Frederick P. Rivara, MD, MPH

Frederick P. Rivara, MD, MPH

Specialty:

Patient Safety

Chief, Division of General Pediatrics, Seattle Children's Hospital

George Adkins Professor of Pediatrics, UW School of Medicine

Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, UW School of Public Health

Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics, UW School of Medicine

Dr. Rivara's research interests include the efficacy and promotion of bicycle helmets, prevention of pedestrian injuries, youth violence, the epidemiology of firearm injuries, intimate partner violence, interventions for alcohol abuse in trauma patients and the effectiveness of trauma systems in the care of pediatric and adult trauma patients. He was director of the Harborview Injury and Research Center in Seattle for 13 years and was founding president of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention. He serves as deputy editor of the journal Injury Prevention. He is also editor of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Rivara was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 2005.

Professional history:

Board Certified: Pediatrics

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania; University of Washington, Seattle

Residency: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston; University of Washington, Seattle

Relevant press releases:

• Health Care Needs Higher for Children of Abused Mothers  - 12/14/07
• Study Calls for New Standards in Pediatric Trauma Care  - 12/13/07
• New Study Focuses on Pediatric Disability After Brain Injury  - 8/8/06

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