Richard W. Lord, Jr., MD, MA
Professor
Director, Maternal and Child Health
Department of Family & Community Medicine
“My greatest pleasure right now is the time my wife and I spend with our two boys helping them explore and learn about the world around them. I enjoy home remodeling, especially the demolition part, hiking in the mountains, sailing at the outer banks, fishing and just being outdoors.”
Interests
Family Medicine, Prenatal Care and Obstetrics, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Health Economics and Primary Care Outcomes Research
Education
| 1984 | University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
B.A. Degree, Economics |
| 1988 | Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
M.D. Degree |
Postdoctoral Training
| 1988 – 1991 | Resident
Rush-Christ Family Practice Residency
Chicago, IL |
| 1991 – 1992 | Fellow
Rush-Christ Family Practice Residency
Chicago, IL |
Academic Career
| 1991 – 1995 | Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Family Medicine
University of Virginia Medical School
Charlottesville, VA |
| 1995 – 1999 | Associate Professor
Department of Family Medicine
Rush Medical College
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center
Chicago, IL |
| 1999 – 2012 | Associate Professor and
Director, Maternal Child Health
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |
2012 – present
| Professor and
Director, Maternal Child Health
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |