Javier A. Gonzalez del Rey, MD, MEd, is currently Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Director / Division of Emergency Medicine, and Director of Pediatric Residency Training Programs at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center / University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

Dr. Gonzalez del Rey’s major areas of interests include resident and subspecialty medical education and international pediatric training. He has won numerous teaching awards including the Cincinnati Children's Faculty Teaching Award, the University of Cincinnati Department of Emergency Medicine Golden Apple Award, and most recently the “Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award” by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

He received his university and medical school education at the National University Pedro Henriquez Urena in the Dominican Republic, completed his pediatric residency at the University of Connecticut Pediatric Primary Care Program, and his Fellowship training in General Academic Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s. He is currently certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine. He has completed a Master’s of Medical Education. He has completed a Master's of Medical Education.

He is currently a member of the National PEM Fellows Conference Planning Committee, the Chair of the AAP PREP-EM course, member of the Institute of Medicine Committee on Optimizing GME Trainee Hours and Work Schedules to Improve Patient Safety, and the organizer of many international educational exchange programs. 

He is currently a Board Member at the Association of Pediatric Program Directors in the USA, and Executive Committee Member at the American Academy of Pediatrics Section in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.  He was recently nominated and elected to the US Medical Schools Alpha Omega Alpha Chapter and Golden Humanism Society for outstanding contributions to residents and medical students’ education. Dr. Gonzalez del Rey’s major areas of interests include resident and subspecialty medical education, and improvement science methodology applied to medical education and training