Isadore Leslie Rubin, MD

Isadore Leslie Rubin, MD 

Associate Professor

Pediatrics

Phone: 404-303-7247
E-mail: irubin@msm.edu

Education

POSTGRADUATE:
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Fellowship: Neonatology, Child Development, the Handicapped Child 

University of Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa
Residency: Pediatrics

MEDICAL SCHOOL:
University of Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa
Degree: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBCh)

UNDERGRADUATE
University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Degree: Bachelor of Science

Research Interests

  • Autism Disparities
  • Children’s Environmental Health Disparities

Clinical Interests

  • Autism
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Environmental Health
  • Health Disparities

Specialties

  • Developmental Pediatrics

Publications

  • I Leslie Rubin, Abby Mutic, Victoria Green, Melissa Gittinger, Jinbing Bai, Nathan Mutic, Wayne Garfinkel, Henry Falk, Benjamin A Gitterman, and Joav Merrick. Editorial for 17th Annual Break the Cycle of children’s environmental health disparities program and student projects: Break the Cycle of Climate Change. International Public Health Journal. Volume 15, Issue 4, 2023, 335-352
  • Esther Tobarra, Fernando Wang, and I Leslie Rubin. Understanding climate migration with a focus on Latin American children and families. International Public Health Journal. Volume 15, Issue 4, 2023, 391-406
  • Martha Peragine Berger, Nse Obot Witherspoon, Justin Harris, and I Leslie Rubin. Implications of climate change on children’s health: An equity perspective. International Public Health Journal. Volume 15, Issue 4, 407-416
  • I Leslie Rubin, Abby Mutic, Victoria Green, Rebecca Philipsborn, Melissa Gittinger, Jinbing Bai, Nathan Mutic, Wayne Garfinkel, Henry Falk, Benjamin A Gitterman, and Joav Merrick. Editorial for17th Annual Break the Cycle of children’s environmental health disparities program and student projects. International Public Health Journal. Volume 15, Issue 3, 2023. 233-246
  • I Leslie Rubin, Abby Mutic, Claire D Coles, Victoria Green, Rebecca Philipsborn, Melissa Gittinger, Nathan Mutic, Wayne Garfinkel, Henry Falk, Benjamin A Gitterman, and Joav Merrick Intersection of poverty, race, and child health in the time of COVID-19: 16th annual Break the Cycle of Children’s Environmental Health Disparities Program and student projects International Public Health Journal, Volume 14, Issue 3, 2022
  • I Leslie Rubin, Robert J Geller, Claire D Coles, Victoria Green, Abby Mutic, Nathan Mutic, Wayne Garfinkel, Benjamin A Gitterman, and Joav Merrick Break the cycle of children’s environmental health disparities: 15th annual review of program and student projects. International Public Health Journal, Volume 13, Issue 4, 2021 355-376
  • Rubin, I Leslie, Witherspoon, Nse Obot Climate Change, Environmental Justice and Children’s Health: Break the Cycle of Climate Change by Cultivating Future Leaders Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk. 2021; 12(1) Article 7.
  • I Leslie Rubin, Henry Falk, Abby Mutic. Natural Disasters and Vulnerable Populations: A Commentary. Int J Child Health Hum Dev 2019;12(4):303-318
  • I Leslie Rubin, Robert J Geller, Claire D Coles, Victoria Green, Abby Mutic, Nathan Mutic, Wayne Garfinkel, Benjamin A Gitterman, Joav Merrick. Break the cycle of children’s environmental health disparities: 14th Annual review of program and student projects Int J Child Health Hum Dev 2019;12(4):283-299
  • I Leslie Rubin, Break the Cycle of Environmental Degradation: A Commentary. Int Public Health J 2018;10(4):379-388
  • I Leslie Rubin, Robert J Geller, Abby Mutic, Benjamin A Gitterman, Nathan Mutic, Wayne Garfinkel, Claire D Coles, Victoria Green and Joav Merrick Break the cycle of children’s environmental health disparities. Int Public Health J 2018;10(4):361-378
  • I Leslie Rubin, Resilience: A commentary on breaking the cycle Int Public Health J 2018;10(3)
  • I Leslie Rubin, Courtney G Flint, Melanie Pearson, Veda Johnson, and Carol J Rowland Hogue Community engagement: A commentary on promoting the health of communities Int Public Health J 2017;9(2):131-144
  • I Leslie Rubin, Robert J Geller, Kurt Martinuzzi, Maeve Howett, Benjamin A Gitterman, Laura Wells, Wayne Garfinkel, Claire D Coles, and Joav Merrick Break the cycle of environmental health disparities: An ecological framework Int Public Health J 2017;9(2):115-130
  • I Leslie Rubin, Robert J Geller, Kurt Martinuzzi, Maeve Howett, Benjamin A Gitterman, Laura Wells, Wayne Garfinkel, Claire D Coles, and Joav Merrick Children’s environmental health disparities: The costs and benefits of breaking the cycle Int J Child Health Hum Dev 2016;9(4):419-430
  • ILeslie Rubin
    Resilience: A commentary on breaking the cycle
    Int Public Health J 2018;10(3):
  • I Leslie Rubin, Courtney G Flint, Melanie Pearson, Veda Johnson, and Carol J Rowland Hogue
    Community engagement: A commentary on promoting the health of communities
    Int Public Health J 2017;9(2):131-144
  • I Leslie Rubin, Robert J Geller, Kurt Martinuzzi, Maeve Howett, Benjamin A Gitterman, Laura Wells, Wayne Garfinkel, Claire D Coles, and Joav Merrick
    Break the cycle of environmental health disparities: An ecological framework
    Int Public Health J 2017;9(2):115-130
  • Rubin IL, Merrick J, Greydanus DE, Patel DR
    Health Care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the lifespan
    Dordrecht: Springer, May 2016

Presentations  

  • Lecture series on Autism, ADHD and other Developmental Disabilities: Biological and Environmental Factors:
    • Introduction to Developmental Disabilities
    • Prematurity and its Consequences
    • Cerebral Palsy
    • Medical Care for Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities • Children’s Environmental Health
    • Children’s Environmental Health Disparities
    • Climate Change and Children’s Health University at Sea August 2024
  • Break the Cycle of Children’s Environmental Health Disparities in Africa Global Children’s Environmental Health Network (GCEHN) Nairobi, Kenya | Virtual | August 2024
  • Break the Cycle of Children’s Environmental Health Disparities in Africa Introduction to Conference, Atlanta, GA | July 2024
  • Break the Cycle of Children’s Environmental Health Disparities: A Mini Conference Environmental Justice and Climate Protection Conference, Atlanta, GA | June 2024
  • Break the Cycle of Children’s Environmental Health Disparities International Perspectives. APHA IH CC&H Committee on International Health, Virtual | June 2024
  • Break the Cycle of Children’s Mental Health Disparities. Introduction to Symposium, Atlanta, GA | April 2024
  • Break the Cycle of Children’s Environmental Health Disparities. Introduction to Conference, Atlanta, GA | April 2024
  • Challenging Behaviors: Causes, Consequences and Conversations Keynote for Annual FOCUS Conference, January 2024
  • Roots and Consequences of Environmental Injustice on Children’s Health Disparities ECHO University of New Mexico Health Sciences, Virtual | November 2023
  • Break the Cycle of Children’s Environmental Health Disparities for Indigenous Children. International Conference on Urban Health, Atlanta, GA | November 2023
  • Break the Cycle of Children’s Environmental Health Disparities: a Panel of Student Projects International Conference on Urban Health, Atlanta, GA | November 2023
  • Break the Cycle of Children’s Environmental Health Disparities A Zoom: a Panel of Student Projects For Environmental Protection Agency, November 2023
  • Break the Cycle of Children’s Environmental Health Disparities A Zoom: a Panel of Student Projects For Environmental Fridays October 2023
  • Climate Change and Children's Health Disparities For ISCHE Virtual, October 2023
  • Lecture series on Autism, ADHD and other Developmental Disabilities: Biological and Environmental Factors
    • Introduction to Developmental Disabilities
    • Prematurity and its Consequences
    • Cerebral Palsy
    • Medical Care for Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities
    • Prenatal Influences on Fetal Growth and Development
    • Children’s Environmental Health
    • Children’s Environmental Health Disparities University at Sea June 2023
  • Inclusion STARTs with Us: A Panel on Inclusive Practices
    SNTI Conference
    Austin, Texas | May 2023
  • Addressing Health Disparities for People with IDD
    SNTI Conference
    Austin,Texas | May 2023
  • Evaluation, Diagnosis and Management of Autism Spectrum Disorder Mexican Society for Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
    Mexico City, Mexico | March 2023
  • Break the Cycle of Children’s Environmental Health Disparities Mexican Society for Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
    Mexico City, Mexico | March 2023
  • Break the Cycle of Health Disparities Panel for Students at Georgia Institute of Technology
    Atlanta, GA | March 2023
  • Break the Cycle of Children’s Environmental Health Disparities Morehouse School of Medicine Grand Rounds
    February 2023
    Climate Change and Children's Health Disparities COP27, Cairo Egypt Virtual
    November 2022
  • Social Determinants of Health: Influences of Race, Culture, and History ACEs ECHO University of New Mexico Health Sciences Virtual
    November 2022

Honors and Awards

  • Top Doctor Award, Atlanta Magazine (July 2024) 
  • Martha Berger Award, National PEHSU Network (September 2023) 
  • Top Doctor Award, Atlanta Magazine (July 2023) 
  • William J Gardner Social Justice Award, National START Program (May 2023) 
  • Top Doctor Award, Atlanta Magazine (July 2022) 
  • Advocate Hero, Exceptional Parent Magazine (September 2021) 
  • F. Edwards Rushton CATCH Award, AAP CATCH Program (November 2018) 
  • Children’s Environmental Health Hero, Region 4 EPA (October 2016) 
  • Children's Environmental Health Excellence Award from the Office of Children’s Health Protection, US EPA for Break the Cycle (October 2016) 
  • Autism Achievement Award – Autism Conference and Exposition of Georgia (April 2016) 
  • Dr. Robert E. Cooke Lifetime Achievement Award – AADMD (July 2015) 
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award to ISDD Programs for Children –Rollins School of Public Health and Goizueta Business School of Emory University, Atlanta GA (January 2013)  
  • Calvin C. J. Sia Community Pediatrics Medical Home Leadership and Advocacy Award – AAP (October 2012) 
  • Professional Service Award – Amit, Atlanta, GA (February 2007) 
  • AAMR Service Award (September 2005) 
  • Award for Excellence in Pediatric Environmental Health to the Southeast PEHSU (March 2005) 
  • Humanitarian Award – AAMR Region X (October 2004) 
  • Kroc Visiting Professor – Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA (April 1999) 
  • Service Award – AADD (April 1999)

Professional Societies

  • AAP
  • APHA
  • ISCHE
  • TENDR
  • CHPAC
  • NACCD