Evan M. Dalton, MD

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Evan M. Dalton, MD, is a pediatric hospitalist, an attending physician dedicated to caring for hospitalized children, at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)

Education and Training

Medical School

MD - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Residency

Pediatrics - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Fellowship

Pediatric Hospital Medicine - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification

Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics

Titles and Academic Titles

Pediatric Hospitalist

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

2021

Polina Krass, MD; Evan Dalton, MD; Stephanie K. Doupnik, MD, MSHP; Jeremy Esposito, MD, MSEd: US Pediatric Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic JAMA Open April 2021.

Dalton EM, Herndon A, Cundiff A, Fuchs DC, Kreth HL, Morgan K, Ried A, Williams D, Johnson D: Decreasing the Use of Restraints on Children Admitted for Behavioral Health Conditions. Pediatrics June 2021.

2020

Alison C Herndon, Derek Williams, Matt Hall, James C Gay, Whitney Browning, Heather Kreth, Greg Plemmons, Kate Morgan, Maya Neeley, My-Linh Ngo, Lisa Clewner-Newman, Evan Dalton, Hannah Griffith, Travis Crook, Stephanie K Doupnik: Costs and Reimbursements for Mental Health Hospitalizations at Children's Hospitals. Journal of Hospital Medicine December 2020.

Books

Chapters

2021

Dalton E and Pletcher J: Behavioral Health Conditions. Netter's Pediatrics 2021.

Posters and Presentations

2022

Dalton EM, Raymond K, Kovacs B, Gunnison C, Kane E, Andrade G: Improving Agitation Management in the Medical Behavioral Unit. Pediatric Academic Societies April 2022.

Patricia A. Stoeck, Morgan C. Shields, Sifan Lu, Evan M. Dalton, Nicholas J. Carson, Alisa B. Busch, Mihail Samnaliev, Nancy Beaulieu, David Cutler, Alyna T Chien: Pediatric Behavioral Health Systems Trends: 2010-2016. April 2022.

2021

Polina Krass, MD; Evan Dalton, MD; Stephanie K. Doupnik, MD, MSHP; Jeremy Esposito, MD, MSEd: Pediatric Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting April 2021.

Dalton EM, Krass P, Doupnik S, Esposito J: Pediatric Hospitalizations for Mental Health Conditions during the COVID-19 Pandemic. PHM21 Virtual Conference August 2021.

2019

Dalton EM, Herndon A, Cundiff A, Fuchs DC, Kreth HL, Morgan K, Ried A, Williams D, Johnson D: Decreasing Violent Restraint Use on Pediatric Patients with Primary Mental Health Conditions Admitted to a Children's Hospital. Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference 2019.

Invited Lectures

2021

Dalton EM. "Pediatric Behavioral Health: Agitation and De-escalation," CHOP Community Hospitalist Grand Rounds. Apr 2021.

2019

Dalton EM. "Keep CALM and Carry Olanzapine" Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference, Seattle Washington. July 2019

Awards and Honors

2022, CPCE Pilot Grant for “Staff Perception of Physical Restraint Use” Study, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2021-2023, NIH T32 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Training Grant, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2021, Top Ten Articles in Pediatric Hospital Medicine, PHM21 Conference
2013, Medical Management Track Certificate
2009-2013, Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

Ad-hoc reviewer

2021-present, Pediatric Quality and Safety
2021-present, Pediatrics
2021-present, Academic Pediatrics
2021-present, Hospital Pediatrics
2021-present, European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2020-present, Journal of Hospital Medicine

Academic and Institutional Committees

2021-present, Behavioral Health Population Health Workgroup
2021-present, Enterprise Behavioral Health Safety Committee
2020-present, Safety and Operations Council
2020-present, Housestaff Quality and Safety Committee, Vice Chair
2020-present, Restraints Committee

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

2021-present, Society of Hospital Medicine
2018-present, American Academy of Pediatrics
2019-present, Section of Hospital Medicine