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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2025
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Dustin Williford

Associate Professor

UAMS

Also affiliated: Arkansas Children's Hospital (2024–2025); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2024–2025)

Faculty Researcher

Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine

3 h-index 7 pubs 12 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

  • Bronchiolitis
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Patient Discharge
  • COVID-19
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Hospitalization
  • Hospitals, Pediatric
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Arkansas
  • Morbidity

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Research Group UAMS TRI Profile

OverviewAI-generated summary

Dustin Williford's research focuses on the demographic and clinical characteristics of pediatric health conditions, with a particular emphasis on infectious diseases and healthcare utilization in Arkansas. His work includes investigations into pediatric COVID-19 cases within the state, examining factors such as demographics and clinical presentations. Williford also studies patient discharge patterns for common pediatric illnesses like bronchiolitis, considering elements such as preferred written language. His research extends to less common pediatric health issues, including snakebites and their resource utilization across different populations, as well as complex cases like Systemic Lupus Erythematosus mimicking eating disorders and fevers of unknown origin. He collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Jacob Filipek and Rebecca Cantu.

Metrics

  • h-index: 3
  • Publications: 7
  • Citations: 12

Selected Publications

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Mimicking a Possible Eating Disorder (2025)
    Cureus DOI OpenAlex
  • Snakebites and resource utilization in pediatric urban and rural populations in the United States: 2016–2023 (2025)
    Injury Epidemiology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Fever of Unknown Origin: A Case Report of Hepatic Phlegmon in an Immunocompetent Patient (2024)
    Cureus DOI OpenAlex
  • Impact of Preferred Written Language in Patients Discharged With Bronchiolitis From a Children’s Hospital (2024)
    Hospital Pediatrics 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Demographic and clinical characteristics of pediatric COVID-19 in Arkansas: March–December 2020 (2022)
    Medicine 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric COVID-19 in Arkansas: March-December 2020 (2022)
    medRxiv DOI OpenAlex
  • Learning from Each Other: A Multisite Collaborative to Reduce Electrolyte Testing (2020)
    Pediatric Quality and Safety 5 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

23 Collaborators 6 Institutions 2 Countries

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