Ward R. Rice, MD, PhD
Title
Director, Neonatology Fellowship Training Program; and Director, Newborn Services, St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Appointment
Professor of Pediatrics
Email
ward.rice@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-3149
Fax
513-636-7868
Bio
Ward R. Rice, MD, PhD, is the Director of the Neonatology Fellowship Training Program and Director of Newborn Services, St. Elizabeth Medical Center.
Dr. Rice received MD and PhD degrees from the University of Chicago and has been on the faculty since 1983. He has been the Director of the Neonatology Fellowship Training Program since 1990. During this time, he has supervised the clinical training of more than 100 fellows who currently hold academic appointments across the United States and around the world.
His past NIH supported research accomplishments included identification of novel G-protein coupled receptors on alveolar type II cells and studies of the interaction of the opportunistic pathogen P carinii with alveolar type II cells. He currently works in collaboration with Dr. Timothy Weaver to study biosynthesis of Surfactant Protein C.
Credentials
Postgraduate Education
PhD: 1972-76 University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Ph.D., Biochemistry
Thesis Advisor: T.L. Steck, M.D.
Thesis: "Pyruvate Flux Across The Isolated Human Erythrocyte Membrane"
Medical Education
MD: 1972-78 University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Clinical Training
Internship: 1978-79 Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Residency: 1979-81 Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Postgraduate Training
Fellowship Neonatology: 1981-83 University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Children's Hospital Medical Center
Certification: Pediatrics, 1983
Sub-board Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1983
Position History
Professor, Divisions of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 2002-present
Director, Newborn Services, St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Edgewood, Kentucky, 2001-present
Director, Neonatology Fellowship Training Program, Divisions of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1990-present
Associate Professor, Divisions of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1988-2002
Assistant Professor, Divisions of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1984-88
Research Scholar, Newborn Division, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1983-84
Awards and Honors
Medical Staff Teacher of the Year Award, St. Elizabeth Medical Center, 1997-98
Research
- Processing of Surfactant Protein C
Publications, Most Recent
View Ward Rice's publications as listed by PubMed.
Conkright JJ, Apsley KA, Martin EP, Ridsdale R, Rice WR, Na C-L, Yang B, Weaver TE. Nedd 4-2 mediated ubiquitination facilitates processing of surfactant protein C.Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2009 (In press).
Geary C, Akinbi H, Korfhagen T, Fabre JE, Boucher R, Rice W. Increased susceptibility of purinergic receptor-deficient mice to lung infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2005;289:L890-5.
Nesslein LL, Melton KR, Ikegami M, Na CL, Wert SE, Rice WR, Whitsett JA, Weaver TE. Partial SP-B deficiency perturbs lung function and causes air space abnormalities.Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2005;288:L1154-61.
Professional Organization Memberships
Special Interests
- Hypotension in ELBW infants
- EMR
Other Programs, Services, and Clinics
Physician Scientist Training Program, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, 1985-present
Chairperson, Promotions Board, PSTP, 1994-present
Scientific Advisory Committee, Clinical Research Center, Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1987-1991
Reappointment, Promotion & Tenure Committee, Department of Pediatrics, 1993-1996
Chairperson, Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee, Department of Pediatrics, 1994- 1996
Reappointment, Promotion & Tenure Committee, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, 1999-present
GME Committee, Children's Hospital, 1994-present
GME Committee, Chairperson, Division of Neonatology, 1997-present
Community Activities
Habitat for Humanity
2008 - Jimmy Carter Work Project, Pascagoula, MS, Crew Leader
2007 - Jimmy Carter Work Project, LosAngeles, CA, Crew Leader
2005 - Jimmy Carter Work Project, Detroit, MI, Crew Leader
2003 - Jimmy Carter Work Project, LaGrange, GA, Crew Leader
2002 - Ed Schreyer Work Project, Ottawa, ON, Crew Leader
2001 - Ed Schreyer Work Project, Winnipeg, MB
2000 - Jimmy Carter Work Project, Americus, GA
2000 - Ed Schreyer Work Project, Windsor, ON
1999 - Ed Schreyer Work Project, Halifax, NS
1998 - Jimmy Carter Work Project, Houston, TX
1997 - Jimmy Carter Work Project, Hyden, KY
Related Areas
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