Tara D. Rhine, MD, MS
- Attending Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine
- Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- tara.rhine@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
I serve as a pediatric emergency medicine physician and researcher. I completed a fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) and am board-certified in both PEM and General Pediatrics. I provide medical care to sick and injured children at the Cincinnati Children's Level 1 Trauma Center at the Burnet Campus and its community-based Liberty Campus.
Additionally, I obtained a Master's in Clinical and Translational Research degree. I aim to advance the medical services that we provide to our children every day. As the Cincinnati Children's site primary investigator for the National Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN), I've overseen ongoing multi-center studies sponsored by PECARN. Additionally, I've had the opportunity to serve on the research committee for the National Interdisciplinary Pediatric Trauma Society.
My areas of research aim to improve a clinician's ability to acutely diagnose and manage childhood brain injury. I have a specific interest in identifying biological and environmental factors that impact how a child responds acutely and subsequently recovers from a brain injury.
Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH.
Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s, Cincinnati, OH.
Graduate Training: Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Research, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
Certification: Pediatrics, 2010; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2015.
Interests
Pediatric emergency medicine
Services and Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Interests
Pediatric traumatic brain injury; c-spine injury; child abuse; biomarkers
Research Areas
Emergency Medicine
Publications
Ambulatory follow-up among publicly insured children discharged from the emergency department. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2023; 30:721-730.
Online Intervention for Caregivers of Children with Early Traumatic Brain Injury: Pilot Trial. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2023; 48:205-215.
A mixed-methods analysis examining child and family needs following early brain injury. Disability and Rehabilitation. 2022; 44:3566-3576.
Adolescent and Parent Perceptions of the Impact of Concussion/mTBI on Family Functioning and Activity Levels in Recovery. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 2022; 37:E280-E291.
An intervention to improve knowledge and increase comfort of concussion management among school medical staff. Nurse Education Today. 2022; 109:105247.
Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Special Considerations. Brain Injury Medicine. : Springer Publishing Company; Springer Publishing Company; 2021.
Understanding the relationship between family functioning and health-related quality of life in very young children with moderate-to-severe TBI. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. 2021; 35:868-884.
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