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Stephen Patrick, MD, Neonat/Perinatology, Nashville, TN, Monroe Carell Jr. Childrens Hospital

StephenPatrickMDMPH, MS

Neonat/Perinatology • Nashville, TN

Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy, Vanderbilt University

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Summary

  • Stephen W. Patrick, MD, MPH, MS, is the William R. Long Director of Child Health Policy at the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy, Executive Director of Firefly, an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy, and an attending neonatologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is also an Adjunct Physician Policy Researcher at RAND Corporation. Dr. Patrick is a graduate of the University of Florida, Florida State University College of Medicine, and Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Patrick completed his training in pediatrics, neonatology and health services research as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar at the University of Michigan.

    Dr. Patrick’s National Institutes of Health-funded research focuses on improving outcomes for pregnant people with opioid use disorder and their infants and evaluating state and federal drug policies. He previously served as Senior Policy Advisor to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy where he led an interagency policy process that resulted in the Administration’s action plan to improve outcomes for pregnant people with substance use disorder and their infants. He also previously served as a Guest Researcher at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Substance Use and Prevention, and has been a voting member on several US Food and Drug Administration Advisory Boards focused on opioid use in children. He has testified about the impact of the opioid crisis on pregnant people and infants before committees in both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate. Dr. Patrick’s awards include the American Medical Association Foundation Excellence in Medicine Leadership Award, the Nemours Child Health Services Research Award, the Society for Pediatric Research Young Investigator Award and the Gale and Ira Drukier Prize in Children’s Health Research. He has published more than 120 peer review articles.

Education & Training

  • University of Michigan Health System
    University of Michigan Health SystemFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
  • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
    University of Michigan-Ann ArborM.S., Health and Health Care Research, 2010 - 2011
  • University of Michigan Health System
    University of Michigan Health SystemResidency, Pediatrics, 2007 - 2010
  • Harvard School of Public Health
    Harvard School of Public HealthM.P.H., Health Policy and Management, 2005 - 2007
  • Florida State University College of Medicine
    Florida State University College of MedicineClass of 2007
  • University of Florida
    University of FloridaB.S., Microbiology and Cell Science, Highest Honors, 1998 - 2002

Certifications & Licensure

  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2013 - 2025
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2007 - 2014
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Early Career Physician of the Year Tennessee Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, 2016
  • National Finalist – White House Fellows Program 2013
  • NIH Loan Repayment Award for Pediatric Research National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2013, 2015
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Medication-Assisted Treatment of Adolescents With Opioid Use Disorders  
    Committee on Substance Use and Prevention, Pediatrics, 1/22/2016
  • Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment: Clinical Report  
    Levy SJ, Williams JF, Committee on Substance Use and Prevention, Pediatrics, 1/20/2016
  • Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment: Policy Statement  
    Committee on Substance Use and Prevention, Pediatrics, 1/20/2016
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Avery’s Neonatology: Pathophysiology and Management of the Newborn 
    Chapter: Chapter 1. The Scope and Organization of Neonatology: North American and Global Comparisons 
    Aschner JL, Patrick SW, Stark AR, Lee SKEditors: MacDonald MG, Seshia MMK.Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PAEdition 7th,2016
  • Manual of Neonatal Care 
    Chapter: Chapter 12: Maternal Drug Use, Infant Exposure and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome 
    Patrick SWEditors: Cloherty JP, et al..Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PAEdition 8th,2015

Abstracts/Posters

  • Infant Sex and Risk of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
    Charles MK, Cooper WO, Jansson LJ, Dudley J, Slaughter J, Patrick SW, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2016
  • Higher Dose and Duration of Maternal Prescription Opioid Use Increases Risk of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
    Patrick SW, Dudley J, Martin PR, Harrell FE, Warren MD, Hartmann KE, Ely EW, Grijalva GC, Cooper WO, Translational Science, Washington, D.C, 1/1/2015
  • Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
    Patrick SW, Schumacher RE, Horbar J, Buus-Frank M, Edwards E, Morrow K, Ferrelli K, Soll R, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting; Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and Notational Governors Association Webinar; United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Staff Prescription Drug Abuse Working, Washington, DC, 2013; Washington, DC, 2014; San Diego, CA, 2015, 1/1/2015
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Lectures

  • Newborns Exposed to Substances: Understanding Their Needs and Supporting Their Caregivers 
    National Conference & Exhibition 2019 - American Academy of Pediatrics - New Orleans, LA - 10/27/2019
  • Family-Centered Care for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome 
    National Conference & Exhibition 2019 - American Academy of Pediatrics - New Orleans, LA - 10/27/2019
  • Federal and State Efforts to Address Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Opioid Abuse 
    Washington, DC - 1/1/2016
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Other

  • Congress should act on treatment for drug-dependent newborns 
    Congresswoman Clark K, Patrick SW, The Boston Globe
    1/5/2015
  • Quality Improvement Toolkit: Controversies in Caring for Infants and Families Impacted By Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome 
    Schumacher RE, Patrick SW, Vermont Oxford Network
    Burlington, VT - 1/1/2015
  • Healthcare Reform Law Benefits All Americans 
    Patrick SW
    Annarbor.com
    1/28/2010
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Press Mentions

  • Cannula Shortage Led to More Invasive Lung Support for Infants
    Cannula Shortage Led to More Invasive Lung Support for InfantsMarch 2nd, 2023
  • Vanderbilt Child Health Poll: Majority of Tennessee Parents Worried About School Quality, Mental Health
    Vanderbilt Child Health Poll: Majority of Tennessee Parents Worried About School Quality, Mental HealthJanuary 25th, 2023
  • Drug Overdose Deaths During Pregnancy and Postpartum Reach a Record Number in the US
    Drug Overdose Deaths During Pregnancy and Postpartum Reach a Record Number in the USDecember 7th, 2022
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Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Stephen Patrick, Dr. Stephen Patrick, MD, Dr. S Patrick