John V. Pastore, MD, MBA, FAAP

Dr. John V Pastore is a Pediatric Hospitalist that specializes in the care of infants, children, and young adults. He works for the Medical University of South Carolina at Shawn Jenkin's Children's Hospital. Dr. Pastore attended medical school at St. George's University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies. He went on to complete his pediatric residency at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Pastore practiced outpatient pediatrics on the east coast for 10 years before returning to Western New York. He returned to Buffalo to serve as medical director of the inpatient program at the Children's Hospital.

Dr. Pastore earned a Master of Business Administration from the University at Buffalo School of Management. His interests include the care of medically complex patients with an emphasis on quality initiatives to improve patient outcomes. He is passionate about medical education and training the next generation of physicians, the patient hospital experience, the efficient use of medical resources, and the expansion of inpatient pediatric medical care throughout the region. Dr. Pastore serves as the Chief for the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine.