Richard Lion, DO, MPH
- Critical Care
Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
Phone:
737-229-4000
Languages: English
Departments:
Office location:
9835 North Lake Creek Parkway
Austin, TX 78717
Get to know Richard Lion, DO, MPH
Dr. Lion is a pediatric cardiac intensivist who specializes in treating children with congenital and acquired heart disease in close collaboration with the Texas Children's Heart Center in Houston. He received advanced training in cardiac critical care at the Texas Children's Hospital Medical Center after completing his pediatric critical care medicine fellowship there.
Dr. Lion's research interests include integrating high frequency data and machine learning into clinical medical care of congenital heart disease, as demonstrated in his pilot studies of patients after the arterial switch operation. He is also passionate about quality improvement, frequently collaborating with the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium at national conferences. He has been a panel speaker and session moderator on a broad range of topics that are a testament to his expertise and experience in his field, including “renal replacement therapy utilization after surgery” and "how to successfully build a cardiac ICU."
Personal Statement
I am a pediatric cardiac intensive care doctor at Texas Children's Hospital North Austin Campus, part of the excellent team of physicians, surgeons, APPs and nurses caring for children in the ICU, including those with congenital and acquired heart disease. As a member of the Austin community, and a father myself, I'm thrilled to be a part of bringing the expertise and resources of Texas Children’s closer to home. It is my goal to give every patient in Austin the opportunity to experience care provided by one of the top ranked children's hospitals in the country.
Clinical Interests
Extracorporeal support, hemodynamic monitoring, single ventricle physiology
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor College of Medicine | Other | Pediatric Critical Care Instructorship | 2017 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Fellowship | Pediatric Critical Care | 2016 |
| University of South Florida Morsani | Residency | Pediatrics | 2013 |
| Nova Southeastern University | Medical School | Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine | 2010 |
| Nova Southeastern University | Masters | Master of Public Health | 2010 |
Organizations
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| American Academy of Pediatrics | Member |
| Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium | North Austin Physician Cite Champion |
| Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society | Member |
| Society of Critical Care Medicine | Member |
Honors and awards
- 2013
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Resident of the Quarter, Pediatrics, All Children's Hospital, University of South Florida
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Research interests
Outcome-driven quality improvement, high frequency data capture and machine learning
Daniel P. Howsmon, Matthew F. Mikulski, Nikhil Kabra, Joyce Northrup, Daniel Stromberg, Charles D. Fraser, Carlos M. Mery, Richard P. Lion. Statistical process monitoring creates a hemodynamic trajectory map after pediatric cardiac surgery: A case study of the arterial switch operation. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/btm2.10679
Lion RP, Winder MM, Amirnovin R, Fogg K, Bertrandt R, Bhaskar P, Kasmai C, Holmes KW, Moza R, Vichayavilas P, Gordon EE, Trauth A, Horsley M, Frank DU, Stock A, Adamson G, Lyman A, Raymond T, Diaz I, DeMarco A, Prodhan P, Fundora M, Aljiffry A, Dewitt AG, Kozyak BW, Greiten L, Scahill C, Buckley J, Bailly DK; PC4 Chylothorax Work Group. Development of consensus recommendations for the management of post-operative chylothorax in paediatric CHD. Cardiology in the Young, 2022 Aug;32(8):1202-1209. doi: 10.1017/S1047951122001871. Epub 2022 Jul 6. PMID: 35792060
Lion RP, Vega MR, Smith EO, Devaraj S, Braun MC, Bryan NS, Desai MS, Coss-Bu JA, Ikizler TA, Akcan Arikan A. The effect of continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration on amino acid delivery, clearance, and removal in children. Pediatric Nephrology, 2022 Feb;37(2):433-441. doi: 10.1007/s00467-021-05162-0. Epub 2021 Aug 12.PMID: 34386851
Mikulski MF, Linero A, Stromberg D, Affolter JT, Fraser CD, Mery CM, Lion RP. Analysis of haemodynamics surrounding blood transfusions after the arterial switch operation: a pilot study utilising real-time telemetry high-frequency data capture. Cardiology in the Young, 2024 Mar 7:1-8. doi: 10.1017/S104795112400009X. Online ahead of print.PMID: 38450505
Mikulski MF, Well A, Subramanian S, Colman K, Fraser CD Jr, Mery CM, Lion RP. Pericardial Effusions After the Arterial Switch Operation: A PHIS Database Review. World Journal of Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery, 2023 Mar;14(2):148-154. doi: 0.1177/21501351221146153. Epub 2023 Mar 8