Nathan Kuppermann, MD, MPH, is executive vice president, chief academic officer and director of the Children's National Research Institute. He holds the Fight For Children Distinguished Chair of Academic Medicine and is a member of of the Center for Translational Research. He also serves as chair of the Department of Pediatrics and associate dean of Pediatric Academic Affairs at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Dr. Kuppermann is a pediatric emergency medicine physician, clinical epidemiologist and leader in emergency medical services for children. With more than 325 peer-reviewed research publications, Dr. Kuppermann has contributed significantly with publications in high-impact journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, BMJ and The Lancet. He has extensive experience in conducting multicenter studies.
In his leadership roles, Dr. Kuppermann oversees research, education and innovation for the Children’s National Research Institute, as well as academic and administrative leadership in the Department of Pediatrics at George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Services.
Before coming to Children’s National in 2024, he worked for 29 years at UC Davis Health and UC Davis School of Medicine in Sacramento, Calif., including almost 19 years as the Bo Tomas Brofeldt endowed chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine. He was also a distinguished professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics and the associate dean for Global Health at UC Davis Health.
Dr. Kuppermann received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University, his medical degree from UC San Francisco School of Medicine and his Master of Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. He completed a pediatrics residency and chief residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and a fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital.
Dr. Kuppermann has focused his career on clinical trials and clinical prediction rules using large cohorts of acutely ill and injured children. He has been recognized nationally and internationally for his research and mentorship. He was a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar in the U.K. and was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2010. In 2022, he received the Maureen Andrew Mentor Award from the Society for Pediatric Research.
Dr. Kuppermann is a lifelong basketball point guard and self-described “news junkie.” He has a passion for travel and international connections. As the son of Brazilian immigrant scientists, he was raised speaking Portuguese, and he also speaks conversational Spanish, which he acquired during his extensive global travels. He and his wife, who is a pediatric endocrinologist, are the parents of three daughters. They adopted their youngest from Guatemala, and she is now a senior in high school who loves robotics.
