John Leventhal, M.D.

Professor of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Child Study Center
Clinical Professor, School of Nursing
Attending Pediatrician / Medical Director
Child Abuse Commitee and Sexual Abuse Clinic,
Yale New Haven Children's Hospital

Email:
john.leventhal@yale.edu

 

 

URL:
Yale Pediatrics

John Leventhal’s research interests include the epidemiology of child maltreatment; risk factors for child abuse and neglect; prevention of child abuse and neglect; distinguishing abusive from accidental injuries; and recognition and management of behavioral problems by pediatricians.  For the last five years, he has served as Editor-in-Chief of Child Abuse & Neglect, The International Journal. He also directs the Yale Child Abuse Program.

 

Select Publications

Leventhal JM, Asnes, AG: Sexual abuse of children in Hoekelman RA, et al (eds). Primary Pediatric Care, 4 th edition (in press)

Leventhal JM, Larson IA, Abdoo D, Singarcharlu S, Takizawa C, Miller C, Goodman TR, Schwartz, D, Grasso S, Ellingson K: Are abusive fractures in young children becoming less common? Changes over 24 years . Child Abuse & Neglect (in press)

Keenan HT, Leventhal JM: The evolution of child abuse research. in Reece RM, Christian CW (eds). Child Abuse, 3 rd edition (in press)

Weitzman CC, Leventhal JM: Screening for behavioral health disorders in primary care. Current Opinions in Pediatrics 2006 (in press)

Bechtel K, Moss RL, Sprio D, Leventhal JM, Abo A: Duodenal hematoma after upper endoscopy and biopsy in a four-year-old girl. Pediatric Emergency Care 2006; 653-654

Berger RP, Dulani, T, Adelson PD, Leventhal JM, Richichi R, Kochanek PM: Identification of inflicted traumatic brain injury in well-appearing infants using serum and cerebrosopinal makers: a possible screening tool for inflicted traumatic brain injury. Pediatrics 2006; 117-325-332

Kerker BD, Horwitz SM, Leventhal JM: Substance use among low-income pregnant women: Racial/ethnic disparities in medical history taking. Ethnicity and Disease 2006; 16: 28-34

Leventhal, JM: Improving the quality of Child Abuse & Neglect: The peer-review process does matter. Child Abuse & Neglect 2006; 30:579-581

Sadler LS, Chen JY, Moriarty Daley A, Leventhal JM, Reynolds H: Reproductive care and rates of pregnancy in teens with negative pregnancy test results. J Adolescent Health 2006; 222-229

Wu AC, Leventhal JM, Ortiz J, Gonzalez, EE, Forsyth, BWC: The interpreter as cultural educator of residents: Improving communications for Latino Patients. Arch Pediatr & Adolesc Med 2006; 1145-1150