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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Joseph Childs identified specializing in Pediatric MedicinePediatric Medicine
A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional, and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive health care to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social, and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development., Pediatric Critical CarePediatric Critical Care
A pediatrician expert in advanced life support for children from the term or near-term neonate to the adolescent. This competence extends to the critical care management of life-threatening organ system failure from any cause in both medical and surgical patients, and to the support of vital physiological functions. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and also facilitate patient care among other specialists. and Pediatric Emergency MedicinePediatric Emergency Medicine
A pediatrician who has special qualifications to manage emergencies in infants and children.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Pediatric Medicine.

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Hospital Affiliations

A hospital affiliation covers any doctor who has an affiliation, association or admitting privilege with a hospital. A doctor's particular affiliation to a specific hospital can translate to the overall quality of that provider.

Dr. Childs is affiliated with 1 hospital:

East Tennessee Childrens Hospital
2018 W Clinch Ave
Knoxville, TN

Education

Dr. Childs attended medical school at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and graduated in 1980 having 32 years experience. Additional Pediatric Medicine training was conducted at David Grant USAF Medical Center.

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While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.

Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. Joseph Childs MD as:

• Joseph F Childs
• J Childs

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