PediatricsNow was founded in 2005 by Gwenn Schurgin O’Keeffe, MD, FAAP (Dr. Gwenn). As a mother and pediatrician, Dr. Gwenn saw a void in consumer health information for today’s busy families and began her quest to get practical health information out to as many local parents as possible.

The cornerstones of Pediatrics Now are the Pediatrics Now website, which has become one of the most trusted and popular websites on line today, and the nationally syndicated blog Dr. Gwenn Is In picked up regularly by highly regarded media groups such as Reuters, Chicago Sun Times, Livestrong.org and USA Today. Both sites are read around the globe and collectively contain a vast library of resources covering the latest health information on today’s breaking health new, parenting concerns and child health studies and issues.

Dr. Gwenn is one of the most sought after pediatricians today by national and local journalists and major online websites and blogs as a child health, parenting and expert in the online world of kids and social media. She appears regularly in print, internet, radio and TV, and highly sought after as a speaker about issues regarding kids online and social media topics.

Dr. Gwenn graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine and  and completed her pediatrics Internship and Residency at New England Medical Center/Floating Hospital for Infants and Children in Boston, MA. Dr. Gwenn has practiced in Massachusetts, Illinois and Wisconsin and has been very active in medical education throughout her career. Dr. Gwenn is a board-certified pediatrician and a very active member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) as an official national media spokesperson and as an Executive Committee member of the Council on Communications and Media.

Dr. Gwenn lives in Massachusetts with her husband and daughters and is active in music, photography, and cooking.