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Tony Woodward, MD, MBA

Tony Woodward, MD, MBA

Emergency Medicine

On staff since December 2003

Children's Title: Medical Director, Emergency Medicine; Chief, Division of Emergency Medicine; The Norcliffe Foundation Endowed Chair in Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Academic Title: Professor, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Dept of Pediatrics, UW School of Medicine

Research Center: Center for Clinical and Translational Research

  • Biography

    George A. (Tony) Woodward, MD, MBA, is Medical Director of the Division of Emergency Medicine at Seattle Childrens Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He is also the Medical Director for Transport Medicine at Seattle Childrens. He received his MD from Temple University Medical School and his MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

    He completed an internship and residency at St. Christophers Hospital for Children in Philadelphia and a fellowship at the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Program at Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia. He held faculty positions at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City. He has been awarded the Norcliffe Foundation Endowed Chair in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and has been elected as member for the American Pediatric Society, an honorary society for pediatric research. Woodwards specialty and board certifications include Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine, being an ACLS, PALS and Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals (PEPP) instructor and an ATLS provider. He has held several national leadership positions, editorial positions and authored numerous publications.

  • Patient Testimonials

    • Will Puerto San Jose, GUATEMALA 06.28.12

      Highly recommend Dr. Tony Woodward. Had a chance to meet him about 20 years ago, in Guatemala City, while giving a course on Pediatric Trauma, and I was VERY IMPRESSED with his knowledge and technical skills. And this was 20 years ago.... I can only imagine his experience now !!!

    Recommend Dr. Tony Woodward

  • Awards and Honors

    Award Name Award Description Awarded By Award Date
    SEATTLE MAGAZINE TOP DOCTOR - 2014 Seattle Magazine 2014
    Seattle Magazine Top Doctor - 2013 Seattle Magazine 2013
    Seattle's Top Doc Seattle Met Magazine

  • Publications

    • Cico SJ, Paris CA, Woodward GA
      Miscellaneous causes of pediatric chest pain.
      21111124 Pediatric clinics of North America , 2010 Dec. : 1397-406
    • Giardino AP, Tran XG, King J, Giardino ER, Woodward GA, Durbin DR
      A longitudinal view of resident education in pediatric emergency interhospital transport.
      20805781 Pediatric emergency care , 2010 Sept. : 653-8
    • Woodward GA
      Pediatric emergency medicine: legal briefs.
      19092568 Pediatric emergency care , 2008 Dec. : 857-60
    • Woodward GA
      Radiologic procedures, policies and protocols for pediatric emergency medicine.
      18810410 Pediatric radiology , 2008 Nov. : S707-13
    • King BR, Woodward GA
      Procedural training for pediatric and neonatal transport nurses: Part 2-procedures, skills assessment, and retention.
      12488839 Pediatric emergency care , 2002 Dec. : 438-41
    • King BR, Woodward GA
      Pediatric critical care transport--the safety of the journey: a five-year review of vehicular collisions involving pediatric and neonatal transport teams.
      12385615 Prehospital emergency care : official journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors , 2002 Oct. : 449-54
    • Selbst SM, Woodward GA
      Pediatric emergency medicine: legal briefs.
      12187141 Pediatric emergency care , 2002 Aug. : 310-3
    • Woodward GA, Insoft RM, Pearson-Shaver AL, Jaimovich D, Orr RA, Chambliss R, Abramo TJ, Bose C, Gomez MA, Westergaard F
      The state of pediatric interfacility transport: consensus of the second National Pediatric and Neonatal Interfacility Transport Medicine Leadership Conference.
      11862139 Pediatric emergency care , 2002 Feb. : 38-43

  • Presentations

    Presentations Title Event Location Date
    Pediatric Critical Care Transport Regional Hospital de Zacapa Zacapa, Guatemala Feb. 1, 2010
    Management of Pediatric Head Trauma San Juan de Dios Hospital Guatemala City, Guatemala Feb. 1, 2010
    Visiting Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine San Juan de Dios Hospital Guatemala City, Guatemala Feb. 1, 2010
    Workshop: Pediatric Trauma & Transport Cases 21st Annual Winter Conference on Emergency Medicine Cozumel, Mexico Feb. 1, 2010
    Nontraumatic Pediatric Orthopedic Emergencies 21st Annual Winter Conference on Emergency Medicine Cozumel, Mexico Feb. 1, 2010
    Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Head Injuries 21st Annual Winter Conference on Emergency Medicine Cozumel, Mexico Feb. 1, 2010
    Pediatric Fractures: Identification & Management 21st Annual Winter Conference on Emergency Medicine Cozumel, Mexico Feb. 1, 2010
    Transport Medicine: Guidelines, Standards and Safety Grand Rounds - Tisch Hospital New York Sept. 1, 2009
    Transport safety, by air and by ground IPOKRaTES Clinical Seminar: Golden First Hour Post Partum Budapest, Hungary Sept. 1, 2009
    Guidelines and standards for neonatal transport IPOKRaTES Clinical Seminar: Golden First Hour Post Partum Budapest, Hungary Sept. 1, 2009
    Pediatric Symposium: Moderator Emergency Medicine without Borders: A Scientific and Cultural Assembly, American College of Emergency Physicians Seattle, WA May 1, 2009
    Course Planning Committee Emergency Medicine without Borders: A Scientific and Cultural Assembly, American College of Emergency Physicians Seattle, WA May 1, 2009
    Workshop: Common Orthopedic Emergencies: Discussion and Demonstration 13th Annual Spring Conference on Pediatric Emergencies, Symposia Medicus Maui, Hawaii April 1, 2009
    Chest Pain and Cardiac Emergencies in Pediatrics 13th Annual Spring Conference on Pediatric Emergencies, Symposia Medicus Maui, Hawaii April 1, 2009
    Nontraumatic Pediatric Orthopedic Emergencies 13th Annual Spring Conference on Pediatric Emergencies, Symposia Medicus Maui, Hawaii April 1, 2009
    Pediatric Fractures: Identification & Management 13th Annual Spring Conference on Pediatric Emergencies, Symposia Medicus Maui, Hawaii April 1, 2009
    Moderator 4th Annual Pediatric Emergency Medicine for the Primary Care Provider Seatle, WA March 1, 2009
    Planning Committee 4th Annual Pediatric Emergency Medicine for the Primary Care Provider Seattle, WA March 1, 2009
    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Top 10 of Pediatric Transport 31st Annual Current Concepts in Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Salt Lake City, Utah Feb. 1, 2009
    Altered Mental Status and Transport 31st Annual Current Concepts in Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Salt Lake City, Utah Feb. 1, 2009
    Pediatric Trauma Pediatric Education for the Prehospital Professional Seattle, WA Jan. 1, 2009

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Overview

Board Certification(s)

Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Pediatrics

Medical/Professional School

Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia

Residency

Pediatrics, St Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia

Fellowship

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia

Clinical Interests

Emergency medicine, Trauma, Transport, EMS, Injury prevention

Research Description

Pediatric emergency medicine and trauma; emergency medical transport.

Research Focus Area

Translational Research