KirkW.DabneyMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Wilmington, DE

Pediatric Orthopedics

Assistant Professor, Orthopedics, Georgetown University School of Medicine

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Office
A.I. Dupont Hospital For Children
1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
Phone+1 302-651-4000

Fax+1 302-651-4945
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Education & Training

Howard UniversityResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1991 - 1993
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Nemours Children's Health, WilmingtonFellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1990 - 1991
Howard UniversityResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1986 - 1990
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 1984 - 1985
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

DE State Medical License 1991 - 2023
PA State Medical License 1984 - 2022
MD State Medical License 1995 - 2004

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Hip Displacement in MECP2 Disorders: Prevalence and Risk Factors.
Bidzina Kanashvili, Kenneth J. Rogers, Michael Wade Shrader, Freeman Miller, Kirk W. Dabney, Jason J. Howard> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2021 Aug 2
2 citations
Single-event multilevel surgery in cerebral palsy: Value added by a co-surgeon.
Nickolas J. Nahm, Meryl Ludwig, Rachel M. Thompson, Kenneth J. Rogers, Ahmet Imerci, Kirk W. Dabney, Freeman Miller, Julieanne P. Sees> ;Medicine. 2021 Jun 18
3 citations
Social gradient predicts survival disadvantage of African Americans/Black children with lymphoma.
Laurens Holmes, Malik A. Williams, Daniel Halloran, Jacqueline A. Benson, Nastocia T. Bafford, Kadedrah V. Parson, Kirk W. Dabney, Betyna N. Berice> ;Journal of the National Medical Association. 2021 Mar 26
117 citations
Black-White Risk Differentials in COVID-19 (SARS-COV2) Transmission, Mortality and Case Fatality in the United States: Translational Epidemiologic Perspective and Chal...
Laurens Holmes, Michael Enwere, Janille Williams, Benjamin Ogundele, Prachi Chavan, Tatiana Piccoli, Chinaka Chinacherem, Camillia Comeaux, Lavisha Pelaez, Osatohamwen...> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020 Jun 17
7 citations
Implication of Vaginal and Cesarean Section Delivery Method in Black–White Differentials in Infant Mortality in the United States: Linked Birth/Infant Death Records, 2...
Laurens Holmes, Leah O’Neill, Hikma Elmi, Chinaka Chinacherem, Camillia R. Comeaux, Lavisha Pelaez, Kirk W. Dabney, Olumuyiwa Akinola, Michael Enwere> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020 Apr 30
28 citations
DNA Methylation of Candidate Genes (ACE II, IFN-γ, AGTR 1, CKG, ADD1, SCNN1B and TLR2) in Essential Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Quantitative Evidence Synthesis.
Laurens Holmes, Andrew C. Lim, Camillia R. Comeaux, Kirk W. Dabney, Osatohamwen Okundaye> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019 Dec 1
31 citations
Aberrant Epigenomic Modulation of Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene (NR3C1) in Early Life Stress and Major Depressive Disorder Correlation: Systematic Review and Quantitati...
Laurens Holmes, Emily Shutman, Chinacherem Chinaka, Kerti Deepika, Lavisha Pelaez, Kirk W. Dabney> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019 Nov 4
7 citations
Implication of Spiritual Network Support System in Epigenomic Modulation and Health Trajectory.
Laurens Holmes, Chinacherem Chinaka, Hikma Elmi, Kerti Deepika, Lavisha Pelaez, Michael Enwere, Olumuyiwa T Akinola, Kirk W. Dabney> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019 Oct 25
Lower Regional Pediatric In-hospital Mortality Albeit Racial/ethnic Disparities.
Laurens Holmes, Isabel Morgan, Brianne Earnest, Alexandra LaHurd, Arie Nettles, Kirk W. Dabney> ;Journal of the National Medical Association. 2018 Apr 25
17 citations
Unequal Cumulative Incidence and Mortality Outcome in Childhood Brain and Central Nervous System Malignancy in the USA
Lewis B. Holmes, Prachi Chavan, T. Blake, Kirk W. Dabney> ;Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2018 Mar 7
20 citations
A patient and family data domain collection framework for identifying disparities in pediatrics: results from the pediatric health equity collaborative
Aswita Tan-McGrory, Caroline Bennett-AbuAyyash, Stephanie Gee, Kirk W. Dabney, John D. Cowden, Laura Williams, Sarah A. Rafton, Arie Nettles, Sonia M.C. Pagura, Lauren...> ;BMC Pediatrics. 2018 Jan 31
1 citations
Use of caudal epidural catheter in a child with cerebral palsy with prior posterior spine (T1-sacrum) fusion
Divya Dixit, Mary C. Theroux, Kirk W. Dabney, Freeman Miller> ;Indian Journal of Anaesthesia. 2018 Jan 1
19 citations
Persistence and Recurrence Following Femoral Derotational Osteotomy in Ambulatory Children With Cerebral Palsy.
Chris Church, Nancy Lennon, Kevin Pineault, Oussama Abousamra, Tim Niiler, John Henley, Kirk W. Dabney, Freeman Miller> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2017 Oct 1
7 citations
Hip Reconstruction in Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy and Hip Dysplasia.
Oussama Abousamra, Mehmet Serhan Er, Kenneth J. Rogers, Tristan Nishnianidze, Kirk W. Dabney, Freeman Miller> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2016 Dec 1
16 citations
Implication of Socio-Demographics on Cognitive-Related Symptoms in Sports Concussion Among Children
Laurens Holmes, Joshua Tworig, Joseph Casini, Isabel Morgan, Kathleen O’Brien, Kirk W. Dabney> ;Sports Medicine - Open. 2016 Sep 14
9 citations
Risk factors for pancreatitis after posterior spinal fusion in children with cerebral palsy.
Oussama Abousamra, Tristan Nishnianidze, Kenneth J. Rogers, Mehmet Serhan Er, Julieanne P. Sees, Kirk W. Dabney, Freeman Miller> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. Part B. 2016 Aug 6
7 citations
Racial and Ethnic Heterogeneity in the Association Between Total Cholesterol and Pediatric Obesity
Laurens Holmes, Alex LaHurd, Emily Wasson, Lavisha McClarin, Kirk W. Dabney> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015 Dec 23
9 citations
Epidemiologic, Racial and Healthographic Mapping of Delaware Pediatric Cancer: 2004–2014
Laurens Holmes, Jonathan Vandenberg, Lavisha McClarin, Kirk W. Dabney> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015 Dec 22
19 citations
Cultural Competence in Pediatrics: Health Care Provider Knowledge, Awareness, and Skills
Kirk W. Dabney, Lavisha McClarin, Emily Romano, Diane Fitzgerald, Lynn Bayne, Arie Nettles, Laurens Holmes> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015 Dec 22
7 citations
Deep Wound Infections After Pediatric Scoliosis Surgery
Sina Pourtaheri, Freeman Miller, Kirk W. Dabney, Suken A. Shah, Susan Dubowy, Laurens Holmes> ;Spine Deformity. 2015 Nov 1
26 citations
Factors predicting postoperative complications following spinal fusions in children with cerebral palsy scoliosis.
Tristan Nishnianidze, Ilhan A. Bayhan, Oussama Abousamra, Julieanne P. Sees, Kenneth J. Rogers, Kirk W. Dabney, Freeman Miller> ;European Spine Journal. 2016 Feb 1
1 citations
Clinical relevance of echocardiogram in patients with cerebral palsy undergoing posterior spinal fusion.
Sabina Dicindio, Lynda Arai, Michael A. McCulloch, Kesavan Sadacharam, Suken A. Shah, Peter Gabos, Kirk W. Dabney, Mary C. Theroux> ;Paediatric Anaesthesia. 2015 Aug 1
8 citations
Prophylactic methylprednisolone to reduce inflammation and improve outcomes from one lung ventilation in children: a randomized clinical trial
Mary C. Theroux, Aliciat Olivant Fisher, Maria E. Rodriguez, Robert P. Brislin, Kirk W. Reichard, Suken A. Shah, Matt McCoy, Melinda Brown, Kirk W. Dabney, William G. ...> ;Paediatric Anaesthesia. 2015 Jun 1
16 citations
Pamidronate Treatment to Prevent Reoccurring Fractures in Children With Cerebral Palsy.
Julieanne P. Sees, Prakash Sitoula, Kirk W. Dabney, Laurens Holmes, Kenneth J. Rogers, Heidi H. Kecskemethy, Steven J. Bachrach, Freeman Miller> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2016 Mar 1
9 citations
The Long-term Outcome of Early Spine Fusion for Scoliosis in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Prakash Sitoula, Laurens Holmes, Julieanne P. Sees, Kenneth J. Rogers, Kirk W. Dabney, Freeman Miller> ;Clinical Spine Surgery. 2014 Oct 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Allied Services Scranton Rehabilitation HospitalScranton, Pennsylvania