Valerie Ward, MD, MPH
Senior Vice President, Pediatric Health Equity Strategies; and Chief Health Equity Officer, Boston Children's Hospital; Pediatric Radiologist, Department of Radiology
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School
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Valerie Ward, MD, MPH
Senior Vice President, Pediatric Health Equity Strategies; and Chief Health Equity Officer, Boston Children's Hospital; Pediatric Radiologist, Department of Radiology
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
Harvard University
1989
Cambridge
MA
Medical School
Yale University School of Medicine
1993
New Haven
CT
Internship
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
1998
Boston
MA
Residency
Brigham & Women's Hospital
1998
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Pediatric Radiology
Boston Children's Hospital
2000
Boston
MA
Certifications
American Board of Radiology (Pediatric Radiology)
American Board of Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology)
Publications
Unplanned Readmissions in Pediatric Cardiac Disease: Impacts of Social Determinants of Health. View Abstract
Maximizing Data Capture for Race and Ethnicity of Children Admitted to Critical Care Units. View Abstract
Geospatial Accessibility of Pediatric Resources by Child Opportunity, Racial and Ethnic Composition and Urbanicity. View Abstract
From Bystander-to-Upstander: A Novel Intervention Framework to Address Microaggressions in a Pediatric Academic Medical Center. View Abstract
Complying with Joint Commission Health Equity Requirements: Medical-Legal Partnership Data and Health-Related Social Needs. View Abstract
Sociodemographic predictors of imaging utilization in children with right lower quadrant pain. View Abstract
Leaving Against Medical Advice From Children's Hospitals. View Abstract
Hospital Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts: Perspectives of Patient and Family Advisors. View Abstract
Establishing a Health Equity Office: The Importance of Recentering Equity. View Abstract
Racial and Ethnic Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology: A Call to Action From a North American Perspective. View Abstract
Establishing a Pediatric Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Research Review Process. View Abstract
Sociodemographic factors and Child Opportunity Index disparities associated with missed care opportunities in pediatric patients with lymphoma and leukemia referred for FDG-PET/CT. View Abstract
Effects of Sociodemographic and Child Opportunity Index on Pediatric Plastic and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Volume Trends in the COVID-19 Pandemic. View Abstract
Racial and ethnic disparities in common inpatient safety outcomes in a children's hospital cohort. View Abstract
Race, Ethnicity, and Ancestry in Clinical Pathways: A Framework for Evaluation. View Abstract
Child Opportunity Index Disparities in Pediatric Surgical Encounters During the Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic. View Abstract
Reporting and Representation of Participant Race and Ethnicity in National Institutes of Health-Funded Pediatric Clinical Trials. View Abstract
Moving from Vaccine Hesitancy to Acceptance: Engaging Underrepresented Employees in a Pediatric Academic Medical Center. View Abstract
Advancing Health Equity and Inclusion in an Academic Pediatric Medical Center: Priorities Addressed and Lessons Learned. View Abstract
Childbearing and Family Leave Policies for Physicians at US Children's Hospitals. View Abstract
Understanding Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Differences in the Ambulatory Care Experience. View Abstract
Examining racial and ethnic disparities in adult emergency department patient visits for concussion in the United States. View Abstract
Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Nursing Workforce: One Pediatric Hospital's Strategic Approach. View Abstract
Racial and ethnic disparities in pediatric magnetic resonance imaging missed care opportunities. View Abstract
Diversity, equity and inclusion: a survey of pediatric radiology fellowship graduates from 1996 to 2020. View Abstract
Socioeconomic and Clinical Demography of Dental Missed Care Opportunities. View Abstract
Advanced imaging of disease unrelated to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the pandemic: effect of patient demographics in a pediatric emergency department. View Abstract
Sociodemographic Missed-care Predictors for Pediatric Orthopaedic Telemedicine During COVID-19. View Abstract
Creating a health equity and inclusion office in an academic pediatric medical center: priorities addressed and lessons learned. View Abstract
Sociodemographic and Appointment Factors Affecting Missed Opportunities to Provide Neonatal Ultrasound Imaging. View Abstract
Implicit Bias and Caring for Diverse Populations: Pediatric Trainee Attitudes and Gaps in Training. View Abstract
One Size Does Not Fit All: Implementation of an Equitable and Inclusive Strategic Response to Address Needs of Pediatric Resident Physicians during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Crisis. View Abstract
The Patient Passport Program: An Intervention to Improve Patient-Provider Communication for Hospitalized Minority Children and Their Families. View Abstract
Missed Appointments: Factors Contributing to High No-Show Rates in an Urban Pediatrics Primary Care Clinic. View Abstract
Utility of ultrasound in the diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescents. View Abstract
Pediatric radiation exposure and effective dose reduction during voiding cystourethrography. View Abstract
In utero treatment for bladder outlet obstruction using robot assisted laparoscopic techniques. View Abstract
Large fetal congenital cystic adenomatoid malformations: growth trends and patient survival. View Abstract
Patient dose reduction during voiding cystourethrography. View Abstract
Fetal lung volume measurements: determination with MR imaging--effect of various factors. View Abstract
Radiation exposure reduction during voiding cystourethrography in a pediatric porcine model of vesicoureteral reflux. View Abstract
Fetal sheep development on ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging: a standard for the in utero assessment of models of congenital abnormalities. View Abstract
Congenital adrenocortical adenoma: case report and review of literature. View Abstract
Fetal anomalies: comparison of MR imaging and US for diagnosis. View Abstract
MR imaging in the prenatal diagnosis of fetal chest masses: effects on diagnostic accuracy, clinical decision making, parental understanding, and prediction of neonatal respiratory health outcomes. View Abstract
MR evaluation for fetal anomalies of the central nervous and genitourinary system. Presented at the 85th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting for the Radiological Soceity of North American, Chicago, IL View Abstract
Epidermal inclusion cysts of the breast: three lesions with calcifications. View Abstract
Right ventricular dysplasia: evaluation of MR imaging criteria. Presented at the Radiological Society of North American, Chicago, IL View Abstract
Right ventricular sysplasia: evaluation of MR imaging criteria. Presented at the National Medical Association, Honolulu, HI View Abstract
Oxygen-derived free radicals and the pathogenesis of catecholamine cardiomyopathy View Abstract