DebraJ.HendricksonMD

Pediatrics • Reno, NV

Northern Nevada Pediatrics

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Office
75 Pringle Way
Ste 301
Reno, NV 89502
Phone+1 775-686-4300

Fax+1 775-686-4322

Summary

Dr. Debra Hendrickson is a pediatrician in Reno, NV and is affiliated with Renown Regional Medical Center. She received her medical degree from University of Nevada School of Medicine and has been in practice 17 years. She also speaks Spanish. She is experienced in health impacts of climate change and health impacts of early childhood experiences.

The Air They Breathe | Book Review www.porchlightbooks.com/blog/editors-c

A pediatrician reveals the profound impact of climate change on children's health and emphasizes our moral responsibility to safeguard our most vulnerable.

Publisher's Weekly Starred Book Review www.publishersweekly.com/978150119

Pediatrician Hendrickson debuts with an affecting rep ort on climate change's dire effects on young people. Hendrickson-who pract...

The Air They Breathe www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Air-They-Breathe

The Air They Breathe by Debra Hendrickson - A timely, revelatory first look into the impact climate change has on children-the greatest moral crisis humanity...

Clinical Expertise

Health impacts of climate change, Health impacts of early childhood experiences

Education & Training

University of California Davis HealthResidency, Pediatrics, 2004 - 2007
University of Nevada, Reno School of MedicineClass of 2004
Brown UniversityBA, Environmental Studies, Honors, 1979 - 1983

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2005 - Present
NV State Medical License 2007 - 2025
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Special Achievement Award American Academy of Pediatrics, 2020
Vice Chancellor's Housestaff Award UC Davis Medical Center, 2007
Dennis M. Styne Academic Achievement Award - Pediatrics UC Davis Medical Center, 2007
Sugawara Resident Leadership Award - Pediatrics UC Davis Medical Center, 2007
Award for Excellence in Pediatric Critical Care UC Davis Medical Center, 2007
Award for Excellence in Pediatric Emergency Medicine UC Davis Medical Center, 2007
Outstanding Student in Family Practice University of Nevada School of Medicine, 2004
John J. Stapleton Student Award for Excellence in Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Nevada School of Medicine, 2004
Leonard Tow Humanism Award University of Nevada School of Medicine, 2004
Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation University of Nevada School of Medicine, 2004
Twentieth Century Club Award University of Nevada School of Medicine, 2002
Professionalism Award - Respect University of Nevada School of Medicine, 2002
Professionalism Award - Integrity University of Nevada School of Medicine, 2002
Walter E. Massey Prize Brown University, 1983
Honors in Environmental Studies Brown University, 1983
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
An inborn error of bile salt transport with features mimicking abusive head trauma.
Debra J. Hendrickson, A.S. Knisely, Kevin Coulter, David G. Telander, Richard Quan
Child Abuse & Neglect. 2010-07-01
64 citations
Five-fold increase in pediatric parapneumonic empyema since introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
Debra J. Hendrickson, Dean A. Blumberg, Jesse P. Joad, Sanjay Jhawar, Ruth J. McDonald
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2008-11-01

Books/Book Chapters

The Air They Breathe: A Pediatrician on the Frontlines of Climate Change
Debra HendricksonSimon & Schuster, New York, NY2024
Problem-Based Behavioral Science and Psychiatry
Chapter: Effects of Early Experience on Brain and Body
Page 33 - 54Hendrickson, Debra J.Editors: Alicata, D.; Jacobs, N.N., Guerrero, A.; Piasecki, M..SpringerEdition 2nd,2016

Lectures

A Burning House: Children's Health in the Warming World
Plenary talk, American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, New Orleans, LA - 10/28/2019
The Least of These: Childhood Poverty and Health Outcomes in the United States
Nevada Academy of Family Physicians Annual CME Meeting - 1/26/2014
The Least of These: Childhood Poverty and Health Outcomes in the United States
Psychiatry Grand Rounds, University of Nevada School of Medicine - 7/17/2013
Changes in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease at a Northern California Children’s Hospital since Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, San Francisco, CA - 10/28/2007
Changes in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Since the Introduction of Prevnar
Pediatric Grand Rounds, U.C. Davis Medical Center - 2/23/2007
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Press Mentions

Nevada Docs Form Group to Fight Health Impact of Climate ChangeSeptember 12th, 2024
Climate Change Has Adverse Effects on Children’s HealthNovember 18th, 2019
Environmental Planner Turned Pediatrician to Discuss Children’s Health in Warming WorldAugust 15th, 2019
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Committees

Member, Search Committee, Chair of Pediatrics (University of Nevada School of Medicine) and Chief of Pediatrics (Renown Regional Medical Center) 2014 - 2015