Sarah W. Riddle, MD, IBCLC, FAAP
- Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine
- Medical Director, Home Care Services
- Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- sarah.riddle@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
I knew I wanted to be a pediatrician at an early age, and I’ve always enjoyed working with children. As a hospital pediatrician, I care for a diverse population of patients and I am able to make an impact throughout their healthcare journey.
I believe that hospitalization is not just about the patient's illness. To truly care for a patient, we must also care for the family. I always think about how the hospitalization impacts the patient's life outside of the hospital, too.
As the medical director of Home Care Services, I help bridge that transition between hospital and home. This allows me to ensure patients and families get the support and care they need in both settings.
In my research, I focus on understanding and improving care transitions.
When I’m not working, I love being at the beach and spending time with my family.
MD: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2001.
IBCLC: International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, 2008.
Residency: Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH, 2001-2004.
Chief Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's, 2004-2005.
Certification: Pediatrics, 2004; Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2022.
Interests
Pediatric hospital medicine; breastfeeding medicine
Services and Specialties
Research Areas
Publications
Outcomes Associated With Remote Patient Monitoring for Poor Weight Gain. Hospital Pediatrics. 2025; 15:e102-e104.
Beyond intrinsic value: Gauging hospitalist economic worth in a complex system. Journal of hospital medicine (Online). 2024; 19:344-345.
Hospital at Home for Children-an Emerging Model of Acute Care. Hospital Pediatrics. 2024; 14:e110-e112.
Disparities in the Diagnosis and Management of Infants Hospitalized With Inadequate Weight Gain. Hospital Pediatrics. 2024; 14:21-29.
Staying in bounds: A framework for setting workplace boundaries to promote physician wellness. Journal of hospital medicine (Online). 2023; 18:1139-1143.
Garnering effective telehealth to help optimize multidisciplinary team engagement (GET2HOME) for children with medical complexity: Protocol for a pragmatic randomized control trial. Journal of hospital medicine (Online). 2023; 18:877-887.
Fatty Acid Transfer from Blood to Milk Is Disrupted in Mothers with Low Milk Production, Obesity, and Inflammation. The Journal of nutrition. 2023; 152:2716-2726.
Response to Verd et al. re: "Measures of Maternal Metabolic Health as Predictors of Severely Low Milk Production ". Breastfeeding Medicine. 2022; 17:974-975.
Postdischarge Remote Patient Monitoring for Children Hospitalized for Failure to Thrive. Academic Pediatrics. 2022; 22:1529-1531.
Measures of Maternal Metabolic Health as Predictors of Severely Low Milk Production. Breastfeeding Medicine. 2022; 17:566-576.
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