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Sydney Rice, MD

Professor, Pediatrics
Professor, Public Health

PO Box 245073
Building: COM Development (#407)
Room #: 32

(520) 626-6301
srice@peds.arizona.edu

Selected Publications

Tsontakis A, Andrews JG, Rice SA. Improving Early Screening and Diagnosis of Autism in Underserved Populations in Arizona Through the Arizona Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program. Journal of Investigative Medicine. Western Student Medical Research Forum; 2014 January 23; Carmel, CA. c2014. 
 
Rice, SA, Andrews, JA, Change in Level of Lesion after Folate Supplementation, American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, October 24, 2014.
 
Combs, D., Rice, SA, Kopp, L., Incidence of Delirium in Children with Cancer, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, May 14-17, 2014.
 
Invited Publications
Rice, S, Developmental Screening, Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatric Digest, Fall 2016
 
Rice, S, Does Everyone have Autism? Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatric Digest, Fall 2014
 
Andrews, J, Rice, S. Improving Early Screening and Diagnosis of Autism in Underserved Populations Bridge Brief: A Research to Practice Resource, Issue 4, December, 2012.
 

Sponsored Research Through MSRP

Alexandra Tsontakis, (MSRP 2013): Improving Early Screening and Diagnosis of Autism in Underserved Populations in Arizona through the Arizona Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (AZ LEND) Program."
 
Heba Albasha, (MSRP 2015): The Effects of Animal Assisted Intervention on the Social Interaction Behaviors of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder."
 
Jessica Sworzyn, (MSRP 2018): "Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome and Autoimmune Family History."
 

NIH Undergraduate Diversity Program

Maria Valdez, 2015, "Early Diagnostic Screening in Autism"
 

Advanced Research Distinction Track (RDT)

Alexandra Tsontakis, (RDT Class of 2016): "Improving Early Screening and Diagnosis of Autism in Underserved Populations in Arizona through the Arizona Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (AZ LEND) Program."
 

NIH High School Student Research Program

Nicholas Nelson, University High School, 1999
Veronica (Ronnie) Nelson, Santa Rita High School, 2016
Isabella Espinoza, Desert View High School, 2019

Degrees

  • University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1991 (M.D.)
  • University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1995 (Residency)
  • University of Virginia (Developmental Pediatrics), 2003 (Fellowship)
  • University of Virginia, 2002 (M.Sc., Health Evaluation Sciences)

Awards

  • Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Service Award, 2016.
  • Tucson Business Women of Influence, Health Advocacy Award Winner, March 22, 2016
  • American Academy of Pediatrics, Continuing Medical Education/Continuing Professional Developmental Award, 2013
  • University of Arizona Health Network Very Important Physician Award 2013
  • Vernon and Virginia Furrow Teaching Award, Deans List for Excellence in Teaching in the Basic Sciences, University of Arizona, 2012
  • Best Doctors in America, 2007-2017
  • American Academy of Pediatrics “Special Achievement Award for Distinguished Service and Dedication to the Mission and Goals of the Academy (for dedicating countless hours formatting, writing, crafting and analyzing research and forging consensus among div