David O Childers, MD
Associate Professor; Medical Director, Early Steps Program
Department:
Pediatrics – Jacksonville
Business Phone:
(904) 633-0766
Business Email:
david.childers@jax.ufl.edu
About David O Childers
David O. Childers, M.D., is a University of Florida associate professor of pediatrics and a board-certified pediatrician specializing in neurodevelopmental disabilities and developmental-behavioral pediatrics at UF Health in Jacksonville. He also serves as the medical director of the Early Steps Program in Jacksonville. He received his medical degree from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. He completed a pediatrics residency at Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, in Portsmouth, Virginia, as well as a fellowship in neurodevelopmental disabilities at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.
Additional Positions:
Associate Professor
2016 – Current
·
University of Florida
Medical Director
2012 – Current
·
Early Steps Program
Chief
2016 – 2025
·
Division of General Academic Pediatrics
Chief
2002 – 2023
·
Division of Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics
Accomplishments
Exemplary Teacher Award
2012
·
University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2018
MDC7400 Pediatric Clerkship
Board Certifications
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Developmental-Behavioral PediatricsAmerican Board of Pediatrics
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Neurodevelopmental DisabilitiesAmerican Board of Pediatrics
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PediatricsAmerican Board of Pediatrics
Clinical Profile
Specialties
- Pediatrics
Subspecialties
- Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Areas of Interest
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Intellectual Disability
Publications
Academic Articles
2016
Pediatric Neurosurgery Patients Need More than a Pediatric Neurosurgeon. Part II. A Clinical Report: In the USA Lack of Parent/Caregiver Compliance Interferes with the Patient Care Sequence.
Pediatric neurosurgery.
51(5):229-35
[DOI] 10.1159/000445897.
[PMID] 27165666.
2013
Pediatric Neurosurgery Patients Need More than a Neurological Surgeon: A Clinical Experience
.
2013
Pediatric neurosurgery patients need more than a neurological surgeon: a clinical experience.
Pediatric neurosurgery.
49(2):63-8
[DOI] 10.1159/000356331.
[PMID] 24335277.
2007
Neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature infants with severe respiratory failure enrolled in a randomized controlled trial of inhaled nitric oxide.
The Journal of pediatrics.
151(1):16-22, 22.e1
[PMID] 17586184.
Grants
Sep 2024
ACTIVE
Partnership for Effective Programs for Students with Autism
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF SOUTH FLORIDA
via FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2024
ACTIVE
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2024
ACTIVE
Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System Multidisciplinary Educational Service Centers (FDLRS MDC)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Sep 2023
– Aug 2024
Partnership for Effective Programs for Students with Autism 5830-1572-00
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF SOUTH FLORIDA
via FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2023
– Aug 2024
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities Jacksonville
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2023
– Aug 2024
FDLRS MDC (Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System -Multidisciplinary Educational Service Center) – UF/J
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Sep 2022
– Aug 2023
Partnership for Effective Programs for Students with Autism (PEPSA)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF SOUTH FLORIDA
via FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2022
– Aug 2023
FDLRS MDC (Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System – Multidisciplinary Educational Service Center) – Jacksonville
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2022
– Aug 2023
CARD (Center for Autism Related Disabilities) Jacksonville
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Sep 2021
– Aug 2022
Partnership for Effective Programs for Students with Autism 5830-1572-00
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF SOUTH FLORIDA
via FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2021
ACTIVE
Northeastern Early Steps
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF HLTH CHILDRENS MED SERVS
via US DEPT OF EDU SPECIAL ED AND REHAB SERV
Jul 2021
– Jun 2022
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities Jacksonville
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2021
– Jun 2022
Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System Multidisciplinary Educational Service Center – Jacksonville
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Oct 2020
ACTIVE
Practice-Based Coaching Data Informed Decision Making Model (PBC-DIDM)
Role: Project Manager
Funding: US DEPT OF EDUCATION
Sep 2020
– Aug 2021
Partnership for Effective Programs for Students with Autism (PEPSA)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF SOUTH FLORIDA
via US DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2020
– Aug 2021
CARD Center for Autism Related Disabilities
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2020
– Aug 2021
University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System Multidisciplinary Center
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Sep 2019
– Aug 2020
CARD Regional Training. Professional Development Activities for Educators Serving Students w/Autism
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF SOUTH FLORIDA
via FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2019
– Jun 2020
CARD Center for Autism Related Disabilities (TAPS 20C020)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2019
– Jun 2020
Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System Multidisciplinary Educational Service Center; FDLRS MDC (TAPS #20C016)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Sep 2018
– Aug 2019
CARD Regional Training. Professional Development Activities for Educators
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF SOUTH FLORIDA
via FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2018
– Jun 2021
Northeastern Early Steps
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF HLTH CHILDRENS MED SERVS
via US DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2018
– Jun 2019
Centers for Autism and Related Disabilities – (CARD)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2018
– Jun 2019
Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System Multidisciplinary Educational Service Centers FDLRS MDC
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Nov 2017
– Aug 2018
Professional Development Activities for Educators Serving Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF SOUTH FLORIDA
via FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2017
– Jun 2018
UF JAX CARD Centers for Autism and Related Disabilities, Florida Department of Education Project # 011-90240-8S002
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2017
– Jun 2018
UF JAX FDLRS Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System Multidisciplinary Educational Service Center, Florida Department of Education Projecy
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Sep 2016
– Aug 2017
FY 16-17 CARD Regional Training. Professional Development Activities for Educators
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF SOUTH FLORIDA
via US DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2016
– Jun 2017
CENTERS FOR AUTISM AND RELATED DISABILITIES UNIVERSITY OFFLORIDA (JACKSONVILLE) FY 16-17
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2016
– Jun 2017
Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System Multidisciplinary Educational Services Center Jacksonville 2016 – 2017
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Sep 2015
– Aug 2016
card regional training
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF SOUTH FLORIDA
via US DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2015
– Jun 2016
Centers for Autism and Related Disabilities University of Florida (Jacksonville) FY 15-16
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2015
– Jun 2016
Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System Multidisciplinary Educational Service Center FY15-16
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF EDUCATION
Jul 2014
– Jun 2018
Northeastern Early Steps, COQTR
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF HLTH CHILDRENS MED SERVS
via US DEPT OF EDUCATION
Education
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Fellowship
1998
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Baylor College of Medicine
Pediatrics Residency
1992
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Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth
Doctor of Medicine
1989
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Texas A&M University College of Medicine
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (904) 633-0766
Emails:
- Business:
- david.childers@jax.ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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653-1 W 8TH ST, LRC 3RD FLOOR
PEDIATRICS
JACKSONVILLE FL 32209 - Business Street:
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653-1 W 8TH ST
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
JACKSONVILLE FL 322096511