Evan Dalton, MD, MSHP
- Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
Phone:
832-822-5447
Fax:
832-825-0341
Languages: English
Departments:
Office locations:
1102 Bates Avenue
Houston, TX 77030
Get to know Evan Dalton, MD, MSHP
Personal Statement
I strive to deliver the best possible hospital experience for patients, families, and staff by leading multi-disciplinary care teams that provide family-centered patient care.
Clinical Interests
Improving the care of hospitalized children who have mental and behavioral health conditions
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Organizations
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Research interests
The intersection of pediatric hospital medicine and psychiatry: utilizing rigorous quality improvement and qualitative methodology to safely reduce physical and pharmacologic restraint use and staff injuries at children’s hospitals, investigating the impact of health policies on access to psychiatric care, and educating trainees and staff on best practices in de-escalation
Dalton EM, Worsley D, Krass P, Kovacs B, Raymond K, Feudtner C, Shea JA, Doupnik SK. Factors influencing agitation, de-escalation, and physical restraint at a children's hospital. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2023 Aug;18(8):693-702. doi: 10.1002/jhm.13159. Epub 2023 Jul 3. PubMed PMID: 37401165.
Kern-Goldberger AS, Dalton EM, Rasooly IR, Congdon M, Gunturi D, Wu L, Li Y, Gerber JS, Bonafide CP. Factors Associated With Inpatient Subspecialty Consultation Patterns Among Pediatric Hospitalists. JAMA Network Open 2023 Mar 1;6(3):e232648. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.2648. PubMed PMID: 36912837.
Dalton EM, Herndon AC, Cundiff A, Fuchs DC, Hart S, Hughie A, Kreth HL, Morgan K, Ried A, Williams DJ, Johnson DP. Decreasing the Use of Restraints on Children Admitted for Behavioral Health Conditions. Pediatrics 2021 Jul;148(1). doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-003939. Epub 2021 Jun 3. PubMed PMID: 34083360.
Krass P, Dalton E, Doupnik SK, Esposito J. US Pediatric Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open 2021 Apr 1;4(4):e218533. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.8533. PubMed PMID: 33929525
Herndon AC, Williams D, Hall M, Gay JC, Browning W, Kreth H, Plemmons G, Morgan K, Neeley M, Ngo ML, Clewner-Newman L, Dalton E, Griffith H, Crook T, Doupnik SK. Costs and Reimbursements for Mental Health Hospitalizations at Children's Hospitals. J Hosp Med. 2020 Dec;15(12):727-730. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3411. PubMed PMID: 32496188.
