Todd Lyons

Research Overview

The research interests of Dr. Lyons include the diagnosis and management of children with meningitis, seizures and head trauma. He has also begun work on health information technology, care fragmentation and health information exchange. His previous work has included studies of enteroviral meningitis, Lyme meningitis, status epilepticus, head trauma and skull fractures.

Research Background

Todd Lyons received his MD in Medicine from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He did his internship and residency at the Boston Combined Residency Program at Boston Children’s Hospital where he was chief resident. He completed his fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Lyons completed the program in clinic-effectiveness at the Harvard School of Public Health. He is a research fellow in the Division of Emergency Medicine under the NIH T32 training program. He joined the faculty of the Division of Emergency Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital in 2015.

Publications

• Comprehensiveness of Testing Among Herpes Simplex Virus Infected Infants: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Jul 07. ViewComprehensiveness of Testing Among Herpes Simplex Virus Infected Infants: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Abstract

• A Clinical Prediction Rule for Bacterial Musculoskeletal Infections in Children with Monoarthritis in Lyme Endemic Regions. Ann Emerg Med. 2022 Sep; 80(3):225-234. ViewA Clinical Prediction Rule for Bacterial Musculoskeletal Infections in Children with Monoarthritis in Lyme Endemic Regions. Abstract

• Paediatric post-concussive symptoms: symptom clusters and clinical phenotypes. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Jul; 56(14):785-791. ViewPaediatric post-concussive symptoms: symptom clusters and clinical phenotypes. Abstract

• Validation of Septic Knee Monoarthritis Prediction Rule in a Lyme Disease Endemic Area. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Feb 01; 38(2):e881-e885. ViewValidation of Septic Knee Monoarthritis Prediction Rule in a Lyme Disease Endemic Area. Abstract

• Attending-Provider Handoffs and Pediatric Emergency Department Revisits. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Nov 01; 37(11):e679-e685. ViewAttending-Provider Handoffs and Pediatric Emergency Department Revisits. Abstract