Dr. Greene is a pediatrician in private practice, committed to giving extraordinary care to his patients. In addition, his mission includes improving the health of people around the world, focusing on children.

In 1995, he launched DrGreene.com, cited by the AMA as "the pioneer physician Web site". His award-winning site has received over 125 million Unique Users from parents, concerned family members, students, and healthcare professionals. He launched DrGreene.ai in 2022. It is available in six languages, serving half of the world's population in their native language. In April of 2023, Dr. Greene began, once again, offering live chat to answer people's questions in real-time to augment DrGreene.ai.

Education

Dr. Greene is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of California at San Francisco. Upon completion of his pediatric residency program at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Northern California, he served as Chief Resident. He entered primary care pediatrics in January 1993.

Non-Profit Work

In 2010 Dr. Greene founded the WhiteOut Movement to change how babies in the United States are fed. In 2012 he founded TICC TOCC - Transitioning Immediate Cord Clamping To Optimal Cord Care.

In 2022 he founded La Conexión, an orgainzation that links communities in underserved areas with health and medical resources.

Dr. Greene is the Founding President of the Society for Participatory Medicine and has served as both President and Board Chair of Hi-Ethics (Health Internet Ethics). He has served on the Board of Directors for One Heart World Wide and The Lundberg Institute. Dr. Greene is the Past President of The Organic Center and a past member of the Board of Directors of Healthy Child Healthy World. He is a founding partner of the Collaborative on Health and the Environment. He has also served as an advisor to URAC for both their inaugural and their updated health website accreditation program. He is a founding member of the e-Patient Scholars Working Group, and a founding board member of the Center for Information Therapy.

Publications

Dr. Greene is the author of several non-fiction books including Feeding Baby Green (Wiley, 2009), Raising Baby Green (Wiley, 2007), From First Kicks to First Steps (McGraw-Hill, 2004), The Parent's Complete Guide to Ear Infections (People's Medical Society, 1997), and a co-author of The A.D.A.M. Illustrated Family Health Guide (A.D.A.M., Inc., 2004). He is the medical expert for three additional books, The Parent's Soup A-to-Z Guide to Your New Baby, (Contemporary Books, 1998) The Parent's Soup A-to-Z Guide to Your Toddler, (Contemporary Books, 1999), and The Mother of All Baby Books, (Hungry Minds, Inc., 2002).

In 2023 he published his first children's book, Flower Moon.

Public Speaking

Dr. Greene is a frequent keynote speaker at important events such as TEDx Berkeley, TEDx Brussels, Health 2.0, IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements), held in Modena, Happiness and It's Causes, held in Sydney, the first European Internet health conference, held in Maastricht, the first International eHealth Association Conference, held in Jeddah, the largest e-Healthcare World Conference, held in Las Vegas, and the first Green Power Baby Shower, held in Hollywood.

Media

Dr. Greene appears frequently on TV, radio, websites, and in newspapers and magazines around the world, including such venues as the TODAY Show, Good Morning America, CNN, ABC, CBS, and NBC network news, NPR, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Time Magazine, Parade, Parents, Child, Baby Talk, Working Mother, Better Home's & Gardens, and the Reader's Digest.

Dr. Greene is a Pediatric Expert for The People's Pharmacy (as heard on many NPR stations) and was the original Pediatric Expert for both Yahoo! and iVillage and was a regular columnist for Parenting Magazine for many years.

Personal

Dr. Greene loves to think about challenging ideas, he enjoys being where nothing man-made can be seen, and he wears green socks.

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Blog Posts by Alan Greene MD

    Teen vaping on a dark street.
    November 7, 2019
    Teen Vaping: “I Did Not Have Sexual Relations with That Woman”

    By some reports, as many as 20 percent of high school students vape. And they often begin in middle school. Juul is the top-selling e-cigarette brand (and very cuul among kids). A single Juul pod can …

    Essential oils are the aroma, the essence, of plants like the lavender in this photo.
    August 26, 2019
    Are Essential Oils Essential?

    When it comes to food, the colors you see in plants provide powerful information. They often signal the rich nutrient density of the plant. When you look at a blueberry and see that color, you see del…

    The view from the ACT Telescope in the Andes Mountains.
    July 9, 2019
    Altitude Sickness & The Brain Stage of O2

    Podcast Transcript of Altitude Sickness & The Brain Stage of O2 Dr. Greene: (00:01) Hi, this is Dr. Greene MsGreene: (00:02) and Ms. Greene and greetings from Chile. Hola!. Dr. Greene: (00:06) Hol…

    CT Scans - Normal head CT image.
    June 18, 2019
    CTs, MRIs, Ultrasounds: Differences, Risk & Benefits

    What is a CT Scan? A machine whirs in an arc around a patient, snapping a rapid-fire series of x-rays from different angles. These x-ray snapshots are combined by a computer to produce virtual cross-s…

    Neuron in the brain on blue background. Neurons are key to The Brain Stage.
    May 22, 2019
    The Brain Stage: The Power & Promise of The Cephalic Phase for Health

      Listen to the Podcast or Read the Transcript [00:00:03] Hi I’m Dr. Alan Greene pediatrician and I’d like to talk with you tonight about The Brain Stage. [00:00:10] I remember vividl…

    Child with cucumbers on her eyes to ease itchy eyes.
    March 10, 2019
    Itchy Eyes: Allergies are Crying Out for Attention

     Itchy eyes often distract kids and decrease their ability to learn new material. If this weren’t bad enough, they can cause kids to sleep less well. For some kids, the difference in sleep can …

    Fear, Measles, and Protecting our Kids
    March 5, 2019
    Fear, Measles, and Protecting our Kids

    Claims that the MMR vaccine might cause inflammatory bowel disease or autism continue to haunt parents. I’m asked about the connection every week. The group that began the controversy, researche…

    Boy blowing his nose. Stuffy nose and cough for kids.
    February 26, 2019
    Stuffy Nose and Cough Remedies for Kids

    Kids are not small adults. That may seem like something so obvious that it goes without saying. Yet for decades the doses for many medicines, including over the counter cough and cold medicines were s…

    Orange sky from smoke filled air as a result of wildfires. Smoke and asthma treatment are linked.
    February 4, 2019
    Where there’s Fire, there’s Smoke: Poor air quality, smoke and asthma treatment

      The ongoing wildfire season has reached unprecedented levels, surpassing previous records for the size of the affected area. The impact of these fires extends far beyond the immediate vicinity …

    Toddler with big ears, sad face and drool. Does he need Garlic Oil for Ear Infections?
    January 14, 2019
    Olive Oil and Garlic for Ear Infection Pain

    Ear infections can hurt! Topical drops can ease the pain while watching to see if antibiotics are necessary. And if antibiotics are needed, while waiting for antibiotics to take effect. A study in th…

    December 27, 2018
    Saving Lives in Nepal with One Heart Worldwide

    Follow this link for more information about One Heart Worldwide and their amazing work for mothers and babies. If you’ve enjoyed this Podcast, please join us for another @DrGreene and @MsGreene …

    Child sitting on a toilet. Your Gut Bacteria Gets Jet Lag Too.
    November 12, 2018
    Your Gut Bacteria Get Jet Lag Too

    Many processes in our bodies are orchestrated on a ~24-hour schedule called the circadian rhythm. Body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, the immune system, melatonin, and other hormones, alertn…

    Young Asian Girl listening to her teddy bear's heart with a stethoscope. Antibiotic Related ER Visits.
    August 28, 2018
    More than a Quarter Million Antibiotic Related ER Visits

    The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that between the years of 2011 and 2015 nearly 350,000 children in the US were taken to the emergency department for adverse drug events c…

    A pile of button batteries. Swallowed button batteries can be a medical emergency.
    August 13, 2018
    Swallowed Button Batteries and Honey?!

    Button battery ingestion is a big deal. So much so that The National Battery Ingestion Hotline (NBIH) was created in 1982 to study and advise best practices. They look at all types of batteries but sw…

    Red Blood Cells - Decreasing iron Supplements
    August 5, 2018
    Oops. Decreasing iron supplements to every other day.

    For years the standard way to give iron supplements was one dose a day. But when iron supplements are given to treat iron deficiency, only a small amount of the iron is actually absorbed — 2% to…

    What is the Child-Killing Virus?
    July 27, 2018
    Is There a Kind of Severe Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease?

    Hand-foot-mouth disease can be caused by any of several related viruses, most commonly by one called coxsackievirus A-16. In 2008, an epidemic of one type of severe hand-foot-mouth disease (also kno…

    Salmon Greenbeans and Potatoes made in a Brava Oven
    July 10, 2018
    “Easy” is the Secret to Family Meals: Five Tools I Use

    It’s no secret. I’m a fan of family meals. Eating together as a family while sitting around a table (in front of a TV doesn’t count) has been shown to reduce the odds that kids will …

    Toddler with big glasses sitting on a potty.
    February 9, 2018
    What’s Your Toddler’s Poop Telling You?

    Picture this scene: A mom walks into my office and pulls out her phone. She scrolls and turns the phone to face me. On the screen is a photo of a previously used diaper. She’s concerned because …

    Sick Asian boy with caregiver. 2018 the future of flu
    December 14, 2017
    2018: The Near Future of Flu

    The influenza virus continues to be wildly successful at growing and spreading in people around the world because it slightly changes its structure from time to time to avoid our body’s detectio…

    Scrabble Tiles spelling out the word family for famliy games.
    November 21, 2017
    Games, They Do a Family Good

    As a pediatrician, I’m regularly asked for the best developmental tools for kids. Family games are one of my favorite ways to stretch mental abilities and to enjoy time together as a family. Gam…