Overview
Dr. Richard Southard’s specialty is in pediatric radiology, with more than 25 years of experience in private practice and hospital settings. He joins Johns Hopkins from Phoenix Children’s Hospital, where he is vice chief of Radiology Operations. Previously, he served as a pediatric radiologist, partner and president of Radiology Consultants North Dallas, a Texas-based private practice group. He earned his medical degree from The Ohio State University before going on to an internship and residency in pediatric medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, followed by a diagnostic radiology residency at The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and fellowship in pediatric radiology at Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital. Dr. Southard’s research has focused on CT radiation dose reduction, imaging of congenital heart disease, implementation and validation of iterative reconstruction noise reduction techniques and dual-energy spectral CT applications in children. He joined the pediatric radiology faculty in February 2023 and will be working remotely from Arizona.
Dr. Southard is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Tracheobronchopathia Osteoplastica, Bronchogenic Cyst, Dextrocardia, and Parkes Weber Syndrome.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
Baltimore, MD 21287
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Southard has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Bronchogenic CystDr. Southard isAdvanced. Learn about Bronchogenic Cyst.
- DextrocardiaDr. Southard isAdvanced. Learn about Dextrocardia.
- Tracheobronchopathia OsteoplasticaDr. Southard isAdvanced. Learn about Tracheobronchopathia Osteoplastica.
- Experienced
- Aberrant Subclavian ArteryDr. Southard isExperienced. Learn about Aberrant Subclavian Artery.
- Acro-Pectoro-Renal Field DefectDr. Southard isExperienced. Learn about Acro-Pectoro-Renal Field Defect.
- Acropectoral SyndromeDr. Southard isExperienced. Learn about Acropectoral Syndrome.
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)Dr. Southard isExperienced. Learn about Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
- Adams-Oliver SyndromeDr. Southard isExperienced. Learn about Adams-Oliver Syndrome.
- Adrenal CancerDr. Southard isExperienced. Learn about Adrenal Cancer.