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Howard Dubowitz, MD, Pediatrics, Baltimore, MD, University of Maryland Medical Center

HowardODubowitzMD, MS, FAAP

Pediatrics Baltimore, MD

Child Abuse Pediatrics

Professor, Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • Harvard School of Public Health
    Harvard School of Public HealthMSc, Epidemiology, 1982 - 1983
  • Childrens Hospital
    Childrens HospitalFellowship, Child Abuse Pediatrics, 1981 - 1983
  • Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center
    Children's Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1979 - 1981
  • North Shore Child Hospital
    North Shore Child HospitalInternship, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1979
  • University of Cape Town Faculty of Medicine
    University of Cape Town Faculty of MedicineClass of 1974, MB.Ch.B.

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1985 - 2024
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Child Abuse Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Best Long Presentation Helfer Society Annual Meeting, 2013
  • Award for Outstanding Service to Maltreated Children American Academy of Pediatrics, 2012
  • Lifetime Achievement Award American Academy of Pediatrics, 2010
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Linking mother and youth parenting attitudes: Indirect effects via maltreatment, parent involvement, and youth functioning  
    Thompson R., Jones DJ, Litrownik AJ, English DJ, Kotch JB, Lewis T, & Dubowitz H, Child Maltreatment, 1/1/2014
  • The effectiveness of food insecurity screening in pediatric primary care  
    Lane W, Dubowitz H, International Journal of Child Health and Nutrition, 1/1/2014
  • The Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) Model: Promoting Children’s Health, Development and Safety  
    Dubowitz H, Zero to Three, Child Abuse and Neglect, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Evaluation of an Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Program Using a Case-Control Design
    Lane, WG, Krugman S, Goldstein M, Greene C, Dubowitz H, Helfer Society Annual Meeting, Sonoma, CA, 1/15/2013
  • Resilience in Maltreated Children
    Dubowitz H, Black M, Poole G, Magder L, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Helfer Society Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 2012; Sonoma, CA; Washington, DC, 2013, 1/1/2013
  • The Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) Model: Promoting Children’s Health, Development and Safety
    Dubowitz H, Lane W, Helfer Society Annual Meeting, Sonoma, CA, 1/1/2013
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Lectures

  • Neglected Children: Challenges and Controversies 
    Lake Geneva, WI - 1/1/2014
  • Assessing and Addressing Child Neglect 
    Lake Geneva, WI - 1/1/2014
  • The SEEK Model: Promoting Children’s Health, Development and Wellbeing 
    Baltimore, MD - 1/1/2014
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Other

  • Effective strategies to support positive parenting in community health centers: Report of the Working Group on Child Maltreatment Prevention in Community Health Centers 
    Saywitz, K., Britner, P., Daniel, J., Dubowitz, H., Lutzker, J., Malik, N., Stone, J., American Psychological Association
    Washington, DC - 1/1/2012
  • A Longitudinal Study of Child Neglect III: Final Report 
    Dubowitz, H, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect
    1/1/2006
  • A Longitudinal Study of Child Neglect II: Final Report 
    Dubowitz, H, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect
    1/1/2001
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Press Mentions

  • Phreesia Partners with Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) to Automate Delivery of Its Screening Tool
    Phreesia Partners with Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) to Automate Delivery of Its Screening ToolJuly 22nd, 2021
  • Are Child Abuse Pediatricians Getting It Wrong?
    Are Child Abuse Pediatricians Getting It Wrong?October 30th, 2019
  • Hitting Kids Is No Way to Discipline Them
    Hitting Kids Is No Way to Discipline ThemDecember 17th, 2018
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Grant Support

  • Drug Use Trajectories And The Transition To Adulthood Among Maltreated YouthNational Institute On Drug Abuse2012
  • Preventing Child Abuse--Community Pediatrians'RoleNational Center For Injury Prevention And Control2005–2007

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations