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David O Childers, MD
Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician
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My bio
David O. Childers, M.D., is a University of Florida associate professor of pediatrics and a board-certified pediatrician specializing in neurodevelopmental disabilities and developmental-behavioral pediatrics at UF Health in Jacksonville. He also serves as the medical director of the Early Steps Program in Jacksonville. He received his medical degree from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. He completed a pediatrics residency at Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, in Portsmouth, Virginia, as well as a fellowship in neurodevelopmental disabilities at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.
Board certifications
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Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics
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Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
American Board of Pediatrics
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Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics
Education
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Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine, 1998
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Pediatrics Residency
Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, 1992
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Doctor of Medicine
Texas A&M University College of Medicine, 1989
My areas of focus
Specialties
Subspecialties
Gender
Male
Positions
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Associate Professor
University of Florida, 2016 - Current
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Chief
Division of Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics, 2002 - 2023
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Chief
Division of General Academic Pediatrics, 2016 - 2025
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Medical Director
Early Steps Program, 2012 - Current
Accomplishments
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Exemplary Teacher Award
University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, 2012