Department of Pediatrics

Education

• BA, Occidental College, 1974
• MD, University of California, 1978

Training

• Pediatric Intern, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1978 - 1979
• Residency in Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1979 - 1981
• Assistant Chief Resident, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1980 - 1981
• Fellowship, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1983 - 1985

Licensure and Board Certification

• 1979Diplomat, National Board Medical Examiners
• 1979PA, Medical Licensure
• 1983 - PresAmerican Board of Pediatrics, General
• 1983CA, Medical Licensure
• 1988 - PresPediatric Advanced Life Support
• 1991 - PresAdvanced Trauma Life Support
• 1992 - PresAmerican Board of Pediatrics, Subspecialty Pediatric Emergency Medicine
• 1994 - PresAmerican Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM)
• 1994 - 1996Basic Life Support
• 1996 - PresMO, Medical License

Honors

• American Medical Association Physician Recognition Award, 1981 - 1984
• Emergency Department Physician of the Year Emergency Nurses Associaiton, Greater St. Louis Chapter, 2001
• St. Louis Emergency Department Physician of the Year, Emergency Nurses Association, Greater St. Louis Chapter, 2002
• Selected by Peers for Inclusion in Best Doctors in American, 2003 - Pres
• Nominated for Inclusion in Who's Who Diversity in Color, Community Relations in the Department of Child Health Advocacy and Outreach, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 2015

Recent Publications view all (17)

1. Nelson KA, Boslaugh SE, Hodge D 3rd. Risk factors for extremely long length-of-stay among pediatric emergency patients. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009;25(12):835-840. doi:10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181c330c4  PMID:19952972 
2. Reinke DA, Walker M, Boslaugh S, Hodge D 3rd. Predictors of pediatric emergency patients discharged against medical advice. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2009;48(3):263-270. doi:10.1177/0009922808323109  PMID:18832530 
3. Smith SR, Hodge III D. Reply to Validation of the Pulmonary Score: An Asthma Severity Score for Children Acad Emerg Med. 2002;9:868-869. 
4. Smith SR, Baty JD, Hodge D 3rd. Validation of the pulmonary score: an asthma severity score for children. Acad Emerg Med. 2002;9(2):99-104. PMID:11825832 
5. Seidel J, Tittle S, Hodge III D et al. Guidelines for pediatric equipment and supplies for emergency departments. Committee on Pediatric Equipment and Supplies for Emergency. Ann Emerg Med. 1998;31:54-57. PMID:9437342 
6. Seidel J, Tittle S, Hodge III D. Guidelines for pediatric equipment and supplies for emergency departments. Committee on Pediatric Equipment and Supplies for Emergency Departments, National Emergency Medical Services for Children Resource Alliance. Pediatr Emerg Care. 1998;14:62-64. PMID:9516635 
7. Seidel J, Tittle S, Hodge III D. Guidelines for Pediatric Equipment and Supplies for Emergency Departments J Emerg Nursing. 1998;24:45-48. 
8. Zambrana RE, Ell K, Dorrington C, Wachsman L, Hodge D. The relationship between psychosocial status of immigrant Latino mothers and use of emergency pediatric services. Health Soc Work. 1994;19(2):93-102. PMID:8045452 
9. Sapien R, Stein H, Padbury JF, Thio S, Hodge D. Intraosseous versus intravenous epinephrine infusions in lambs: pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Pediatr Emerg Care. 1992;8(4):179-183. PMID:1513725 
10. Hodge D 3rd, Delgado-Paredes C, Fleisher G. Intraosseous infusion flow rates in hypovolemic "pediatric" dogs. Ann Emerg Med. 1987;16(3):305-307. PMID:3813165 
11. Hodge D 3rd, Delgado-Paredes C, Fleisher G. Central and peripheral catheter flow rates in "pediatric" dogs. Ann Emerg Med. 1986;15(10):1151-1154. PMID:3752644 
12. Hodge D 3rd, Fleisher G. Pediatric catheter flow rates. Am J Emerg Med. 1985;3(5):403-407. doi:10.1016/0735-6757(85)90198-6  PMID:4041190 
13. Hodge III D, Ruddy R. ABG Determination (Letter to the Editor) Ann Emerg Med. 1985;14(6):616. 
14. Hodge D 3rd, Tecklenburg F, Fleisher G. Coin ingestion: does every child need a radiograph? Ann Emerg Med. 1985;14(5):443-446. PMID:3985465 
15. Hodge D 3rd, Ludwig S. Child homicide: emergency department recognition. Pediatr Emerg Care. 1985;1(1):3-6. PMID:3843425 
16. Hodge D 3rd, Schwartz W, Sargent J, Bodurtha J, Starr S. The bacteriologically battered baby: another case of Munchausen by proxy. Ann Emerg Med. 1982;11(4):205-207. PMID:7073037 
17. Fleisher G, Hodge D 3rd, Cromie W. Penile edema in childhood gonorrhea. Ann Emerg Med. 1980;9(6):314-315. PMID:6770727