Dr. Deborah Gilboa
Respected parenting and youth development expert, Deborah Gilboa, MD, is the founder of AskDoctorG.com. Dr. G’s passion for raising kids with character makes her a popular family physician, media personality, author, and speaker. A parent of four sons, she inspires audiences with her illuminating stories and actionable tools to develop crucial life skills in children ages 2-22.
Dr. G is a board certified family medicine attending physician at Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill Health Center, caring for religiously, culturally, and linguistically diverse patients from over 100 countries and 47 different languages. Her work with the Deaf community has received national recognition and was the focus of her research and service as an Albert Schweitzer Fellow.
She has received multiple awards for clinical excellence in teaching, including the Alpha Omega Alpha Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award as a Clinical Associate Professor for the University of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine.
Dr. G is on the advisory boards for Responsibility.org for promoting alcohol responsibility and Cybersmile Foundation to prevent cyber bullying.
A graduate of University of Pittsburgh’s SOM and Carnegie Melon University, as well as alumnus of Chicago’s Second City Improv Theater, Dr. G’s diverse background, interests and experiences add to her credibility and lively story-telling.
Dr. G is the author of multiple books including her latest, Get the Behavior You Want, Without Being the Parent You Hate! (Demos Publishing, 2014)