Karin Eve Reuter Rice

Dr. Karin Reuter-Rice is a highly accomplished clinician, researcher, and educator at Duke University. Holding appointments as Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Medicine (Departments of Pediatrics and Neurosurgery), and affiliated with the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, she brings a unique interdisciplinary perspective to her work. She is a faculty in the Division of Critical Care and co-editor of the influential textbook, Pediatric Acute Care: A Guide for Interprofessional Practice. Dr. Reuter-Rice's expertise is internationally recognized, as evidenced by her fellowships in the American College of Critical Care Medicine and the American Academy of Nursing, and a NIH-NINR Summer Genetics Institute fellow.

Committed to children and families facing critical illness and injury, Dr. Reuter-Rice's research tackles the childhood concussion epidemic. Her novel, whole-person approach identifies those at greatest risk for long-term problems after a concussion, recognizing that the impact extends beyond the hospital and into homes and schools.

As a respected team scientist, her work is supported by funding from federal, foundation, and industry partners, and her findings have been presented on the international stage. Beyond her research, Dr. Reuter-Rice is dedicated to mentoring and teaching students across multiple disciplines, sharing her expertise in research methodologies, brain injury, and the crucial role of genetics and genomics in healthcare and society.