Benjamin Hoffman is a semi-native of New Mexico. He majored in Anthropology at the University of California at Berkeley and attended Harvard Medical School. He completed residency training and a year as Chief Resident at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Following training, he and his wife, Jane, also a pediatrician, spent 4 years on the Navajo Nation with the Indian Health Service, where he worked with the community to develop a child passenger safety program.

Dr. Ben is a nationally recognized expert in child injury prevention and a leader in the field of community health and advocacy training for pediatricians. He is a Professor of Pediatrics at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and Oregon Health and Science University. There, he is the Vice-Chair for Advocacy, Director of the Oregon Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs, and Medical Director of the Tom Sargent Safety Center. He is the Immediate Past-President of the American Academy of Pediatrics.