HooverAdgerJr.MD

Pediatrics • Baltimore, MD

Adolescent Medicine

Professor of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Director, Adolescent Medicine

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Office
200 N Wolfe St
2065
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone+1 410-955-5710

Fax+1 410-502-5440

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthFellowship, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 1985 - 1988
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Adolescent Medicine, 1982 - 1984
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1979 - 1982
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1982 - Present
MD State Medical License 1984 - 2026
OH State Medical License 1980 - 2007
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2013-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014
Top Doctors:Baltimore Area Castle Connolly, 2012
Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Family-Focused Prevention and Early Intervention of Substance Use in Pediatric Primary Care Settings.
Pamela A Matson, Jessica B Calihan, Sarah M Bagley, Hoover Adger
Focus. 2024-10-01
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Youth Substance Use and Substance-Related Risk Factors and Outcomes: Implications for Prevention, Treatment, and Policy.
Christopher J Hammond, Kathryn Van Eck, Hoover Adger
Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2024-08-01
2 citations
Research to law: A qualitative study of Massachusetts' 2018 Care Act expanding emergency department initiation of medication for opioid use disorder.
Rachel H Alinsky, Catherine Silva, Hoover Adger, Emma E McGinty
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 2022-10-01

Professional Memberships

American Society of Addiction Medicine - ASAM
Member
American Academy of Pediatrics - AAP
Fellow

External Links

Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/hoover-adger