WardRRiceMD

Professor, Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

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Dr. Ward Rice is a neonatologist/perinatologist based in Cincinnati, OH. He completed his medical education at the University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine in 1978, followed by a pediatrics residency at Duke University Hospital and a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. His research primarily focuses on neonatal care, notably contributing to studies on neonatal opioid withdrawal and infant feeding, with publications in journals such as JAMA Pediatrics and The New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Rice has been recognized as a Fellow by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1981 - 1983
Duke University HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1981
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1978

PubMed

Infant Feeding and Weight Trajectories in the Eat, Sleep, Console Trial: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.
Stephanie L Merhar, Zhuopei Hu, Lori A Devlin, Songthip T Ounpraseuth, Alan E Simon
JAMA Pediatrics. 2024-10-01
4 citations
Influence of Eat, Sleep, and Console on Infants Pharmacologically Treated for Opioid Withdrawal: A Post Hoc Subgroup Analysis of the ESC-NOW Randomized Clinical Trial.
Lori A Devlin, Zhuopei Hu, Stephanie L Merhar, Songthip T Ounpraseuth, Alan E Simon
JAMA Pediatrics. 2024-06-01
40 citations
Eat, Sleep, Console Approach or Usual Care for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal.
Leslie W Young, Songthip T Ounpraseuth, Stephanie L Merhar, Zhuopei Hu, Alan E Simon
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2023-06-22

Perinatology Training GrantEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1996–1998
Purinoceptor Control Of Surfactant SecretionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1993–1996
Control Of Type II Cell Function By Pneumocystis CariniiNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1991–1994
Purinoceptor Control Of Surfactant SecretionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1987–1991