Dr. Harvey Karp is a pediatrician and child developmentalist.  After receiving his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1976, he completed residency at Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles. He then performed a dual fellowship in Ambulatory Pediatrics and Child Development at UCLA. Following his training, he practiced pediatrics in Santa Monica, CA for 25 years.  Dr. Karp’s insights on infant calming/sleep and toddler emotional development are taught in universities and pediatric training programs. He has lectured on safe sleep, preventing child abuse, and toddler communication at national and international medical conference. His parenting DVDs/books, The Happiest Baby on the Block and The Happiest Toddler on the Block are translated into 20+ languages and used by millions of parents.  In 2016, Dr. Karp launched the SNOO Smart Sleeper, a responsive bassinet created in collaboration with MIT engineers. The bed provides continuous womb-like sound/motion to improve sleep over the first 6 months of life. The bed responds to fussing with 4 incrementally increasing levels of motion/sound, often calming crying in under 1-minute. SNOO is FDA de novo authorized to prevent dangerous rolling during sleep.  Dr. Karp is also a nationally recognized advocate for children's environment health.