
Douglas G Ririe MD Ph.D.
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Pediatric Anesthesiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
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Medical Center BoulevardWinston-Salem, NC 27157
Phone+1 336-716-4498
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Summary
- Dr. Douglas Ririe is a Winston Salem, NC-based anesthesiologist with subspecialties in cardiothoracic anesthesiology, pain medicine, and pediatric anesthesiology. He completed a fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ririe is a professor at Atrium Heath Wake Forest Baptist. He has previously served as pediatric section head and as the interim chair of the department. He has a wide range of publications in his field and is recognized with a Top MD award from Consumers Checkbook. Dr. Ririe also holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine and an MHA, illustrating a strong commitment to both clinical practice and academic contributions in anesthesiology. He is active in clinical care, clinical research, and basic science research.
Education & Training
Louisiana State UniversityMHA, 2016 - 2018
Wake Forest UniversityPh.D., Molecular Medicine, 2004 - 2008
Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Pediatric Anesthesiology, 1994 - 1995
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 1991 - 1994
Cambridge Health AllianceInternship, Transitional Year, 1990 - 1991
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 1991 - 2027
MA State Medical License 1994 - 1999
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Clinical Trials
- Pain Effect on Attention Using an Ipad Game App Start of enrollment: 2016 May 15
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A Prospective Evaluation of Routine Extubation Criteria in Children with Upper Respiratory Symptoms Undergoing Elective Surgery.T Wesley Templeton, L Daniela Smith, Tim Mosher, Amit K Saha, Ashley S Hodges
Anesthesiology. 2026-08-21 - Characterization of a rat model expressing Cre recombinase in oxytocinergic neurons: NTac:SD-Oxt.Thomas J Martin, Conner W Martin, Nayana Murulikanth, Renee Parker, Miriam das Dores Fonseca
Neuroscience. 2025-11-01 - 4 citationsPlasma pharmacokinetics of intravenous and intranasal oxytocin in nonpregnant adults.Steven L Shafer, Douglas G Ririe, Scott Miller, Regina S Curry, David T Hsu
British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2025-05-01
Grant Support
- Development Of An Optical Silencer Based Genetic Therapy For Neuropathic PainNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2011
- Neurophysiologic Development Responses To SurgeryNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2004–2007
Other Languages
- Spanish
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