DavidEHallMD

Pediatrics • Nashville, TN

Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Hospitalist

Professor, Clinical Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Retired Faculty. Emeritus Section Head, Program for Children with Medically Complex Needs

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Office
2200 Childrens Way
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-875-0901

Fax+1 615-322-4399

Summary

Dr. David Hall is a pediatrician in Nashville, TN and is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and has been in practice 41 years. He specializes in neurodevelopmental disabilities and hospitalist and is experienced in pediatrics, healthcare deliver, differential diagnosis, quality of health care, and care for children with medically complex illness.

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityChief Residency, Pediatrics, 1981 - 1982
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pediatrics, 1979 - 1981
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1976 - 1979
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1976
University of MissouriB.A., 1968 - 1972

Certifications & Licensure

SC State Medical License 2020 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2013 - 2022
GA State Medical License 1992 - 2015
OH State Medical License 2010 - 2014
MD State Medical License 1979 - 1992
ME State Medical License Active through 1989

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Best Doctors in America 2001-2014
Top Doctors Atlanta Hospital News, 2007
Recipient of the Golden Apple Award for excellence in clinical education Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, 2005
Who’s Who Atlanta Business Chronicle, 2005
Scholarship The Advisory Board, Washington, D.C., 2003
First Annual Outstanding Pediatrician Award Clinical Associates Pediatric Group, 1991
Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Me dical Fraternity The University of Chicago, 1976
Awarde d M.D. with honors The University of Chicago, 1976
Upjohn Achievement Award for Outstanding Accomplishments as a Medical Student The University of Chicago, 1976
Phi Beta Kappa The University of Missouri, 1972
Elected to Best Doctors in America Best Doctors in America ®
Awarded MD with honors The University of Chicago
Alpha Omega Alpha The University of Chicago School of Medicine
Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

424 citations
Hospital Utilization and Characteristics of Patients Experiencing Recurrent Readmissions Within Children's Hospitals
Jay G. Berry, David E. Hall, Dennis Z. Kuo, Eyal Cohen, Rishi Agrawal
JAMA. 2011-02-16
11 citations
Medication Order Errors at Hospital Admission Among Children With Medical Complexity.
Kevin Blaine, John Wright, Amy Pinkham, Margaret O'Neill, Sarah Wilkerson
Journal of Patient Safety. 2020-05-09
231 citations
Inpatient Growth and Resource Use in 28 Children's Hospitals: A Longitudinal, Multi-institutional Study
Jay G. Berry, Matthew Hall, David E. Hall, Dennis Z. Kuo, Eyal Cohen
JAMA Pediatrics. 2013-02-01

Journal Articles

Development of a new care model for hospitalized children with medical complexity.
White C, Thomson J, Statile, A, Auger K, Unaka N, CArroll M, Tucker K, Fletcher D, Hall D, Simmons J, Brady P, Hosp Pediatr, 7/2017
Persistent agitation in children with neurologic impairments.
Hall DE, Contemporary Pediatrics., 7/2017
Financial and social hardships in families of children with medical complexity
Thomson J, Shah S, Simmons J, Sauers-Ford HS, Brunswick S, Hall D, Kahn RS, Beck A., J Pediatrics, 2016
Hospital Utilization Among Children With the Highest Annual Inpatient Cost
Peltz A, Hall M, Rubin DM, Mandl KD, Neff J, Brittan M, Cohen E, Hall DE, Kuo DZ, Agrawal R, Berry JG, Pediatrics, 1/1/2016
Financial and psychological stressors associated with caring for children with a disability
Goudie A, Narcisse M, Hall DE, Kuo DZ, Families, Systems and Health, 1/1/2014
Inpatient Growth and Resource Utilization within 28 Children’s Hospitals: A Longitudinal, Multi-Institutional Study
Berry JG, Hall M, Hall DE, Kuo DZ, Cohen E, Agrawal R, Mandl KD, Clifton H, Neff J, JAMA Pediatr, 1/1/2013
The Care of Children with Medically Complex Chronic Disease
Hall DE, J Pediatr, 1/1/2011
Hospital utilization and characteristics of patients experiencing recurrent readmissions within children’s hospitals
Berry JG, Hall, DE, Kuo DZ, Cohen E, Agrawal R, Feudtner C, Hall M, Kueser J, Kaplan W, Neff W, JAMA, 1/1/2011
A family with a 117 Mb deletion of 12q12: Refining genotype-phenotype correlations
Adam, MP, Mehta A, Knight L, Hall DE, Rossi MR, Am J Med Genet Part A, 1/1/2010
Persistent cough in a 17-day-old infant and 7-year-old child
Streleckis D, Hall D, Larrabee J, Physician Assistant, 1/1/2002
Severe Nutritional Deficiencies in Toddlers Resulting from Health-Food Milk Alternatives
Carvalho N, Carrington P, Kenney R, Hall D, Pediatrics, 1/1/2001
Evaluation of Covert Video Surveillance in the Diagnosis of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Hall, D, Eubanks L, Meyyazhagan S, Kenney R, Cochran Johnson S, Pediatrics, 1/1/2000
Pediatric Neck Injuries
Hall D. Boydston W, Pediatrics in Review, 1/1/1999
Staphylococcus Epidermidis as a Cause of Urinary Tract Infections in Children
Hall D, Snitzer, J, J Pediatr, 1/1/1994
Delirium Associated with Hypophosphatemia in a Patient with Anorexia Nervosa
Hall D, Kahan B, Snitzer J, J Adolesc Health, 1/1/1994
Neurobehavioral Sequelae of Minor Head Injuries in Children
Farmer M, Singer H, Mellits E, Hall D, Charney E, Pediatric Neurosci, 1/1/1988
Umbilical Hernia: What Happens after Age Five?
Hall D, Roberts K & Charney E, J Pediatr, 1/1/1981
Lumbosacraal Skin Lesions as Markers of Occult Spinal Dysraphism
Hall D, Altman J. & Udvarheyli G, JAMA, 1/1/1981
Pneumonia and Septicemia Due to Pseudomonas Cepacia in a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis
Rosenstein & Hall D, Johns Hopkins Med Journal, 1/1/1980
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Books/Book Chapters

Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Chapter: Acute Care of the Child with Medical Complexity
Page 983 - 987Hall DE, Glader L, Mauskar SEditors: Zaoutis LB, Chiang VW.McGraw Hill, New YorkEdition 2nd,2018
Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Chapter: Managing Comorbidities in Children with Severe Neurologic Impairment
Page 987 - 993Glader L, Mauskar S, Hall DEEditors: Zaoutis LB, Chiang VW.McGraw Hill, New YorkEdition 2nd,2018
Patient Encounters: The Inpatient Pediatrics Work-Up
Chapter: Gastroesophageal Reflux
Page 135 - 143Hall, DEditors: Shah, Samir, Frank G.Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2010
Griffith’s 5 Minute Clinical Consult 2010
Chapter: Renal Tubular Acidosis
Page 1136 - 1137Hall D, Salmon REditors: Dambro M.Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2009
Griffith’s 5 Minute Clinical Consult 2005
Chapter: Renal Tubular Acidosis
Page 954 - 955Hall D, Salmon REditors: Dambro M.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2005
Griffith’s 5 Minute Clinical Consult 2006
Chapter: Renal Tubular Acidosis
Page 964 - 965Hall D, Salmon REditors: Dambro M.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2005
Griffith’s 5 Minute Clinical Consult 2004
Chapter: Renal Tubular Acidosis
Hall D, Salmon REditors: Dambro M.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2004
Griffith’s 5 Minute Clinical Consult 2003
Chapter: Renal Tubular Acidosis
Hall D, Salmon REditors: Dambro M.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2003
Griffith’s 5 Minute Clinical Consult 2002
Chapter: Renal Tubular Acidosis
Page 934 - 935Hall D, Salmon REditors: Dambro M.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2002
Griffith’s 5 Minute Clinical Consult 2001
Chapter: Renal Tubular Acidosis
Page 930 - 931Hall DEditors: Dambro M.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2001
Griffith’s 5 minute Clinical Consult 2000
Chapter: Renal Tubular Acidosis
Page 926 - 927Hall, DEditors: Dambro M.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2000
Living with Learning Disabilities: A Guide for Students
Hall, DMinneapolis: Lerner Publications1993
Primary Pediatric Care
Chapter: Sports Injuries
Page 1497 - 1501Hall DEditors: Hoekelman R , Friedman S, Nelson N, Seidel H.C.V. Mosby Co, St. Louis, MO1987
Primary Pediatric Care
Chapter: Head Injuries
Page 1597 - 1600Hall DEditors: Hoekelman R , Friedman S, Nelson N, Seidel H.C.V. Mosby Co, St. Louis, MO1987
Advances in Pediatrics
Chapter: Pediatric Screening Procedures
Page 406 - 469Diaz C, Fosarelli P, Groner J, Grossman L, Hall D, Joffe A, Lobovits A, & Holtzman NEditors: Barness L.Yearbook Medical Publishers, Chicago, IL1982
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Abstracts/Posters

Impact of the Complex, Chronic Population on Children’s Hospitals
Berry, J, Hall, Hall, M, Kuo,D, Hall, D, Agrawal, R, Cohen, E, Neff, J, Pediatric Academic Society, Denver, CO, 1/1/2011
Characteristics of patients who experience repeated admissions to children’s hospitals
Berry, J, KIuo D, Hall D, Agrawal R, Cohen E, Hall M, Neff J, Pediatric Academic Society, Vancouver, Canada, 1/1/2010

Lectures

Care of the Medically Complex Child
Nashville, TN - 1/24/2014
Care of the Child with Medically Complex Illness
1/3/2014
The Care of the Child with Medically Complex Illness
1/12/2013
The Use of Epic Computerized Medical Records in the Care of Medically Complex Patients
Boston, MA - 1/29/2012
Care of the Neurologically Impaired Medically Complex Child
1/27/2011
Improving Nurse-Physician Relationships
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2005
General Pediatrics Clinic
1/3/2002
Pediatric Myths
Destin, FL - 1/28/2000
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Atlanta, GA - 1/9/2000
Vocal cord dysfunction
1/21/1999
Pediatric Viral Infections
1/8/1999
Update on Pediatric Viral Infections
Tucson, AZ - 1/3/1997
Pediatric Puzzlers
Atlanta, GA - 1/5/1996
Treating Colic Can be Fun
1/10/1993
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Other

“ You Need to Know About This Test.” Case in Point Column
Hall D, Deshpande S, Peds magazine
1/1/2009
"Microarrays for Dummies.” Case in Point Column
Hall D, Peds magazine
1/1/2009
A Girl with Symptoms that Uncovered a Potential Threat to the Community.” Case in Point Column
Hall D, Peds magazine
1/1/2008
“Shocking Lessons” Case in Point column
Hall D, Peds magazine
1/1/2007
You Smell Like Mothballs” Case in Point Column
Hall D, Peds magazine
1/1/2007
“Irritable No More” Case in Point column
Hall D, Peds magazine
1/1/2006
“A Dizzy Teenage Girl” Case in Point column
Hall D, Peds magazine
1/1/2006
“A Perplexing Mono-Like Illness in a 16 year old Male.” Case in Point column
Hall D, Peds magazine
1/1/2005
“The Great Masquerader” Case in Point column
Hall D, Peds magazine
1/1/2005
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Press Mentions

Friends of Children’s Hospital Gift to Enhance Two ProgramsJune 8th, 2017

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics - AAP
Fellow