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Stephen C. Porter, MD, MPH, MSc


  • Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine
  • Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

About

MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1993,

Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA,

Clinical Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA,

Research Fellowship: Health Services Research, Children's Hospital Boston and the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA,

Certifications: Pediatrics, 1996-present; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 1999-present

Interests

Pediatric emergency medicine; delivery of mental and behavioral health care in the emergency department setting

Services and Specialties

Interests

Clinical informatics; health communication; human factors and information design; patient-centered care

Research Areas

Publications

Examining Alternative Treatment Settings for Adolescents With Suicidal Thoughts During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Combs, J; Lin, P-I; Delbello, MP; Carle, AC; Bridge, JA; Axelson, DA; Fornari, V; Feuer, V; Emslie, GJ; Kennard, BD; Porter, SC; Sorter, MT; Barzman, D. JAACAP Open. 2025; 3(3):567-575.

Treatment of Critical Bleeds in Patients With Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Systematic Review. Chowdhury, SR; Sirotich, E; Guyatt, G; Gill, D; Modi, D; Venier, LM; Mahamad, S; Chowdhury, MR; Eisa, K; Beck, CE; Zeraatkar, D; Thabane, L; Couban, R; Arnold, DM. European Journal of Haematology. 2025; 114(3):458-468.

Birth outcomes in relation to neighborhood food access and individual food insecurity during pregnancy in the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO)-wide cohort study. Aris, IM; Lin, P-ID; Wu, AJ; Dabelea, D; Lester, BM; Wright, RJ; Karagas, MR; Kerver, JM; Dunlop, AL; Joseph, CL; Amutah-Onukagha, N; Hacker, MR; James-Todd, T; Oken, E. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2024; 119(5):1216-1226.

Analysis of a Medication Safety Intervention in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Samuels-Kalow, ME; Tassone, R; Manning, W; Cash, R; Davila-Parrilla, L; Hayes, BD; Porter, S; Camargo, CA. JAMA Network Open. 2024; 7(1):e2351629.

2.73 Developing Safety Alerts for Suicidal Studies: Exploring the Impact on Study Outcomes. Combs, J; Delbello, MP; Carle, A; Sorter, MT; Porter, S; Lin, P-ID; Emslie, GJ; Kennard, BD; Bridge, J; Axelson, D; Fornari, VM; Feuer, V; Barzman, DH. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2023; 62(10):s204.

The Association of Emergency Severity Index Score and Patient and Family Experience in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Vukovic, AA; Krentz, C; Gauthier, A; Harun, N; Porter, SC. Journal of Patient Experience. 2023; 10:23743735231179040.

Caregiver Quality of Life During Pediatric Influenza-Like Illness: A Cross-Sectional Study During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Overmann, KM; Porter, SC; Zhang, Y; Britto, MT. Journal of Patient Experience. 2023; 10:23743735231188840.

2.103 A Multi-Site Study to Compare the Outcomes of Psychiatric Treatment of Suicidal Adolescents in Different Treatment Settings During the Pandemic. Barzman, DH; Carle, AC; Lin, P-ID; Sorter, MT; Porter, S; Combs, JS; Emslie, G; Kennard, BD; Bridge, J; Axelson, DA; Fornari, VM; Feuer, V; Delbello, MP. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2022; 61(10):s217.

Definition of a critical bleed in patients with immune thrombocytopenia: Communication from the ISTH SSC Subcommittee on Platelet Immunology. Sirotich, E; Guyatt, G; Gabe, C; Ye, Z; Beck, CE; Breakey, V; Cooper, N; Cuker, A; Charness, J; De Wit, K; Yan, JW; Kelton, JG; Bakchoul, T; Arnold, DM. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2021; 19(8):2082-2088.

Improving Documentation Using a Real-Time Location System in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Overmann, KM; Barrick, L; Porter, SC. Applied Clinical Informatics. 2021; 12(3):459-468.

From the Blog

Porter Returns Home to Lead Emergency Medicine
Emergency and Critical Care

Porter Returns Home to Lead Emergency Medicine

Stephen C. Porter, MD, MPH, MSc6/28/2019

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