David R. Hardy, M.D.

Primary Office

Temple Clinic
254-724-1199

David R. Hardy, M.D.

  • Co-Director, Division of Emergency/Critical Care
  • Chief, Section of Pediatric Critical Care


Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatrics

Faculty Rank - Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

Education

  • University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, M.D., 1979
  • Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, B.S., 1975

Specialty Training

  • Pediatric Residency and Chief Residency at Scott & White Hospital, Temple, Tx 1979-1982
  • Fellowship in Critical Care Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 1982

Scott & White Appointment

July 1, 1982

Board Certification

  • American Board of Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Critical Care

Publications and Research

  • Larsen R, Galloway D, Wadera S, Kjar D, Hardy D, Mirkes C, Wick L, Pohl J.  Safety of propofol sedation for pediatric outpatient procedures.  Clinical Pediatrics (manuscript accepted 2009).
  • Larsen R, Galloway D, Wadera S, Kjar D, Hardy DR, Mirkes C, Wick L, Pohl J. Safety of propofol sedation for pediatric outpatient procedures. 2009.  Presented at the Departments of Pediatrics, Biostatistics, and Internal Medicine; Scott & White Memorial Hospital; Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine; Temple, TX, March, 2009.
  • Neff J, Eichner J, Hardy DR, Klein M, Percelay J, Sigrest T, Stucky E. Family-centered care and the pediatrician's role. Pediatrics 12[3], 1-6. 2003.
  • Hardy DR. Pediatric organ donation and transplantation, AAP Policy Statement, Committee on Hospital Care and Section on surgery. Pediatrics 109[5]. 2002.
  • Johnson PR, Truitt TD, Hardy DR. Electron-beam CT demonstration of a right ventricular myxoma in an infant. AJR.American Journal of Roentgenology 164[1], 79-80. 1995.
  • Crisp, D., Fidone, G., Roe, C., Nickel, A., Hardy, D.:  Recurrent metabolic acidosis in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) -- a possible defect in ketone utilization.  Pediatric Research 25:354 (A), 1989.
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Patient Care Emphasis

  • Child Abuse Investigations
  • Child Abuse Prevention
  • Children with Severe Disabilities requiring long term medical technologic support
  • Cerebral palsy with severe disabilities
  • Home ventilation of children
  • Children with chronic illness
  • Children requiring long-term care

Interests/Hobbies

Sailing, hiking/camping, nature photography and teaching.


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