Mary Deffner Patterson, MD, MEd
Title
Medical Director, Cincinnati Children's Center for Simulation and Research; Attending Physician
Appointment
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine
Email
mary.patterson@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-4239
Fax
513-636-7967
Bio
Mary D. Patterson, MD, has been a member of the Division of Emergency Medicine since 1977. She completed pediatric residency training in Columbus, Ohio and then served as a primary care physician in the United States Air Force for three years. During her service in the Air Force, she developed an interest in trauma and pediatric resuscitation.
Subsequently, she entered fellowship training in pediatric emergency medicine at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Since completing fellowship training she has served as faculty at Children's in Washington, D.C., and Bowman Gray School of Medicine/Wake Forest University.
Dr. Patterson's primary research interests are pediatric trauma management, resuscitation and prehospital care of the pediatric patient.
Credentials
BS: Magna Cum Laude , Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa., 1980.
MD: The College of Medicine of the Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pa., 1984.
Residency: Pediatric Residency, Columbus Children's Hospital, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1987.
Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, D.C., 1993.
Certification: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics, 1992, 1998; General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 1988, 1999; Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 1989; Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor, February 1989 to present; Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor and Course Director, December 1988 to present.
Awards and Honors
- Division Teaching Award to Emergency Medicine by the housestaff of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 1998 to1999.
- Golden Apple Teaching Award to the Emergency Medical Trauma Center Faculty by the Housestaff of Children's National Medical Center, 1992-1993.
- Attending of the Year, 1988-1989, housestaff of Malcolm Grow, United States Air Force Medical Center.
Professional Organization Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics, 1987 to present; Section on Emergency Medicine to 1992; on Transport Medicine to 1996
- Ambulatory Pediatric Association to 1999
- Member, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee of the AAP, 1991 to present.
Special Interests
Trauma resuscitation; EMS
Related Areas
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