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Last published 2025
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David M. Spiro

High Impact

Professor

Also affiliated: Arkansas Children's Hospital (2021–2025); Yale New Haven Hospital (2006); Hofstra University (2011); Oregon Health & Science University (2006–2017); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2022); North Shore University Hospital (2010); Jerusalem Mental Health Center (2008); Jackson Memorial Hospital (2008); Children's of Alabama (2003–2004); Yale University (2005–2008); Doernbecher Children's Hospital (2009–2010)

Faculty Researcher

Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine

21 h-index 74 pubs 1,371 cited

  • Humans
  • Female
  • Male
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Adolescent
  • Infant
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Prospective Studies
  • Adult
  • Acute Disease
  • Young Adult
  • Patient Education as Topic

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

David M. Spiro's research focuses on pediatric healthcare, with a particular emphasis on emergency care and quality improvement initiatives. His work has investigated the prevalence of gender identity and incongruence in adolescent patients presenting with behavioral health screens in pediatric emergency departments. Spiro has also contributed to understanding infectious disease seroprevalence among frontline pediatric healthcare workers, including studies related to SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.

His publications include case reports detailing specific medical presentations in children, such as degloving injuries from animal bites and headaches that may indicate conditions beyond common illnesses. Spiro is also involved in initiatives aimed at improving hospital throughput in pediatric tertiary care settings. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 21, with 74 total publications and 1,361 total citations, recognizing him as a highly cited researcher. He leads a research group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and collaborates with several colleagues within the institution.

Metrics

  • h-index: 21
  • Publications: 74
  • Citations: 1,371

Selected Publications

  • An atypical antibody in a classic syndrome: GM2-positive pediatric Bickerstaff encephalitis (2026)
    The American Journal of the Medical Sciences DOI OpenAlex
  • A Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Hospital Throughput in a Pediatric Tertiary Care Center (2025)
    Pediatric Quality and Safety 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Prevalence of Gender Identity and Incongruence in Adolescent Patients Presenting With Positive Behavioral Health Screens to a Pediatric Emergency Department (2025)
    Pediatric Emergency Care DOI OpenAlex
  • A Commitment to Making Health Care Personal (2023)
    JAMA DOI OpenAlex
  • When a Headache Is More than the Flu: A Case Report (2022)
    Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Seroprevalence of SARS‐CoV‐2 antibodies in front‐line pediatric health care workers (2022)
    Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • More Than a Random Act of Violence (2021)
    Annals of Emergency Medicine DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

22 Collaborators 7 Institutions 1 Country

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