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Stephen Patrick, MD, Neonat/Perinatology, Atlanta, GA

Stephen Patrick MD MPH, MS

Neonat/Perinatology•Atlanta, GA

O Wayne Rollins Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management, Emory University Neonatologist, Children's Hospital of Atlanta

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Summary

  • Stephen W. Patrick, MD, MPH, MS, FAAP, is Chair and O. Wayne Rollins Distinguished Professor of the Department of Health Policy and Management at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, Co-Director of the Emory Health Services Research Center, a practicing neonatologist at Children’s Hospital of Atlanta, and an Adjunct Physician Policy Researcher at RAND Corporation. His NIH-funded research focuses on improving outcomes for pregnant women with opioid use disorder and their infants, as well as families involved in the U.S. child welfare system. He previously served as Senior Policy Advisor to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, where he led the development of a national interagency action plan to improve outcomes for families affected by substance use and contributed to both the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health and the White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis. He also led Firefly, a multidisciplinary treatment program for pregnant women with opioid use disorder and their infants in Nashville, Tennessee, supported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. Dr. Patrick’s work includes policy analysis and public polling to inform child health policy at the state and national levels, with a focus on translating research into action. He currently serves on the NIH Organization and Delivery of Health Services Study Section, the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Federal Government Affairs, and the National Academy of Medicine’s Board on Children, Youth, and Families, and has served as a Guest Researcher at the CDC and a voting member on FDA advisory boards focused on pediatric opioid use. He has authored over 140 peer-reviewed publications in leading journals including The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, Pediatrics, and Health Affairs, and his work has been featured in PBS NewsHour, BBC, The New York Times, USA Today, and The Washington Post.

Education & Training

  • University of Michigan
    University of MichiganFellowship, 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
    University of MichiganResidency, 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

Certifications & Licensure

  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2024 - 2027
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2013 - 2025
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2007 - 2014
  • Pediatrics
    American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
    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

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: Policy Statement  
    Committee on Substance Use and Prevention, Pediatrics, 1/20/2016
  • 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

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

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
  • Prevalence of Hepatitis C Among Pregnant Women 
    Baltimore, MD - 1/1/2016

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

Press Mentions

  • This Law Was Meant to Protect Babies — but Some Georgia Parents Say It’s Hurting Families Instead
    This Law Was Meant to Protect Babies — but Some Georgia Parents Say It’s Hurting Families InsteadOctober 26th, 2025
  • Back 2 School: Vaccination Rates Keep Declining Among Children
    Back 2 School: Vaccination Rates Keep Declining Among ChildrenAugust 5th, 2025
  • KU Medical Center Researcher Publishes Study on System to Improve Referrals to Child Protective Services
    KU Medical Center Researcher Publishes Study on System to Improve Referrals to Child Protective ServicesJuly 15th, 2025

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