Dr. David H Dorfman MD
Emergency Physician (Pediatric) | Pediatric Emergency Medicine
1 Boston Medical Ctr Pl Dowling 3 South Chil Boston MA, 02118About
Dr. David Dorfman is a pediatric emergency medicine physician practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Dorfman specializes in providing care for critically ill and injured children. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians possess a vast amount of knowledge in areas such as neonatology, critical care and forensic pediatrics. Children involved in automobile accidents, child abuse or near-drowning episodes are frequent cases treated by pediatric emergency medicine physicians.
Education and Training
New York Univ Sch of Med, New York Ny 1986
New York University School of Medicine 1986
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The use of physical and chemical restraints in the pediatric emergency department.
- The use of restraint for pediatric psychiatric patients in emergency departments.
- Restraint use for psychiatric patients in the pediatric emergency department.
- Pediatric ophthalmology in the emergency department.
- Increased prevalence of behavioral risks among adolescent and young adult women with psychological distress in the emergency department.
- Pediatric stroke.
- Long-acting reversible contraception in the pediatric emergency department: clinical implications and common challenges.
- To treat or not to treat: if so, with what?
Treatments
- Burns
- Pain
- Stomach Flu
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