James Dodington, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine); Medical Director, Injury and Violence Prevention
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James Dodington, MD, is the Medical Director for Injury and Violence Prevention Programs at Yale New Haven Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. Over the course of his career he has been involved in injury and violence prevention program development and research. He serves as the Medical Director for a range of injury prevention programs with a focus on child passenger safety, violence and firearm injury prevention and consumer product safety. He is the founding Medical Director of the Yale New Haven Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program. His primary research interest is in youth violence prevention, with a focus on community-based participatory research in the development of violence intervention programs and injury epidemiology. He was the principal investigator for a violence prevention program implementation and evaluation grant from the Avielle Foundation and was the Research Director for an NIH-funded youth violence prevention study. He also serves as the Co-Leader of the Early Career Injury Prevention Group for the Injury Free Coalition for Kids (IFCK) and has co-authored multiple reviews and chapters on injury prevention with leaders from IFCK and the AAP. Dr. Dodington’s passion for injury prevention and research has allowed him to speak locally and nationally on topics from consumer product safety, water safety and drowning prevention to firearm injury prevention.
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Selected Publications
- A multicenter evaluation of pediatric emergency department injury visits during the COVID-19 pandemicHanson H, Formica M, Laraque-Arena D, Zonfrillo M, Desai P, O’Neil J, Unni P, Johnson E, Cobb P, Agarwal M, Beckworth K, Schroter S, Strotmeyer S, Donnelly K, Middelberg L, Morse A, Dodington J, Latuska R, Anderson B, Lawson K, Valente M, Levas M, Kiragu A, Monroe K, Ruest S, Lee L, Charyk Stewart T, Attridge M, Haasz M, Jafri M, McIntire A, Rogers S, Uspal N, Blanchard A, Hazeltine M, Riech T, Jennissen C, Model L, Fu Q, Clukies L, Juang D, Ruda M, Prince J, Chao S, Yorkgitis B, Pomerantz W. A multicenter evaluation of pediatric emergency department injury visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Injury Epidemiology 2023, 10: 66. PMID: 38093383, PMCID: PMC10717699, DOI: 10.1186/s40621-023-00476-z.
- Implementation of an emerging hospital-based violence intervention program: a multimethod studySchenck C, Dodington J, Paredes L, Gawel M, Nedd A, Vega P, O’Neill K. Implementation of an emerging hospital-based violence intervention program: a multimethod study. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2023, 8: e001120. PMID: 38020854, PMCID: PMC10660964, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001120.
- 102 Improved Care for Survivors of Sexual Assault With an Electronic Health Record-Integrated Clinical PathwayYang D, Sherak R, Schenck C, Gawel M, Cordone A, Sun W, Rhodes D, Dodington J, Sangal R. 102 Improved Care for Survivors of Sexual Assault With an Electronic Health Record-Integrated Clinical Pathway. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: s44. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.08.123.
- A pilot clinical trial of the Screening and Tool for Awareness and Relief of Trauma for survivors of gun violenceO'Neill K, Schenck C, Vega P, Gawel M, Dodington J. A pilot clinical trial of the Screening and Tool for Awareness and Relief of Trauma for survivors of gun violence. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2023, 96: 641-649. PMID: 37602906, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004121.
- Assault Injury and Community ViolenceRaman U, Coupet E, Dodington J. Assault Injury and Community Violence. Pediatric Clinics Of North America 2023, 70: 1103-1114. PMID: 37865433, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2023.06.007.
- Child Pedestrian Safety.Kendi S, Johnston B, Hoffman B, Agran P, Culyba A, Dodington J, Lee L, McFadden T, Monroe K, Tenenbein M, Quinlan K, Beno S, Dixon C, Dunn L, Midgett J, Miller B, Qualters J, Kozial B. Child Pedestrian Safety. Pediatrics 2023, 152 PMID: 37337837, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-062506.
- Epidemiology and Prevention of Child Pedestrian Injury.Kendi S, Johnston B, Hoffman B, Agran P, Culyba A, Dodington J, Lee L, McFadden T, Monroe K, Tenenbein M, Quinlan K, Beno S, Dixon C, Dunn L, Midgett J, Miller B, Qualters J, Kozial B. Epidemiology and Prevention of Child Pedestrian Injury. Pediatrics 2023, 152 PMID: 37337844, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-062508.
- Emergency department visits in Connecticut for survivors of sexual assault before and during the COVID-19 pandemicYang D, Cordone A, Sun W, Gawel M, Sangal R, Dodington J. Emergency department visits in Connecticut for survivors of sexual assault before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 67: 97-99. PMID: 36842427, PMCID: PMC9927790, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.02.010.
- Firearm Injury Prevention Advocacy Lessons Learned and Future DirectionsBehrens D, Haasz M, Dodington J, Lee L. Firearm Injury Prevention Advocacy Lessons Learned and Future Directions. Pediatric Clinics Of North America 2023, 70: 67-82. PMID: 36402472, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2022.09.002.
- Advocacy training tool for pediatric residents to strengthen firearm safety lawsRisney S, Hollon H, Dodington J. Advocacy training tool for pediatric residents to strengthen firearm safety laws. Frontiers In Pediatrics 2023, 10: 1095120. PMID: 36704145, PMCID: PMC9871754, DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.1095120.
- Firearm-Related Injuries and Deaths in Children and Youth: Injury Prevention and Harm Reduction.Lee L, Fleegler E, Goyal M, Doh K, Laraque-Arena D, Hoffman B, Culyba A, Dodington J, Johnston B, Kendi S, Kiragu A, McFadden T, Osterhoudt K, Tenenbein M, Quinlan K, Dixon C, Beno S, Kozial B, Delgado A. Firearm-Related Injuries and Deaths in Children and Youth: Injury Prevention and Harm Reduction. Pediatrics 2022, 150 PMID: 36207776, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-060070.
- The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on community violence in ConnecticutO'Neill KM, Dodington J, Gawel M, Borrup K, Shapiro DS, Gates J, Gregg S, Becher RD. The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on community violence in Connecticut. The American Journal Of Surgery 2022, 225: 775-780. PMID: 36253316, PMCID: PMC9540704, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.10.004.
- United States Emergency Department Screening for Drug Use Among Assault-Injured Individuals: A Systematic ReviewCoupet E, Dodington J, Brackett A, Vaca FE. United States Emergency Department Screening for Drug Use Among Assault-Injured Individuals: A Systematic Review. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 23: 443-450. PMID: 35980419, PMCID: PMC9391011, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2022.5.55475.
- 107 Implementation of an emerging hospital-based violence intervention program: a mixed methods studySchenck C, O’Neill K, Gawel M, Dodington J. 107 Implementation of an emerging hospital-based violence intervention program: a mixed methods study. 2022, a38.2-a38. DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2022-savir.98.
- Safety Devices for FirearmsDodington J. Safety Devices for Firearms. 2021, 179-192. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-62245-9_12.
- Survivors of gun violence and the experience of recovery.O'Neill KM, Vega C, Saint-Hilaire S, Jahad L, Violano P, Rosenthal MS, Maung AA, Becher RD, Dodington J. Survivors of gun violence and the experience of recovery. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2020, 89: 29-35. PMID: 32118821, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002635.
- Preventing injuries must be a priority to prevent disease in the twenty-first centuryDorney K, Dodington JM, Rees CA, Farrell CA, Hanson HR, Lyons TW, Lee LK. Preventing injuries must be a priority to prevent disease in the twenty-first century. Pediatric Research 2019, 87: 282-292. PMID: 31466080, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-019-0549-7.
- Pediatric Injury Prevention, the EMSC, and the CDCFarrell C, Dodington J, Lee L. Pediatric Injury Prevention, the EMSC, and the CDC. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2018, 19: 216-225. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2018.08.001.
- Rural Versus Urban Hospitalizations for Firearm Injuries in Children and AdolescentsHerrin BR, Gaither JR, Leventhal JM, Dodington J. Rural Versus Urban Hospitalizations for Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents. Pediatrics 2018, 142: e20173318. PMID: 29967056, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-3318.
- Hospitalizations for Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents in the US: Rural versus UrbanHerrin B, Gaither J, Violano P, Leventhal J, Dodington J. Hospitalizations for Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents in the US: Rural versus Urban. Pediatrics 2018, 142: 721-721. DOI: 10.1542/peds.142.1ma8.721.
- Youth Haven: A Community-Based Approach to Youth Violence PreventionDodington J, Bryant R, Tinney B, Rosenthal M. Youth Haven: A Community-Based Approach to Youth Violence Prevention. Pediatrics 2016, 137: 173a-173a. DOI: 10.1542/peds.137.supplement_3.173a.