Biography

Shelly Vaziri Flais, MD, FAAP, is a practicing pediatrician, an assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, author, and mother of 4. In addition to her clinical practice and faculty responsibilities, she has authored several parenting books with the American Academy of Pediatrics and serves as an AAP spokesperson. Her AAP published works include Raising Twins (now in its 3rd edition), Nurturing Boys, Caring for your School Age Child, and The Big Book of Symptoms. She is lead author for a health education curriculum for elementary students aged kindergarten through 5th grade, with an expected 2027 publication date. Her 4 children are now young adults, and have served as her greatest teachers, authenticating her reality-based parenting approach. Serving families in a primary care pediatrics practice for 20 plus years has shaped her approach to vaccine counseling for parents navigating the modern information landscape.

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