Robert Allen Belfer

Career

Robert Allen Belfer, M.D., is an American physician who has held several academic and clinical positions in the field of pediatric emergency medicine. From June 2006 to the present, he has served as the Director of Children and Adolescent Rapid Emergency Services, LLC (CARES) in Voorhees, New Jersey.

Between July 2001 and June 2006, Belfer was an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Osteopathic Medicine. During this time, he also worked as the Director of Team Pediatrics for Emergency Physicians Associates, Team Health, where he founded and served as the Medical Director of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Hospitalist Program for the University Hospital System.

From July 1993 to July 1995, and again from October 1998 to July 2001, Belfer held the position of Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, as well as the Director of the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School-Camden.

Between July 1995 and December 1998, Belfer worked as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, MCP-Hahnemann School of Medicine.

Education and Certifications

Belfer completed a fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the Emergency Medical Trauma Center, Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., from July 1991 to June 1993. He also served as the Chief Pediatric Medical Resident at Children's National Medical Center from July 1990 to June 1991, after completing his Pediatric Residency there from July 1987 to June 1990.

Belfer earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in May 1987. He previously obtained a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania in May 1983.

Belfer is board-certified in Pediatric Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and the National Board of Medical Examiners. He holds medical licenses in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and is an instructor for various advanced life support courses.

Honors and Publications

Belfer has received several honors, including being named a Top Doctor for Children by South Jersey Magazine in 2003 and a Top Doc for Kids by Philadelphia Magazine in 2001. He has also been awarded the Golden Apple Teaching Award by The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, in 1995, 1999, and 2000.

Belfer has authored or co-authored numerous publications, including journal articles, book chapters, and abstracts presented at various conferences and meetings. His research interests include topics related to pediatric emergency medicine, such as the evaluation of febrile infants and children, management of intussusception, and the use of rapid assays for detecting cocaine metabolites in urine specimens.