Rachel Younglin Moon, MD
Pediatrics
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Bio & Overview
Rachel Moon, MD, is the Harrison Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at UVA Health Children's. She attended Emory University for her undergraduate and medical degrees, and she completed her pediatrics residency at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Before joining UVA in 2015, Moon spent two decades working as a pediatrician and in various leadership roles at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
As an internationally recognized researcher in the field of sudden unexpected infant death, her research interests include understanding parent decision-making in infant care, and evaluating messaging strategies that can positively impact those decisions. In addition to her clinical and research duties, Moon is the chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). She is an associate editor of the AAP journal Pediatrics.
Moon is married with two adult daughters. In her free time, she loves to travel read, cook, swim and hike.
Academic Information
- Academic Role
- Professor
- Gender
- Female
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Infants (0-2)
Children (2-12)
Adolescents (12-21)
- Primary Education
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Residency
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)