William A. Woods, MD
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William A. Woods, MD, FAAP
Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics |
Education:
- BS and MS The Pennsylvania State University 1985, BS Mechanical Engineering
- The Pennsylvania State University 1990, MS Bioengineering
- MD University of Pittsburgh 1991
- Pediatric Residency, University of Virginia 1991-1994
- Emergency Medicine Residency, University of Virginia 1995-1998
Clinical and Research Interests:
- Pediatric emergency medicine
- Pediatric critical care/resuscitation
- Trauma biomechanics
Personal Interests:
- 4 school aged children at home
- Dragging 4 school aged children on flat-water recreational kayak trips
- Best book I read over the last year, "The Island at the Center of the World" by Russell Shorto
Most Recent Publications:
- Kent R, Stacey S, Kindig M, Forman J, Woods W, Rouhana SW, Higuchi K, Tanju H, Lawrence SS, Arbogast KB. Biomechanical response of the pediatric abdomen, part 1: development of an experimental model and quantification of structural response to dynamic belt loading. Stapp Car Crash Journal. 50:1-26, 2006 Nov. Winner of the John Paul Stapp Award as the best paper of the 2006 Stapp Conference. The award states that this paper “makes the most significant contribution to the field of impact biomechanics related to the reduction of injuries in automotive transportation.”
- Kent R, Stacey S, Forman J, Mattice J, Kindig M, Evans J, Woods W, Oyen M, Arbogast K, Higuchi K, Tanji H, St. Lawrence S. Assessment of Injury Criteria for Predicting Pediatric Abdominal Injury Risk from Seatbelt Loading. Proceedings of the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, JSAE paper #20065427, 2006.
- Woods WA, McCulloch MA. Care of the acutely ill pediatric heart transplant patient. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2007;23:721-24.
- Woods WA, McCulloch MA. Cardiovascular emergencies in the pediatric patient. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. 2005;4(23):1233-1250.