Dr. Shawn L Ralston MD
Pediatrician
1 Medical Center Dr Dhmc Department Of P Lebanon NH, 03756About
Dr. Shawn Ralston is a pediatrician practicing in Lebanon, NH. Dr. Ralston is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Ralston diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Ralston can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.
Education and Training
Tx A & M Univ Coll Of Med- College Station Tx 1997
Texas A&M Health Science Center College Of Medicine 1997
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- How I cracked the CPT codes.
- Choosing wisely in pediatric hospital medicine: five opportunities for improved healthcare value.
- "Nobody does nothing better than a hospitalist".
- Editorial.
- Intravenous antibiotic durations for common bacterial infections in children: when is enough enough?
- Authors' responses in response to the letter from Ambrose.
- Author's Response.
- Doing More vs. Doing Good: Aligning Our Ethical Principles From the Personal to the Societal.
- Association Between Hypertonic Saline and Hospital Length of Stay in Acute Viral Bronchiolitis: A Reanalysis of 2 Meta-analyses.
- Rooming-In to Treat Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Improved Family-Centered Care at Lower Cost.
- Diagnosis, prevention, and management of bronchiolitis in children: review of current controversies.
- Categorization of National Pediatric Quality Measures.
- Could This Be the Last Word on Hypertonic Saline?
- Viral Testing for Pediatric Respiratory Infections: Why Precise Diagnoses Do Not Always Translate to Patient Benefit.
- Why It Is So Hard to Talk About Overuse in Pediatrics and Why It Matters.
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