David Katz, MD

I was born in the Bronx, New York, and grew up on Long Island. While a New York Yankee fan by birthright, I migrated to Louisville to join the practice in 1981.

I graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics, and received my M.D. degree from the Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. I served my residency in pediatrics at the Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical Center in New York. In my final year of residency, I spent six months working in the Department of Pediatric Neurology, and continued my training in child development the following year as a Fellow in Behavioral Pediatrics at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

In addition to general pediatric medicine, I enjoy focusing on child development and educational issues such as ADHD, behavior, family and school issues.

I am  a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, a
certified diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. In this capacity, I teach medical students and pediatric residents in training. I am a past president of the Louisville Pediatric Society, and have served on various committees at Kosair Children's Hospital. I currently serve on the Passport Health Plan primary care committee in order to help provide excellent health care to patients with financial challenges. I have delivered presentations on developmental issues at U of L Department of Pediatrics grand rounds, at Our Lady of Peace Hospital, and for parent groups in the community.

My wife, Barbara, and I enjoy living in Louisville. Barbara is Communications Coordinator at CTL (Collaborative for Teaching and Learning) and a freelance writer, and also performs locally in musical theater. We enjoy walks with our dog, theater and concerts, Jewish studies classes, photography and travel, including visits to our children, Jonathan, a journalist and a former international correspondent for the Associated Press, and Rebecca, a doctoral student in literacy education at Boston University and folk singer-songwriter. We are grateful to our kids for the joys and challenges of parenthood!

I also enjoy working with computers, and continue to develop our practice website to promote patient education.