Faculty

Dr. Rice-Townsend is an Associate Professor at the University of Washington and practices pediatric general surgery at Seattle Children’s Hospital. His clinical practice includes the breadth of pediatric general and thoracic surgery with areas of focus in colorectal, critical care and chest wall malformations. He has a subspeciality focus in congenital colorectal and pelvic disorders including anorectal malformations, cloaca and Hirschsprung disease. By this specialty, he serves as an integral team member in the high volume multidisciplinary Reconstructive Pelvic Medicine program at Seattle Children’s Hospital. He holds a leadership position and is an active researcher in the national Pediatric Colorectal and Pelvic Learning Consortium aimed at improving the care of children affected with these conditions. Dr. Rice-Townsend is additionally boarded in surgical critical care and serves in various leadership roles at Seattle Children’s Hospital related to this focus including acting as surgical representative to the ICUs for the hospital and as director of ECMO for the division of pediatric general surgery. He is a core member of the specialty Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia team and participates in a multidisciplinary research effort aimed at improving care for this complex patient population. He also has an interest and active practice in the care of patients with chest wall malformations, particularly pectus excavatum.