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Rebecca N. Ichord, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Pediatric Stroke Program
Department: Neurology
Contact information
Dept. of Neurology
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Wood Ctr, 6th Floor
34th & Civic Ctr. Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4318
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Wood Ctr, 6th Floor
34th & Civic Ctr. Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4318
Office: 215-590-4142
Fax: 215-590-5120
Fax: 215-590-5120
Email:
ichord@email.chop.edu
ichord@email.chop.edu
Education
B.S. (Biology, Magna cum laude)
University of Hawaii , 1975.
M.D.
(year 1-2), New York Medical College, 1977.
MD
(year 3-4) George Washington University School of Medicine (with distinction), 1979.
B.S. (Biology, Magna cum laude)
University of Hawaii , 1975.
M.D.
(year 1-2), New York Medical College, 1977.
MD
(year 3-4) George Washington University School of Medicine (with distinction), 1979.
Post-Graduate Training
Resident & Chief Resident in Pediatrics, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C. , 1979-1983.
Clinical Fellow in Developmental Pediatrics, J.F.Kennedy Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md. , 1983-1985.
Resident and Chief Resident in Child Neurology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Md. , 1988-1991.
Resident & Chief Resident in Pediatrics, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C. , 1979-1983.
Clinical Fellow in Developmental Pediatrics, J.F.Kennedy Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md. , 1983-1985.
Resident and Chief Resident in Child Neurology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Md. , 1988-1991.
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with expertise in Child Neurology, 1992.
American Board of Pediatrics, 1984.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with expertise in Child Neurology, 1992.
American Board of Pediatrics, 1984.
Description of Research Expertise
Clinical research is focused primarily on stroke in childhood, including arterial ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, cerebral venous thrombosis, and related cerebral vascular disorders. Current active research activities include an NIH-funded multicenter cohort study to validate the NIH stroke scale in children; neurological manifestations of cerebral ischemic injury in sickle cell anemia (SITT and SWiTCH trials); a two-center cohort study of outcome predictors in childhood spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage; and a pilot study of constraint-induced movement therapy in children recovering from stroke.Related research activities through collaborations locally at CHOP/Penn and nationally include: hypothermia for pediatric cardiac arrest, and mechanisms of secondary injury in traumatic brain injury in children.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Childhood Stroke & acute brain injury due to cardiac arrest and traumatic brain injury. Primary clinical focus is stroke. As director of the CHOP Stroke Program, I oversee development and execution of clinical stroke care programs through a 24/7 rapid response neurovascular consultation service and multidisciplinary out-patient stroke follow-up clinic. The Stroke Program team includes expert care in neonatal stroke and cognitive effects of stroke by Dr. Sabrina Smith, and effects of congenital heart disease on developing brain by Dr. Daniel Licht. Training elements include bedside & didactic teaching activities for physician and nursing staff within CHOP, and community outreach via a CME program for primary ED & pediatric practitioners. A pediatric stroke fellowship was established in July 2008.
