Arthur Kim Ritchey, MD

A. Kim Ritchey, MD is a Professor of Pediatrics and Vice Chair of International Affairs in the Department of Pediatrics. He is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist who has extensive experience caring for children with blood diseases and cancer, participates and leads clinical investigation in the field, and has mentored numerous trainees in the clinical and clinical research settings. He is the departmental representative for all aspects of international activity.

Ritchey graduated from Dartmouth College, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, competed pediatric residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and fellowship training at Yale University School of Medicine. He was Chief of the Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at West Virginia University School of Medicine and most recently served as the Division Chief of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine for 14 years.

Ritchey's clinical and clinical research interests span both oncology and hematology. In the field of oncology, he has served as PI of individual clinical trials and on several clinical trial study committees. He was the local PI for the Pediatric Oncology Group or Children's Oncology Group (COG) for over 25 years. He served on the NCI Pediatric Leukemia and Lymphoma Steering Committee and is Chair of the COG Data Safety Monitoring Committee for Phase 2 and 3 trials.

In the field of hematology, Ritchey has particularly focused on hemophilia. He has cared for infants and children with hemophilia for over 30 years. He initiated the Comprehensive Hemophilia Clinic at Yale New Haven Hospital and served on the Executive Committee of Region III Federally Funded Hemophilia Treatment Centers for 13 years. Ritchey is a member of the Board of Directors of the Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania.

Ritchey has held important roles nationally. He was the President of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and served on many committees of the Society. He was the Chair of the Subboard of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology of the American Board of Pediatrics and was also appointed to its the Board of Directors.

Professional and Scientific Society Memberships

• American Academy of Pediatrics, 1979-1998, 2012-2016
• American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1981-Present
  • Program Committee, 1998-2002
    • Chairman, 1999-2001
  • Board of Trustees Member, 2000-2003, 2009-2010
  • Finance Commitee Member, 2003-2009
  • Vice-President, 2010-2012
  • President, 2012-2014
  • Immediate Past President, 2014-2016
  • Executive Committee, 2010-2016
• American Society of Hematology, 1983-Present
• American Society of Clinical Oncology, 1986-Present
• Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease, 1980-1990
• Pedaitric Oncology Group (POG), 1986-1998
  • Principal Investigator, West Virginia University, 1989-1998
  • Chairman, Supportive Care Commtitee, 1989-1994
  • Chairman, Cancer Control Committee, 1990-1993
  • Core Commitee Member, Lymphoid Relapse, 1988-98
  • Chairman, Sub-committee on CNS relapse, 1992-1998
  • CCOP/Cancer Control, 1989-1996
  • Hematology/Oncology Discipline, 1989-1998
  • Member, Nominating Committee, 1994-1998
• Region III, Federally Funded Hemophila Treatment Centers, Executive Committee, 1998-2011
• American Board of Pediatrics
  • Certifying Exam Committee, 1998-2015
    • Chairman, 2005-2009
  • ABP Subspecialties Consortium, 2002-2009
  • ABP Board of Directors, 2012-2014
    • Executive Commitee of the Board, 2012-2014
  • ABP Foundation Board of Directors, 2012-2014
  • Subboard of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, 2006-2012
    • Chairman, 2010-2011
    • Credentials Subcommittee of the Subboard, 2008-2011
• Children's Cancer Group
  • Principal Investigator, Children's Hosptial of Pittsburgh, 1998-2000
  • CCG-1951 Study Committee, 1998-2000
• Children's Oncology Group
  • Member, 2000-Present
  • Principal Investigator, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2000-2013
  • Chairman, Extramedullary Relapse Committee, 2000-2002
  • Chairman, Hematology/Oncology Discipline, 2001-2011
  • Member, Executive Committee, 2001-2011
  • Vice Chair, Cancer Control Committee, 2002-2003
  • Member, Institutional Performance Monitoring Committee, 2006-2011
  • Co-leader, Extramedullary Relapse of ALL Protocol Development, 2010-2013
  • Chairman, Data Safety Monitoring Committee A, 2013-Present
• National Cancer Institute
  • Physician Data Query (PDQ), Pediatric Board, 1994-Present
    • Editor-in-Chief, 1997-Present
  • Pediatric Leukemia and Lymphoma Steering Commitee, 2010-2018