University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview Position(s)
Pediatrician

Other Related Positions Currently Held
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota

Director, General Pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota

Board Certifications
Pediatrics

Sees Patients At
-University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Fairview
-Pediatric Specialty Clinic (Minneapolis)

Clinical Interests
Parenting Education
Pediatrics
Psychosocial Problems
Violence Prevention Factors

Education
Medical School
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Site of Residency
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA (Pediatrics)

Site of Fellowship
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA (Pediatrics)

Research Interest(s)
Risk and protective factors for involvement in self-directed and interpersonal violence among youth

Development of effective violence prevention strategies, particularly interventions that can be used by health care providers in clinical encounters

Selected Recent Publications
Borowsky IW. Youth violence intervention: A parent-physician partnership strategy. Minnesota Health Care News 3(4):16-17, 2005. Reprinted in Pediatrics for Parents 22(4):10-11, 2006.

Borowsky IW, Resnick MD, Ireland M, Blum RW. Suicide attempts among American Indian and Alaska Native youth: Risk and protective factors. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1999;153:573-580.

Borowsky IW, Ireland M. National survey of pediatricians' violence prevention counseling. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1999;153:1170-1176.

Borowsky IW, Ireland M, Resnick MD. Adolescent suicide attempts: Risks and protectors. Pediatrics. 2001;107:485-493.
Borowsky, IW, Ireland M. Parental screening for intimate partner violence by pediatricians and family physicians. Pediatrics.
2002;110:509-516.

Borowsky IW, Ireland M, Resnick MD. Violence risk and protective factors for youth held back in school. Ambulatory Pediatrics. 2002;2:475-484.

Borowsky IW, Mozayeny S, Ireland M. Brief psychosocial screening at health supervision and acute care visits. Pediatrics. 2003;112:129-133.

Borowsky IW, Ireland M. Predictors of future fight-related injury among adolescents. Pediatrics. 2004;113:530-536.

Borowsky IW, Mozayeny SM, Stuenkel KN, Ireland M. Effects of a primary care-based intervention on violent behavior and injury in children. Pediatrics. 2004;114:e392-e399.

Borowsky IW. The role of the pediatrician in preventing suicidal behavior. Minerva Pediatrica. 2002;54:41-52.

Resnick MD, Ireland M, Borowsky IW. Youth violence perpetration: What protects? What predicts? Findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. J Adolesc Health. 2004;35:424.e1-424.e10.

Scal P, Hennrikus D, Ehrlich L, Ireland M, Borowsky I. Preparing residents to counsel about smoking. Clinical Pediatrics. 2004;43:703-708.

Duke N, Resnick MD, Borowsky IW. Adolescent firearm violence: Position paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. J Adolesc Health. 2005;37:171-174.

Duke N, Ireland M, Borowsky IW. Identifying psychosocial problems among youth: Factors associated with youth agreement on a positive parent-completed PSC-17. Child: Care, Health & Development. 2005;31:563-573.

Ohene SA, Ireland M, McNeely C, Borowsky IW. Parental expectations, physical punishment and violence among adolescents scoring positive on a psychosocial screening test in primary care. Pediatrics. 2006;117:441-447.

Borowsky IW, Hogan M, Ireland M. Adolescent sexual aggression: Risk and protective factors. Pediatrics. 1997;100(6). URL:

Borowsky IW, Resnick MD. Environmental stressors and emotional status of adolescents who have been in special education classes. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998;152:377-382.

Yexley M, Borowsky I, Ireland M. Correlation between different experiences of intrafamilial physical violence and violent adolescent behavior. J Interpersonal Violence. 2002;17:707-720..

Scal P, Ireland M, Borowsky IW. Smoking initiation among American adolescents: A risk and protective factor analysis. J Community Health. 2003;28:79-97.