Vincent J. Felitti is a physician and founder of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. He received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins Medical School and has held positions at Kaiser Permanente for 50 years. Some of his most influential work includes co-leading the ACE Study from 1990 to present and publishing findings on the long-term health impacts of adverse childhood experiences. He has also authored over 150 publications and received several awards for his research and contributions to the field of childhood trauma and preventive medicine.
Vincent J. Felitti is a physician and founder of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. He received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins Medical School and has held positions at Kaiser Permanente for 50 years. Some of his most influential work includes co-leading the ACE Study from 1990 to present and publishing findings on the long-term health impacts of adverse childhood experiences. He has also authored over 150 publications and received several awards for his research and contributions to the field of childhood trauma and preventive medicine.
Vincent J. Felitti is a physician and founder of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. He received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins Medical School and has held positions at Kaiser Permanente for 50 years. Some of his most influential work includes co-leading the ACE Study from 1990 to present and publishing findings on the long-term health impacts of adverse childhood experiences. He has also authored over 150 publications and received several awards for his research and contributions to the field of childhood trauma and preventive medicine.
Citizenship: United States of America Current Position: President, California Institute of Preventive Medicine Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California Education: Dartmouth College 1952-1956; A.B. 1956. University of Minnesota Graduate Division, Bacteriology, 1957-1958. Johns Hopkins Medical School 1958-1962; M.D. 1962. Intern in Medicine – Johns Hopkins Division, Baltimore City Hospitals, 1962-1963. Fellow in Medicine - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore City Hospitals, 1965-1967. Senior Resident in Medicine - University of Maryland Hospital, 1967-1968. Licensure & Certification: Licensed to practice medicine in California. Fellow of The American College of Physicians. Other Professional Experience: Physician (Internist), Kaiser Permanente, 1968 - 2018. Founder & Chairman, Department of Preventive Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, San Diego 1975-2001. Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California; Faculty Dept. of Medicine, 1982 - present. Co-principal Investigator, The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, 1990-present. Member, Advisory Committee on Women’s Services; SAMHSA, US Dept. of HHS, 2011-2014. Elected Director, Southern California Permanente Med. Group (Kaiser Permanente) 1974-77, 1980-85. Senior Editor, The Permanente Journal, 1998-present. Member, Committee of the Secretary of Health and Human Services for Healthy People 2020, 2007-11. International Academic Board, Trauma und Gewalt, Zurich, 2006 - present. Member, National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine Gulf War Committee, 2005-2007. Member, American Psychiatric Association Task Force on Early Childhood Violence 2005-2006. Expert Reviewer, Medical Board of California, 1995-2009. Captain, U.S. Army Medical Corps, 1963-1965; Post Surgeon, U.S. Army Pine Bluff Arsenal, 1965. Publications: (Selected from approximately 150) Felitti VJ and McAfee LI. "Recovery from Symptoms in Pseudohypoparathyroidism." The Johns Hopkins Medical Journal. 1968; 123: 271-275. Togo Y, Hornick RB, Felitti VJ, et al. "Evaluation of the Therapeutic Efficacy of Amantadine in Patients with Naturally Occurring A-2 Influenza." JAMA. 1970; 211: 1149-1156. Felitti VJ. "Long Term Medical Consequences of Incest, Rape, and Molestation." Southern Medical Journal. 1991; 84:328-331. Felitti VJ, Beutler E. “New Developments in Hereditary Hemochromatosis.” Am J Med Sci. 1999; 318: 257-268. Felitti VJ, Anda R, Nordenberg D, et al. “The Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults: The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study.” Amer J Prev Med. 1998; 14: 245-258. Felitti VJ. Belastungen in der Kindheit und Gesundheit im Erwachsenenalter: die Verwandlung von Gold in Blei. Z psychsom Med Psychother. 2002; 48:359-369. Awards: SCPMG/Kaiser Permanente Partner of the Year Award, 1979; Distinguished Service Award, 1998 Sandoz/ Optifast Lifetime Achievement Award, 2005 McAllister Award for Trauma Informed Care, 2012 Family Justice Center Lifetime Achievement Award, 2015 AVA Felitti Distinguished Scholar Award, 2016 Marquis Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement Award, 2019