ThomasBRiceMDMS

Pulmonology • Pittsburgh, PA

Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine

Physician

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Office
9104 Babcock Blvd
Ste 2103
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Phone+1 412-748-5020

Fax+1 412-635-4971

Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Sleep Medicine, 2010 - 2011
University of PittsburghMS, Clinical Research, 2008 - 2010
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2007 - 2010
Temple University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 2003
Bucknell UniversityBS, Biochemistry, Cum Laude, 1995 - 1999

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2003 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2014
Travel Award 12th International Symposium on Sleep and Breathing, Barcelona, Spain, 2011
AASM/NIH Young Investigators in Sleep Research Forum 2010
Most Outstanding Grant Proposal, ICRE's Research Design and Development course 2010
First Place in Clinical Research 7th Annual Respiratory Young Investigators' Forum, 2010
NIH Loan Repayment Award 2009
Selection as Chief Medical Resident 2006
Most Outstanding 2nd Year Resident 2005
Thomas M. Durant Award in Internal Medicine Temple University, 2003
Alpha Omega Alpha 2003
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

9 citations
Snoring severity is associated with carotid vascular remodeling in young adults with overweight and obesity.
Christy Taylor, Christopher E. Kline, Thomas B. Rice, Chunzhe Duan, Anne B. Newman
Sleep Health. 2021-04-01
16 citations
The Effect of Changes in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Weight on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity in Overweight Adults with Type 2 Diabetes.
Christopher E. Kline, David M. Reboussin, Gary D. Foster, Thomas B. Rice, Elsa S. Strotmeyer
Sleep. 2016-02-01
48 citations
Pulmonary symptoms and diagnoses are associated with HIV in the MACS and WIHS cohorts
Matthew R. Gingo, Goundappa K. Balasubramani, Thomas B. Rice, Lawrence A. Kingsley, Eric C. Kleerup
BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 2014-04-30

Books/Book Chapters

Mechanical Ventilation
Chapter: Mechanical Ventilation and the cardiovascular system.
Page 111 - 126Rice TB, Gingo MR, Kreit JWEditors: Kreit JW.Oxford University Press, New York, NYEdition 1st,2013

Lectures

"Objectively Measured Snoring Is Associated With Carotid Artery Vasa Vasorum Density."
Philadelphia, PA - 5/21/2013
Medical Grand Rounds: "Clinical Approach to Sleep Disorders."
UMPC Shadyside - 4/5/2012
"Is the signal the noise? Heavy Snoring, Sleep Apnea and Vascular Risk in Young Adults."
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA - 2/15/2012
Grand Rounds: "Is the signal the noise? Heavy Snoring, Sleep Apnea and Vascular Risk in Young Adults."
Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, University of Pittsburgh, PA - 10/19/2011
"A Good Night's Sleep."
Fairmont Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA - 5/13/2011
"Both heavy snoring and sleep apnea predict subclinical cardiovascular disease in community-dwelling young adults."
Barcelona, Spain - 4/9/2011
"Pulmonary Grand Rounds"
University of Pittsburgh, PA - 2/25/2011
"Sleep Apnea, Snoring and Subclinical Disease in the SAVE Study."
Pitt Graduate School of Public Health - 2/24/2011
"Sleep Grand Rounds"
UPMC Sleep Institute - 2/24/2011
"Getting a Master's during your fellowship."
Seven Springs Resort, PA - 1/25/2011
"Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease Journal Club"
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA - 1/6/2011
"Did you sleep well last night?"
Pitt Graduate School of Public Health - 12/14/2010
"Sleep Journal Club"
UPMC Sleep Institute - 11/9/2010
"The association of obstructive sleep apnea and objectively measured snoring vibration with carotid intima media thickness in young, obese community-dwelling adults."
San Antonio, TX - 10/16/2010
"Sleep-disordered breathing in the National Football League."
Pittsburgh, PA - 9/11/2009
"Ground Glass Opacities in a Renal Transplant Patient."
San Diego, CA - 5/17/2009
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Press Mentions

Getting a Good Night’s Sleep: What Is Sleep Apnea?February 2nd, 2021
Surviving Lung Cancer: Kathy’s StoryJanuary 11th, 2021
National Sleep Awareness Week: Time Change Can Be a Sleep Challenge for SomeMarch 10th, 2016