Richard Brodsky, MD

Dr. Richard A. Brodsky is a board-certified pediatrician and pediatric emergency medicine specialist with over 15 years of clinical, administrative, and academic experience at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital–Bristol Myers Squibb Children's Hospital (RWJUH-BMSCH) and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He currently serves as Chief of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, and Director of Pediatric Telemedicine for the RWJ Barnabas Health system, overseeing both inpatient and telehealth operations across a major academic medical network in New Jersey.

A. Undergraduate Graduate and Professional
The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ
Bachelor of Science (Biology)     Date Awarded: May 2001

B. Graduate and Professional
University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ (Piscataway Campus)
Piscataway, NJ
Doctor of Medicine        Date Awarded: May 2005

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:
A. Internship and Residencies
RWJUH – Bristol Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ
Pediatrics
7/2005 – 6/2008

B. Research Fellowships
Eastern Va Medical School, Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters
Norfolk, VA
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
6/2008 – 6/2011

Rutgers Leadership Academy
New Brunswick NJ
Academic Leadership Program
8/2021 – 5/2022
 

Dr. Brodsky's academic and scholarly focus encompasses telehealth innovation, pediatric emergency medicine education, and community health literacy. He has been instrumental in developing and scaling pediatric telemedicine consultation services across the RWJ Barnabas Health system, establishing protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic, and onboarding multiple subspecialty groups onto the platform. He is a nationally recognized contributor to the field of pediatric telemedicine, serving on the American Board of Pediatrics Telemedicine Entrustable Activity Committee, which produced a consensus publication in Academic Pediatrics (2023). Dr. Brodsky is committed to health equity, having conducted community health education on an indigenous reservation in Panama, and bringing accessible pediatric health information to lay audiences through the PEPtalk podcast.

Department of Emergency Medicine
    Best Off Service attending
    2024

Department of Pediatrics Clinical Award for Excellence in Service and Professionalism
    Granted to a faculty member at the end of the Academic year
    2020 

Robert Wood Johnson Pediatrics Research Day Award
    For research project done w/ Dr. Ernest Leva, Mark Merlin
    2009

Avrum Katcher and Paul Winokur Student Teaching Award
Awarded by RWJUH – BMSCH Residency Program upon graduation
May 2008

Arnold P. Gold Humanism Award for Excellence in Teaching
Awarded by RWJUH – BMSCH Residency as selected by graduating 3rd year class
May 2006

Beta Beta Beta Biological Honors Society induction
Inducted May 2000