The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has chosen Johns Hopkins Children’s Center pediatrician David Bundy, M.D., M.P.H., as one of 20 physician faculty scholars.  The appointment, which provides $300,000 in research funding over three years, is given annually to outstanding junior physician scientists whose research is designed to improve health and health care.

The awards address the challenge faced by young physician-investigators after they complete their fellowships and take on their first faculty positions, as they strive to combine research, teaching and patient care with limited grant support.  The transition can be especially challenging for academics interested in health care policy, public health, and epidemiology and community health.

“I am honored to have been chosen for this award.  The mentorship and connections to leading health services researchers that this award provides, in addition to the financial support, will be invaluable to me,” said Bundy.

Bundy’s research focuses on improving the safety and quality of ambulatory care for children, in particular those with chronic diseases.  The projects he will conduct as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholar are focused on improving the delivery of preventive services to children with sickle cell disease (SCD).  SCD, a family of genetic blood disorders marked by a mutation in the hemoglobin genes, affects more than 2,000 primarily African-American children born in the United States each year.

Bundy received his medical degree from the University of Michigan and completed his pediatric residency at the University of Washington.