Margaret S. Ridge, MD, MSc
- Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine
- Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- margaret.ridge@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
BA: Africana Studies, Howard University, Washington DC
BS: Biology, Howard University, Washington, DC
MD: Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, 2018
Residency: Pediatrics, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 2021
Chief Residency: Pediatrics, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 2022
Fellowship: Hospital Medicine, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH, 2025
Certifications: American Board of Pediatrics, 2021; Hospital Medicine, 2025
Interests
Hospital medicine
Services and Specialties
Interests
Health equity; health disparities; social determinants of health; quality improvement
Research Areas
Publications
Community-level variation in diagnostic testing in infants hospitalized for poor weight gain. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2026.
Reducing Racial Disparities in Caregiver Presence During Family-Centered Rounds. Pediatrics. 2025; 156(3).
We Need It All in Quality Improvement: Local Change, Collaboration, and an Equity Lens. Pediatrics. 2024; 153(5).
A systematic review of barriers to pursuing careers in medicine among Black premedical students. Journal of the National Medical Association. 2024; 116(2 Pt 1):95-118.
Family-Centered Rounds Requires an Equity Oriented Approach. Hospital pediatrics. 2023; 13(11):e342-e344.
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