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David O Childers

David O Childers, M.D.

Associate Professor; Medical Director, Early Steps Program

Department: Pediatrics – Jacksonville
Business Phone: (904) 633-0766
Business Email: david.childers@jax.ufl.edu

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About David O Childers

David O. Childers, M.D., is a University of Florida associate professor of pediatrics and a board-certified pediatrician specializing in neurodevelopmental disabilities and developmental-behavioral pediatrics at UF Health in Jacksonville. He also serves as the medical director of the Early Steps Program in Jacksonville. He received his medical degree from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. He completed a pediatrics residency at Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, in Portsmouth, Virginia, as well as a fellowship in neurodevelopmental disabilities at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.

Additional Positions:
Associate Professor
2016 – Current · University of Florida
Medical Director
2012 – Current · Early Steps Program
Chief
2016 – 2025 · Division of General Academic Pediatrics
Chief
2002 – 2023 · Division of Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics

Accomplishments

  1. Exemplary Teacher Award

    University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. MDC7400 – Pediatric Clerkship

    College of Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
    American Board of Pediatrics
  • Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
    American Board of Pediatrics
  • Pediatrics
    American Board of Pediatrics

Clinical Profile

Specialties

  • Pediatrics

Subspecialties

  • Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

Areas of Interest

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Intellectual Disability

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. Pediatric Neurosurgery Patients Need More than a Pediatric Neurosurgeon. Part II. A Clinical Report: In the USA Lack of Parent/Caregiver Compliance Interferes with the Patient Care Sequence.

    Journal
    Pediatric neurosurgery.
    Volume/Issue
    51(5):229-35
    [DOI]
    10.1159/000445897.
    [PMID]
    27165666.
    1 citation PubMed Publisher’s Site

  2. Pediatric neurosurgery patients need more than a neurological surgeon: a clinical experience.

    Journal
    Pediatric neurosurgery.
    Volume/Issue
    49(2):63-8
    [DOI]
    10.1159/000356331.
    [PMID]
    24335277.
    5 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  3. Pediatric Neurosurgery Patients Need More than a Neurological Surgeon: A Clinical Experience

    Journal
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  4. Neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature infants with severe respiratory failure enrolled in a randomized controlled trial of inhaled nitric oxide.

    Journal
    The Journal of pediatrics.
    Volume/Issue
    151(1):16-22, 22.e1
    [PMID]
    17586184.
    47 citations PubMed

  5. Early pediatric neurodevelopmental profile of children with autistic spectrum disorders.

    Journal
    Clinical pediatrics.
    Volume/Issue
    39(11):663-8
    [PMID]
    11110368.
    4 citations PubMed

Grants

Education

  1. Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Fellowship

    Baylor College of Medicine

  2. Pediatrics Residency

    Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth

  3. Doctor of Medicine

    Texas A&M University College of Medicine

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(904) 633-0766
Emails:
Business:
david.childers@jax.ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
653-1 W 8TH ST, LRC 3RD FLOOR
PEDIATRICS
 JACKSONVILLE FL 32209
Business Street:
653-1 W 8TH ST
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
 JACKSONVILLE FL 322096511