
Lawrence Rice MD
Clotting Disorder, Hematologic Oncology, Myeloproliferative Disorder Hematology-Oncology, Sickle Cell & Other Anemias
Houston Methodist Physicians Organization
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Overview of Dr. Rice
Dr. Lawrence Rice is a hematologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital, Houston Methodist West Hospital, Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital, Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital, and CHI St Luke's Health - Baylor St Luke's Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine and has been in practice 42 years. Dr. Rice accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 14 doctors at Houston Methodist Hospital and one of 16 doctors at CHI St Luke's Health - Baylor St Luke's Medical Center who specialize in Hematology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Hematology, 1977 - 1979
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1977
Emory University School of MedicineClass of 1974
University of FloridaB.S., 1966 - 1970
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1977 - 2027
NE State Medical License 1972 - 2018
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2017
- Winner, Abstract Achievement Award ASH, 2011
- Graduate Medical Education Teacher of the Year Award Houston Methodist Hospital, 2010
Clinical Trials
- A Study to Assess the Ability of Eltrombopag to Induce Sustained Response Off Treatment in Subjects With ITP Start of enrollment: 2018 Nov 02
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Long-term outcomes of light chain amyloidosis patients receiving heart transplant: A single-center experience.Khush Patel, Zoe H Tu, Carrie Yuen, Siddhartha Ganguly, Allison N Yun
JHLT Open. 2025-08-01 - Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia with very high antibody titer is associated with slower platelet recovery and higher risk of thrombosis.Akash Mukherjee, Cesar Gentille, Asmita Patel, Joe Ensor, Lawrence Rice
International Journal of Hematology. 2024-09-01 - Interpreting coagulation mixing study results in the era of direct oral anticoagulants.Moon Joo Kim, Eric Salazar, Bonnie Philips, Lawrence Rice, Brian Castillo
Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis. 2024-01-01
Journal Articles
- Heparin PF4 antibody testing and treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in the intensive care unitWanat M, Fitousis K, Hall J, Rice L, Clin Appl Thrombos & Thrombolys, 1/1/2013
- Treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia with direct thrombin inhibitors: trials results and implicationsJung M, Rice L, Clin Invest, 1/1/2013
- Orthotopic heart transplant facilitated autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in light-chain amyloidosisKamble RT, Carrum G, Rice L, McCarthy J, Baker KR, Ramos CA, Adrogue H, Estep JD, Biol Blood Marrow Transpl, 1/1/2012
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Changes in platelet count after Heart Mate II insertion: implications for rational use of anti-platelet factor IV antibodies.Alvarez P, Kassi M, Cordero-Reyes AM, Uribe C, De Hoyos P, Bhimaraj A, Trachtenberg BH, Ashrith G, Torre-Amione G, Rice L, Estep JD, J Heart Lung Transpl, 1/1/2014
- Acquired and hereditary hypercoagulable states in patients with continuous flow left ventricular assist devices: prevalence and thrombotic complications.Alvarez P, Cordero-Reyes AM, Kassi M, Uribe C, DeHoyos P, Bhimaraj A, Trachtenberg BH, Ashrith G, Rice L, Torre-Amione G, Estep JD, J Cardiac Fail, 1/1/2014
- Neighborhood Death Rate: A Big-Data Based Health Informatics Pipeline Helps Identify Factors Impacting Clinical Outcomes and Cost Effectiveness in Acute Myeloid Leukem...Yin Z, Konde AS, Puppala M, Srivastava P, Wong S, Rice L, Iyer SP, Blood, 1/1/2014
Lectures
- Immunosuppressive therapy of Aplastic anemia.1/21/2015
- Immune ThrombocytopeniaHouston, TX - 1/18/2014
- Thrombocytopenic DisordersOmni Hotel, Houston, TX - 1/4/2014
Other
- Management of HIT: Case-Based Studies. National WebinarRice L
https://francefoundation.webex.com/francefoundation/
1/1/2009 - Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: accurate diagnosis and timely management. (Clinical curriculum enduring primer/CME).Bauer KA, Levy JH, Rice L, The France Foundation
http://www.HITeducation.com
1/1/2008 - Raising awareness on HIT. CME Interactive case study.Rice L
http://www.HITeducation.com
1/1/2008
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
AmeriHealth Direct POS
AmeriHealth Direct POS Value Network
Amerihealth HMO
AmeriHealth HMO Value Network
AmeriHealth PPO
AmeriHealth PPO Value Network
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS New Mexico PPO
BCBS Texas BlueChoice
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Cofinity PPOFirst Health PPO
Great West PPO
HealthAmerica HealthAssurance PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
IBC Keystone HMO / POS
IBC Personal Choice PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
QualCare HMO
QualCare PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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