Victor C. Strasburger is an American pediatrician, author, and academic. He is the distinguished professor of pediatrics emeritus and the founding chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.
Then, he attended Harvard Medical School. His first novel, Rounding Third & Heading Home, was published in 1974 when he was a senior in medical school.
In 1987, Strasburger joined the faculty of the University of New Mexico Department of Pediatrics. He is the distinguished professor of pediatrics emeritus and the founding chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.
He has authored fourteen books and nearly 200 chapters and articles in the pediatric literature. He is the author of Adolescent Medicine: A Practical Guide, published in 1998; the latest edition of the textbook was published in 2006. He also wrote Adolescents and The Media: Medical and Psychological Impact (1995), Children, Adolescents, and the Media (2009), and The Death of Childhood (2018).
In 2000, Strasburger received the Adele Delenbaugh Hofmann Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics, for outstanding lifetime achievement in adolescent medicine. He was also the first recipient of the Holroyd-Sherry Award, given by the American Academy of Pediatrics for media advocacy work.[5]
Strasburger, V. C. and Jordan, Amy B., and Donnerstein E. "Health Effects of Media on Children and Adolescents." Pediatrics vol. 125 (2010): 756-767.
Strasburger, V. C. and Robinson, T. and AAP Council on Communications and Media. "Policy statement: Children, Obesity, and the Media". Pediatrics, vol. 128, no. 7 (2011): 201-208.
Strasburger, V. C and Hogan, M. and Council on Communications and Media. "Policy statement: Children, Adolescents, and the Media". Pediatrics, vol. 132 (2013): 1-4.
Strasburger, V. C. "Media Matter: But 'Old' Media May Matter More than "New" Media". Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, vol. 25 (2014): 643-669.
Strasburger. V. C. and Donnerstein E. and Bushman B.J. " Why Don’t People Believe that Media Affect Children and Adolescents?". Pediatrics vol. 133, no. 4 (2-14): 571-574.
Strasburger, V. C. "Should Babies Be Viewing Screens? The Answer is Surprisingly Complicated". Acta Paediatrica. vol. 104 (2015): 967-968.