R.J. Gillespie, M.D., M.H.P.E, is a general pediatrician with The Children’s Clinic in Portland.  From 2007 through 2010 he worked as the Medical Director of Quality Improvement for the Children’s Health Alliance, and from 2010-2016 he was the founding medical director for the Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership.  He is the co-author of The Trauma-Informed Pediatric Practice: A Resilience-Based Roadmap to Foster Early Relational Health from the AAP Press.  He currently conducts clinical research in parental Adverse Childhood Experiences and does training and consultation in screening and referral for trauma in pediatric practices.  He has been active in multiple state and national advisory committees, most recently for the American Academy of Pediatrics Addressing Social Health and Early Childhood Wellness (ASHEW) and the Trauma Expert Leadership Team.  He attended medical school at Oregon Health Sciences University, graduating in 1997, and completed his residency and chief residency at Rush Children’s Hospital in Chicago, Illinois in 2001. He also earned a Master of Health Professions Education from University of Illinois – Chicago in 2007.