Biography: Richard Speicher, MD
Titles
- Co-Director, Pediatric Trauma, UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
- Medical Director, PICU, UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
- Associate Professor, CWRU School of Medicine
Certifications & Memberships
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - American Board of Pediatrics
- Pediatrics - American Board of Pediatrics
Education
Fellowship | Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - University Hospitals Of Cleveland (2004 - 2007)
Residency | Pediatrics
Pediatrics - University Hospitals Of Cleveland (2001 - 2004)
Medical Education
Drexel University College Of Medicine/Hahnemann University (2001)
Undergraduate
Muhlenberg College (1997)
About
Richard Speicher, MD, has served as the Medical Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital since 2013. In addition, he serves as the Co-Director for Critical Care for the Pediatric Trauma Program at UH Rainbow and represents pediatrics on the UH Cleveland Medical Center Organ Donor Council. He is a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine Pediatric MCCKAP and On-Line Module Development committees, and has been awarded the 2014 Annual Scientific Award and 2016 Presidential Citation by the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Industry Relationships
University Hospitals is committed to transparency in our interactions with industry partners, such as pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device companies. At UH, we disclose practitioner and their family members’ ownership and intellectual property rights that are or in the process of being commercialized. In addition, we disclose payments to employed practitioners of $5,000 or more from companies with which the practitioners interact as part of their professional activities. These practitioner-industry relationships assist in developing new drugs, devices and therapies and in providing medical education aimed at improving quality of care and enhancing clinical outcomes. At the same time, UH understands that these relationships may create a conflict of interest. In providing this information, UH desires to assist patients in talking with their practitioners about industry relationships and how those relationships may impact their medical care.
UH practitioners seek advance approval for certain new industry relationships. In addition, practitioners report their industry relationships and activities, as well as those of their immediate family members, to the UH Office of Outside Interests annually. We review these reports and implement management plans, as appropriate, to address conflicts of interest that may arise in connection with medical research, clinical care and purchasing decisions.
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As of December 31, 2016, Richard Speicher did not disclose any Outside Relationships with Industry.