Michael S SchechterMichael S. Schechter, MD, MPH, FAAP is professor and chief of the Division of Pulmonary Medicine at the Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University, and Director of the VCU Cystic Fibrosis Center and the CHOR Community Asthma rogram.

Dr. Schechter's research has been primarily concerned with environmental and sociodemographic influences as well as the impact of treatment variations on outcomes in Cystic Fibrosis; his investigative work has primarily involved secondary database analyses. He has also worked with the CF Foundation on fostering methods to improve the quality of care and outcomes for children with CF, and has participated in projects to improve the care of children with other chronic conditions such as spina bifida, inflammatory bowel disease, sickle cell disease, and asthma.

Dr. Schechter has previously been on the faculty of Wake Forest University, Brown University, and Emory University. He has served on numerous committees of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, American Thoracic Society, and American Academy of Pediatrics, and is past chair of the AAP Section on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine. Read More Read Less