Urrego, Fernando, MD

Fernando Urrego, MD
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Sr Physician-Section Head, St. Tammany West Region
71380 LA-21, Covington, LA, 70433

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Overview

Please call (504) 842-3900 to schedule an appointment with Dr Urrego.

Selected publications

2018

Are Pediatric Pulmonologists Adhering to Tobacco Prevention, Control, and Treatment Guidelines?. Pediatric Pulmonology. 53:S141-S142.
Web of Science
2018

Comparison Between Pediatricians and Physicians in Other Medical Specialties in Promoting Smoking Cessation in the Clinic. The Ochsner Journal. 18:326-331.
Full Text PubMed Web of Science
2018

Electronic Heath Record Prompts May Increase Screening for Secondhand Smoke Exposure. Clinical Pediatrics. 57:27-30.
Full Text PubMed Web of Science
2017

A Tale of Smoking Cessation Promotion: The Utilization of a Children's Book to Increase Screening and Counseling in the Pediatric Clinic. Clinical Pediatrics. 56:1142-1147.
Full Text PubMed Web of Science
2017

Are Pediatricians Diagnosing Obese Children?. The Ochsner Journal. 17:80-82.
PubMed Web of Science
2017

Increasing Pediatricians' Smoking Cessation Promotion and Knowledge of the Smoking Cessation Trust. Clinical Pediatrics. 56:461-466.
Full Text PubMed Web of Science
2016

Pediatricians' Confidence and Behaviors in Smoking Cessation Promotion and Knowledge of the Smoking Cessation Trust. The Ochsner Journal. 16:130-135.
PubMed Web of Science
2016

THE USE OF PEDIATRICIAN INTERVENTIONS TO INCREASE SCREENING, COUNSELING AND REFERRAL RATES AMONG SMOKING CAREGIVERS - A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 64:651-651.
Full Text Web of Science
2016

The Use of Pediatrician Interventions to Increase Smoking Cessation Counseling Among Smoking Caregivers: A Systematic Review. Clinical Pediatrics. 55:583-592.
Full Text PubMed Web of Science
2015

The Smoking Cessation Trust Program of Louisiana: The Pediatrician's Role in Identifying and Referring Eligible Caregivers. The Ochsner Journal. 15:237-240.
PubMed Web of Science
2014

EVALUATION OF PNEUMOCOCCAL TITERS AND RESPONSE TO 23-VALENT PNEUMOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE IN CHILDREN WITH COUGH. Pediatric Pulmonology. 49:S78-S78.
Web of Science
2013

Evaluation of Pediatricians' Adherence to Tobacco Prevention, Control, and Treatment Guidelines Before and After an Educational Outreach Program. The Ochsner Journal. 13:375-379.
PubMed Web of Science
2013

Wandering Pneumonia, Recurrent Hemoptysis, and Anemia in a Child With Sickle Cell Trait. Clinical Pediatrics. 52:471-474.
Full Text PubMed Web of Science
2009

Combined Effects of Chronic Nicotine and Acute Virus Exposure on Neurotrophin Expression in Rat Lung. Pediatric Pulmonology. 44:1075-1084.
Full Text PubMed Web of Science

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