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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2025
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R L Waddell

Physician

Also affiliated: Arkansas Children's Hospital (2024–2025); Cabrini Hospital (2018)

Unknown Researcher

College of Medicine Administration

1 h-index 9 pubs 3 cited

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Gender Dysphoria
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Gender Identity
  • Bezoars
  • Flour
  • Gastroscopy
  • Middle Aged
  • Pain
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vomiting
  • Gastric Outlet Obstruction
  • Psychological Distress
  • Adolescent

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

R. L. Waddell's research focuses on the prevalence of gender identity and incongruence among adolescent patients presenting to pediatric emergency departments with positive behavioral health screens. Waddell has published work in this area, including studies from 2024 and 2025 that investigate the frequency of these identities and associated dysphoria within this specific patient population. Collaborating with David Spiro, also at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Waddell has co-authored two publications. The researcher's work contributes to understanding the experiences of adolescents within emergency healthcare settings and their intersection with behavioral health and gender identity.

Metrics

  • h-index: 1
  • Publications: 9
  • Citations: 3

Selected Publications

  • Prevalence of Gender Identity and Incongruence in Adolescent Patients Presenting With Positive Behavioral Health Screens to a Pediatric Emergency Department (2025)
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Collaboration Network

6 Collaborators 2 Institutions 1 Country

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