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Learn more about Gary A. Smith
Biography
Dr. Gary Smith is a Professor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology at The Ohio State University. He is founder and director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Smith is board certified in the specialties of pediatrics and general preventive medicine and public health, and in the subspecialty of pediatric emergency medicine. In addition to his clinical training, he holds MPH and DrPH degrees from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Smith has been an active researcher in the field of injury for more than 25 years. He is immediate past chairperson of the national Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention (COIVPP) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), having served on the Committee for 10 years. He also served as chairperson of the COIVPP of the Ohio Chapter of the AAP for 10 years and chairperson of the Ohio Commission on the Prevention of Injury during its existence from 2001-2003. From 2003-2006, he was a member of the Initial Review Group (research study section) for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has published more than 100 injury-related articles in peer-reviewed journals, was on the editorial board of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine for six years and is currently on the editorial board of Pediatrics. Among other awards, he was honored by the Ohio AAP as the Ohio Pediatrician of the Year in 2003, and by national Section on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention of the AAP with the Fellow Achievement Award in 2006. He was named as the first recipient of the Dimon R. McFerson Endowed Chair in Injury Research in 2007. His research focuses on injuries to children and adolescents, including motor vehicle-related injuries, consumer product-related injuries and home safety.
See Gary A. Smith’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Patient Care
Locations
Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Languages Spoken
English Spanish
Academic and Clinical Areas
Center for Injury Research and Policy
Director
Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program
Faculty
Primary Department
Pediatrics
Primary Section
Emergency Medicine
Research
Lab(s)
Center for Injury Research and Policy
Dr. Smith’s research focuses on the epidemiology of consumer product-related injuries, motor vehicle-related injuries and impact biomechanics of pediatric injury. Recent studies include the investigation of parent-voice vs. conventional tone residential smoke alarms, ATV-related injuries and pediatric traumatic brain injury. Dr. Smith has been an active researcher in the field of injury for more than 25 years.
He is immediate past chairperson of the national Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention (COIVPP) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), having served on the Committee for 10 years. He also served as chairperson of the COIVPP of the Ohio Chapter of the AAP for 10 years and chairperson of the Ohio Commission on the Prevention of Injury during its existence from 2001-2003. From 2003-2006, he was a member of the Initial Review Group (research study section) and chaired several review panels for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
He has published more than 80 injury-related articles in peer-reviewed journals, was on the editorial board of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine for six years and is currently on the editorial board of Pediatrics. Among other awards, he was honored by the Ohio AAP as the Ohio Pediatrician of the Year in 2003, and by national Section on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention of the AAP with the Fellow Achievement Award in 2006. He was named as the first recipient of the Dimon R. McFerson Endowed Chair in Injury Research in 2007. His research focuses on injuries to children and adolescents, including consumer product-related injuries and home safety. Publications
Ciccotti HR, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Funk AR, Smith GA. Pediatric poison exposures reported to United States poison centers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Nov 28; 1-10.
Chen T, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Consumer Product-Related Pediatric Eye Injuries Treated in United States Emergency Departments. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2022 Oct 2; 1-10.
Chandler MD, Ilyas K, Jatana KR, Smith GA, McKenzie LB, MacKay JM. Pediatric Battery-Related Emergency Department Visits in the United States: 2010-2019. Pediatrics. 2022 Sep 1; 150:
Evans A, Polak C, Neuroth LM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends in Passenger Seat Belt Use Among High School Students-United States, 1991-2019. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Sep 7;
Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Antidepressant Exposures Associated with Exploratory Behavior Among Young Children Reported to United States Poison Control Centers, 2000-2020. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2022 Aug 23;
Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Splaingard M. Age-Dependent Responsiveness to Smoke Alarm Signals Among Children. Pediatrics. 2022 May 1; 149:
Ngatuvai MS, Yang J, Kistamgari S, Collins CL, Smith GA. Epidemiological Comparison of ACL Injuries on Different Playing Surfaces in High School Football and Soccer. Orthop J Sports Med. 2022 May; 10: 23259671221092321.
Becker S, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Funk AR, Casavant MJ, Zhu M, Michaels NL, Smith GA. Cocaine exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2020. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Feb 28; 1-11.
Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Funk AR, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Suspected suicides and nonfatal suicide attempts involving antidepressants reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2020. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Feb 21; 1-9.
Neuroth LM, Humphries KD, Wing JJ, Smith GA, Zhu M. Motor vehicle-related electric scooter injuries in the US: A descriptive analysis of NEISS data. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Feb 5; 55: 1-5.
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Funk AR, Badeti J, Smith GA. Cosmetics and Personal Care Products-Related Ocular Exposures Reported to United States Poison Control Centers. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2021 Sep 22; 1-9.
Lu C, Badeti J, Mehan TJ, Zhu M, Smith GA. Furniture and television tip-over injuries to children treated in United States emergency departments. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 27; 8: 53.
Ritzer EE, Yang J, Kistamgari S, Collins CL, Smith GA. An epidemiologic comparison of acute and overuse injuries in high school sports. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 11; 8: 51.
Ding K, Yang J, Chin MK, Sullivan L, Durstine JL, Violant-Holz V, Demirhan G, Oliveira NRC, Popeska B, Kuan G, Khan W, Dai J, Xu X, Mladenova Z, Balasekaran G, Smith GA, On Behalf Of Global Community Health-Covid-Collaborative Research Team. Physical Activity among Adults Residing in 11 Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 1; 18:
Makara J, Shen S, Nwosu A, Arnold W, Smith G, Zhu M. A cross-sectional study of characteristics of bicyclist upper and lower extremity injuries in bicycle-vehicle crashes in Ohio, United States, 2013-2017. BMC Public Health. 2021 Mar 2; 21: 428.
Ding K, Yang J, Chin MK, Sullivan L, Demirhan G, Violant-Holz V, Uvinha RR, Dai J, Xu X, Popeska B, Mladenova Z, Khan W, Kuan G, Balasekaran G, Smith GA, On Behalf Of Global Community Health-Covid-Collaborative Research Team. Mental Health among Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional Multi-Country Comparison. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 7; 18:
Li D, Jatana KR, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Nonfatal All-Terrain Vehicle-Related Head and Neck Injuries to Children Treated in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Nov; 59: 1141-1149.
Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Splaingard M. Optimizing smoke alarm signals: Testing the effectiveness of children's smoke alarms for sleeping adults. Inj Epidemiol. 2020 Oct 12; 7: 51.
Hopkins AG, Spiller HA, Kistamgari S, Zhu M, Michaels NL, Funk AR, Smith GA. Suicide-related over-the-counter analgesic exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2018. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2020 Sep; 29: 1011-1021.
Smith GA. Time to Protect Our Children From Liquid Laundry Detergent Packets. Am J Public Health. 2020 Aug; 110: 1119-1120.
Spiller HA, Ackerman JP, Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Funk AR, McDermott MR, Casavant MJ. Suicide attempts by self-poisoning in the United States among 10-25 year olds from 2000 to 2018: substances used, temporal changes and demographics. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 Jul; 58: 676-687.
Auh E, Kistamgari S, Yang J, Smith GA. Children With Facial Burns Treated in United States Emergency Departments, 2000 to 2018. Acad Pediatr. 2020 May - Jun; 20: 540-548.
Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Do Sleeping Children Respond Better to a Smoke Alarm That Uses Their Mother's Voice? Acad Pediatr. 2020 Apr; 20: 319-326.
Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Comparison of the effectiveness of female voice, male voice, and hybrid voice-tone smoke alarms for sleeping children. Pediatr Res. 2020 Mar 13;
Sullivan L, Harvey HH, Smith GA, Yang J. Putting Policy Into Practice: School-Level Compliance With and Implementation of State Concussion Laws. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2020 Mar/Apr; 26 Suppl 2, Advancing Legal Epidemiology: S84-S92.
Mitchell M, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, McKenzie LB, Smith GA. Children Younger Than 18 Years Treated for Nonfatal Burns in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Jan; 59: 34-44.
Asa N, Newton A, Sullivan L, Shi J, Wheeler K, Smith GA, Yang J. Horseback riding-related injuries treated in emergency departments: Risk factors and prevention strategies. J Safety Res. 2019 Dec; 71: 251-257.
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Household cleaning product-related ocular exposures reported to the United States poison control centres. Eye (Lond). 2019 Dec 9;
Jones M, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Nonpowder Firearm Injuries to Children Treated in Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2019 Dec; 144:
O'Neill-Dee C, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Natural psychoactive substance-related exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2017. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Nov 25; 1-8.
Acton AS, Gaw CE, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Nonfatal horse-related injuries treated in emergency departments in the United States, 1990-2017. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Jul 31; 158366.
Chaudhuri U, Ratnapradipa KL, Shen S, Rice TM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends and patterns in fatal US motorcycle crashes, 2000-2016. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019 Jul 8; 1-7.
Montero E, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Pediatric Sports- and Recreation-Related Dental Injuries Treated in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019 Jun 10; 9922819853768.
Gaw CE, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Safety Interventions and Liquid Laundry Detergent Packet Exposures. Pediatrics. 2019 Jun 3;
Kamboj AK, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Nonfatal Pediatric Injuries Associated With Consumer Products and Sports and Recreational Activities in the United States. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Mar 1;
Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Effectiveness of a Voice Smoke Alarm Using the Child's Name for Sleeping Children: A Randomized Trial. J Pediatr. 2019 Feb; 205: 250-256.e1.
Post S, Spiller HA, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Kratom exposures reported to United States poison control centers: 2011-2017. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Feb 20; 1-8.
Sims A, Chounthirath T, Yang J, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Infant Walker-Related Injuries in the United States. Pediatrics. 2018 Oct; 142:
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Ocular Exposures Reported to United States Poison Control Centers. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2018 Sep 21; 1-11.
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Antidepressant and antipsychotic medication errors reported to United States poison control centers. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2018 Aug; 27: 902-911.
Post S, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Buprenorphine Exposures Among Children and Adolescents Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pediatrics. 2018 Jul; 142:
King SA, Casavant MJ, Spiller HA, Hodges NL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Pediatric ADHD Medication Exposures Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pediatrics. 2018 Jun; 141:
DeDonato EA, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Non-health care facility anticonvulsant medication errors in the United States. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2018 Jun; 37: 561-570.
Govindarajan P, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. E-Cigarette and Liquid Nicotine Exposures Among Young Children. Pediatrics. 2018 May; 141:
Adelson SL, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Collins CL, Smith GA. Pediatric Playground-Related Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments in the United States. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 May; 57: 584-592.
Blazewick DH, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Collins CL, Smith GA. Stair-related injuries treated in United States emergency departments. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Apr; 36: 608-614.
Rakowsky S, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Kim EH, Smith GA. Antipyretic Medication Exposures Among Young Children Reported to US Poison Centers, 2000-2015. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 Mar; 57: 266-276.
Miller KN, Collins CL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Pediatric Sports- and Recreation-Related Eye Injuries Treated in US Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2018 Feb; 141:
Gaw CE, Spiller HA, Russell JL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Evaluation of dose and outcomes for pediatric vilazodone ingestions. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Feb; 56: 113-119.
Onders B, Kim EH, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Pediatric Injuries Related to Window Blinds, Shades, and Cords. Pediatrics. 2018 Jan; 141:
Hodges NL, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Non-health care facility medication errors resulting in serious medical outcomes. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Jan; 56: 43-50.
Magal P, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Non-health Care Facility Medication Errors Associated with Hormones and Hormone Antagonists in the United States. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Dec; 13: 293-302.
Eluri M, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Conner KA, Smith GA. Analgesic-Related Medication Errors Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pain Med. 2017 Nov 23;
Gaw CE, Chounthirath T, Midgett J, Quinlan K, Smith GA. Types of Objects in the Sleep Environment Associated With Infant Suffocation and Strangulation. Acad Pediatr. 2017 Nov - Dec; 17: 893-901.
Rao N, Spiller HA, Hodges NL, Chounthirath T, Casavant MJ, Kamboj AK, Smith GA. An Increase in Dietary Supplement Exposures Reported to US Poison Control Centers. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Sep; 13: 227-237.
Welch R, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Radial Head Subluxation Among Young Children in the United States Associated With Consumer Products and Recreational Activities. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 Jul; 56: 707-715.
Hodges NL, Denny SA, Smith GA. Rare-Earth Magnet Ingestion-Related Injuries in the Pediatric Population: A Review. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2017 May-Jun; 11: 259-263.
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Education
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 09/11/1990
Board Certifications
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Public Health General Preventive Medicine
Fellowship
Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics
Date Completed: 06/30/1990
Residency
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Date Completed: 06/30/1982
Internship
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Date Completed: 06/30/1980
Medical School
University of Southern California
Date Completed: 06/30/1979
Professional Experience
1999 - Present Center for Injury Research and Policy, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, Director1998 - Present Department of Pediatrics (with joint faculty appointments in the Division of Epidemiology and Biometrics, School of Public Health, and in the Department of Emergency Medicine), The Ohio State Univer, Professor1993 - Present Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Director1993 - Present Division of International Health, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Director1992 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Active Staff1997 - 1998 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Director1992 - 1998 Trauma Program, Children’s Hospital (Columbus, OH), Associate Director1990 - 1996 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, Director1988 - 1990 Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine, Instructor1988 - 1990 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Program, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Fellow1983 - 1988 Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Instructor1985 - 1986 Preventive Medicine Program, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Chief Resident1983 - 1985 Department of Preventive Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Resident1979 - 1982 Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Intern/Resident
Contact Information
Pediatrics
Call us at: (614) 355-5884
Fax us at: (614) 355-5897
Center for Injury Research and PolicyThe Research Institute 700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
Contact Information
Call us at: (614) 355-5884
Fax us at: (614) 355-5897
PediatricsCenter for Injury Research and PolicyThe Research Institute 700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
Learn more about Gary A. Smith
Biography
Dr. Gary Smith is a Professor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology at The Ohio State University. He is founder and director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Smith is board certified in the specialties of pediatrics and general preventive medicine and public health, and in the subspecialty of pediatric emergency medicine. In addition to his clinical training, he holds MPH and DrPH degrees from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Smith has been an active researcher in the field of injury for more than 25 years. He is immediate past chairperson of the national Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention (COIVPP) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), having served on the Committee for 10 years. He also served as chairperson of the COIVPP of the Ohio Chapter of the AAP for 10 years and chairperson of the Ohio Commission on the Prevention of Injury during its existence from 2001-2003. From 2003-2006, he was a member of the Initial Review Group (research study section) for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has published more than 100 injury-related articles in peer-reviewed journals, was on the editorial board of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine for six years and is currently on the editorial board of Pediatrics. Among other awards, he was honored by the Ohio AAP as the Ohio Pediatrician of the Year in 2003, and by national Section on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention of the AAP with the Fellow Achievement Award in 2006. He was named as the first recipient of the Dimon R. McFerson Endowed Chair in Injury Research in 2007. His research focuses on injuries to children and adolescents, including motor vehicle-related injuries, consumer product-related injuries and home safety.
See Gary A. Smith’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Patient Care
Locations
Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Languages Spoken
English Spanish
Academic and Clinical Areas
Center for Injury Research and Policy
Director
Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program
Faculty
Primary Department
Pediatrics
Primary Section
Emergency Medicine
Research
Lab(s)
Center for Injury Research and Policy
Dr. Smith’s research focuses on the epidemiology of consumer product-related injuries, motor vehicle-related injuries and impact biomechanics of pediatric injury. Recent studies include the investigation of parent-voice vs. conventional tone residential smoke alarms, ATV-related injuries and pediatric traumatic brain injury. Dr. Smith has been an active researcher in the field of injury for more than 25 years.
He is immediate past chairperson of the national Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention (COIVPP) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), having served on the Committee for 10 years. He also served as chairperson of the COIVPP of the Ohio Chapter of the AAP for 10 years and chairperson of the Ohio Commission on the Prevention of Injury during its existence from 2001-2003. From 2003-2006, he was a member of the Initial Review Group (research study section) and chaired several review panels for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
He has published more than 80 injury-related articles in peer-reviewed journals, was on the editorial board of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine for six years and is currently on the editorial board of Pediatrics. Among other awards, he was honored by the Ohio AAP as the Ohio Pediatrician of the Year in 2003, and by national Section on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention of the AAP with the Fellow Achievement Award in 2006. He was named as the first recipient of the Dimon R. McFerson Endowed Chair in Injury Research in 2007. His research focuses on injuries to children and adolescents, including consumer product-related injuries and home safety. Publications
Ciccotti HR, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Funk AR, Smith GA. Pediatric poison exposures reported to United States poison centers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Nov 28; 1-10.
Chen T, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Consumer Product-Related Pediatric Eye Injuries Treated in United States Emergency Departments. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2022 Oct 2; 1-10.
Chandler MD, Ilyas K, Jatana KR, Smith GA, McKenzie LB, MacKay JM. Pediatric Battery-Related Emergency Department Visits in the United States: 2010-2019. Pediatrics. 2022 Sep 1; 150:
Evans A, Polak C, Neuroth LM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends in Passenger Seat Belt Use Among High School Students-United States, 1991-2019. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Sep 7;
Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Antidepressant Exposures Associated with Exploratory Behavior Among Young Children Reported to United States Poison Control Centers, 2000-2020. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2022 Aug 23;
Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Splaingard M. Age-Dependent Responsiveness to Smoke Alarm Signals Among Children. Pediatrics. 2022 May 1; 149:
Ngatuvai MS, Yang J, Kistamgari S, Collins CL, Smith GA. Epidemiological Comparison of ACL Injuries on Different Playing Surfaces in High School Football and Soccer. Orthop J Sports Med. 2022 May; 10: 23259671221092321.
Becker S, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Funk AR, Casavant MJ, Zhu M, Michaels NL, Smith GA. Cocaine exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2020. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Feb 28; 1-11.
Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Funk AR, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Suspected suicides and nonfatal suicide attempts involving antidepressants reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2020. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Feb 21; 1-9.
Neuroth LM, Humphries KD, Wing JJ, Smith GA, Zhu M. Motor vehicle-related electric scooter injuries in the US: A descriptive analysis of NEISS data. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Feb 5; 55: 1-5.
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Funk AR, Badeti J, Smith GA. Cosmetics and Personal Care Products-Related Ocular Exposures Reported to United States Poison Control Centers. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2021 Sep 22; 1-9.
Lu C, Badeti J, Mehan TJ, Zhu M, Smith GA. Furniture and television tip-over injuries to children treated in United States emergency departments. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 27; 8: 53.
Ritzer EE, Yang J, Kistamgari S, Collins CL, Smith GA. An epidemiologic comparison of acute and overuse injuries in high school sports. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 11; 8: 51.
Ding K, Yang J, Chin MK, Sullivan L, Durstine JL, Violant-Holz V, Demirhan G, Oliveira NRC, Popeska B, Kuan G, Khan W, Dai J, Xu X, Mladenova Z, Balasekaran G, Smith GA, On Behalf Of Global Community Health-Covid-Collaborative Research Team. Physical Activity among Adults Residing in 11 Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 1; 18:
Makara J, Shen S, Nwosu A, Arnold W, Smith G, Zhu M. A cross-sectional study of characteristics of bicyclist upper and lower extremity injuries in bicycle-vehicle crashes in Ohio, United States, 2013-2017. BMC Public Health. 2021 Mar 2; 21: 428.
Ding K, Yang J, Chin MK, Sullivan L, Demirhan G, Violant-Holz V, Uvinha RR, Dai J, Xu X, Popeska B, Mladenova Z, Khan W, Kuan G, Balasekaran G, Smith GA, On Behalf Of Global Community Health-Covid-Collaborative Research Team. Mental Health among Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional Multi-Country Comparison. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 7; 18:
Li D, Jatana KR, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Nonfatal All-Terrain Vehicle-Related Head and Neck Injuries to Children Treated in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Nov; 59: 1141-1149.
Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Splaingard M. Optimizing smoke alarm signals: Testing the effectiveness of children's smoke alarms for sleeping adults. Inj Epidemiol. 2020 Oct 12; 7: 51.
Hopkins AG, Spiller HA, Kistamgari S, Zhu M, Michaels NL, Funk AR, Smith GA. Suicide-related over-the-counter analgesic exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2018. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2020 Sep; 29: 1011-1021.
Smith GA. Time to Protect Our Children From Liquid Laundry Detergent Packets. Am J Public Health. 2020 Aug; 110: 1119-1120.
Spiller HA, Ackerman JP, Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Funk AR, McDermott MR, Casavant MJ. Suicide attempts by self-poisoning in the United States among 10-25 year olds from 2000 to 2018: substances used, temporal changes and demographics. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 Jul; 58: 676-687.
Auh E, Kistamgari S, Yang J, Smith GA. Children With Facial Burns Treated in United States Emergency Departments, 2000 to 2018. Acad Pediatr. 2020 May - Jun; 20: 540-548.
Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Do Sleeping Children Respond Better to a Smoke Alarm That Uses Their Mother's Voice? Acad Pediatr. 2020 Apr; 20: 319-326.
Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Comparison of the effectiveness of female voice, male voice, and hybrid voice-tone smoke alarms for sleeping children. Pediatr Res. 2020 Mar 13;
Sullivan L, Harvey HH, Smith GA, Yang J. Putting Policy Into Practice: School-Level Compliance With and Implementation of State Concussion Laws. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2020 Mar/Apr; 26 Suppl 2, Advancing Legal Epidemiology: S84-S92.
Mitchell M, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, McKenzie LB, Smith GA. Children Younger Than 18 Years Treated for Nonfatal Burns in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Jan; 59: 34-44.
Asa N, Newton A, Sullivan L, Shi J, Wheeler K, Smith GA, Yang J. Horseback riding-related injuries treated in emergency departments: Risk factors and prevention strategies. J Safety Res. 2019 Dec; 71: 251-257.
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Household cleaning product-related ocular exposures reported to the United States poison control centres. Eye (Lond). 2019 Dec 9;
Jones M, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Nonpowder Firearm Injuries to Children Treated in Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2019 Dec; 144:
O'Neill-Dee C, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Natural psychoactive substance-related exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2017. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Nov 25; 1-8.
Acton AS, Gaw CE, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Nonfatal horse-related injuries treated in emergency departments in the United States, 1990-2017. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Jul 31; 158366.
Chaudhuri U, Ratnapradipa KL, Shen S, Rice TM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends and patterns in fatal US motorcycle crashes, 2000-2016. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019 Jul 8; 1-7.
Montero E, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Pediatric Sports- and Recreation-Related Dental Injuries Treated in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019 Jun 10; 9922819853768.
Gaw CE, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Safety Interventions and Liquid Laundry Detergent Packet Exposures. Pediatrics. 2019 Jun 3;
Kamboj AK, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Nonfatal Pediatric Injuries Associated With Consumer Products and Sports and Recreational Activities in the United States. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Mar 1;
Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Effectiveness of a Voice Smoke Alarm Using the Child's Name for Sleeping Children: A Randomized Trial. J Pediatr. 2019 Feb; 205: 250-256.e1.
Post S, Spiller HA, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Kratom exposures reported to United States poison control centers: 2011-2017. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Feb 20; 1-8.
Sims A, Chounthirath T, Yang J, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Infant Walker-Related Injuries in the United States. Pediatrics. 2018 Oct; 142:
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Ocular Exposures Reported to United States Poison Control Centers. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2018 Sep 21; 1-11.
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Antidepressant and antipsychotic medication errors reported to United States poison control centers. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2018 Aug; 27: 902-911.
Post S, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Buprenorphine Exposures Among Children and Adolescents Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pediatrics. 2018 Jul; 142:
King SA, Casavant MJ, Spiller HA, Hodges NL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Pediatric ADHD Medication Exposures Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pediatrics. 2018 Jun; 141:
DeDonato EA, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Non-health care facility anticonvulsant medication errors in the United States. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2018 Jun; 37: 561-570.
Govindarajan P, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. E-Cigarette and Liquid Nicotine Exposures Among Young Children. Pediatrics. 2018 May; 141:
Adelson SL, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Collins CL, Smith GA. Pediatric Playground-Related Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments in the United States. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 May; 57: 584-592.
Blazewick DH, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Collins CL, Smith GA. Stair-related injuries treated in United States emergency departments. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Apr; 36: 608-614.
Rakowsky S, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Kim EH, Smith GA. Antipyretic Medication Exposures Among Young Children Reported to US Poison Centers, 2000-2015. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 Mar; 57: 266-276.
Miller KN, Collins CL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Pediatric Sports- and Recreation-Related Eye Injuries Treated in US Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2018 Feb; 141:
Gaw CE, Spiller HA, Russell JL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Evaluation of dose and outcomes for pediatric vilazodone ingestions. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Feb; 56: 113-119.
Onders B, Kim EH, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Pediatric Injuries Related to Window Blinds, Shades, and Cords. Pediatrics. 2018 Jan; 141:
Hodges NL, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Non-health care facility medication errors resulting in serious medical outcomes. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Jan; 56: 43-50.
Magal P, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Non-health Care Facility Medication Errors Associated with Hormones and Hormone Antagonists in the United States. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Dec; 13: 293-302.
Eluri M, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Conner KA, Smith GA. Analgesic-Related Medication Errors Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pain Med. 2017 Nov 23;
Gaw CE, Chounthirath T, Midgett J, Quinlan K, Smith GA. Types of Objects in the Sleep Environment Associated With Infant Suffocation and Strangulation. Acad Pediatr. 2017 Nov - Dec; 17: 893-901.
Rao N, Spiller HA, Hodges NL, Chounthirath T, Casavant MJ, Kamboj AK, Smith GA. An Increase in Dietary Supplement Exposures Reported to US Poison Control Centers. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Sep; 13: 227-237.
Welch R, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Radial Head Subluxation Among Young Children in the United States Associated With Consumer Products and Recreational Activities. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 Jul; 56: 707-715.
Hodges NL, Denny SA, Smith GA. Rare-Earth Magnet Ingestion-Related Injuries in the Pediatric Population: A Review. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2017 May-Jun; 11: 259-263.
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Education
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 09/11/1990
Board Certifications
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Public Health General Preventive Medicine
Fellowship
Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics
Date Completed: 06/30/1990
Residency
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Date Completed: 06/30/1982
Internship
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Date Completed: 06/30/1980
Medical School
University of Southern California
Date Completed: 06/30/1979
Professional Experience
1999 - Present Center for Injury Research and Policy, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, Director1998 - Present Department of Pediatrics (with joint faculty appointments in the Division of Epidemiology and Biometrics, School of Public Health, and in the Department of Emergency Medicine), The Ohio State Univer, Professor1993 - Present Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Director1993 - Present Division of International Health, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Director1992 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Active Staff1997 - 1998 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Director1992 - 1998 Trauma Program, Children’s Hospital (Columbus, OH), Associate Director1990 - 1996 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, Director1988 - 1990 Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine, Instructor1988 - 1990 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Program, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Fellow1983 - 1988 Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Instructor1985 - 1986 Preventive Medicine Program, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Chief Resident1983 - 1985 Department of Preventive Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Resident1979 - 1982 Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Intern/Resident
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Learn more about Gary A. Smith
Biography
Dr. Gary Smith is a Professor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology at The Ohio State University. He is founder and director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Smith is board certified in the specialties of pediatrics and general preventive medicine and public health, and in the subspecialty of pediatric emergency medicine. In addition to his clinical training, he holds MPH and DrPH degrees from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Smith has been an active researcher in the field of injury for more than 25 years. He is immediate past chairperson of the national Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention (COIVPP) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), having served on the Committee for 10 years. He also served as chairperson of the COIVPP of the Ohio Chapter of the AAP for 10 years and chairperson of the Ohio Commission on the Prevention of Injury during its existence from 2001-2003. From 2003-2006, he was a member of the Initial Review Group (research study section) for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has published more than 100 injury-related articles in peer-reviewed journals, was on the editorial board of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine for six years and is currently on the editorial board of Pediatrics. Among other awards, he was honored by the Ohio AAP as the Ohio Pediatrician of the Year in 2003, and by national Section on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention of the AAP with the Fellow Achievement Award in 2006. He was named as the first recipient of the Dimon R. McFerson Endowed Chair in Injury Research in 2007. His research focuses on injuries to children and adolescents, including motor vehicle-related injuries, consumer product-related injuries and home safety.
See Gary A. Smith’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Biography
Dr. Gary Smith is a Professor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology at The Ohio State University. He is founder and director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Smith is board certified in the specialties of pediatrics and general preventive medicine and public health, and in the subspecialty of pediatric emergency medicine. In addition to his clinical training, he holds MPH and DrPH degrees from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Smith has been an active researcher in the field of injury for more than 25 years. He is immediate past chairperson of the national Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention (COIVPP) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), having served on the Committee for 10 years. He also served as chairperson of the COIVPP of the Ohio Chapter of the AAP for 10 years and chairperson of the Ohio Commission on the Prevention of Injury during its existence from 2001-2003. From 2003-2006, he was a member of the Initial Review Group (research study section) for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has published more than 100 injury-related articles in peer-reviewed journals, was on the editorial board of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine for six years and is currently on the editorial board of Pediatrics. Among other awards, he was honored by the Ohio AAP as the Ohio Pediatrician of the Year in 2003, and by national Section on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention of the AAP with the Fellow Achievement Award in 2006. He was named as the first recipient of the Dimon R. McFerson Endowed Chair in Injury Research in 2007. His research focuses on injuries to children and adolescents, including motor vehicle-related injuries, consumer product-related injuries and home safety.
See Gary A. Smith’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Biography
Dr. Gary Smith is a Professor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology at The Ohio State University. He is founder and director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Smith is board certified in the specialties of pediatrics and general preventive medicine and public health, and in the subspecialty of pediatric emergency medicine. In addition to his clinical training, he holds MPH and DrPH degrees from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Smith has been an active researcher in the field of injury for more than 25 years. He is immediate past chairperson of the national Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention (COIVPP) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), having served on the Committee for 10 years. He also served as chairperson of the COIVPP of the Ohio Chapter of the AAP for 10 years and chairperson of the Ohio Commission on the Prevention of Injury during its existence from 2001-2003. From 2003-2006, he was a member of the Initial Review Group (research study section) for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has published more than 100 injury-related articles in peer-reviewed journals, was on the editorial board of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine for six years and is currently on the editorial board of Pediatrics. Among other awards, he was honored by the Ohio AAP as the Ohio Pediatrician of the Year in 2003, and by national Section on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention of the AAP with the Fellow Achievement Award in 2006. He was named as the first recipient of the Dimon R. McFerson Endowed Chair in Injury Research in 2007. His research focuses on injuries to children and adolescents, including motor vehicle-related injuries, consumer product-related injuries and home safety.
See Gary A. Smith’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Dr. Gary Smith is a Professor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology at The Ohio State University. He is founder and director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Smith is board certified in the specialties of pediatrics and general preventive medicine and public health, and in the subspecialty of pediatric emergency medicine. In addition to his clinical training, he holds MPH and DrPH degrees from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Smith has been an active researcher in the field of injury for more than 25 years. He is immediate past chairperson of the national Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention (COIVPP) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), having served on the Committee for 10 years. He also served as chairperson of the COIVPP of the Ohio Chapter of the AAP for 10 years and chairperson of the Ohio Commission on the Prevention of Injury during its existence from 2001-2003. From 2003-2006, he was a member of the Initial Review Group (research study section) for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has published more than 100 injury-related articles in peer-reviewed journals, was on the editorial board of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine for six years and is currently on the editorial board of Pediatrics. Among other awards, he was honored by the Ohio AAP as the Ohio Pediatrician of the Year in 2003, and by national Section on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention of the AAP with the Fellow Achievement Award in 2006. He was named as the first recipient of the Dimon R. McFerson Endowed Chair in Injury Research in 2007. His research focuses on injuries to children and adolescents, including motor vehicle-related injuries, consumer product-related injuries and home safety.
See Gary A. Smith’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Dr. Gary Smith is a Professor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology at The Ohio State University. He is founder and director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Smith is board certified in the specialties of pediatrics and general preventive medicine and public health, and in the subspecialty of pediatric emergency medicine. In addition to his clinical training, he holds MPH and DrPH degrees from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Smith has been an active researcher in the field of injury for more than 25 years.
He is immediate past chairperson of the national Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention (COIVPP) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), having served on the Committee for 10 years. He also served as chairperson of the COIVPP of the Ohio Chapter of the AAP for 10 years and chairperson of the Ohio Commission on the Prevention of Injury during its existence from 2001-2003. From 2003-2006, he was a member of the Initial Review Group (research study section) for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
He has published more than 100 injury-related articles in peer-reviewed journals, was on the editorial board of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine for six years and is currently on the editorial board of Pediatrics. Among other awards, he was honored by the Ohio AAP as the Ohio Pediatrician of the Year in 2003, and by national Section on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention of the AAP with the Fellow Achievement Award in 2006. He was named as the first recipient of the Dimon R. McFerson Endowed Chair in Injury Research in 2007. His research focuses on injuries to children and adolescents, including motor vehicle-related injuries, consumer product-related injuries and home safety.
See Gary A. Smith’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)
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Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Languages Spoken
English Spanish
Patient Care
Locations
Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Languages Spoken
English Spanish
Locations
Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Languages Spoken
English Spanish
Locations
Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Languages Spoken
English Spanish
Locations
Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Languages Spoken
English Spanish
Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital
English
Spanish
Academic and Clinical Areas
Center for Injury Research and Policy
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Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program
Faculty
Primary Department
Pediatrics
Primary Section
Emergency Medicine
Academic and Clinical Areas
Center for Injury Research and Policy
Director
Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program
Faculty
Primary Department
Pediatrics
Primary Section
Emergency Medicine
Academic and Clinical Areas
Center for Injury Research and Policy
Director
Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program
Faculty
Primary Department
Pediatrics
Primary Section
Emergency Medicine
Center for Injury Research and Policy
Director
Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program
Faculty
Primary Department
Pediatrics
Primary Section
Emergency Medicine
- Center for Injury Research and Policy
- Director
- Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program
- Faculty
- Primary Department
- Pediatrics
- Primary Section
- Emergency Medicine
Research
Lab(s)
Center for Injury Research and Policy
Dr. Smith’s research focuses on the epidemiology of consumer product-related injuries, motor vehicle-related injuries and impact biomechanics of pediatric injury. Recent studies include the investigation of parent-voice vs. conventional tone residential smoke alarms, ATV-related injuries and pediatric traumatic brain injury. Dr. Smith has been an active researcher in the field of injury for more than 25 years.
He is immediate past chairperson of the national Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention (COIVPP) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), having served on the Committee for 10 years. He also served as chairperson of the COIVPP of the Ohio Chapter of the AAP for 10 years and chairperson of the Ohio Commission on the Prevention of Injury during its existence from 2001-2003. From 2003-2006, he was a member of the Initial Review Group (research study section) and chaired several review panels for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
He has published more than 80 injury-related articles in peer-reviewed journals, was on the editorial board of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine for six years and is currently on the editorial board of Pediatrics. Among other awards, he was honored by the Ohio AAP as the Ohio Pediatrician of the Year in 2003, and by national Section on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention of the AAP with the Fellow Achievement Award in 2006. He was named as the first recipient of the Dimon R. McFerson Endowed Chair in Injury Research in 2007. His research focuses on injuries to children and adolescents, including consumer product-related injuries and home safety. Publications
Ciccotti HR, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Funk AR, Smith GA. Pediatric poison exposures reported to United States poison centers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Nov 28; 1-10.
Chen T, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Consumer Product-Related Pediatric Eye Injuries Treated in United States Emergency Departments. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2022 Oct 2; 1-10.
Chandler MD, Ilyas K, Jatana KR, Smith GA, McKenzie LB, MacKay JM. Pediatric Battery-Related Emergency Department Visits in the United States: 2010-2019. Pediatrics. 2022 Sep 1; 150:
Evans A, Polak C, Neuroth LM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends in Passenger Seat Belt Use Among High School Students-United States, 1991-2019. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Sep 7;
Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Antidepressant Exposures Associated with Exploratory Behavior Among Young Children Reported to United States Poison Control Centers, 2000-2020. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2022 Aug 23;
Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Splaingard M. Age-Dependent Responsiveness to Smoke Alarm Signals Among Children. Pediatrics. 2022 May 1; 149:
Ngatuvai MS, Yang J, Kistamgari S, Collins CL, Smith GA. Epidemiological Comparison of ACL Injuries on Different Playing Surfaces in High School Football and Soccer. Orthop J Sports Med. 2022 May; 10: 23259671221092321.
Becker S, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Funk AR, Casavant MJ, Zhu M, Michaels NL, Smith GA. Cocaine exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2020. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Feb 28; 1-11.
Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Funk AR, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Suspected suicides and nonfatal suicide attempts involving antidepressants reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2020. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Feb 21; 1-9.
Neuroth LM, Humphries KD, Wing JJ, Smith GA, Zhu M. Motor vehicle-related electric scooter injuries in the US: A descriptive analysis of NEISS data. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Feb 5; 55: 1-5.
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Funk AR, Badeti J, Smith GA. Cosmetics and Personal Care Products-Related Ocular Exposures Reported to United States Poison Control Centers. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2021 Sep 22; 1-9.
Lu C, Badeti J, Mehan TJ, Zhu M, Smith GA. Furniture and television tip-over injuries to children treated in United States emergency departments. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 27; 8: 53.
Ritzer EE, Yang J, Kistamgari S, Collins CL, Smith GA. An epidemiologic comparison of acute and overuse injuries in high school sports. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 11; 8: 51.
Ding K, Yang J, Chin MK, Sullivan L, Durstine JL, Violant-Holz V, Demirhan G, Oliveira NRC, Popeska B, Kuan G, Khan W, Dai J, Xu X, Mladenova Z, Balasekaran G, Smith GA, On Behalf Of Global Community Health-Covid-Collaborative Research Team. Physical Activity among Adults Residing in 11 Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 1; 18:
Makara J, Shen S, Nwosu A, Arnold W, Smith G, Zhu M. A cross-sectional study of characteristics of bicyclist upper and lower extremity injuries in bicycle-vehicle crashes in Ohio, United States, 2013-2017. BMC Public Health. 2021 Mar 2; 21: 428.
Ding K, Yang J, Chin MK, Sullivan L, Demirhan G, Violant-Holz V, Uvinha RR, Dai J, Xu X, Popeska B, Mladenova Z, Khan W, Kuan G, Balasekaran G, Smith GA, On Behalf Of Global Community Health-Covid-Collaborative Research Team. Mental Health among Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional Multi-Country Comparison. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 7; 18:
Li D, Jatana KR, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Nonfatal All-Terrain Vehicle-Related Head and Neck Injuries to Children Treated in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Nov; 59: 1141-1149.
Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Splaingard M. Optimizing smoke alarm signals: Testing the effectiveness of children's smoke alarms for sleeping adults. Inj Epidemiol. 2020 Oct 12; 7: 51.
Hopkins AG, Spiller HA, Kistamgari S, Zhu M, Michaels NL, Funk AR, Smith GA. Suicide-related over-the-counter analgesic exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2018. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2020 Sep; 29: 1011-1021.
Smith GA. Time to Protect Our Children From Liquid Laundry Detergent Packets. Am J Public Health. 2020 Aug; 110: 1119-1120.
Spiller HA, Ackerman JP, Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Funk AR, McDermott MR, Casavant MJ. Suicide attempts by self-poisoning in the United States among 10-25 year olds from 2000 to 2018: substances used, temporal changes and demographics. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 Jul; 58: 676-687.
Auh E, Kistamgari S, Yang J, Smith GA. Children With Facial Burns Treated in United States Emergency Departments, 2000 to 2018. Acad Pediatr. 2020 May - Jun; 20: 540-548.
Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Do Sleeping Children Respond Better to a Smoke Alarm That Uses Their Mother's Voice? Acad Pediatr. 2020 Apr; 20: 319-326.
Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Comparison of the effectiveness of female voice, male voice, and hybrid voice-tone smoke alarms for sleeping children. Pediatr Res. 2020 Mar 13;
Sullivan L, Harvey HH, Smith GA, Yang J. Putting Policy Into Practice: School-Level Compliance With and Implementation of State Concussion Laws. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2020 Mar/Apr; 26 Suppl 2, Advancing Legal Epidemiology: S84-S92.
Mitchell M, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, McKenzie LB, Smith GA. Children Younger Than 18 Years Treated for Nonfatal Burns in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Jan; 59: 34-44.
Asa N, Newton A, Sullivan L, Shi J, Wheeler K, Smith GA, Yang J. Horseback riding-related injuries treated in emergency departments: Risk factors and prevention strategies. J Safety Res. 2019 Dec; 71: 251-257.
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Household cleaning product-related ocular exposures reported to the United States poison control centres. Eye (Lond). 2019 Dec 9;
Jones M, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Nonpowder Firearm Injuries to Children Treated in Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2019 Dec; 144:
O'Neill-Dee C, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Natural psychoactive substance-related exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2017. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Nov 25; 1-8.
Acton AS, Gaw CE, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Nonfatal horse-related injuries treated in emergency departments in the United States, 1990-2017. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Jul 31; 158366.
Chaudhuri U, Ratnapradipa KL, Shen S, Rice TM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends and patterns in fatal US motorcycle crashes, 2000-2016. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019 Jul 8; 1-7.
Montero E, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Pediatric Sports- and Recreation-Related Dental Injuries Treated in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019 Jun 10; 9922819853768.
Gaw CE, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Safety Interventions and Liquid Laundry Detergent Packet Exposures. Pediatrics. 2019 Jun 3;
Kamboj AK, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Nonfatal Pediatric Injuries Associated With Consumer Products and Sports and Recreational Activities in the United States. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Mar 1;
Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Effectiveness of a Voice Smoke Alarm Using the Child's Name for Sleeping Children: A Randomized Trial. J Pediatr. 2019 Feb; 205: 250-256.e1.
Post S, Spiller HA, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Kratom exposures reported to United States poison control centers: 2011-2017. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Feb 20; 1-8.
Sims A, Chounthirath T, Yang J, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Infant Walker-Related Injuries in the United States. Pediatrics. 2018 Oct; 142:
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Ocular Exposures Reported to United States Poison Control Centers. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2018 Sep 21; 1-11.
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Antidepressant and antipsychotic medication errors reported to United States poison control centers. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2018 Aug; 27: 902-911.
Post S, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Buprenorphine Exposures Among Children and Adolescents Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pediatrics. 2018 Jul; 142:
King SA, Casavant MJ, Spiller HA, Hodges NL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Pediatric ADHD Medication Exposures Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pediatrics. 2018 Jun; 141:
DeDonato EA, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Non-health care facility anticonvulsant medication errors in the United States. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2018 Jun; 37: 561-570.
Govindarajan P, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. E-Cigarette and Liquid Nicotine Exposures Among Young Children. Pediatrics. 2018 May; 141:
Adelson SL, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Collins CL, Smith GA. Pediatric Playground-Related Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments in the United States. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 May; 57: 584-592.
Blazewick DH, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Collins CL, Smith GA. Stair-related injuries treated in United States emergency departments. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Apr; 36: 608-614.
Rakowsky S, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Kim EH, Smith GA. Antipyretic Medication Exposures Among Young Children Reported to US Poison Centers, 2000-2015. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 Mar; 57: 266-276.
Miller KN, Collins CL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Pediatric Sports- and Recreation-Related Eye Injuries Treated in US Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2018 Feb; 141:
Gaw CE, Spiller HA, Russell JL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Evaluation of dose and outcomes for pediatric vilazodone ingestions. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Feb; 56: 113-119.
Onders B, Kim EH, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Pediatric Injuries Related to Window Blinds, Shades, and Cords. Pediatrics. 2018 Jan; 141:
Hodges NL, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Non-health care facility medication errors resulting in serious medical outcomes. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Jan; 56: 43-50.
Magal P, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Non-health Care Facility Medication Errors Associated with Hormones and Hormone Antagonists in the United States. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Dec; 13: 293-302.
Eluri M, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Conner KA, Smith GA. Analgesic-Related Medication Errors Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pain Med. 2017 Nov 23;
Gaw CE, Chounthirath T, Midgett J, Quinlan K, Smith GA. Types of Objects in the Sleep Environment Associated With Infant Suffocation and Strangulation. Acad Pediatr. 2017 Nov - Dec; 17: 893-901.
Rao N, Spiller HA, Hodges NL, Chounthirath T, Casavant MJ, Kamboj AK, Smith GA. An Increase in Dietary Supplement Exposures Reported to US Poison Control Centers. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Sep; 13: 227-237.
Welch R, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Radial Head Subluxation Among Young Children in the United States Associated With Consumer Products and Recreational Activities. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 Jul; 56: 707-715.
Hodges NL, Denny SA, Smith GA. Rare-Earth Magnet Ingestion-Related Injuries in the Pediatric Population: A Review. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2017 May-Jun; 11: 259-263.
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Center for Injury Research and Policy
Dr. Smith’s research focuses on the epidemiology of consumer product-related injuries, motor vehicle-related injuries and impact biomechanics of pediatric injury. Recent studies include the investigation of parent-voice vs. conventional tone residential smoke alarms, ATV-related injuries and pediatric traumatic brain injury. Dr. Smith has been an active researcher in the field of injury for more than 25 years.
He is immediate past chairperson of the national Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention (COIVPP) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), having served on the Committee for 10 years. He also served as chairperson of the COIVPP of the Ohio Chapter of the AAP for 10 years and chairperson of the Ohio Commission on the Prevention of Injury during its existence from 2001-2003. From 2003-2006, he was a member of the Initial Review Group (research study section) and chaired several review panels for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
He has published more than 80 injury-related articles in peer-reviewed journals, was on the editorial board of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine for six years and is currently on the editorial board of Pediatrics. Among other awards, he was honored by the Ohio AAP as the Ohio Pediatrician of the Year in 2003, and by national Section on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention of the AAP with the Fellow Achievement Award in 2006. He was named as the first recipient of the Dimon R. McFerson Endowed Chair in Injury Research in 2007. His research focuses on injuries to children and adolescents, including consumer product-related injuries and home safety. Publications
Ciccotti HR, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Funk AR, Smith GA. Pediatric poison exposures reported to United States poison centers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Nov 28; 1-10.
Chen T, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Consumer Product-Related Pediatric Eye Injuries Treated in United States Emergency Departments. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2022 Oct 2; 1-10.
Chandler MD, Ilyas K, Jatana KR, Smith GA, McKenzie LB, MacKay JM. Pediatric Battery-Related Emergency Department Visits in the United States: 2010-2019. Pediatrics. 2022 Sep 1; 150:
Evans A, Polak C, Neuroth LM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends in Passenger Seat Belt Use Among High School Students-United States, 1991-2019. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Sep 7;
Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Antidepressant Exposures Associated with Exploratory Behavior Among Young Children Reported to United States Poison Control Centers, 2000-2020. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2022 Aug 23;
Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Splaingard M. Age-Dependent Responsiveness to Smoke Alarm Signals Among Children. Pediatrics. 2022 May 1; 149:
Ngatuvai MS, Yang J, Kistamgari S, Collins CL, Smith GA. Epidemiological Comparison of ACL Injuries on Different Playing Surfaces in High School Football and Soccer. Orthop J Sports Med. 2022 May; 10: 23259671221092321.
Becker S, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Funk AR, Casavant MJ, Zhu M, Michaels NL, Smith GA. Cocaine exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2020. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Feb 28; 1-11.
Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Funk AR, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Suspected suicides and nonfatal suicide attempts involving antidepressants reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2020. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Feb 21; 1-9.
Neuroth LM, Humphries KD, Wing JJ, Smith GA, Zhu M. Motor vehicle-related electric scooter injuries in the US: A descriptive analysis of NEISS data. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Feb 5; 55: 1-5.
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Funk AR, Badeti J, Smith GA. Cosmetics and Personal Care Products-Related Ocular Exposures Reported to United States Poison Control Centers. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2021 Sep 22; 1-9.
Lu C, Badeti J, Mehan TJ, Zhu M, Smith GA. Furniture and television tip-over injuries to children treated in United States emergency departments. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 27; 8: 53.
Ritzer EE, Yang J, Kistamgari S, Collins CL, Smith GA. An epidemiologic comparison of acute and overuse injuries in high school sports. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 11; 8: 51.
Ding K, Yang J, Chin MK, Sullivan L, Durstine JL, Violant-Holz V, Demirhan G, Oliveira NRC, Popeska B, Kuan G, Khan W, Dai J, Xu X, Mladenova Z, Balasekaran G, Smith GA, On Behalf Of Global Community Health-Covid-Collaborative Research Team. Physical Activity among Adults Residing in 11 Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 1; 18:
Makara J, Shen S, Nwosu A, Arnold W, Smith G, Zhu M. A cross-sectional study of characteristics of bicyclist upper and lower extremity injuries in bicycle-vehicle crashes in Ohio, United States, 2013-2017. BMC Public Health. 2021 Mar 2; 21: 428.
Ding K, Yang J, Chin MK, Sullivan L, Demirhan G, Violant-Holz V, Uvinha RR, Dai J, Xu X, Popeska B, Mladenova Z, Khan W, Kuan G, Balasekaran G, Smith GA, On Behalf Of Global Community Health-Covid-Collaborative Research Team. Mental Health among Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional Multi-Country Comparison. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 7; 18:
Li D, Jatana KR, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Nonfatal All-Terrain Vehicle-Related Head and Neck Injuries to Children Treated in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Nov; 59: 1141-1149.
Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Splaingard M. Optimizing smoke alarm signals: Testing the effectiveness of children's smoke alarms for sleeping adults. Inj Epidemiol. 2020 Oct 12; 7: 51.
Hopkins AG, Spiller HA, Kistamgari S, Zhu M, Michaels NL, Funk AR, Smith GA. Suicide-related over-the-counter analgesic exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2018. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2020 Sep; 29: 1011-1021.
Smith GA. Time to Protect Our Children From Liquid Laundry Detergent Packets. Am J Public Health. 2020 Aug; 110: 1119-1120.
Spiller HA, Ackerman JP, Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Funk AR, McDermott MR, Casavant MJ. Suicide attempts by self-poisoning in the United States among 10-25 year olds from 2000 to 2018: substances used, temporal changes and demographics. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 Jul; 58: 676-687.
Auh E, Kistamgari S, Yang J, Smith GA. Children With Facial Burns Treated in United States Emergency Departments, 2000 to 2018. Acad Pediatr. 2020 May - Jun; 20: 540-548.
Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Do Sleeping Children Respond Better to a Smoke Alarm That Uses Their Mother's Voice? Acad Pediatr. 2020 Apr; 20: 319-326.
Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Comparison of the effectiveness of female voice, male voice, and hybrid voice-tone smoke alarms for sleeping children. Pediatr Res. 2020 Mar 13;
Sullivan L, Harvey HH, Smith GA, Yang J. Putting Policy Into Practice: School-Level Compliance With and Implementation of State Concussion Laws. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2020 Mar/Apr; 26 Suppl 2, Advancing Legal Epidemiology: S84-S92.
Mitchell M, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, McKenzie LB, Smith GA. Children Younger Than 18 Years Treated for Nonfatal Burns in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Jan; 59: 34-44.
Asa N, Newton A, Sullivan L, Shi J, Wheeler K, Smith GA, Yang J. Horseback riding-related injuries treated in emergency departments: Risk factors and prevention strategies. J Safety Res. 2019 Dec; 71: 251-257.
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Household cleaning product-related ocular exposures reported to the United States poison control centres. Eye (Lond). 2019 Dec 9;
Jones M, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Nonpowder Firearm Injuries to Children Treated in Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2019 Dec; 144:
O'Neill-Dee C, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Natural psychoactive substance-related exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2017. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Nov 25; 1-8.
Acton AS, Gaw CE, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Nonfatal horse-related injuries treated in emergency departments in the United States, 1990-2017. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Jul 31; 158366.
Chaudhuri U, Ratnapradipa KL, Shen S, Rice TM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends and patterns in fatal US motorcycle crashes, 2000-2016. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019 Jul 8; 1-7.
Montero E, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Pediatric Sports- and Recreation-Related Dental Injuries Treated in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019 Jun 10; 9922819853768.
Gaw CE, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Safety Interventions and Liquid Laundry Detergent Packet Exposures. Pediatrics. 2019 Jun 3;
Kamboj AK, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Nonfatal Pediatric Injuries Associated With Consumer Products and Sports and Recreational Activities in the United States. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Mar 1;
Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Effectiveness of a Voice Smoke Alarm Using the Child's Name for Sleeping Children: A Randomized Trial. J Pediatr. 2019 Feb; 205: 250-256.e1.
Post S, Spiller HA, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Kratom exposures reported to United States poison control centers: 2011-2017. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Feb 20; 1-8.
Sims A, Chounthirath T, Yang J, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Infant Walker-Related Injuries in the United States. Pediatrics. 2018 Oct; 142:
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Ocular Exposures Reported to United States Poison Control Centers. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2018 Sep 21; 1-11.
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Antidepressant and antipsychotic medication errors reported to United States poison control centers. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2018 Aug; 27: 902-911.
Post S, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Buprenorphine Exposures Among Children and Adolescents Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pediatrics. 2018 Jul; 142:
King SA, Casavant MJ, Spiller HA, Hodges NL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Pediatric ADHD Medication Exposures Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pediatrics. 2018 Jun; 141:
DeDonato EA, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Non-health care facility anticonvulsant medication errors in the United States. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2018 Jun; 37: 561-570.
Govindarajan P, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. E-Cigarette and Liquid Nicotine Exposures Among Young Children. Pediatrics. 2018 May; 141:
Adelson SL, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Collins CL, Smith GA. Pediatric Playground-Related Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments in the United States. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 May; 57: 584-592.
Blazewick DH, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Collins CL, Smith GA. Stair-related injuries treated in United States emergency departments. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Apr; 36: 608-614.
Rakowsky S, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Kim EH, Smith GA. Antipyretic Medication Exposures Among Young Children Reported to US Poison Centers, 2000-2015. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 Mar; 57: 266-276.
Miller KN, Collins CL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Pediatric Sports- and Recreation-Related Eye Injuries Treated in US Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2018 Feb; 141:
Gaw CE, Spiller HA, Russell JL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Evaluation of dose and outcomes for pediatric vilazodone ingestions. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Feb; 56: 113-119.
Onders B, Kim EH, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Pediatric Injuries Related to Window Blinds, Shades, and Cords. Pediatrics. 2018 Jan; 141:
Hodges NL, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Non-health care facility medication errors resulting in serious medical outcomes. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Jan; 56: 43-50.
Magal P, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Non-health Care Facility Medication Errors Associated with Hormones and Hormone Antagonists in the United States. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Dec; 13: 293-302.
Eluri M, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Conner KA, Smith GA. Analgesic-Related Medication Errors Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pain Med. 2017 Nov 23;
Gaw CE, Chounthirath T, Midgett J, Quinlan K, Smith GA. Types of Objects in the Sleep Environment Associated With Infant Suffocation and Strangulation. Acad Pediatr. 2017 Nov - Dec; 17: 893-901.
Rao N, Spiller HA, Hodges NL, Chounthirath T, Casavant MJ, Kamboj AK, Smith GA. An Increase in Dietary Supplement Exposures Reported to US Poison Control Centers. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Sep; 13: 227-237.
Welch R, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Radial Head Subluxation Among Young Children in the United States Associated With Consumer Products and Recreational Activities. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 Jul; 56: 707-715.
Hodges NL, Denny SA, Smith GA. Rare-Earth Magnet Ingestion-Related Injuries in the Pediatric Population: A Review. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2017 May-Jun; 11: 259-263.
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Center for Injury Research and Policy
Dr. Smith’s research focuses on the epidemiology of consumer product-related injuries, motor vehicle-related injuries and impact biomechanics of pediatric injury. Recent studies include the investigation of parent-voice vs. conventional tone residential smoke alarms, ATV-related injuries and pediatric traumatic brain injury. Dr. Smith has been an active researcher in the field of injury for more than 25 years.
He is immediate past chairperson of the national Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention (COIVPP) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), having served on the Committee for 10 years. He also served as chairperson of the COIVPP of the Ohio Chapter of the AAP for 10 years and chairperson of the Ohio Commission on the Prevention of Injury during its existence from 2001-2003. From 2003-2006, he was a member of the Initial Review Group (research study section) and chaired several review panels for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
He has published more than 80 injury-related articles in peer-reviewed journals, was on the editorial board of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine for six years and is currently on the editorial board of Pediatrics. Among other awards, he was honored by the Ohio AAP as the Ohio Pediatrician of the Year in 2003, and by national Section on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention of the AAP with the Fellow Achievement Award in 2006. He was named as the first recipient of the Dimon R. McFerson Endowed Chair in Injury Research in 2007. His research focuses on injuries to children and adolescents, including consumer product-related injuries and home safety. Publications
Ciccotti HR, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Funk AR, Smith GA. Pediatric poison exposures reported to United States poison centers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Nov 28; 1-10.
Chen T, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Consumer Product-Related Pediatric Eye Injuries Treated in United States Emergency Departments. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2022 Oct 2; 1-10.
Chandler MD, Ilyas K, Jatana KR, Smith GA, McKenzie LB, MacKay JM. Pediatric Battery-Related Emergency Department Visits in the United States: 2010-2019. Pediatrics. 2022 Sep 1; 150:
Evans A, Polak C, Neuroth LM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends in Passenger Seat Belt Use Among High School Students-United States, 1991-2019. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Sep 7;
Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Antidepressant Exposures Associated with Exploratory Behavior Among Young Children Reported to United States Poison Control Centers, 2000-2020. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2022 Aug 23;
Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Splaingard M. Age-Dependent Responsiveness to Smoke Alarm Signals Among Children. Pediatrics. 2022 May 1; 149:
Ngatuvai MS, Yang J, Kistamgari S, Collins CL, Smith GA. Epidemiological Comparison of ACL Injuries on Different Playing Surfaces in High School Football and Soccer. Orthop J Sports Med. 2022 May; 10: 23259671221092321.
Becker S, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Funk AR, Casavant MJ, Zhu M, Michaels NL, Smith GA. Cocaine exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2020. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Feb 28; 1-11.
Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Funk AR, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Suspected suicides and nonfatal suicide attempts involving antidepressants reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2020. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Feb 21; 1-9.
Neuroth LM, Humphries KD, Wing JJ, Smith GA, Zhu M. Motor vehicle-related electric scooter injuries in the US: A descriptive analysis of NEISS data. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Feb 5; 55: 1-5.
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Funk AR, Badeti J, Smith GA. Cosmetics and Personal Care Products-Related Ocular Exposures Reported to United States Poison Control Centers. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2021 Sep 22; 1-9.
Lu C, Badeti J, Mehan TJ, Zhu M, Smith GA. Furniture and television tip-over injuries to children treated in United States emergency departments. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 27; 8: 53.
Ritzer EE, Yang J, Kistamgari S, Collins CL, Smith GA. An epidemiologic comparison of acute and overuse injuries in high school sports. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 11; 8: 51.
Ding K, Yang J, Chin MK, Sullivan L, Durstine JL, Violant-Holz V, Demirhan G, Oliveira NRC, Popeska B, Kuan G, Khan W, Dai J, Xu X, Mladenova Z, Balasekaran G, Smith GA, On Behalf Of Global Community Health-Covid-Collaborative Research Team. Physical Activity among Adults Residing in 11 Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 1; 18:
Makara J, Shen S, Nwosu A, Arnold W, Smith G, Zhu M. A cross-sectional study of characteristics of bicyclist upper and lower extremity injuries in bicycle-vehicle crashes in Ohio, United States, 2013-2017. BMC Public Health. 2021 Mar 2; 21: 428.
Ding K, Yang J, Chin MK, Sullivan L, Demirhan G, Violant-Holz V, Uvinha RR, Dai J, Xu X, Popeska B, Mladenova Z, Khan W, Kuan G, Balasekaran G, Smith GA, On Behalf Of Global Community Health-Covid-Collaborative Research Team. Mental Health among Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional Multi-Country Comparison. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 7; 18:
Li D, Jatana KR, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Nonfatal All-Terrain Vehicle-Related Head and Neck Injuries to Children Treated in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Nov; 59: 1141-1149.
Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Splaingard M. Optimizing smoke alarm signals: Testing the effectiveness of children's smoke alarms for sleeping adults. Inj Epidemiol. 2020 Oct 12; 7: 51.
Hopkins AG, Spiller HA, Kistamgari S, Zhu M, Michaels NL, Funk AR, Smith GA. Suicide-related over-the-counter analgesic exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2018. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2020 Sep; 29: 1011-1021.
Smith GA. Time to Protect Our Children From Liquid Laundry Detergent Packets. Am J Public Health. 2020 Aug; 110: 1119-1120.
Spiller HA, Ackerman JP, Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Funk AR, McDermott MR, Casavant MJ. Suicide attempts by self-poisoning in the United States among 10-25 year olds from 2000 to 2018: substances used, temporal changes and demographics. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 Jul; 58: 676-687.
Auh E, Kistamgari S, Yang J, Smith GA. Children With Facial Burns Treated in United States Emergency Departments, 2000 to 2018. Acad Pediatr. 2020 May - Jun; 20: 540-548.
Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Do Sleeping Children Respond Better to a Smoke Alarm That Uses Their Mother's Voice? Acad Pediatr. 2020 Apr; 20: 319-326.
Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Comparison of the effectiveness of female voice, male voice, and hybrid voice-tone smoke alarms for sleeping children. Pediatr Res. 2020 Mar 13;
Sullivan L, Harvey HH, Smith GA, Yang J. Putting Policy Into Practice: School-Level Compliance With and Implementation of State Concussion Laws. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2020 Mar/Apr; 26 Suppl 2, Advancing Legal Epidemiology: S84-S92.
Mitchell M, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, McKenzie LB, Smith GA. Children Younger Than 18 Years Treated for Nonfatal Burns in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Jan; 59: 34-44.
Asa N, Newton A, Sullivan L, Shi J, Wheeler K, Smith GA, Yang J. Horseback riding-related injuries treated in emergency departments: Risk factors and prevention strategies. J Safety Res. 2019 Dec; 71: 251-257.
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Household cleaning product-related ocular exposures reported to the United States poison control centres. Eye (Lond). 2019 Dec 9;
Jones M, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Nonpowder Firearm Injuries to Children Treated in Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2019 Dec; 144:
O'Neill-Dee C, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Natural psychoactive substance-related exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2017. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Nov 25; 1-8.
Acton AS, Gaw CE, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Nonfatal horse-related injuries treated in emergency departments in the United States, 1990-2017. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Jul 31; 158366.
Chaudhuri U, Ratnapradipa KL, Shen S, Rice TM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends and patterns in fatal US motorcycle crashes, 2000-2016. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019 Jul 8; 1-7.
Montero E, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Pediatric Sports- and Recreation-Related Dental Injuries Treated in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019 Jun 10; 9922819853768.
Gaw CE, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Safety Interventions and Liquid Laundry Detergent Packet Exposures. Pediatrics. 2019 Jun 3;
Kamboj AK, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Nonfatal Pediatric Injuries Associated With Consumer Products and Sports and Recreational Activities in the United States. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Mar 1;
Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Effectiveness of a Voice Smoke Alarm Using the Child's Name for Sleeping Children: A Randomized Trial. J Pediatr. 2019 Feb; 205: 250-256.e1.
Post S, Spiller HA, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Kratom exposures reported to United States poison control centers: 2011-2017. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Feb 20; 1-8.
Sims A, Chounthirath T, Yang J, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Infant Walker-Related Injuries in the United States. Pediatrics. 2018 Oct; 142:
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Ocular Exposures Reported to United States Poison Control Centers. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2018 Sep 21; 1-11.
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Antidepressant and antipsychotic medication errors reported to United States poison control centers. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2018 Aug; 27: 902-911.
Post S, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Buprenorphine Exposures Among Children and Adolescents Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pediatrics. 2018 Jul; 142:
King SA, Casavant MJ, Spiller HA, Hodges NL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Pediatric ADHD Medication Exposures Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pediatrics. 2018 Jun; 141:
DeDonato EA, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Non-health care facility anticonvulsant medication errors in the United States. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2018 Jun; 37: 561-570.
Govindarajan P, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. E-Cigarette and Liquid Nicotine Exposures Among Young Children. Pediatrics. 2018 May; 141:
Adelson SL, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Collins CL, Smith GA. Pediatric Playground-Related Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments in the United States. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 May; 57: 584-592.
Blazewick DH, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Collins CL, Smith GA. Stair-related injuries treated in United States emergency departments. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Apr; 36: 608-614.
Rakowsky S, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Kim EH, Smith GA. Antipyretic Medication Exposures Among Young Children Reported to US Poison Centers, 2000-2015. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 Mar; 57: 266-276.
Miller KN, Collins CL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Pediatric Sports- and Recreation-Related Eye Injuries Treated in US Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2018 Feb; 141:
Gaw CE, Spiller HA, Russell JL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Evaluation of dose and outcomes for pediatric vilazodone ingestions. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Feb; 56: 113-119.
Onders B, Kim EH, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Pediatric Injuries Related to Window Blinds, Shades, and Cords. Pediatrics. 2018 Jan; 141:
Hodges NL, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Non-health care facility medication errors resulting in serious medical outcomes. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Jan; 56: 43-50.
Magal P, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Non-health Care Facility Medication Errors Associated with Hormones and Hormone Antagonists in the United States. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Dec; 13: 293-302.
Eluri M, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Conner KA, Smith GA. Analgesic-Related Medication Errors Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pain Med. 2017 Nov 23;
Gaw CE, Chounthirath T, Midgett J, Quinlan K, Smith GA. Types of Objects in the Sleep Environment Associated With Infant Suffocation and Strangulation. Acad Pediatr. 2017 Nov - Dec; 17: 893-901.
Rao N, Spiller HA, Hodges NL, Chounthirath T, Casavant MJ, Kamboj AK, Smith GA. An Increase in Dietary Supplement Exposures Reported to US Poison Control Centers. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Sep; 13: 227-237.
Welch R, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Radial Head Subluxation Among Young Children in the United States Associated With Consumer Products and Recreational Activities. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 Jul; 56: 707-715.
Hodges NL, Denny SA, Smith GA. Rare-Earth Magnet Ingestion-Related Injuries in the Pediatric Population: A Review. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2017 May-Jun; 11: 259-263.
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Center for Injury Research and Policy
Dr. Smith’s research focuses on the epidemiology of consumer product-related injuries, motor vehicle-related injuries and impact biomechanics of pediatric injury. Recent studies include the investigation of parent-voice vs. conventional tone residential smoke alarms, ATV-related injuries and pediatric traumatic brain injury. Dr. Smith has been an active researcher in the field of injury for more than 25 years.
He is immediate past chairperson of the national Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention (COIVPP) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), having served on the Committee for 10 years. He also served as chairperson of the COIVPP of the Ohio Chapter of the AAP for 10 years and chairperson of the Ohio Commission on the Prevention of Injury during its existence from 2001-2003. From 2003-2006, he was a member of the Initial Review Group (research study section) and chaired several review panels for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
He has published more than 80 injury-related articles in peer-reviewed journals, was on the editorial board of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine for six years and is currently on the editorial board of Pediatrics. Among other awards, he was honored by the Ohio AAP as the Ohio Pediatrician of the Year in 2003, and by national Section on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention of the AAP with the Fellow Achievement Award in 2006. He was named as the first recipient of the Dimon R. McFerson Endowed Chair in Injury Research in 2007. His research focuses on injuries to children and adolescents, including consumer product-related injuries and home safety. Publications
Ciccotti HR, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Funk AR, Smith GA. Pediatric poison exposures reported to United States poison centers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Nov 28; 1-10.
Chen T, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Consumer Product-Related Pediatric Eye Injuries Treated in United States Emergency Departments. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2022 Oct 2; 1-10.
Chandler MD, Ilyas K, Jatana KR, Smith GA, McKenzie LB, MacKay JM. Pediatric Battery-Related Emergency Department Visits in the United States: 2010-2019. Pediatrics. 2022 Sep 1; 150:
Evans A, Polak C, Neuroth LM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends in Passenger Seat Belt Use Among High School Students-United States, 1991-2019. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Sep 7;
Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Antidepressant Exposures Associated with Exploratory Behavior Among Young Children Reported to United States Poison Control Centers, 2000-2020. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2022 Aug 23;
Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Splaingard M. Age-Dependent Responsiveness to Smoke Alarm Signals Among Children. Pediatrics. 2022 May 1; 149:
Ngatuvai MS, Yang J, Kistamgari S, Collins CL, Smith GA. Epidemiological Comparison of ACL Injuries on Different Playing Surfaces in High School Football and Soccer. Orthop J Sports Med. 2022 May; 10: 23259671221092321.
Becker S, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Funk AR, Casavant MJ, Zhu M, Michaels NL, Smith GA. Cocaine exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2020. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Feb 28; 1-11.
Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Funk AR, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Suspected suicides and nonfatal suicide attempts involving antidepressants reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2020. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Feb 21; 1-9.
Neuroth LM, Humphries KD, Wing JJ, Smith GA, Zhu M. Motor vehicle-related electric scooter injuries in the US: A descriptive analysis of NEISS data. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Feb 5; 55: 1-5.
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Funk AR, Badeti J, Smith GA. Cosmetics and Personal Care Products-Related Ocular Exposures Reported to United States Poison Control Centers. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2021 Sep 22; 1-9.
Lu C, Badeti J, Mehan TJ, Zhu M, Smith GA. Furniture and television tip-over injuries to children treated in United States emergency departments. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 27; 8: 53.
Ritzer EE, Yang J, Kistamgari S, Collins CL, Smith GA. An epidemiologic comparison of acute and overuse injuries in high school sports. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 11; 8: 51.
Ding K, Yang J, Chin MK, Sullivan L, Durstine JL, Violant-Holz V, Demirhan G, Oliveira NRC, Popeska B, Kuan G, Khan W, Dai J, Xu X, Mladenova Z, Balasekaran G, Smith GA, On Behalf Of Global Community Health-Covid-Collaborative Research Team. Physical Activity among Adults Residing in 11 Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 1; 18:
Makara J, Shen S, Nwosu A, Arnold W, Smith G, Zhu M. A cross-sectional study of characteristics of bicyclist upper and lower extremity injuries in bicycle-vehicle crashes in Ohio, United States, 2013-2017. BMC Public Health. 2021 Mar 2; 21: 428.
Ding K, Yang J, Chin MK, Sullivan L, Demirhan G, Violant-Holz V, Uvinha RR, Dai J, Xu X, Popeska B, Mladenova Z, Khan W, Kuan G, Balasekaran G, Smith GA, On Behalf Of Global Community Health-Covid-Collaborative Research Team. Mental Health among Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional Multi-Country Comparison. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 7; 18:
Li D, Jatana KR, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Nonfatal All-Terrain Vehicle-Related Head and Neck Injuries to Children Treated in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Nov; 59: 1141-1149.
Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Splaingard M. Optimizing smoke alarm signals: Testing the effectiveness of children's smoke alarms for sleeping adults. Inj Epidemiol. 2020 Oct 12; 7: 51.
Hopkins AG, Spiller HA, Kistamgari S, Zhu M, Michaels NL, Funk AR, Smith GA. Suicide-related over-the-counter analgesic exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2018. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2020 Sep; 29: 1011-1021.
Smith GA. Time to Protect Our Children From Liquid Laundry Detergent Packets. Am J Public Health. 2020 Aug; 110: 1119-1120.
Spiller HA, Ackerman JP, Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Funk AR, McDermott MR, Casavant MJ. Suicide attempts by self-poisoning in the United States among 10-25 year olds from 2000 to 2018: substances used, temporal changes and demographics. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 Jul; 58: 676-687.
Auh E, Kistamgari S, Yang J, Smith GA. Children With Facial Burns Treated in United States Emergency Departments, 2000 to 2018. Acad Pediatr. 2020 May - Jun; 20: 540-548.
Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Do Sleeping Children Respond Better to a Smoke Alarm That Uses Their Mother's Voice? Acad Pediatr. 2020 Apr; 20: 319-326.
Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Comparison of the effectiveness of female voice, male voice, and hybrid voice-tone smoke alarms for sleeping children. Pediatr Res. 2020 Mar 13;
Sullivan L, Harvey HH, Smith GA, Yang J. Putting Policy Into Practice: School-Level Compliance With and Implementation of State Concussion Laws. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2020 Mar/Apr; 26 Suppl 2, Advancing Legal Epidemiology: S84-S92.
Mitchell M, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, McKenzie LB, Smith GA. Children Younger Than 18 Years Treated for Nonfatal Burns in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Jan; 59: 34-44.
Asa N, Newton A, Sullivan L, Shi J, Wheeler K, Smith GA, Yang J. Horseback riding-related injuries treated in emergency departments: Risk factors and prevention strategies. J Safety Res. 2019 Dec; 71: 251-257.
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Household cleaning product-related ocular exposures reported to the United States poison control centres. Eye (Lond). 2019 Dec 9;
Jones M, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Nonpowder Firearm Injuries to Children Treated in Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2019 Dec; 144:
O'Neill-Dee C, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Natural psychoactive substance-related exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2017. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Nov 25; 1-8.
Acton AS, Gaw CE, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Nonfatal horse-related injuries treated in emergency departments in the United States, 1990-2017. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Jul 31; 158366.
Chaudhuri U, Ratnapradipa KL, Shen S, Rice TM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends and patterns in fatal US motorcycle crashes, 2000-2016. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019 Jul 8; 1-7.
Montero E, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Pediatric Sports- and Recreation-Related Dental Injuries Treated in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019 Jun 10; 9922819853768.
Gaw CE, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Safety Interventions and Liquid Laundry Detergent Packet Exposures. Pediatrics. 2019 Jun 3;
Kamboj AK, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Nonfatal Pediatric Injuries Associated With Consumer Products and Sports and Recreational Activities in the United States. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Mar 1;
Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Effectiveness of a Voice Smoke Alarm Using the Child's Name for Sleeping Children: A Randomized Trial. J Pediatr. 2019 Feb; 205: 250-256.e1.
Post S, Spiller HA, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Kratom exposures reported to United States poison control centers: 2011-2017. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Feb 20; 1-8.
Sims A, Chounthirath T, Yang J, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Infant Walker-Related Injuries in the United States. Pediatrics. 2018 Oct; 142:
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Ocular Exposures Reported to United States Poison Control Centers. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2018 Sep 21; 1-11.
Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Antidepressant and antipsychotic medication errors reported to United States poison control centers. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2018 Aug; 27: 902-911.
Post S, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Buprenorphine Exposures Among Children and Adolescents Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pediatrics. 2018 Jul; 142:
King SA, Casavant MJ, Spiller HA, Hodges NL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Pediatric ADHD Medication Exposures Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pediatrics. 2018 Jun; 141:
DeDonato EA, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Non-health care facility anticonvulsant medication errors in the United States. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2018 Jun; 37: 561-570.
Govindarajan P, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. E-Cigarette and Liquid Nicotine Exposures Among Young Children. Pediatrics. 2018 May; 141:
Adelson SL, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Collins CL, Smith GA. Pediatric Playground-Related Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments in the United States. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 May; 57: 584-592.
Blazewick DH, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Collins CL, Smith GA. Stair-related injuries treated in United States emergency departments. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Apr; 36: 608-614.
Rakowsky S, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Kim EH, Smith GA. Antipyretic Medication Exposures Among Young Children Reported to US Poison Centers, 2000-2015. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 Mar; 57: 266-276.
Miller KN, Collins CL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Pediatric Sports- and Recreation-Related Eye Injuries Treated in US Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2018 Feb; 141:
Gaw CE, Spiller HA, Russell JL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Evaluation of dose and outcomes for pediatric vilazodone ingestions. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Feb; 56: 113-119.
Onders B, Kim EH, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Pediatric Injuries Related to Window Blinds, Shades, and Cords. Pediatrics. 2018 Jan; 141:
Hodges NL, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Non-health care facility medication errors resulting in serious medical outcomes. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Jan; 56: 43-50.
Magal P, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Non-health Care Facility Medication Errors Associated with Hormones and Hormone Antagonists in the United States. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Dec; 13: 293-302.
Eluri M, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Conner KA, Smith GA. Analgesic-Related Medication Errors Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pain Med. 2017 Nov 23;
Gaw CE, Chounthirath T, Midgett J, Quinlan K, Smith GA. Types of Objects in the Sleep Environment Associated With Infant Suffocation and Strangulation. Acad Pediatr. 2017 Nov - Dec; 17: 893-901.
Rao N, Spiller HA, Hodges NL, Chounthirath T, Casavant MJ, Kamboj AK, Smith GA. An Increase in Dietary Supplement Exposures Reported to US Poison Control Centers. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Sep; 13: 227-237.
Welch R, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Radial Head Subluxation Among Young Children in the United States Associated With Consumer Products and Recreational Activities. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 Jul; 56: 707-715.
Hodges NL, Denny SA, Smith GA. Rare-Earth Magnet Ingestion-Related Injuries in the Pediatric Population: A Review. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2017 May-Jun; 11: 259-263.
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Center for Injury Research and Policy
Dr. Smith’s research focuses on the epidemiology of consumer product-related injuries, motor vehicle-related injuries and impact biomechanics of pediatric injury. Recent studies include the investigation of parent-voice vs. conventional tone residential smoke alarms, ATV-related injuries and pediatric traumatic brain injury. Dr. Smith has been an active researcher in the field of injury for more than 25 years.
He is immediate past chairperson of the national Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention (COIVPP) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), having served on the Committee for 10 years. He also served as chairperson of the COIVPP of the Ohio Chapter of the AAP for 10 years and chairperson of the Ohio Commission on the Prevention of Injury during its existence from 2001-2003. From 2003-2006, he was a member of the Initial Review Group (research study section) and chaired several review panels for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
He has published more than 80 injury-related articles in peer-reviewed journals, was on the editorial board of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine for six years and is currently on the editorial board of Pediatrics. Among other awards, he was honored by the Ohio AAP as the Ohio Pediatrician of the Year in 2003, and by national Section on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention of the AAP with the Fellow Achievement Award in 2006. He was named as the first recipient of the Dimon R. McFerson Endowed Chair in Injury Research in 2007. His research focuses on injuries to children and adolescents, including consumer product-related injuries and home safety.
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Center for Injury Research and Policy
Center for Injury Research and Policy
Ciccotti HR, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Funk AR, Smith GA. Pediatric poison exposures reported to United States poison centers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Nov 28; 1-10. Chen T, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Consumer Product-Related Pediatric Eye Injuries Treated in United States Emergency Departments. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2022 Oct 2; 1-10. Chandler MD, Ilyas K, Jatana KR, Smith GA, McKenzie LB, MacKay JM. Pediatric Battery-Related Emergency Department Visits in the United States: 2010-2019. Pediatrics. 2022 Sep 1; 150: Evans A, Polak C, Neuroth LM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends in Passenger Seat Belt Use Among High School Students-United States, 1991-2019. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Sep 7; Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Antidepressant Exposures Associated with Exploratory Behavior Among Young Children Reported to United States Poison Control Centers, 2000-2020. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2022 Aug 23; Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Splaingard M. Age-Dependent Responsiveness to Smoke Alarm Signals Among Children. Pediatrics. 2022 May 1; 149: Ngatuvai MS, Yang J, Kistamgari S, Collins CL, Smith GA. Epidemiological Comparison of ACL Injuries on Different Playing Surfaces in High School Football and Soccer. Orthop J Sports Med. 2022 May; 10: 23259671221092321. Becker S, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Funk AR, Casavant MJ, Zhu M, Michaels NL, Smith GA. Cocaine exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2020. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Feb 28; 1-11. Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Funk AR, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Suspected suicides and nonfatal suicide attempts involving antidepressants reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2020. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Feb 21; 1-9. Neuroth LM, Humphries KD, Wing JJ, Smith GA, Zhu M. Motor vehicle-related electric scooter injuries in the US: A descriptive analysis of NEISS data. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Feb 5; 55: 1-5. Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Funk AR, Badeti J, Smith GA. Cosmetics and Personal Care Products-Related Ocular Exposures Reported to United States Poison Control Centers. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2021 Sep 22; 1-9. Lu C, Badeti J, Mehan TJ, Zhu M, Smith GA. Furniture and television tip-over injuries to children treated in United States emergency departments. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 27; 8: 53. Ritzer EE, Yang J, Kistamgari S, Collins CL, Smith GA. An epidemiologic comparison of acute and overuse injuries in high school sports. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 11; 8: 51. Ding K, Yang J, Chin MK, Sullivan L, Durstine JL, Violant-Holz V, Demirhan G, Oliveira NRC, Popeska B, Kuan G, Khan W, Dai J, Xu X, Mladenova Z, Balasekaran G, Smith GA, On Behalf Of Global Community Health-Covid-Collaborative Research Team. Physical Activity among Adults Residing in 11 Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 1; 18: Makara J, Shen S, Nwosu A, Arnold W, Smith G, Zhu M. A cross-sectional study of characteristics of bicyclist upper and lower extremity injuries in bicycle-vehicle crashes in Ohio, United States, 2013-2017. BMC Public Health. 2021 Mar 2; 21: 428. Ding K, Yang J, Chin MK, Sullivan L, Demirhan G, Violant-Holz V, Uvinha RR, Dai J, Xu X, Popeska B, Mladenova Z, Khan W, Kuan G, Balasekaran G, Smith GA, On Behalf Of Global Community Health-Covid-Collaborative Research Team. Mental Health among Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional Multi-Country Comparison. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 7; 18: Li D, Jatana KR, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Nonfatal All-Terrain Vehicle-Related Head and Neck Injuries to Children Treated in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Nov; 59: 1141-1149. Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Splaingard M. Optimizing smoke alarm signals: Testing the effectiveness of children's smoke alarms for sleeping adults. Inj Epidemiol. 2020 Oct 12; 7: 51. Hopkins AG, Spiller HA, Kistamgari S, Zhu M, Michaels NL, Funk AR, Smith GA. Suicide-related over-the-counter analgesic exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2018. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2020 Sep; 29: 1011-1021. Smith GA. Time to Protect Our Children From Liquid Laundry Detergent Packets. Am J Public Health. 2020 Aug; 110: 1119-1120. Spiller HA, Ackerman JP, Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Funk AR, McDermott MR, Casavant MJ. Suicide attempts by self-poisoning in the United States among 10-25 year olds from 2000 to 2018: substances used, temporal changes and demographics. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 Jul; 58: 676-687. Auh E, Kistamgari S, Yang J, Smith GA. Children With Facial Burns Treated in United States Emergency Departments, 2000 to 2018. Acad Pediatr. 2020 May - Jun; 20: 540-548. Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Do Sleeping Children Respond Better to a Smoke Alarm That Uses Their Mother's Voice? Acad Pediatr. 2020 Apr; 20: 319-326. Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Comparison of the effectiveness of female voice, male voice, and hybrid voice-tone smoke alarms for sleeping children. Pediatr Res. 2020 Mar 13; Sullivan L, Harvey HH, Smith GA, Yang J. Putting Policy Into Practice: School-Level Compliance With and Implementation of State Concussion Laws. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2020 Mar/Apr; 26 Suppl 2, Advancing Legal Epidemiology: S84-S92. Mitchell M, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, McKenzie LB, Smith GA. Children Younger Than 18 Years Treated for Nonfatal Burns in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Jan; 59: 34-44. Asa N, Newton A, Sullivan L, Shi J, Wheeler K, Smith GA, Yang J. Horseback riding-related injuries treated in emergency departments: Risk factors and prevention strategies. J Safety Res. 2019 Dec; 71: 251-257. Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Household cleaning product-related ocular exposures reported to the United States poison control centres. Eye (Lond). 2019 Dec 9; Jones M, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Nonpowder Firearm Injuries to Children Treated in Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2019 Dec; 144: O'Neill-Dee C, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Natural psychoactive substance-related exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2017. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Nov 25; 1-8. Acton AS, Gaw CE, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Nonfatal horse-related injuries treated in emergency departments in the United States, 1990-2017. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Jul 31; 158366. Chaudhuri U, Ratnapradipa KL, Shen S, Rice TM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends and patterns in fatal US motorcycle crashes, 2000-2016. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019 Jul 8; 1-7. Montero E, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Pediatric Sports- and Recreation-Related Dental Injuries Treated in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019 Jun 10; 9922819853768. Gaw CE, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Safety Interventions and Liquid Laundry Detergent Packet Exposures. Pediatrics. 2019 Jun 3; Kamboj AK, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Nonfatal Pediatric Injuries Associated With Consumer Products and Sports and Recreational Activities in the United States. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Mar 1; Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Effectiveness of a Voice Smoke Alarm Using the Child's Name for Sleeping Children: A Randomized Trial. J Pediatr. 2019 Feb; 205: 250-256.e1. Post S, Spiller HA, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Kratom exposures reported to United States poison control centers: 2011-2017. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Feb 20; 1-8. Sims A, Chounthirath T, Yang J, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Infant Walker-Related Injuries in the United States. Pediatrics. 2018 Oct; 142: Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Ocular Exposures Reported to United States Poison Control Centers. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2018 Sep 21; 1-11. Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Antidepressant and antipsychotic medication errors reported to United States poison control centers. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2018 Aug; 27: 902-911. Post S, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Buprenorphine Exposures Among Children and Adolescents Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pediatrics. 2018 Jul; 142: King SA, Casavant MJ, Spiller HA, Hodges NL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Pediatric ADHD Medication Exposures Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pediatrics. 2018 Jun; 141: DeDonato EA, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Non-health care facility anticonvulsant medication errors in the United States. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2018 Jun; 37: 561-570. Govindarajan P, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. E-Cigarette and Liquid Nicotine Exposures Among Young Children. Pediatrics. 2018 May; 141: Adelson SL, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Collins CL, Smith GA. Pediatric Playground-Related Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments in the United States. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 May; 57: 584-592. Blazewick DH, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Collins CL, Smith GA. Stair-related injuries treated in United States emergency departments. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Apr; 36: 608-614. Rakowsky S, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Kim EH, Smith GA. Antipyretic Medication Exposures Among Young Children Reported to US Poison Centers, 2000-2015. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 Mar; 57: 266-276. Miller KN, Collins CL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Pediatric Sports- and Recreation-Related Eye Injuries Treated in US Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2018 Feb; 141: Gaw CE, Spiller HA, Russell JL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Evaluation of dose and outcomes for pediatric vilazodone ingestions. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Feb; 56: 113-119. Onders B, Kim EH, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Pediatric Injuries Related to Window Blinds, Shades, and Cords. Pediatrics. 2018 Jan; 141: Hodges NL, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Non-health care facility medication errors resulting in serious medical outcomes. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Jan; 56: 43-50. Magal P, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Non-health Care Facility Medication Errors Associated with Hormones and Hormone Antagonists in the United States. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Dec; 13: 293-302. Eluri M, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Conner KA, Smith GA. Analgesic-Related Medication Errors Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pain Med. 2017 Nov 23; Gaw CE, Chounthirath T, Midgett J, Quinlan K, Smith GA. Types of Objects in the Sleep Environment Associated With Infant Suffocation and Strangulation. Acad Pediatr. 2017 Nov - Dec; 17: 893-901. Rao N, Spiller HA, Hodges NL, Chounthirath T, Casavant MJ, Kamboj AK, Smith GA. An Increase in Dietary Supplement Exposures Reported to US Poison Control Centers. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Sep; 13: 227-237. Welch R, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Radial Head Subluxation Among Young Children in the United States Associated With Consumer Products and Recreational Activities. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 Jul; 56: 707-715. Hodges NL, Denny SA, Smith GA. Rare-Earth Magnet Ingestion-Related Injuries in the Pediatric Population: A Review. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2017 May-Jun; 11: 259-263.
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- Ciccotti HR, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Funk AR, Smith GA. Pediatric poison exposures reported to United States poison centers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Nov 28; 1-10.
- Chen T, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Consumer Product-Related Pediatric Eye Injuries Treated in United States Emergency Departments. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2022 Oct 2; 1-10.
- Chandler MD, Ilyas K, Jatana KR, Smith GA, McKenzie LB, MacKay JM. Pediatric Battery-Related Emergency Department Visits in the United States: 2010-2019. Pediatrics. 2022 Sep 1; 150:
- Evans A, Polak C, Neuroth LM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends in Passenger Seat Belt Use Among High School Students-United States, 1991-2019. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Sep 7;
- Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Antidepressant Exposures Associated with Exploratory Behavior Among Young Children Reported to United States Poison Control Centers, 2000-2020. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2022 Aug 23;
- Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Splaingard M. Age-Dependent Responsiveness to Smoke Alarm Signals Among Children. Pediatrics. 2022 May 1; 149:
- Ngatuvai MS, Yang J, Kistamgari S, Collins CL, Smith GA. Epidemiological Comparison of ACL Injuries on Different Playing Surfaces in High School Football and Soccer. Orthop J Sports Med. 2022 May; 10: 23259671221092321.
- Becker S, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Funk AR, Casavant MJ, Zhu M, Michaels NL, Smith GA. Cocaine exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2020. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Feb 28; 1-11.
- Francis M, Spiller HA, Badeti J, Funk AR, Casavant MJ, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Suspected suicides and nonfatal suicide attempts involving antidepressants reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2020. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Feb 21; 1-9.
- Neuroth LM, Humphries KD, Wing JJ, Smith GA, Zhu M. Motor vehicle-related electric scooter injuries in the US: A descriptive analysis of NEISS data. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Feb 5; 55: 1-5.
- Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Funk AR, Badeti J, Smith GA. Cosmetics and Personal Care Products-Related Ocular Exposures Reported to United States Poison Control Centers. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2021 Sep 22; 1-9.
- Lu C, Badeti J, Mehan TJ, Zhu M, Smith GA. Furniture and television tip-over injuries to children treated in United States emergency departments. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 27; 8: 53.
- Ritzer EE, Yang J, Kistamgari S, Collins CL, Smith GA. An epidemiologic comparison of acute and overuse injuries in high school sports. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 11; 8: 51.
- Ding K, Yang J, Chin MK, Sullivan L, Durstine JL, Violant-Holz V, Demirhan G, Oliveira NRC, Popeska B, Kuan G, Khan W, Dai J, Xu X, Mladenova Z, Balasekaran G, Smith GA, On Behalf Of Global Community Health-Covid-Collaborative Research Team. Physical Activity among Adults Residing in 11 Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 1; 18:
- Makara J, Shen S, Nwosu A, Arnold W, Smith G, Zhu M. A cross-sectional study of characteristics of bicyclist upper and lower extremity injuries in bicycle-vehicle crashes in Ohio, United States, 2013-2017. BMC Public Health. 2021 Mar 2; 21: 428.
- Ding K, Yang J, Chin MK, Sullivan L, Demirhan G, Violant-Holz V, Uvinha RR, Dai J, Xu X, Popeska B, Mladenova Z, Khan W, Kuan G, Balasekaran G, Smith GA, On Behalf Of Global Community Health-Covid-Collaborative Research Team. Mental Health among Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional Multi-Country Comparison. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 7; 18:
- Li D, Jatana KR, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Nonfatal All-Terrain Vehicle-Related Head and Neck Injuries to Children Treated in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Nov; 59: 1141-1149.
- Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Splaingard M. Optimizing smoke alarm signals: Testing the effectiveness of children’s smoke alarms for sleeping adults. Inj Epidemiol. 2020 Oct 12; 7: 51.
- Hopkins AG, Spiller HA, Kistamgari S, Zhu M, Michaels NL, Funk AR, Smith GA. Suicide-related over-the-counter analgesic exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2018. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2020 Sep; 29: 1011-1021.
- Smith GA. Time to Protect Our Children From Liquid Laundry Detergent Packets. Am J Public Health. 2020 Aug; 110: 1119-1120.
- Spiller HA, Ackerman JP, Smith GA, Kistamgari S, Funk AR, McDermott MR, Casavant MJ. Suicide attempts by self-poisoning in the United States among 10-25 year olds from 2000 to 2018: substances used, temporal changes and demographics. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 Jul; 58: 676-687.
- Auh E, Kistamgari S, Yang J, Smith GA. Children With Facial Burns Treated in United States Emergency Departments, 2000 to 2018. Acad Pediatr. 2020 May - Jun; 20: 540-548.
- Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Do Sleeping Children Respond Better to a Smoke Alarm That Uses Their Mother’s Voice? Acad Pediatr. 2020 Apr; 20: 319-326.
- Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Comparison of the effectiveness of female voice, male voice, and hybrid voice-tone smoke alarms for sleeping children. Pediatr Res. 2020 Mar 13;
- Sullivan L, Harvey HH, Smith GA, Yang J. Putting Policy Into Practice: School-Level Compliance With and Implementation of State Concussion Laws. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2020 Mar/Apr; 26 Suppl 2, Advancing Legal Epidemiology: S84-S92.
- Mitchell M, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, McKenzie LB, Smith GA. Children Younger Than 18 Years Treated for Nonfatal Burns in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Jan; 59: 34-44.
- Asa N, Newton A, Sullivan L, Shi J, Wheeler K, Smith GA, Yang J. Horseback riding-related injuries treated in emergency departments: Risk factors and prevention strategies. J Safety Res. 2019 Dec; 71: 251-257.
- Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Household cleaning product-related ocular exposures reported to the United States poison control centres. Eye (Lond). 2019 Dec 9;
- Jones M, Kistamgari S, Smith GA. Nonpowder Firearm Injuries to Children Treated in Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2019 Dec; 144:
- O’Neill-Dee C, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Natural psychoactive substance-related exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2017. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Nov 25; 1-8.
- Acton AS, Gaw CE, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Nonfatal horse-related injuries treated in emergency departments in the United States, 1990-2017. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Jul 31; 158366.
- Chaudhuri U, Ratnapradipa KL, Shen S, Rice TM, Smith GA, Zhu M. Trends and patterns in fatal US motorcycle crashes, 2000-2016. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019 Jul 8; 1-7.
- Montero E, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, Michaels NL, Zhu M, Smith GA. Pediatric Sports- and Recreation-Related Dental Injuries Treated in US Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019 Jun 10; 9922819853768.
- Gaw CE, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Safety Interventions and Liquid Laundry Detergent Packet Exposures. Pediatrics. 2019 Jun 3;
- Kamboj AK, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Nonfatal Pediatric Injuries Associated With Consumer Products and Sports and Recreational Activities in the United States. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Mar 1;
- Smith GA, Chounthirath T, Splaingard M. Effectiveness of a Voice Smoke Alarm Using the Child’s Name for Sleeping Children: A Randomized Trial. J Pediatr. 2019 Feb; 205: 250-256.e1.
- Post S, Spiller HA, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Kratom exposures reported to United States poison control centers: 2011-2017. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Feb 20; 1-8.
- Sims A, Chounthirath T, Yang J, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Infant Walker-Related Injuries in the United States. Pediatrics. 2018 Oct; 142:
- Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Ocular Exposures Reported to United States Poison Control Centers. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2018 Sep 21; 1-11.
- Kamboj A, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Antidepressant and antipsychotic medication errors reported to United States poison control centers. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2018 Aug; 27: 902-911.
- Post S, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Buprenorphine Exposures Among Children and Adolescents Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pediatrics. 2018 Jul; 142:
- King SA, Casavant MJ, Spiller HA, Hodges NL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Pediatric ADHD Medication Exposures Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pediatrics. 2018 Jun; 141:
- DeDonato EA, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Non-health care facility anticonvulsant medication errors in the United States. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2018 Jun; 37: 561-570.
- Govindarajan P, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. E-Cigarette and Liquid Nicotine Exposures Among Young Children. Pediatrics. 2018 May; 141:
- Adelson SL, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Collins CL, Smith GA. Pediatric Playground-Related Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments in the United States. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 May; 57: 584-592.
- Blazewick DH, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Collins CL, Smith GA. Stair-related injuries treated in United States emergency departments. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Apr; 36: 608-614.
- Rakowsky S, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Kim EH, Smith GA. Antipyretic Medication Exposures Among Young Children Reported to US Poison Centers, 2000-2015. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 Mar; 57: 266-276.
- Miller KN, Collins CL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Pediatric Sports- and Recreation-Related Eye Injuries Treated in US Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2018 Feb; 141:
- Gaw CE, Spiller HA, Russell JL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Evaluation of dose and outcomes for pediatric vilazodone ingestions. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Feb; 56: 113-119.
- Onders B, Kim EH, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Pediatric Injuries Related to Window Blinds, Shades, and Cords. Pediatrics. 2018 Jan; 141:
- Hodges NL, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Non-health care facility medication errors resulting in serious medical outcomes. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Jan; 56: 43-50.
- Magal P, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Non-health Care Facility Medication Errors Associated with Hormones and Hormone Antagonists in the United States. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Dec; 13: 293-302.
- Eluri M, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Conner KA, Smith GA. Analgesic-Related Medication Errors Reported to US Poison Control Centers. Pain Med. 2017 Nov 23;
- Gaw CE, Chounthirath T, Midgett J, Quinlan K, Smith GA. Types of Objects in the Sleep Environment Associated With Infant Suffocation and Strangulation. Acad Pediatr. 2017 Nov - Dec; 17: 893-901.
- Rao N, Spiller HA, Hodges NL, Chounthirath T, Casavant MJ, Kamboj AK, Smith GA. An Increase in Dietary Supplement Exposures Reported to US Poison Control Centers. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Sep; 13: 227-237.
- Welch R, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Radial Head Subluxation Among Young Children in the United States Associated With Consumer Products and Recreational Activities. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 Jul; 56: 707-715.
- Hodges NL, Denny SA, Smith GA. Rare-Earth Magnet Ingestion-Related Injuries in the Pediatric Population: A Review. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2017 May-Jun; 11: 259-263.
Education
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 09/11/1990
Board Certifications
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Public Health General Preventive Medicine
Fellowship
Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics
Date Completed: 06/30/1990
Residency
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Date Completed: 06/30/1982
Internship
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Date Completed: 06/30/1980
Medical School
University of Southern California
Date Completed: 06/30/1979
Education
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 09/11/1990
Board Certifications
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Public Health General Preventive Medicine
Fellowship
Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics
Date Completed: 06/30/1990
Residency
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Date Completed: 06/30/1982
Internship
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Date Completed: 06/30/1980
Medical School
University of Southern California
Date Completed: 06/30/1979
Education
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 09/11/1990
Board Certifications
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Public Health General Preventive Medicine
Fellowship
Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics
Date Completed: 06/30/1990
Residency
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Date Completed: 06/30/1982
Internship
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Date Completed: 06/30/1980
Medical School
University of Southern California
Date Completed: 06/30/1979
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 09/11/1990
Board Certifications
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Public Health General Preventive Medicine
Fellowship
Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics
Date Completed: 06/30/1990
Residency
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Date Completed: 06/30/1982
Internship
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Date Completed: 06/30/1980
Medical School
University of Southern California
Date Completed: 06/30/1979
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 09/11/1990
Board Certifications
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Public Health General Preventive Medicine
Fellowship
Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics
Date Completed: 06/30/1990
Residency
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Date Completed: 06/30/1982
Internship
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Date Completed: 06/30/1980
Medical School
University of Southern California
Date Completed: 06/30/1979
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Pediatrics
- Public Health General Preventive Medicine
Professional Experience
1999 - Present Center for Injury Research and Policy, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, Director1998 - Present Department of Pediatrics (with joint faculty appointments in the Division of Epidemiology and Biometrics, School of Public Health, and in the Department of Emergency Medicine), The Ohio State Univer, Professor1993 - Present Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Director1993 - Present Division of International Health, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Director1992 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Active Staff1997 - 1998 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Director1992 - 1998 Trauma Program, Children’s Hospital (Columbus, OH), Associate Director1990 - 1996 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, Director1988 - 1990 Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine, Instructor1988 - 1990 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Program, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Fellow1983 - 1988 Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Instructor1985 - 1986 Preventive Medicine Program, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Chief Resident1983 - 1985 Department of Preventive Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Resident1979 - 1982 Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Intern/Resident
Professional Experience
1999 - Present Center for Injury Research and Policy, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, Director1998 - Present Department of Pediatrics (with joint faculty appointments in the Division of Epidemiology and Biometrics, School of Public Health, and in the Department of Emergency Medicine), The Ohio State Univer, Professor1993 - Present Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Director1993 - Present Division of International Health, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Director1992 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Active Staff1997 - 1998 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Director1992 - 1998 Trauma Program, Children’s Hospital (Columbus, OH), Associate Director1990 - 1996 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, Director1988 - 1990 Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine, Instructor1988 - 1990 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Program, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Fellow1983 - 1988 Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Instructor1985 - 1986 Preventive Medicine Program, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Chief Resident1983 - 1985 Department of Preventive Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Resident1979 - 1982 Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Intern/Resident
Professional Experience
1999 - Present Center for Injury Research and Policy, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, Director1998 - Present Department of Pediatrics (with joint faculty appointments in the Division of Epidemiology and Biometrics, School of Public Health, and in the Department of Emergency Medicine), The Ohio State Univer, Professor1993 - Present Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Director1993 - Present Division of International Health, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Director1992 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Active Staff1997 - 1998 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Director1992 - 1998 Trauma Program, Children’s Hospital (Columbus, OH), Associate Director1990 - 1996 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, Director1988 - 1990 Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine, Instructor1988 - 1990 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Program, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Fellow1983 - 1988 Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Instructor1985 - 1986 Preventive Medicine Program, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Chief Resident1983 - 1985 Department of Preventive Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Resident1979 - 1982 Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Intern/Resident
1999 - Present Center for Injury Research and Policy, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, Director1998 - Present Department of Pediatrics (with joint faculty appointments in the Division of Epidemiology and Biometrics, School of Public Health, and in the Department of Emergency Medicine), The Ohio State Univer, Professor1993 - Present Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Director1993 - Present Division of International Health, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Director1992 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Active Staff1997 - 1998 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Director1992 - 1998 Trauma Program, Children’s Hospital (Columbus, OH), Associate Director1990 - 1996 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, Director1988 - 1990 Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine, Instructor1988 - 1990 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Program, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Fellow1983 - 1988 Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Instructor1985 - 1986 Preventive Medicine Program, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Chief Resident1983 - 1985 Department of Preventive Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Resident1979 - 1982 Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Intern/Resident
1999 - Present Center for Injury Research and Policy, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, Director
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Pediatrics
Call us at: (614) 355-5884
Fax us at: (614) 355-5897
Center for Injury Research and PolicyThe Research Institute 700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
Contact Information
Pediatrics
Call us at: (614) 355-5884
Fax us at: (614) 355-5897
Center for Injury Research and PolicyThe Research Institute 700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
Contact Information
Pediatrics
Call us at: (614) 355-5884
Fax us at: (614) 355-5897
Center for Injury Research and PolicyThe Research Institute 700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
Pediatrics
Call us at: (614) 355-5884
Fax us at: (614) 355-5897
Center for Injury Research and PolicyThe Research Institute 700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
Call us at: (614) 355-5884
Fax us at: (614) 355-5897
Center for Injury Research and PolicyThe Research Institute 700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
Call us at: (614) 355-5884
Fax us at: (614) 355-5897
Center for Injury Research and PolicyThe Research Institute 700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
- Call us at:
- (614) 355-5884
- Fax us at:
- (614) 355-5897
- Center for Injury Research and PolicyThe Research Institute 700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
