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About Me
Education
Residency:
University of North Carolina
, Pediatrics
Medical School:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Internship:
University opf North Carolina
UnderGraduate:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Graduate:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Board Certifications
Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (1970)
Adolescent Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine (1970)
Languages
Spanish
Honors and Awards
1. UAB Pediatric Subspecialty Community Service Award (2016); 2. Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society; 3. Rebecca Socolar Children's Champion for Advocacy in Pediatrics, UNC Pediatrics May 2011
Interests
Professional Organizations
American Academy of Pediatrics, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, American Society of Addiction Medicine
Publications
1. Savage RJ, King VL, Clark CB, Cropsey KL. Factors Associated with Early Marijuana Initiation in a Criminal Justice Population. Addict Behav. 2017; 64: 82-88. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.08.005. 2. Savage RJ, Durant NH, Clark CB, Nair P, Cropsey KL. The adverse effects of motherhood on substance use treatment program outcomes among adolescent women. J Addict Med. 2015; 9 (6): 478-84. DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000165. 3. Savage R, Reese J, Wallace S, Wang T, Jester T, Lowe R, Hyndman L, Durant, N. Overcoming Challenges to Care in the Juvenile Justice System: A Case Study and Commentary. Pediatrics in Review. Jan 2017, 38 (1) 35-43; DOI: 10.1542/pir.2016-0066.
