Richard M. Ruddy, MD
Title
Director
Appointment
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Email
richard.ruddy@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-7966
Fax
513-636-7967
Bio
Richard M. Ruddy, M.D., is Director of the Division of Emergency Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College Of Medicine.
Dr. Ruddy joined Cincinnati Children’s in 1991 as Director of Emergency Medicine. Previous appointments include being an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at University of Pennsylvania and CHOP from 1980-85 and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at New York Medical College and Westchester County Medical Center from 1985-91. He earned a bachelor’s degree, graduating cum laude, at the University of Notre Dame, and a medical degree at Georgetown University Medical School, where he was elected to the AOA, as a top graduate of his class.
Dr. Ruddy is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, Ambulatory Pediatric Association, American Thoracic Society, American College of Emergency Physicians, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, and American College of Physician Executives. His service includes membership on several national and statewide committees.
He was a member of the Ohio State Trauma Committee for five years ending in 1997. He is the past Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Executive Committee – Section of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Ruddy is the author of numerous papers, abstracts, books and book chapters, including chapters in the Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and the Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures. He is frequently invited to lecture throughout the world on a wide range of pediatric emergency medical issues. Dr. Ruddy has special interests in, and is an expert on trauma care, injury prevention and acute respiratory disease.
Credentials
MD: Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., 1976.
Certification: Pediatrics, 1981; Pediatric Pulmonology, 1986; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 1992, 1998, 2007.
Awards and Honors
Best Doctors in America, 2008
Awarded "2005 Best Doctors"
Publications, Most Recent
Peer Review Journals
Ruddy Richard M. Trauma and the paediatric lung. Pediatric Respiratory Reviews 2005; 6:61-67.
Guajardo JR, Schleifer KW, Daines MO, Ruddy RM, Aronow BJ, Wills-Karp M, Hershey GKK. Altered gene expression profiles in nasal respiratory epithelium reflect stable verses acute childhood asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2005; 115(2):243-251.
Ruddy RM. Introduction. Clinical Pediatrics Emergency Medicine Philadelphia 2005; 6(3):123.
Ruddy RM. Emergency Presentation of Cancer in Childhood. Clinical Pediatrics Emergency Medicine 2005; 6(3):184-191.
Iyer SB, Gerber MA, Pomerantz WJ, Mortensen JE, Ruddy RM. Effect of point-of-care influenza testing on management of febrile children. Academic Emergency Medicine 2006; 13(12):1259-1268.
Corneli HM, Zorc JJ, Majahan P, Shaw KN, Holbkov R, Reeves SD, Ruddy RM, et al. A multicenter, randomized controlled trial of dexamethasone for bronchiolitis. NEJM 2007; 357(4):331-339.
Stevenson M, Heaton P, Moomaw C, Bean J, Ruddy R. Inhaled Corticosteroid Use in Asthmatic Children Receiving Ohio Medicaid: Trend Analysis 1997-2001. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2008; 100(6): 538-544.
Books / Chapters
Ruddy RM. Injuries and Trauma. In Osborn L, DeWitt T, First L, Zenel J, editors. Pediatrics. Philadelphia: Elsevier Mosby; 2005. Chapter 34, p.279-285.
Fleisher G, Ludwig S and Henretig FM. Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD. 5th edition; 2005, Associate Editor and Contributor.
Section II - Signs and Symptons
- Chapter 45 - McAneney CM, Ruddy RM. Neck Mass, pp 429-435
- Chapter 50 - Ruddy RM. Pain - Abdomen, pp 469-476
- Chapter 52 - Patterson MD, Ruddy RM. Pain - Chest, pp 483-489
Section III - Medical Emergencies
- Chapter 92 – Stevenson, MD, Ruddy RM. Asthma and Allergic Emergencies, pp 1067 1086
- Chapter 95 - Baker MD, Ruddy RM. Pulmonary Emergencies, pp 1137-1159
Section IV - Trauma
- Chapter 103 - Ruddy RM, Fleisher GR. An Approach to the Injured Child, pp 1339-1348
Section VII - Procedures (Section Editor and Author) pp 1859-1956
- Carlson DW, DiGiulio GA, Givens TG, Gonzalez del Rey JA, Hodge III D, Jaffe DM, Lewis LL, Loiselle J, McAneney CM, McCans K, Ruddy RM. Illustrated Techniques of Pediatric Emergency Procedures
- King C, Henretig F. Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, MD. 2007
Section I - General Concepts
- Chapter 9: - Jennifer Reed, Ruddy RM. Informed Consent
Section X and XI – Ruddy RM (Section Editor) Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Procedures.
Professional Organization Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow Section of Emergency Medicine
- Ambulatory Pediatric Association
- American Thoracic Society
- Society of Academy Emergency Medicine
- Ameican College of Emergency Physicians, Fellow
- American College of Physician Executives
Special Interests
Pediatric emergency care and network research; asthma quality research
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