Forrest T Closson MD
Instructor, Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine
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650 W Lombard StBaltimore, MD 21201
Phone+1 410-328-2079
Fax+1 410-328-0987
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Summary
- Dr. Forrest T. Closson is a physician based in Baltimore, MD, and who specializes in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. He completed a Pediatrics residency at Albert Einstein Healthcare Network from 1998 to 2001 after graduating from Howard University College of Medicine in 1998. He previously graduated from the Johns Hopkins University and also obtained additional degrees from Towson University. Dr. Closson has done considerable work within the child abuse community focusing on child sexual abuse and human trafficking, and is currently the Medical Director for the Sexual Abuse & Rape Assessment team at the University of Maryland Children's Hospital. Dr. Closson has authored publications in reputable journals, including works on pediatric gastrointestinal foreign bodies and medicolegal concerns, which have been cited multiple times by other publications.
Education & Training
Jefferson Health Medical Education/Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1998 - 2001
Howard University College of MedicineClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
MD State Medical License 2001 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1999 - 2001
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 51 citationsUpdates in Pediatric Gastrointestinal Foreign BodiesChristian C. Wright, Forrest T. Closson
Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2013-10-01 - 14 citationsVaginal Foreign Bodies and Child Sexual Abuse: An Important ConsiderationForrest T. Closson, Richard Lichenstein
The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2013-01-01 - 10 citationsEmergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act: the basics and other medicolegal concerns.Getachew Teshome, Forrest T. Closson
Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2006-02-01
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