Richard N. Southard
Experienced in Rhabdomyosarcoma

Dr. Richard N. Southard

Radiology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 

Experienced in Rhabdomyosarcoma
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 
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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 Rhabdomyosarcoma. 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. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Rhabdomyosarcoma.

Residency
UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Diagnostic Radiology, 1994
Specialties
Radiology
Licenses
Diagnostic Radiology in MO
Board Certifications
American Board Of Radiology
Fellowships
UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pediatric Radiology, 1995
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-5000

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Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)

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.


8 Total Publications

American Association for the Surgery of Trauma pancreatic organ injury scale: 2024 revision.
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma pancreatic organ injury scale: 2024 revision.
Journal: The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
Published: February 03, 2025
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