"Every day offers a new surprise, and my job is never dull or boring," says pediatric dermatologist Anthony Mancini. "How could it be with all those kids?"

Anthony J. Mancini, MD, is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics andDermatology at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, Illinois, and an attending physician at the city's Children's Memorial Hospital. In addition to his active clinical practice, Dr Mancini continues to be involved in clinical research and has written for a number of prestigious medical journals and textbooks. Dr. Mancini has special interests in the treatment of skin disorders in infants and children, fetal skin development and skin problems of premature babies, and infectious skin diseases in children.

Dr Mancini trained in pediatrics, pediatric dermatology, and dermatology at Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto, California, where he was the chief resident in dermatology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Dermatology, and an active member of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology and the Chicago Dermatological Society.

Dr Mancini and his wife, a neonatal intensive care nurse, have two children.

He spent five years in Brunei to devise and implement a comprehensive integrated paediatric service at the request of the Government of Brunei. He also spent two years in Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman as Senior Paediatric Consultant and advisor to the Ministry of Health.

In addition to his academic role, he was appointed Honorary Consultant Physician at The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, a position which he still holds. He is also a Consultant Physician at the Portland Hospital for Women an

"Every day offers a new surprise, and my job is never dull or boring," says pediatric dermatologist Anthony Mancini. "How could it be with all those kids?"

Anthony J. Mancini, MD, is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics andDermatology at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, Illinois, and an attending physician at the city's Children's Memorial Hospital. In addition to his active clinical practice, Dr Mancini continues to be involved in clinical research and has written for a number of prestigious medical journals and textbooks. Dr. Mancini has special interests in the treatment of skin disorders in infants and children, fetal skin development and skin problems of premature babies, and infectious skin diseases in children.

Dr Mancini trained in pediatrics, pediatric dermatology, and dermatology at Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto, California, where he was the chief resident in dermatology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Dermatology, and an active member of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology and the Chicago Dermatological Society.

Dr Mancini and his wife, a neonatal intensive care nurse, have two children.

He spent five years in Brunei to devise and implement a comprehensive integrated paediatric service at the request of the Government of Brunei. He also spent two years in Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman as Senior Paediatric Consultant and advisor to the Ministry of Health.

In addition to his academic role, he was appointed Honorary Consultant Physician at The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, a position which he still holds. He is also a Consultant Physician at the Portland Hospital for Women and Children. His clinical interest is in children with specific learning and behavioural difficulties. In 1990, he co-founded Whizz-Kidz, a children’s charity which has become the largest supplier of mobility aids and specialist services to disabled children outside the NHS.

Dr Richardson is an acknowledged authority on the emerging field of e-Health and Telemedicine. He lectures frequently on the subject and is Chairman of the UK Telemedicine Association. He is also involved in an European working group mandated to facilitate e-Health and telemedicine activities across the European Community.

Dr Richardson is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), a Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (FRCPCH), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine.

Dr Richardson is married and has two sons.