Amanda K. Fingarson, DO

Attending Physician, Child Abuse Pediatrics Instructor in Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Language: English

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: All aspects of child abuse pediatrics, including prevention, physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, failure to thrive and medical child abuse

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

Child Abuse Pediatrics

Education & Training

Education: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO, 2003

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in child abuse pediatrics, John Stroger Hopsital, 2006-2008; Residency in pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center, 2003-2006

Board Certifications: General Pediatrics, Child Abuse Pediatrics

Professional Organizations: American Academy of Pediatrics; American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children; The Helfer Society

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Research

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Publications

Abusive Head Trauma in Infants and Children
Pediatrics145 (4):
Who's Watching the Children? Caregiver Features Associated with Physical Child Abuse versus Accidental Injury
J Pediatr212180-187.e1
Yield of Neuroimaging in Infant Physical Abuse Evaluations: Do Infant Age and Injury Type Matter?
J Emerg Med57 (2): 195-202
Are negative/unrealistic parent descriptors of infant attributes associated with physical abuse?
Child Abuse Negl8041-51
Enlarged subarachnoid spaces and intracranial hemorrhage in children with accidental head trauma
J Neurosurg Pediatr19 (2): 254-258

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