Phyllis L Hendry

Phyllis L Hendry, MD, FAAP, FACEP

University Of Florida Research Foundation Professor; Associate Chair Of Research, Department Of Emergency Medicine

Department: Emergency Medicine – Jacksonville
Business Phone: (904) 244-4986
Business Email: phyllis.hendry@jax.ufl.edu

About Phyllis L Hendry

Phyllis Hendry, MD, is a tenured professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville. She completed her pediatric residency at Louisiana State University Medical Center in Shreveport, followed by a pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at the University of Florida Health Science Center Jacksonville.

She served as director of pediatric emergency services at UF Health Jacksonville from 1993 to 2005, and since 2008 has been assistant chair for emergency medicine research. In March 2016, she was appointed the TraumaOne deputy medical director of pediatric transport and care.

Dr. Hendry served as a founding medical director for a regional pediatric hospice and palliative program, Community PedsCare, from 2005 to 2007. She was the medical director for Florida Department of Health’s EMS for Children program from 1999 to 2005 and continues to serve on the Florida EMSC Advisory Committee as data liaison.

She has been a textbook editor and contributor to the Advanced Pediatric Life Support and Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals textbooks. Currently, Dr. Hendry’s research initiatives include serving as principal investigator for the Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) and the Pediatric Emergency Care Safety Initiative (PECSI). She has been the principal investigator for numerous federal and private grants, as well as clinical trials totaling more than $6 million. Dr. Hendry was the Jacksonville site principal investigator for University of Florida’s first Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute grant titled, “An Emergency Department-to-Home Intervention to Improve Quality of Life and Reduce Hospital Use” (2014-2017). Her areas of research interest include pain management, patient safety, pediatric trauma and emergency care, EMS data systems, health literacy, bereavement and end-of-life care.

Dr. Hendry served on numerous university committees, including promotion and tenure, Faculty Senate and Faculty Council. In 2017, she received a University of Florida Term Professorship Award. She was also the recipient of the 2015 Robert C. Nuss Research Scholar of the Year Award.

Additional Positions:
Professor of Emergency Medicine
2014 – Current · University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville
Associate Chair of Research
2008 – Current · University of Florida Department of Emergency Medicine – Jacksonville
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
1996 – 2014 · University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
1991 – 1996 · University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville
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Accomplishments

Superior Accomplishment Award – Academic Personnel
2020 · University of Florida
Term Professorship Award
2017 · University of Florida
Robert C. Nuss Researcher/Scholar Award
2015 · University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville
Appointment, Emergency Medical Review Committee
2012 · Florida Department of Health
Appointment, EMS for Children Advisory Committee
2011-2012 · Florida Department of Health
Health Care Hero – Emergency Medical Providers
2011 · Jacksonville Business Journal
EMS for Children Heroes Award
2010 · Florida Department of Health

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2018
MDC7710 Sr Emerg Med Clerkshp

Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine
    American Board of Pediatrics

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Pediatrics
Subspecialties
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Publications

2024
Associations of alcohol and cannabis use with change in posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms over time in recently trauma-exposed individuals.
Psychological medicine. 54(2):338-349 [DOI] 10.1017/S0033291723001642. [PMID] 37309917.
2024
Brain dynamics reflecting an intra-network brain state is associated with increased posttraumatic stress symptoms in the early aftermath of trauma.
Research square. [DOI] 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4004473/v1. [PMID] 38496567.
2024
Early Administration of Steroids in the Ambulance Setting: An Observational Design Trial (EASI-AS-ODT).
Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. 31(1):49-60 [DOI] 10.1111/acem.14813. [PMID] 37786991.
2024
Post-traumatic stress and future substance use outcomes: leveraging antecedent factors to stratify risk.
Frontiers in psychiatry. 15 [DOI] 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1249382. [PMID] 38525258.
2024
Sex differences in response inhibition-related neural predictors of PTSD in recent trauma-exposed civilians.
Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging. [DOI] 10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.03.002. [PMID] 38522649.
2023
A pilot study to identify pharmacogenomic and clinical risk factors associated with opioid related falls and adverse effects in older adults.
Clinical and translational science. 16(11):2331-2344 [DOI] 10.1111/cts.13634. [PMID] 37705211.
2023
Association between microbiome and the development of adverse posttraumatic neuropsychiatric sequelae after traumatic stress exposure.
Translational psychiatry. 13(1) [DOI] 10.1038/s41398-023-02643-8. [PMID] 37980332.
2023
Childhood adversities and risk of posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression following a motor vehicle collision in adulthood.
Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences. 32 [DOI] 10.1017/S2045796022000798. [PMID] 36624694.
2023
CpG Methylation Levels in HPA Axis Genes Predict Chronic Pain Outcomes Following Trauma Exposure.
The journal of pain. 24(7):1127-1141 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.03.001. [PMID] 36906051.
2023
Derivation and validation of risk prediction for posttraumatic stress symptoms following trauma exposure.
Psychological medicine. 53(11):4952-4961 [DOI] 10.1017/S003329172200191X. [PMID] 35775366.
2023
EMS Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids to Pediatric Asthma Patients: An Analysis by Severity and Transport Interval.
Prehospital emergency care. 27(7):900-907 [DOI] 10.1080/10903127.2023.2234996. [PMID] 37428954.
2023
Examination of disparities in prehospital encounters for pediatric asthma exacerbations.
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open. 4(5) [DOI] 10.1002/emp2.13042. [PMID] 37811360.
2023
Implementation of a novel emergency department pain coach educator program: First year experience and evaluation.
Research square. [DOI] 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2488709/v1. [PMID] 36747798.
2023
Internal capsule microstructure mediates the relationship between childhood maltreatment and PTSD following adulthood trauma exposure.
Molecular psychiatry. [DOI] 10.1038/s41380-023-02012-3. [PMID] 36932158.
2023
Neighborhood Disadvantage and Neural Correlates of Threat and Reward Processing in Survivors of Recent Trauma.
JAMA network open. 6(9) [DOI] 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.34483. [PMID] 37721751.
2023
Prior differences in previous trauma exposure primarily drive the observed racial/ethnic differences in posttrauma depression and anxiety following a recent trauma.
Psychological medicine. 53(6):2553-2562 [DOI] 10.1017/S0033291721004475. [PMID] 35094717.
2023
Prior Sexual Trauma Exposure Impacts Posttraumatic Dysfunction and Neural Circuitry Following a Recent Traumatic Event in the AURORA Study.
Biological psychiatry global open science. 3(4):705-715 [DOI] 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2023.02.004. [PMID] 37881578.
2023
Structural inequities contribute to racial/ethnic differences in neurophysiological tone, but not threat reactivity, after trauma exposure.
Molecular psychiatry. 28(7):2975-2984 [DOI] 10.1038/s41380-023-01971-x. [PMID] 36725899.
2023
Use of serial smartphone-based assessments to characterize diverse neuropsychiatric symptom trajectories in a large trauma survivor cohort.
Translational psychiatry. 13(1) [DOI] 10.1038/s41398-022-02289-y. [PMID] 36609484.
2023
Utility of Wrist-Wearable Data for Assessing Pain, Sleep, and Anxiety Outcomes After Traumatic Stress Exposure.
JAMA psychiatry. 80(3):220-229 [DOI] 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.4533. [PMID] 36630119.
2022
Anxiety sensitivity as a transdiagnostic risk factor for trajectories of adverse posttraumatic neuropsychiatric sequelae in the AURORA study.
Journal of psychiatric research. 156:45-54 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.09.027. [PMID] 36242943.
2022
Characterizing OPRM1 DNA methylation in prescription opioid users with chronic musculoskeletal pain.
Pain reports. 7(6) [DOI] 10.1097/PR9.0000000000001046. [PMID] 36447952.
2022
Hippocampal Threat Reactivity Interacts with Physiological Arousal to Predict PTSD Symptoms.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience. 42(34):6593-6604 [DOI] 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0911-21.2022. [PMID] 35879096.
2022
Neurocognition after motor vehicle collision and adverse post-traumatic neuropsychiatric sequelae within 8 weeks: Initial findings from the AURORA study.
Journal of affective disorders. 298(Pt B):57-67 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jad.2021.10.104. [PMID] 34800569.
2022
Nine years of pediatric gunshot wounds: A descriptive analysis.
Preventive medicine reports. 28 [DOI] 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101890. [PMID] 35832637.
2022
Persistent Dissociation and Its Neural Correlates in Predicting Outcomes After Trauma Exposure.
The American journal of psychiatry. 179(9):661-672 [DOI] 10.1176/appi.ajp.21090911. [PMID] 35730162.
2022
Predicting at-risk opioid use three months after ed visit for trauma: Results from the AURORA study.
PloS one. 17(9) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0273378. [PMID] 36149896.
2022
Prior histories of posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression and their onset and course in the three months after a motor vehicle collision in the AURORA study.
Depression and anxiety. 39(1):56-70 [DOI] 10.1002/da.23223. [PMID] 34783142.
2022
Socio-demographic and trauma-related predictors of depression within eight weeks of motor vehicle collision in the AURORA study.
Psychological medicine. 52(10):1934-1947 [DOI] 10.1017/S0033291720003773. [PMID] 33118917.
2022
State emergency medical services guidance and protocol changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: A national investigation.
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open. 3(2) [DOI] 10.1002/emp2.12687. [PMID] 35252975.
2022
Structural covariance of the ventral visual stream predicts posttraumatic intrusion and nightmare symptoms: a multivariate data fusion analysis.
Translational psychiatry. 12(1) [DOI] 10.1038/s41398-022-02085-8. [PMID] 35941117.
2022
This Article Corrects: “Persistent and Widespread Pain Among Blacks Six Weeks after MVC: Emergency Department-based Cohort Study”.
The western journal of emergency medicine. 23(2) [DOI] 10.5811/westjem.2022.2.56585. [PMID] 35302467.
2022
Utility of COVID-19 antigen testing in the emergency department.
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open. 3(1) [DOI] 10.1002/emp2.12605. [PMID] 35072154.
2021
A national survey of pediatric emergency medicine physicians on improving education in child maltreatment recognition and reporting child abuse & neglect.
Child abuse & neglect. 122 [DOI] 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105324. [PMID] 34547715.
2021
A prospective examination of sex differences in posttraumatic autonomic functioning.
Neurobiology of stress. 15 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ynstr.2021.100384. [PMID] 34485632.
2021
Brain-Based Biotypes of Psychiatric Vulnerability in the Acute Aftermath of Trauma.
The American journal of psychiatry. 178(11):1037-1049 [DOI] 10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.20101526. [PMID] 34645277.
2021
Classification and Prediction of Post-Trauma Outcomes Related to PTSD Using Circadian Rhythm Changes Measured via Wrist-Worn Research Watch in a Large Longitudinal Cohort.
IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics. 25(8):2866-2876 [DOI] 10.1109/JBHI.2021.3053909. [PMID] 33481725.
2021
Comparing Pain Intensity Using the Numeric Rating Scale and Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale in Patients Revisiting the Emergency Department.
Cureus. 13(8) [DOI] 10.7759/cureus.17501. [PMID] 34603880.
2021
Correction: The AURORA Study: a longitudinal, multimodal library of brain biology and function after traumatic stress exposure.
Molecular psychiatry. 26(7) [DOI] 10.1038/s41380-020-00897-y. [PMID] 32989243.
2021
Development and Validation of a Model to Predict Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depression After a Motor Vehicle Collision.
JAMA psychiatry. 78(11):1228-1237 [DOI] 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.2427. [PMID] 34468741.
2021
Impact of an Emergency Department-to-Home Transitional Care Intervention on Health Service Use in Medicare Beneficiaries: A Mixed Methods Study.
Medical care. 59(1):29-37 [DOI] 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001452. [PMID] 33298706.
2021
Opioid Overdose Risk in Patients Returning to the Emergency Department for Pain.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 22(9):2100-2105 [DOI] 10.1093/pm/pnab047. [PMID] 33560418.
2021
Polygenic risk scoring to assess genetic overlap and protective factors influencing posttraumatic stress, depression, and chronic pain after motor vehicle collision trauma.
Translational psychiatry. 11(1) [DOI] 10.1038/s41398-021-01486-5. [PMID] 34226500.
2021
Prognostic neuroimaging biomarkers of trauma-related psychopathology: resting-state fMRI shortly after trauma predicts future PTSD and depression symptoms in the AURORA study.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. 46(7):1263-1271 [DOI] 10.1038/s41386-020-00946-8. [PMID] 33479509.
2021
Socio-demographic and trauma-related predictors of PTSD within 8 weeks of a motor vehicle collision in the AURORA study.
Molecular psychiatry. 26(7):3108-3121 [DOI] 10.1038/s41380-020-00911-3. [PMID] 33077855.
2020
A Statewide Analysis of EMS’ Pediatric Transport Destination Decisions.
Prehospital emergency care. 24(5):672-682 [DOI] 10.1080/10903127.2019.1699211. [PMID] 31815580.
2020
An evidence-based algorithm decreases computed tomography use in hemodynamically stable pediatric blunt abdominal trauma patients.
American journal of surgery. 220(2):482-488 [DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.01.006. [PMID] 31932078.
2020
Early administration of steroids in the ambulance setting: Protocol for a type I hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial with a stepped wedge design.
Contemporary clinical trials. 97 [DOI] 10.1016/j.cct.2020.106141. [PMID] 32931918.
2020
Methods and implementation of a pediatric asthma pharmacogenomic study in the emergency department setting.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics. 30(9):201-207 [DOI] 10.1097/FPC.0000000000000414. [PMID] 33017130.
2020
MicroRNA-19b predicts widespread pain and posttraumatic stress symptom risk in a sex-dependent manner following trauma exposure.
Pain. 161(1):47-60 [DOI] 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001709. [PMID] 31569141.
2020
Multicenter Validation of an Emergency Department-Based Screening Tool to Identify Elder Abuse.
Annals of emergency medicine. 76(3):280-290 [DOI] 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.07.005. [PMID] 32828327.
2020
Persistent and Widespread Pain Among African-Americans Six Weeks after MVC: Emergency Department-based Cohort Study.
The western journal of emergency medicine. 22(2):139-147 [DOI] 10.5811/westjem.2020.8.47450. [PMID] 33856293.
2020
Predicting Pain-Related 30-Day Emergency Department Return Visits in Middle-Aged and Older Adults.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 21(11):2748-2756 [DOI] 10.1093/pm/pnaa213. [PMID] 32875332.
2020
The AURORA Study: a longitudinal, multimodal library of brain biology and function after traumatic stress exposure.
Molecular psychiatry. 25(2):283-296 [DOI] 10.1038/s41380-019-0581-3. [PMID] 31745239.
2020
Using an Online Vaccination Registry to Confirm Tetanus Status in Children with Tetanus-prone Wounds.
The western journal of emergency medicine. 21(5):1140-1146 [DOI] 10.5811/westjem.2020.6.46582. [PMID] 32970567.
2020
Using Epidemiology and Pediatric Direction to Inform Air Medical Quality Improvement.
Air medical journal. 39(1):44-50 [DOI] 10.1016/j.amj.2019.09.005. [PMID] 32044068.
2020
Vitamin D insufficiency increases risk of chronic pain among African Americans experiencing motor vehicle collision.
Pain. 161(2):274-280 [DOI] 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001728. [PMID] 31651575.
2019
A Geospatial Analysis of Distances to Hospitals that Admit Pediatric Asthma Patients.
Prehospital emergency care. 23(6):882-886 [DOI] 10.1080/10903127.2019.1593565. [PMID] 30874466.
2019
A Statewide Study of the Epidemiology of Emergency Medical Services’ Management of Pediatric Asthma
Pediatric Emergency Care. 37(11):560-569 [DOI] 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001743. [PMID] 30829849.
2019
Characterizing behavioral health-related emergency department utilization among children with Medicaid: Comparing high and low frequency utilizers.
Social work in health care. 58(8):807-824 [DOI] 10.1080/00981389.2019.1653418. [PMID] 31422764.
2019
Emergency Medical Services Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids for Pediatric Asthma: A Statewide Study of Emergency Department Outcomes.
Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. 26(5):549-551 [DOI] 10.1111/acem.13660. [PMID] 30414344.
2019
Genes known to escape X chromosome inactivation predict co-morbid chronic musculoskeletal pain and posttraumatic stress symptom development in women following trauma exposure.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics. 180(6):415-427 [DOI] 10.1002/ajmg.b.32706. [PMID] 30537437.
2019
Obesity increases the risk of chronic pain development after motor vehicle collision.
Pain. 160(3):670-675 [DOI] 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001446. [PMID] 30507783.
2018
A Framework Illustrating Care-Seeking Among Older Adults in a Hospital Emergency Department.
The Gerontologist. 58(5):942-952 [DOI] 10.1093/geront/gnx102. [PMID] 28633469.
2018
A Functional riboSNitch in the 3′ Untranslated Region of FKBP5 Alters MicroRNA-320a Binding Efficiency and Mediates Vulnerability to Chronic Post-Traumatic Pain.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience. 38(39):8407-8420 [DOI] 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3458-17.2018. [PMID] 30150364.
2018
Evaluation of the Association Between Genetic Variants in Circadian Rhythm Genes and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Identifies a Potential Functional Allele in the Transcription Factor TEF.
Frontiers in psychiatry. 9 [DOI] 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00597. [PMID] 30498461.
2018
Gender Differences in Pain Experience and Treatment after Motor Vehicle Collisions: A Secondary Analysis of the CRASH Injury Study.
Clinical therapeutics. 40(2):204-213.e2 [DOI] 10.1016/j.clinthera.2017.12.014. [PMID] 29371004.
2018
Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of the Alere i Respiratory Syncytial Virus Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification Assay.
Journal of clinical microbiology. 56(3) [DOI] 10.1128/JCM.01777-17. [PMID] 29263208.
2018
Racial differences in presentations and predictors of acute pain after motor vehicle collision.
Pain. 159(6):1056-1063 [DOI] 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001186. [PMID] 29438226.
2018
Social Support and Pain Outcomes After Trauma Exposure Among Older Adults: A Multicenter Longitudinal Study.
The Clinical journal of pain. 34(4):366-374 [DOI] 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000545. [PMID] 28915155.
2018
The Expanding Role of Ketamine in the Emergency Department.
Drugs. 78(7):727-735 [DOI] 10.1007/s40265-018-0904-8. [PMID] 29651740.
2017
A Rare Case of Infantile Myofibromatosis Presenting to the Emergency Department as Undiagnosed Long Bone Fractures.
Pediatric emergency care. 33(11):e134-e136 [DOI] 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001325. [PMID] 29095782.
2017
Diagnostic performance of a biomarker panel as a negative predictor for acute appendicitis in adult ED patients with abdominal pain.
The American journal of emergency medicine. 35(3):418-424 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.11.027. [PMID] 27876541.
2017
Feasibility of an ED-to-Home Intervention to Engage Patients: A Mixed-Methods Investigation.
The western journal of emergency medicine. 18(4):743-751 [DOI] 10.5811/westjem.2017.2.32570. [PMID] 28611897.
2017
Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Patients Following An Emergency Department Visit and Emergency Department-To-Home Coaching Intervention: a Randomized Controlled Trial
International Journal of Care Coordination. 20(4):162-170 [DOI] 10.1177/2053434517733263.
2017
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Older Adults Experiencing Motor Vehicle Collision: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study.
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. 25(9):953-963 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jagp.2017.03.011. [PMID] 28506605.
2017
Stress-related psychological symptoms contribute to axial pain persistence after motor vehicle collision: path analysis results from a prospective longitudinal study.
Pain. 158(4):682-690 [DOI] 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000818. [PMID] 28030471.
2016
Assessing patient activation and health literacy in the ED.
The American journal of emergency medicine. 34(1):93-6 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.09.045. [PMID] 26508580.
2016
Association of Epidemiologic Factors and Genetic Variants Influencing Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical Axis Function With Postconcussive Symptoms After Minor Motor Vehicle Collision.
Psychosomatic medicine. 78(1):68-78 [DOI] 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000253. [PMID] 26588823.
2016
Chronic widespread pain after motor vehicle collision typically occurs through immediate development and nonrecovery: results of an emergency department-based cohort study.
Pain. 157(2):438-444 [DOI] 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000388. [PMID] 26808013.
2016
CRHBP polymorphisms predict chronic pain development following motor vehicle collision.
Pain. 157(1):273-279 [DOI] 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000374. [PMID] 26447706.
2016
Methodology of AA CRASH: a prospective observational study evaluating the incidence and pathogenesis of adverse post-traumatic sequelae in African-Americans experiencing motor vehicle collision.
BMJ open. 6(9) [DOI] 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012222. [PMID] 27601501.
2016
MicroRNA 320a Predicts Chronic Axial and Widespread Pain Development Following Motor Vehicle Collision in a Stress-Dependent Manner.
The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy. 46(10):911-919 [PMID] 27690835.
2016
Persistent Pain Among Older Adults Discharged Home From the Emergency Department After Motor Vehicle Crash: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Annals of emergency medicine. 67(2):166-176.e1 [DOI] 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.05.003. [PMID] 26092559.
2016
Primary Care Experiences of Emergency Department Patients With Limited Health Literacy.
The Journal of ambulatory care management. 39(1):32-41 [PMID] 26650744.
2016
Restricted activity and persistent pain following motor vehicle collision among older adults: a multicenter prospective cohort study.
BMC geriatrics. 16 [DOI] 10.1186/s12877-016-0260-z. [PMID] 27094038.
2016
Toward Effective Utilization of the Pediatric Emergency Department: The Case of ADHD.
Social work in public health. 31(1):9-18 [DOI] 10.1080/19371918.2015.1087909. [PMID] 26667350.
2015
Child Mental Health Services in the Emergency Department: Disparities in Access.
Pediatric emergency care. 31(7):473-8 [DOI] 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000336. [PMID] 26151350.
2015
Genetic Polymorphisms in the Dopamine Receptor 2 Predict Acute Pain Severity After Motor Vehicle Collision.
The Clinical journal of pain. 31(9):768-775 [DOI] 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000167. [PMID] 25370144.
2015
MicroRNA circulating in the early aftermath of motor vehicle collision predict persistent pain development and suggest a role for microRNA in sex-specific pain differences.
Molecular pain. 11 [DOI] 10.1186/s12990-015-0069-3. [PMID] 26498117.
2015
Poisonings with Suicidal Intent Aged 0-21 Years Reported to Poison Centers 2003-12.
The western journal of emergency medicine. 16(4):497-502 [DOI] 10.5811/westjem.2015.5.25459. [PMID] 26265960.
2015
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Elderly Motor Vehicle Collision Victims Receiving Care in the Emergency Department
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 63(1, SI)
2015
μ-Opioid Receptor Gene A118 G Variants and Persistent Pain Symptoms Among Men and Women Experiencing Motor Vehicle Collision.
The journal of pain. 16(7):637-44 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jpain.2015.03.011. [PMID] 25842347.
2014
A 6-year retrospective review of pediatric firearm injuries: do patients < 14 years of age differ from those 15-18 years of age?
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery. 77(3 Suppl 1):S41-5 [DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000000384. [PMID] 25153054.
2014
Effect of pain location and duration on life function in the year after motor vehicle collision.
Pain. 155(9):1836-1845 [DOI] 10.1016/j.pain.2014.06.013. [PMID] 24972071.
2014
Incidence and predictors of acute psychological distress and dissociation after motor vehicle collision: a cross-sectional study.
Journal of trauma & dissociation : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD). 15(5):527-47 [DOI] 10.1080/15299732.2014.908805. [PMID] 24983475.
2014
Incidence and predictors of neck and widespread pain after motor vehicle collision among US litigants and nonlitigants.
Pain. 155(2):309-321 [DOI] 10.1016/j.pain.2013.10.016. [PMID] 24145211.
2014
No man is an island: living in a disadvantaged neighborhood influences chronic pain development after motor vehicle collision.
Pain. 155(10):2116-23 [DOI] 10.1016/j.pain.2014.07.025. [PMID] 25107859.
2014
Older Adults With Persistent Musculosketal Pain After Motor Vehicle Collision Are At Increased Risk of Functional Decline
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 62(1, SI):S103-S104
2014
Pain, distress, and anticipated recovery for older versus younger emergency department patients after motor vehicle collision.
BMC emergency medicine. 14 [DOI] 10.1186/s12873-014-0025-y. [PMID] 25547869.
2013
Pain distribution and predictors of widespread pain in the immediate aftermath of motor vehicle collision.
European journal of pain (London, England). 17(8):1243-51 [DOI] 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2013.00285.x. [PMID] 23335385.
2013
Polymorphisms in the glucocorticoid receptor co-chaperone FKBP5 predict persistent musculoskeletal pain after traumatic stress exposure.
Pain. 154(8):1419-26 [DOI] 10.1016/j.pain.2013.04.037. [PMID] 23707272.
2013
The Emergency Department as a Gateway To Child Mental Health Services in Florida
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 62
2013
Variations in institutional review board reviews of a multi-center, Emergency Department (ED)-based genetic research protocol.
The American journal of emergency medicine. 31(6):967-9 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.03.003. [PMID] 23623236.
2012
More educated emergency department patients are less likely to receive opioids for acute pain.
Pain. 153(5):967-973 [DOI] 10.1016/j.pain.2012.01.013. [PMID] 22386895.
2012
Sexually Dimorphic Influence of Comt On Distress in the Immediate Aftermath of Trauma
Biological Psychiatry. 71
2012
Tryptophan Hydroxylase 2 Synonymous Polymorphism Rs7305115 Is Associated With Acute Psychological Response After Motor Vehicle Collision
Biological Psychiatry. 71
2011
A Prospective, Single-Center Study To Evaluate the Use of Skin Adhesive in the Closure of Scalp Wounds
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 58
2011
Afebrile pediatric seizures.
Emergency medicine clinics of North America. 29(1):95-108 [DOI] 10.1016/j.emc.2010.08.009. [PMID] 21109106.
2011
Incidence and recognition of elevated triage blood pressure in the pediatric emergency department.
Pediatric emergency care. 27(10):922-7 [DOI] 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182307a4b. [PMID] 21960093.
2011
Using emergency department-based inception cohorts to determine genetic characteristics associated with long term patient outcomes after motor vehicle collision: methodology of the CRASH study.
BMC emergency medicine. 11 [DOI] 10.1186/1471-227X-11-14. [PMID] 21943293.
2010
Do perceptions of effective distractive driving public service announcements differ between adults and teens?
The Journal of trauma. 69(4 Suppl):S223-6 [DOI] 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181f1eb07. [PMID] 20938313.
2008
Children’s mental health emergencies–part 2: emergency department evaluation and treatment of children with mental health disorders.
Pediatric emergency care. 24(7):485-98 [DOI] 10.1097/PEC.0b13e31817de2bb. [PMID] 18633314.
2008
Children’s mental health emergencies-part 1: challenges in care: definition of the problem, barriers to care, screening, advocacy, and resources.
Pediatric emergency care. 24(6):399-408 [DOI] 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318177a6c6. [PMID] 18562887.
2008
Children’s mental health emergencies-part 3: special situations: child maltreatment, violence, and response to disasters.
Pediatric emergency care. 24(8):569-77 [DOI] 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318180fef2. [PMID] 18708906.
1995
CD30 positive (Ki-1) large cell lymphoma presenting with pericardial constriction.
Cardiovascular pathology : the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology. 4(2):141-5 [PMID] 25850913.

Grants

Dec 2023 ACTIVE
ROTEM sigma External Method comparison in Trauma
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH ASSOCIATES via WERFEN-INSTRUMENTATION
Nov 2023 ACTIVE
Clinical Evaluation of the Panbio COVID-19/Flu A&B Panel to Support Home Use
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 2023 ACTIVE
Protocol No. 2319801 entitled Multi-center Clinical Evaluation of the Panbio COVID-19/Flu A&B Panel
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 2023 ACTIVE
A multicenter randomized controlled trial to establish the impact of MeMed BV? on management of patients with suspected Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (LRTI) in the Emergency Department (ED) and Urgent Care Center (UCC) (BV: JUPITER TRIAL)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: MEMED DIAGNOSTICS
Apr 2023 ACTIVE
Emergency Medical Services for Children State Partnership
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: US HLTH RESOURCES AND SERV ADMN
Nov 2022 – Aug 2023
Clinical Evaluation of the BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag / Flu A & B Combo Card
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH
Jul 2022 ACTIVE
Sentanyl II- A Multi-State Analysis of Fentanyl Analogs, Naloxone, and Clinical Features of Non-Fatal Opioid Overdose
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI via NATL INST OF HLTH NIDA
Jul 2022 ACTIVE
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) 4.0
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL MED MALPRACTICE JOINT UNDRWRTNG ASSO
Apr 2022 – Sep 2023
Written Exposure Therapy to Improve Lives after Stress Exposure
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL via US DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Dec 2021 – Feb 2023
Clinical Evaluation of the BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag / Flu A & B Combo Card
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH ASSOCIATES via ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 2021 – Aug 2023
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) Pain and Opioid Stewardship Education and Coaching Pilot Project (POST-Ed)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: HLTH PLANNING COUNCIL OF NE FL via CTRS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
Jul 2021 ACTIVE
HEAD injury Serum markers and Multi-modalities for Assessing Response to Trauma
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: BRAINBOX SOLUTIONS
Nov 2020 – Oct 2021
BD Respiratory Specimen Collection for COVID-19 Symptomatic Acute Care Setting Population
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH ASSOCIATES via BECTON DICKINSON AND CO
Sep 2020 – Aug 2021
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) Pain and Opioid Stewardship Education and Coaching Pilot Project (POST-Ed)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: HLTH PLANNING COUNCIL OF NE FL via CTRS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
Sep 2020 – Jun 2021
Longitudinal Assessment of Post-traumatic Syndromes supplement
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
Aug 2020 – Feb 2024
Pain Assessment and Management Initiatives Emergency Department Alternatives to Opioids (PAMI ED-ALT)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: SUBSTANCE ABUSE MENTAL HLTH SER ADMIN
Aug 2020 – Apr 2022
Randomized Master Protocol for Immune Modulators for Treating COVID-19
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: DUKE UNIVERSITY CLINICAL RES INST via BIOMEDICAL ADVANCED RES & DEVLPMT AUTHOR
Aug 2020 – Feb 2024
Taking the Trauma out of Florida Pediatric Trauma Preparedness and Management: A Multidisciplinary Educational State Initiative
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FLORIDA SELF-INSURANCE PROGRAM
Jul 2020 – Feb 2023
Clinical Evaluation of the BinaxNOW? COVID-19 Antigen (Ag) Card
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH ASSOCIATES via ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 2019 – Jul 2021
Longitudinal Assessment of Post-traumatic Syndromes
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL via NATL INST OF HLTH NIMH
Sep 2019 – Jul 2020
Longitudinal Assessment of Post- traumatic Syndromes (U01)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL via NATL INST OF HLTH NIMH
Jun 2019 – May 2022
OR-DRPD-ROF2019: Early Administration of Steroids in the Ambulance Setting: An Observational Design Trial
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: UF RESEARCH
Mar 2019 – Aug 2022
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative 3.0: Multimodal Approaches to Improve Pain Outcomes and reduce Opioid Risks
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL MED MALPRACTICE JOINT UNDRWRTNG ASSO
Oct 2018 – Jul 2022
Collection of Nasopharyngeal and Nasal Swabs for use in Development of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Influenza A&B and RSV
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH
Jan 2018 – Jan 2023
Collection of Nasal and Mid-Turbinate Swab Specimen for use in Development of a Rapid Diagnostic Test for Influenza A&B
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH
Jan 2018 – Dec 2019
Development and Validation of a Screening Protocol to Identify Elder Abuse in United States Emergency Departments
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL via US DEPT OF JUSTICE NATL INST OF JUSTICE
Sep 2017 ACTIVE
The University of Florida Jacksonville Aging Studies Center (JAX-ASCENT)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIA
Dec 2016 – Dec 2021
Evaluation of the Clinical Performance of the Modified Alere i Strep A
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH
Dec 2016 – Dec 2021
Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimen Collection for the Detection of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Protocol 1626001
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH
Nov 2016 – Nov 2021
Evaluation of the Clinical Performance of the Modified Alere I Influenza A&B Test
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH
Sep 2016 – Jul 2019
Longitudinal Assessment of Post- traumatic Syndromes (U01)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL via NATL INST OF HLTH NIMH
Jul 2016 – Dec 2018
Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Education
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL MED MALPRACTICE JOINT UNDRWRTNG ASSO
Dec 2015 – Dec 2018
EVALUATION OF THE CLINICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE ALEREI RSV TEST
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH
Jul 2014 – Dec 2016
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI): A Patient Safety Project
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL MED MALPRACTICE JOINT UNDRWRTNG ASSO
Apr 2014 – Dec 2018
An Emergency Department-To-Home Intervention to Improve Quality of Life and Reduce Hospital Use
Role: Project Manager
Funding: PATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES RES INST
Jun 2013 – May 2016
Persistent Pain and Associated Physical Function Decline Among Elderly Individuals Experiencing Minor Motor Vehicle Collision
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL via NATL INST OF HLTH
Sep 2012 – Aug 2016
Applying Biopsychosocial Model to Post-MVC Pain Development in African Americans
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL via NATL INST OF HLTH

Education

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship
1989-1991 · University of Florida Health Science Center Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
Pediatrics Residency
1986-1988 · Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, Louisiana
Pediatrics Residency
1985-1986 · Ochsner Medical Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana
Pediatrics Residency
1984-1985 · Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
Doctor of Medicine
1980-1984 · Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(904) 244-4986
Emails:
Administrative Specialist II:
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
UF Department of Emergency Medicine – Jacksonville
655 West 8th Street
Jacksonville FL 322096511
Business Street:
UF Health Jacksonville Emergency Room
Clinical Center, First Floor
655 West 8th Street
Jacksonville FL 32209