designed to help families learn, grow and be their best.
- Free lesson plans and programs for teachers and early childhood educators.
Media Experts
Our clinicians are available for media interviews on the more than 500 childhood conditions featured within the KidsHealth.org library. Please contact media@nemours.org for more information.
Partnership
KidsHealth is also a trusted partner to more than 250 children’s hospitals, health systems, payers, nonprofits and corporations who use the content within their channels to engage families and lift communities. For more information about becoming a KidsHealth Educational Partner, contact Partnership@KidsHealth.org.
Amy Wagner Anzilotti, MD
Amy Wagner Anzilotti, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician and medical editor at Nemours KidsHealth. Dr. Anzilotti writes and co-produces various multimedia patient education tools including articles, patient instruction handouts, blog posts, animations and illustrations.
Dr. Anzilotti received her behavioral neuroscience degree from Lehigh University, then did a brief stint in the media at C-SPAN. She attended Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, and did her pediatric residency at Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven, CT. From 2011-2015, she created and ran a website/blog, DrAmyKids.org and from 2004-2012 was co-owner, medical consultant, and blogger for www.BrandywineBuzz.com. She has been on staff at Nemours Children’s since 2004.
Larissa Hirsch, MD
Larissa Hirsch, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician and medical editor at Nemours KidsHealth. Dr. Hirsch helps to create and review content for KidsHealth.org and ensure its medical accuracy. She has reviewed thousands of articles, animations and videos for KidsHealth.org and Get Well.
Dr. Hirsch received her BA from Brown University and her MD from SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine in New York. She completed her residency and chief residency in pediatrics at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Hirsch was selected from a national search to receive the Nemours Center for Children’s Health Media Fellowship, which she completed in June 2007.