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Gary Smith, MD, DrPH

Dr. Gary Smith is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology at the Ohio State University.  He is founder and director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Biostatistics Core of the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.  Dr. Smith is board certified in the specialties of pediatrics and general preventive medicine and public health, and in the subspecialty of pediatric emergency medicine.  In addition to his clinical training, he holds MPH and DrPH degrees from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.  Dr. Smith has been an active researcher in the field of injury for more than 25 years.  He is immediate past chairperson of the national Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention (COIVPP) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), having served on the Committee for 10 years.  He also served as chairperson of the COIVPP of the Ohio Chapter of the AAP for 10 years and chairperson of the Ohio Commission on the Prevention of Injury during its existence from 2001-2003.  From 2003-2006, he was a member of the Initial Review Group (research study section) and chaired several review panels for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  He has published more than 80 injury-related articles in peer-reviewed journals, was on the editorial board of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine for six years, and is currently on the editorial board of Pediatrics.  Among other awards, he was honored by the Ohio AAP as the Ohio Pediatrician of the Year in 2003, and by national Section on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention of the AAP with the Fellow Achievement Award in 2006.  He was named as the first recipient of the Dimon R. McFerson Endowed Chair in Injury Research in 2007.  His research focuses on injuries to children and adolescents, including consumer product-related injuries and home safety.

 Current Projects

Expand/Collapse Title : Impact of Pre-Hospital Factors on Functional Independence of Injured Children ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Title : State of Ohio Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES) ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Title : The Effect of Delay in Transfer to Advanced Trauma Center on Trauma Patients Outcomes in Ohio ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Title : The Impact of Motorized Recreational Vehicle-Related Injuries in Ohio ‎(1)

 Publications

Expand/Collapse Year : 2008 ‎(7)
Cohen RH, Matter KC, Sinclair SA, Smith GA, and Xiang H. Epidemiology and Healthcare Resource Utilization for Hospitalizations for Pediatric Submersion Injury in the United States, 2003.Inj Prev. 2008 Apr;14(2):131-5.
PubmedID: 18388235
O’Neil J, Steele GK, Huisingh C, Smith GA. Escalator-Related Injuries Among Older Adults in the United States, 1991 - 2005. Accid Anal Prev. 2008;40(2):527-533.
PubmedID: 18329403
Singh S, Smith GA, Fields SK, McKenzie LB. Gymnastics-Related Injuries to Children Treated in Emergency Departments in the United States, 1990 – 2005. Pediatrics. 2008;121(4):e954-e960.
PubmedID: 18381523
Cohen RH, Matter KC, Sinclair SA, Smith GA, Xiang H. Unintentional Pediatric Submersion-Injury-Related Hospitalizations in the United States, 2003. Inj Prev. 2008;14(2):131-135.
PubmedID: 18388235
D’Souza A, Smith GA, McKenzie LB. Bunk Bed-Related Injuries Among Children and Adolescents Treated in Emergency Departments in the United States, 1990 – 2005. Pediatrics. 2008 Jun;121(6):e1696-e1702.
PubmedID: 18519473
Chen G, Sinclair SA, Smith GA, Kelleher KJ, Pajer KA, Gardner W, Xiang H. Personality Disorders and Nonfatal Unintentional Injuries Among U.S. AdultsInj Prev. 2008;14(3):180-184.
PubmedID: 18523111
Vollman D, Witsaman, Comstock RD, Smith GA. Epidemiology of Playground Equipment-Related Injuries to Children in th eUnited States, 1996-2005. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2008;ePublished ahead of print July 22.
PubmedID: 18648079
Expand/Collapse Year : 2007 ‎(13)
Shields B, Comstock D, Fernandez S, Xiang H, Smith G. Healthcare Resource Utilization and Epidemiology of Pediatric Burn-Associated Hospitalizations, United States, 2000. J Burn Care Res. 2007;28(6):811-826.
 
PubmedID: 17925649
D’Souza AL, Smith GA, Trifiletti LB. Ladder-related injuries treated in emergency departments in the United States, 1990-2005. Am J Prev Med. 2007;32(5):413-418.
PubmedID: 17478268
Chen G, SSmith GA, Ranbom L, Sinclair S, Xiang H. Incidence and Patterns of Burn Injuries Among Children with Disabilities. J Trauma. 2007 Mar;62(3):034104.
PubmedID: 17414347
Xiang H, Sinclair S, Yu S, Smith G, Kelleher K. Case Ascertainment in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Challenges in Using the NEISS. Brain Inj. 2007 Ma;21(3):293-9.
PubmedID: 17453757
O'Neil J, Steele GK, Huisingh C, Smith G. Elevator-related Injuries to Children in the United States, 1990 through 2004. Clin Pediatr. 2007;46(7):619-625.
Collins CL, Smith GA, Dawn Comstock, PhD RD. Children + Non-Automobile Motorized Vehicles = Injury. Pediatrics. 2007 Jul;120(1):134-41.
PubmedID: 17606570
Brown Kirschman K, Smith GA. Resale of recalled children's products online: an examination of the world's largest yard sale. Inj Prev. 2007 Aug;13(4):228-31.
 
 
PubmedID: 17686931
Xiang H, Guanmin C, Smith G. A Comparison of Clinically Treated Pediatric Injuries in the United State and China. International Pediatrics. 2007;22(4):187-191.
 
Xiang H, Yu S, Zhang X, Scurlock S, Smith GA, and Stallones L. Behavioral risk factors and unintentional injuries among U.S. immigrant adults. Ann Epidemiol. 2007; 17(11):889-898.
PubmedID: 17954378
Gardner RL, Smith GA, Chany AL, Fernandez SA, Trifiletti LB. Factors associate with hospital length of stay and hospital charges of motor vehicle crash-related hospitalizations among children in the United States. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 Sep;161(9):889-95.
PubmedID: 17768290
Splaingard M, Hayes J, Smith GA. Impairment of Reaction Time Among Children Awakened During Stage 4 Sleep. Sleep. 2007:30(1); 104-108.
PubmedID: 17310871
Shah S, Sinclair S, Smith G, Xiang H. Pediatric Hospitalizations for Bicycle-Related Injuries. Inj Prev. 2007 Oct;13(5):316-21.
PubmedID: 17916888
Yard E, Knox CL, Smith GA, Comstock RD. Pediatric Martial Arts Injuries Presenting to Emergency Departments, United States 1990-2003. J Sci Med Sport. 2007 Aug;10(4):219-26. Epub 2006 Aug 17.
PubmedID: 16914371
Expand/Collapse Year : 2006 ‎(16)
Vernick JS,Teret SP, Smith GA, Webster DW. Counseling About Firearms: Proposed Legislation Is a Threat to Physicians and Their Patients. Pediatrics. 2006;118(5):2168-2172.
PubmedID: 17079591
Gittelman M, Pomerantz W, Groner JI, Smith GA. Pediatric All-Terrain Vehicle-Related Injuries in Ohio from 1995-2001: Using the Injury Severity Score to Determine if Helmets are a Solution. Pediatrics. 2006;117(6):2190-2195
PubmedID: 16740864
Smith GA. Improving Safety Restraint Use by Children in Shopping Carts: Evaluation of a Store-Based Safety Intervention. Pediatrics. 2006;118(2):739-745.
PubmedID: 16882831
Sinclair SA, Smith GA, Xiang H. Eyeglasses-Related Injuries Treated in U.S. Emergency Departments in 2002-2003. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2006;13:23-30.
PubmedID: 16510343
Shields BJ, Smith GA. Cheerleading-related injuries to children 5-18 years of age: United States, 1990-2002. Pediatrics. 2006;117(1):122-129
PubmedID: 16396869
Vollman D, Smith GA. Epidemiology of Lawn Mower-Related Injuries to Children in the United States, 1990-2004. Pediatrics. 2006;118(2):273-278.
PubmedID: 16882772
Shields BJ, Smith GA. Success in the Prevention of Infant Walker-Related Injuries: An Analysis of National Data, 1990-2001. Pediatrics. 2006;117(3):e452-e459.
PubmedID: 1651062
Schneier AJ, Shields BJ, Hostetler SG, Xiang H, Smith GA. Incidence of Pediatric Tramatic Brain injury and Associated Hopsital Resource Utiization in the Unite States. Pediatrics. 2006;118(2):483-492.
PubmedID: 16882799
Witsaman RJ, Dawn Comstock, PhD RD, and Smith GA. Pediatric Fireworks-Related Injuries in the United States: 1990-2003. Pediatrics. 2006;118(1):296-303.
PubmedID: 16818578
McGeehan J, Annest JL, Vajani M, Bull MJ, Agran PE, Smith GA. School bus-related injuries among children and teenagers in the United States, 2001-2003. Pediatrics. 2006 Nov;118(5):1978-84.
PubmedID: 17079569
Sinclair S, Smith GA, Xiang H. A Comparison of Nonfatal Unintentional Injuries in the United States Among U.S.-Born and Foreign-Born Persons. J Community Health. 2006;31(4):303-325.
PubmedID: 16894828
Chen G, Sinclair S,  Smith GA, Ranbom L, and Xiang H. Hospitalized Ocular Injuries Among Persons with Low Socioeconomic Status: A Medicaid Enrollees-Based Study. Ophthalmic Epidmiol. 2006;13(3):119-207.
PubmedID: 16854774
Xiang H, Zhou M, Sinclair S, Stallones L, Wilkins J, Smith GA. Risk of Vehicle-Pedestrian and Vehicle-Bicyclist Collisions Among Children with Disabilities. Accid Anal Prev. 2006;38(6):1064-1070.
PubmedID: 16797463
McGeehan J, Shields BJ, Wilkins JR, Ferketich AK, Smith GA. Escalator-Related Injuries Among Children in the United States, 1990-2002. Pediatrics. 2006;118(2):279-285.
PubmedID: 16882773
Knox CL, Dawn Comstock, PhD RD, McGeehan JM, Smith GA. Differences in the Risk Associated With Head Injury for Pediatric Ice-Skaters, Roller-Skaters, and In-Line Skaters. Pediatrics. 2006;118(2):549-554.
PubmedID: 16882806
Smith GA, Splaingard M, Hayes JR, Xiang H. Comparison of a Personalized Parent Voice Smoke Alarm with a Conventional Residential Tone Smoke Alarm for Awakening Children. Pediatrics. 2006;118(4):1623-1632.
PubmedID: 17015555
Expand/Collapse Year : 2005 ‎(15)
Xiang H, Chany A-M, Smith GA. Wheelchair related injuries treated in US emergency departments. Inj Prev. 2005;12(1):8-11.
PubmedID: 16461412
Xiang H, Stallones L, Chen G, Smith GA. Work-Related Eye Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments in the U.S. Am J Ind Med. 2005;48:57-62.
PubmedID: 15940717
Xiang H, Smith GA, Wilkins JR, Chen G, Hostetler G, and Stallones L. Obesity and Risk of Nonfatal Unintentional Injuries. Am J Prev Med. 2005;29(1):41-45.
PubmedID: 15958250
Hostetler SG, Schwartz L, Shields B, Xiang H, Smith GA. Characteristics of Pediatric Traumatic Amputations Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments in the United States, 1990-2002. Pediatrics. 2005;116(5):e667-e674.
PubmedID: 16263981
Chen G, Smith GA, Deng S, Hostetler S, Xiang H. Nonfatal Injuries Among Middle and High School Students in Guangxi, China. Am J Public Health 2005;95(11):1989-1995.
PubmedID: 16195531
Xiang H, Kelleher K, Shields BJ, Brown KW, Smith GA. Skiing- and Snowboarding-Related Injuries Treated in U.S. Emergency Departments, 2002. J Trauma. 2005;58(1):112-118.
PubmedID: 15674160
Hostetler SG, Hostetler T, Smith GA, Xiang H. Characteristics of Water Skiing-Related and Wakeboarding-Related Injuries Treated in Emergency Departments in the United States, 2001-2003. Am J Sports Med. 2005;33(7):1065-1070.
PubmedID: 15888722
Spencer SP, Shields BJ, Smith GA. Childhood Bathtub-Related Injuries: Slip and Fall Prevalence and Prevention. Clin Pediatr. 2005;44(4):311-318.
PubmedID: 15864363
Pomerantz WJ, Gittelman MA, Smith GA. No License Required: Severe Pediatric Motorbike-Related Injuries in Ohio. Pediatrics. 2005;115(3):704-709.
PubmedID: 15741375
Shields BJ, Fernandez SA, Smith GA. Comparison of Mini Trampoline and Full-Size Trampoline-Related Injuries in the United States, 1990-2002. Pediatrics. 2005;116(1):96-103.
PubmedID: 15995038
Vollman D, Khosla K, Shields BJ, Beeghly BC, Bonsu B, Smith GA. Lawnmower-Related Injuries to Children. J Trauma. 2005;59(3):724-728.
PubmedID: 16361919
Ortega HW, Shields BJ, Smith GA. Sledding-Related Injuries Among Children Requiring Emergency Treatment. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2005;21(12):839-43.
PubmedID: 16340760
Shields BJ, Palermo TM, Powers JD, Fernandez SA, Smith GA. The Role of Developmental and Contextual Factors in Predicting Children’s Use of a Visual Analogue Scale. Child Health Care. 2005;34(4):273-287
Hostetler SG, Xiang H, Kelleher K, Smith GA. Health Care Access After Injury by Insurance Type in a Pediatric Population. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2005;21(7):420-426.
PubmedID: 16027573
Chen G, Smith GA, Deng S, Chen D, Kelleher K, Xiang H. Psychological Symptoms and Nonfatal Unintentional Injuries Among Chinese Adolescents: A Prospective Study. J Adolesc Health. 2005;37(6):460-466.
PubmedID: 16310123
Expand/Collapse Year : 2004 ‎(5)
Ortega HW, Shields BJ, Smith GA.  Bicycle-Related Injuries to Children and Parental Attitudes Regarding Bicycle Safety. Clin Pediatr. 2004;43(4):251-259.
PubmedID: 15094949
Smith GA, Scherzer DJ, Shields BJ, Buckley JW, Haley KJ. Pediatric Farm-Related Injuries: A Series of Hospitalized Patients. Clin Pediatr. 2004;43(5):335-342.
PubmedID: 15118776
McGeehan J, Shields BJ, Smith GA. Children Should Wear Helmets While Ice Skating: A Comparison of Skating-Related Injuries. Pediatrics. 2004;114(1):124-128.
PubmedID: 15231918
Hostetler SG, Xiang H, Smith GA. Characteristics of Ice Hockey-Related Injuries Treated in United States Emergency Departments, 2002. Pediatrics. 2004;114(6):e661-666.
PubmedID: 15574599
Xiang H, Stallones L, Smith GA. Downhill Fatal Skiing Injuries Among Children. Inj Prev. 2004;10:99-102.
PubmedID: 15231918
Expand/Collapse Year : 2003 ‎(2)
Shields BJ, Palermo TM, Powers JD, Grewe SD, Smith GA. Predictors of a Child’s Ability to Use a Visual Analogue Scale. Child Care Health Dev. 2003;29(4):281-290.
PubmedID: 12823333
Shields BJ, Cohen DM, Harbeck-Weber C, Powers JD, Smith GA. Pediatric Pain Measurement Using a Visual Analogue Scale: A Comparison of Two Teaching Methods. Clin Pediatr. 2003;42(3):227-234.
PubmedID: 12739921
Expand/Collapse Year : 2001 ‎(1)
Nuss KE, Dietrich AM, Smith GA. Effectiveness of a Pediatric Trauma Team Protocol. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2001;17(2):96-100.
PubmedID: 11334102
Expand/Collapse Year : 2000 ‎(1)
Luria JW, Smith GA, Chapman JI. An Evaluation of a Safety Education Program for Kindergarten and Elementary School Children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2000;154(3):227-231.
PubmedID: 10710018
Expand/Collapse Year : 1999 ‎(1)
Smith GA, Mihalov L, Shields BJ. Diagnostic Aids in the Differentiation of Pyloric Stenosis from Severe Gastroesophageal Reflux During Early Infancy: The Utility of Serum Bicarbonate and Serum Chloride. Am J Emerg Med. 1999;17(1):28-31.
PubmedID: 9928693
Expand/Collapse Year : 1998 ‎(7)
Smith GA, Strausbaugh SD, Harbeck-Weber C, Cohen DM, Shields BJ, Powers JD, Barrett T. Prilocaine-Phenylephrine and Bupivacaine-Phenylephrine Topical Anesthetics Compared to Tetracaine-Adrenaline-Cocaine During Repair of Lacerations. Am J Emerg Med. 1998;16(2):121-124.
 
PubmedID: 9517683
Smith GA, Strausbaugh S, Harbeck-Weber C, Cohen DM, Shields BJ, Powers JD. Prilocaine-Phenylephrine Topical Anesthesia For Repair of Mucous Membrane Lacerations. Pediatr Emerg Care. 1998;14(5):324-328.
PubmedID: 9814396
Smith GA, Shields BJ. Trampoline-Related Injuries to Children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998;152(7):694-699.
PubmedID: 10710018
Smith GA, Strausbaugh S, Harbeck-Weber C, Cohen DM, Shields BJ, Powers JD. Tetracaine-Lidocaine-Phenylephrine Topical Anesthesia Compared With Lidocaine Infiltration During Repair of Mucous Membrane Lacerations in Children. Clin Pediatr. 1998;37(7):405-41
PubmedID: 9675433
Cohen DM, Jasser JW, Kean JR, Smith GA. Clinical Criteria for Using Radiography in Children With Acute Knee Injuries. Pediatr Emerg Care. 1998;14(3):185-187.
PubmedID: 9655658
Smith GA. Injuries to Children in the United States Related to Trampolines, 1990-1995: A National Epidemic. Pediatrics. 1998;101(3):406-412.
PubmedID: 9481005
Smith GA, Sharma V, Knapp JF, Shields BJ. The Summer Penile Syndrome: Seasonal Acute Hypersensitivity Reaction Caused By Chigger Bites on the Penis. Pediatr Emerg Care. 1998;14(2):116-118.
PubmedID: 9583392
Expand/Collapse Year : 1997 ‎(7)
Smith GA, Bowman MJ, Luria JW, Shields BJ. Babywalker-related Injuries Continue Despite Warning Labels and Public Education. Pediatrics. 1997;100(2):1-5.
PubmedID: 9233972
Wilson S, Smith GA, Preisch J, Casamassimo PS. Nontraumatic Dental Emergencies in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Clin Pediatr. 1997;36(6):333-337.
PubmedID: 9196232
Smith GA, Strausbaugh SD, Harbeck-Weber C, Shields BJ, Powers JD, Hackenberg D. Comparison of Topical Anesthetics Without Cocaine to Tetracaine-Adrenaline-Cocaine and Lidocaine Infiltration During Repair of Lacerations: Bupivacaine-Noreponephrine Is an Effective New Topical Anesthetic Agent. Pediatrics. 1996;97(3):301-307.
PubmedID: 9007343
Smith GA, Strausbaugh SD, Harbeck-Weber C, Shields BJ, Powers JD. Comparison of Topical Anesthetics With Lidocaine Infiltration During Laceration Repair in Children. Clin Pediatr. 1997;36(1):17-23.
PubmedID: 9007343
Smith GA, Thompson JD, Shields BJ, Manley LK, Haley KJ. Evaluation of a Model for Improving Emergency Medical and Trauma Services For Children in Rural Areas. Annals Emerg Med. 1997;29(4):504-510.
PubmedID: 9095012
Smith GA, Strausbaugh S, Harbeck-Weber C, Shields BJ, Powers JD. New Non-Cocaine-Containing Topical Anesthetics Compared With Tetracaine-Adrenaline-Cocaine During Repair of Lacerations. Pediatrics. 1997;100(5):825-830.
PubmedID: 9346982
Wilson S, Smith GA, Preisch J, Casamassimo PS. Epidemiology of Dental Trauma Treated in an Urban Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 1997;13(1):12-15.
PubmedID: 9061727
Expand/Collapse Year : 1996 ‎(3)
Smith GA, Dietrich AM, Garcia CT, Shields BJ. Injuries to Children Related to Shopping Carts. Pediatrics. 1996;97(2):161-165
PubmedID: 8584371
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