Dr Ricky Richardson was brought up in Spain, educated in the United Kingdom at Eton College, and took his first Degree with Honours in Cell Biology and Immunology at the University of London. He then proceeded to study clinical medicine at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School, qualifying in 1973. Following three years as an intern and then resident in Internal Medicine, he turned to Paediatrics and he has remained in this field ever since.

Most of his paediatric career has been based at The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, but a considerable period of time has been spent overseas on specific assignments in Africa, Central America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

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.

"I love this job!" says Suzanne Dixon. "I believe I can bring the best of information to families by the thousands every day. I'm not shy about tapping my colleagues and friends all around the country so that we can get the latest, best, and most sensible advice on every issue."

Suzanne Dixon, MD, MPH, was born and raised in Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota, School of Medicine. She did her paediatric training at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and then completed a fellowship in Child Development at Boston's Children's Hospital. Dr Dixon joined the faculty at the University of California, San Diego, and did patient care, teaching, and research for 20 years. She ran a large newborn service, performed research in early child development, and was involved in many community outreach activities in maternal child health. Throughout her entire professional life she has maintained an interest in cross-cultural activities, living and working in many parts of the world, including Mexico, India, Kenya, Indonesia, and several countries from the former USSR.

Dr. Dixon is the author of numerous research articles, review articles, and textbook chapters in paediatrics, child and family development, and public health. Her textbook, written with Dr. Martin Stein, Encounters With Children: Pediatric Behavior and Development, has become a classic in child health education andis just coming out in its third edition. She has served as an associate editor for Infant Mental Health and currently reviews for several major paediatric journals.

Dr Dixon is a fellow of the American Academy of Paediatrics and served in national positions in that organization. She is a member of the Society for Paediatric Research, the Society for Research in Child Development, the American Public Health Association, and the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Paediatrics.

Dr. Dixon continues to lecture and consult worldwide on aspects of maternal, child, and family health. She practices behavioral and developmental paediatrics in Montana and works with local advocacy groups on education and women's health. Dr Dixon has been married for 25 years and has three sons. She and her husband travel frequently and enjoy being amateur anthropologists.