David Sheridan

David Sheridan is a Senior Professor at Oregon Health & Science University, where his research bridges pediatric emergency medicine, psychiatry, and public health. His recent work investigates toxicological threats to youth, including the impact of social media challenges on intentional ingestions, alongside clinical innovations such as objective capillary refill for rapid hemorrhage detection in sepsis and the expanded use of rapid MRI for pediatric blunt head injury. He has also published on regulatory software gaps for medical devices and pediatric window fall outcomes. His research interests center on child mental health, psychiatric emergencies, and toxicology within the pediatric emergency department setting.