Anne-Marie Rick, MD, MPH, PhD

  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical and Translational Science
  • Co-Director, Newborn Research Support Services, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Anne-Marie Rick, MD MPH PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Co-Director of Newborn Research Support Services (NuRSERy) at the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Rick received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Notre Dame and her Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. She completed her pediatric internship, residency and global health fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Colorado and her fellowship in general academic pediatrics and Doctor of Philosophy in clinical and translational science at the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Rick spends clinical time in newborn care at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Primary Care Center and UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital. Her clinical research is focused on infectious diseases related to maternal-infant health with active studies related to newborn sepsis, perinatal transmission of hepatitis C, and passive immune protection from maternal immunization during pregnancy, including COVID-19 and influenza vaccines. As Co-Director of NuRSERy, Dr. Rick works collaboratively with numerous investigators across the Schools of Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh to facilitate and implement clinical research in the newborn setting.

Professional and Scientific Society Memberships

  • American Medical Women's Association, 2008-2011
  • American Academy of Pediatrics, 2013-Present
  • American Academy of Pediatrics, Scetion on International Child Health, 2014-2015, 2017-2020
  • Consortium of Universities for Global Health, 2016-2018
  • Academic Pediatrics Assocation, 2018-Present
  • Society for Pediatric Research Junior Section, 2019-Present
  • Pediatric infectious Disease Society, 2022-Present
  • Young Member European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2023-Present
  • Society for Pediatric Research, 2023-Present

Education & Training

  • BS, Biology, University of Notre Dame, 2007
  • MD, Johns Hopkins University, 2013
  • MPH, Biostatistics & Global Health, John Hopkins University, 2013
  • PhD Candidate, Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh, 2017-Present
  • Internship in Pediatrics on Global Health Track, University of Colorado, 2013-2014
  • Residency in Pediatrics on Global Health Track, University of Colorado, 2014-2016
  • Fellowship in Pediatric Global Health, University of Colorado, 2016-2017
  • Fellowship in General Academic Pediatrics, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2017-Present

Selected Publications

Olson D, Krager S, Lamb M, Rick AM, Asturias EJ.  Knowledge of Norovirus and Attitudes towards a Potential Norovirus Vaccine in Rural Guatemala: A Cross-Sectional Survey. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2018 May;98(5):1498-1501.

Olson D, Rick AM (co-first author), Krager S, Lamb M, Asturias EJ. Acceptance and Willingness-to-Pay for Arbovirus Vaccines: A Cross Sectional Survey in Rural Guatemala. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2018 Nov;37(11):1184-1189.

Lewnard JA, Whittles JK, Rick AM, Martin JM.  Naturally-acquired Immunity Against Group A Streptococcus in a Longitudinal Cohort Study.  Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Jan 19;. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa044.  PubMed PMID: 31955205.

Rick AM, Zaheer HA, Martin JM.  Clinical Features of Group A Streptococcus in Symptomatic Children: Carriers versus Acute Infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 June, 39(6):483-488. PMID: 32040013

Baden LR, El Sahly HM, Essink B, Kotloff K, Frey S, Novak R, Diemert D, Spector SA, Rouphael N, Creech CB, McGettigan J, Khetan S, Segall N, Solis J, Brosz A, Fierro C, Schwartz H, Neuzil K, Corey L, Gilbert P, Janes H, Follmann D, Marovich M, Mascola J, Polakowski L, Ledgerwood J, Graham BS, Bennett H, Pajon R, Knightly C, Leav B, Deng W, Zhou H, Han S, Ivarsson M, Miller J, Zaks T; COVE Study Group (Rick AM listed in supplementary appendix). Efficacy and Safety of the mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine. N Engl J Med. 2021 Feb 4, 384(5):403-416. PMID: 33378609. 

El Sahly HM, Baden LR, Essink B, Doblecki-Lewis S, Martin JM, Anderson EJ, Campbell TB, Clark J, Jackson LA, Fichtenbaum CJ, Zervos M, Rankin B, Eder F, Feldman G, Kennelly C, Han-Conrad L, Levin M, Neuzil KM, Corey L, Gilbert P, Janes H, Follmann D, Marovich M, Polakowski L, Mascola JR, Ledgerwood JE, Graham BS, August A, Clouting H, Deng W, Han S, Leav B, Manzo D, Pajon R, Schödel F, Tomassini JE, Zhou H, Miller J; COVE Study Group (Rick AM listed in supplementary appendix). Efficacy of the mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine at Completion of Blinded Phase. N Engl J Med. 2021 Nov 4;385(19):1774-1785. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2113017. Epub 2021 Sep 22. PMID: 34551225; PMCID: PMC8482810.

Mark EG, Demirci JR, Megli C, Martin JM, Rick AM. Vaccination Beliefs and Attitudes of Lactating People During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic. J Hum Lact. 2023 Aug;39(3):415-425. doi: 10.1177/08903344231159640. Epub 2023 Apr 3. PMID: 37009722; PMCID: PMC10354528

Rick AM, Lentscher A, Xu L, Wilkins MS, Nasser A, Tuttle DJ, Megli C, Marques ETA, McElroy AK, Williams JV, Martin JM. Impact of maternal SARS-CoV-2 booster vaccination on blood and breastmilk antibodies. PLoS One. 2023 Jun 13;18(6):e0287103. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287103. PMID: 37310982.

Rick AM, Laurens MB, Huang Y, Yu C, Martin TCS, Rodriguez CA, Rostad CA, Maboa RM, Baden LR, El Sahly HM, Grinsztejn B, Gray GE, Gay CL, Gilbert PB, Janes HE, Kublin JG, Huang Y, Leav B, Hirsch I, Struyf F, Dunkle LM, Neuzil KM, Corey L, Goepfert PA, Walsh SR, Follmann D, Kotloff KL; NIAID-funded COVID-19 Prevention Network (CoVPN). Risk of COVID-19 after natural infection or vaccination. EBioMedicine. 2023 Oct;96:104799. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104799. Epub 2023 Sep 20. PMID: 37738833; PMCID: PMC10518569.

Scott SE, Jenkins G, Mickievicz E, Saladino J, Rick AM, Levenson R, Chang JC, Randell KA, Duplessis V, Miller E, Ragavan M. Creating Healing-Centered Spaces for Intimate Partner Violence Survivors in the Postpartum Unit: Examining Current Practices and Desired Resources Among Health Care Providers and Postpartum People. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2023 Nov 16. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2023.0347. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37971822.

 

Academic and Research Interests

  • Antibody
  • Infant
  • Vaccine
  • Infections
  • Pediatrics
  • Human milk

Research Grants

UL1TR001857 (PI: Reis), CTSI Newborn Research Support Services (NuRSERy), 2020-2026

Duke University/NIH HHSN275201000003I (PI: Zimmerman), Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Commonly Used Drugs in Lactating Women and Breastfed Infants, 2021-2025

NIAID K23AI159399, Infant Protection from Influenza through Maternal Influenza Immunization, 2021-2026

I4Kids Pilot Award, Mechanisms of Maternal Antibody Protection in Human Milk and Blood against SARS-CoV-2 in Young Children, 2022-2024

Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine DxQI Seed Grant, Improving Perinatal Hepatitis C Screening, 2022-2024

Beckwith Clinical Innovation Award, Reliability and Feasibility of Frozen Umbilical Cord Sections for the Identification of Neonatal Early Onset Sepsis, 2023-2024

NHLBI 5UG3HL163116 (PI: Catov), 

Expanding the Family Check-Up in Early Childhood to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Young Children (ENRICH), 2023-2024

NICHD 1R01HD109260-01A1 (PI:Josefson, Robinson, Gregg), The Growth Study, Glycemia Range and Offspring Weight and Adiposity in Response to Human Milk, 2023-2028