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Office
9500 Gilman Drive, #0831
La Jolla, CA 92093Phone+1 619-681-0665Fax+1 844-617-1632- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Howard Taras is a pediatrician in La Jolla, CA specializing in consultation to school districts, for school health policies and safe integration of children with special healthcare needs (504, IEP).
Dr Taras is affiliated with two area hospitals: Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego and UC San Diego Health. He received his medical degree from McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Medicine and has been in practice 35 years. He is conversant in French.
Education & Training
- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1985 - 1987
- Michael G. DeGroote School of MedicineClass of 1982
- McGill UniversityMasters, Psycholinguistics, 1978 - 1979
- McMaster UniversityB.Sc., Biochemistry-Honors Program, 1975 - 1978
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1982 - Present
- CA State Medical License 1984 - 2026
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Health Hero Combined Health Agencies of San Diego, 2012
- William A. Howe Award American School Health Association, 2006
- Distinguished Services Award American School Health Association, 2005
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Testing Implementation in California K-12 Schools.John D Malone, Sayone Thihalolipavan, Omid Bakhtar, Donnie Salamanca, Sherri Lynn Polanco, Howard Taras> ;The Journal of School Health. 2022 Dec 1
- 27 citationsA Novel Stakeholder Engagement Approach for Patient-centered Outcomes Research.Katherine K. Kim, Dmitry Khodyakov, Kate Marie, Howard Taras, Daniella Meeker, Hugo Campos, Lucila Ohno-Machado> ;Medical Care. 2018 Oct 1
- 427 citationsPrevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in 4 US CommunitiesPhilip A. May, Christina D. Chambers, Wendy O. Kalberg, Jennifer A. Zellner, Haruna S. Feldman, David Buckley, David Kopald, Julie M. Hasken, Ronghui Xu, Gordon Honerk...> ;JAMA. 2018 Feb 6
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Journal Articles
- Cardiac Emergency Response Planning for Schools: A Policy StatementRose K, Martin Goble M, Berger S, Courson R, Fosse G, Gillary R, Halowich J, Indik JH, Konig M, Lopez-Anderson M, Murphy MK, Newman MM, Ranous J, Sasson C, Taras H, Th..., NASN Sch Nurse, 1/1/2016
- Behavior Changes Associated with a Disruptive New Student in the ClassroomStein O'Brien J, Taras H, Barton S, Sellick P, Stein MT, J Dev Behav Pediatr, 1/1/2015
- Soliciting community views of health research: a prelude to conducting specific research projectsTaras HL, Kalichman MW, Schulteis G, Dumbauld J, Bell Y, Seligman FF, West KD, Health Expectations, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- A novel stakeholder engagement approach for patient-centered outcomes research.Kim K, Khodyakov D, Marie K, Taras H, Meeker D, Campos HO, Ohno-Machado L, AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2017
- Abstract of "Drug Testing at School" by Goldberg, L, Elliot DL, MacKinnon, DP, et al. for School Health Program Abstracts.Taras, HL, Journal of School Health, 1/1/2004
Other
- Teaching Teamwork to Law Students.Morton L, Weinstein J, Taras H, Reznik V, Legal Education Digest
1/1/2014 - Clinical research: seniors making a difference.Taras H, VonJaeger R
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1/1/2012 - Referring patients to clinical trials: is it feasible for the busy physician?Taras H, San Diego Physician
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Press Mentions
- What the Monkeypox Outbreak Means for San Diego StudentsAugust 10th, 2022
- SDUSD Lifts Mask Mandate Outdoors, Though State’s Indoor Mask Rule Will Continue at Least Until Feb. 28February 15th, 2022
- In-Depth: Should San Diego School Districts Rely on Rapid Testing During the Omicron Surge?January 11th, 2022
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- French
Hospital Affiliations
- Rady Children's Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego, California
- UC San Diego Medical Center - HillcrestSan Diego, California
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