David Spiro

High Impact

Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine

21 h-index 74 pubs 1,328 cited

Research Areas

Child and Adolescent Health Emergency and Acute Care Studies Behavioral Health and Interventions SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Healthcare Policy and Management Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Health disparities and outcomes

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David Spiro's research focuses on pediatric health, with recent work examining the prevalence of gender identity and incongruence in adolescents presenting with behavioral health concerns in a pediatric emergency department. He also investigates SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in front-line pediatric healthcare workers. Spiro has contributed to quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing hospital throughput in a pediatric tertiary care setting. His work includes case reports on complex pediatric medical presentations, such as degloving injuries from animal bites and headaches that are indicative of more serious underlying conditions than common illnesses.

Spiro is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 21, with 74 total publications and 1,328 total citations. He is recognized as a highly cited researcher. Key collaborators include R L Waddell, Catherine Kirkpatrick, Joshua L. Kennedy, and Bobby L. Boyanton Jr., all affiliated with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Spiro leads a research group and has been recently active, with publications extending to 2025.

Metrics

  • h-index: 21
  • Publications: 74
  • Citations: 1,328

Selected Publications

  • A Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Hospital Throughput in a Pediatric Tertiary Care Center (2025) DOI
  • Prevalence of Gender Identity and Incongruence in Adolescent Patients Presenting With Positive Behavioral Health Screens to a Pediatric Emergency Department (2025) DOI
  • A Commitment to Making Health Care Personal (2023) DOI
  • When a Headache Is More than the Flu: A Case Report (2022) DOI
  • Seroprevalence of SARS‐CoV‐2 antibodies in front‐line pediatric health care workers (2022) DOI
  • More Than a Random Act of Violence (2021) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

R L Waddell University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Catherine Kirkpatrick University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Joshua L. Kennedy University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Bobby L. Boyanton Jr University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Hannah Wilkins University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Ebaa Jastaniah University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Amber Morse University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Abigail Russ University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication

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