Ashley M. Blanchard, MD

Dr. Blanchard is a board-certified pediatric emergency medicine physician and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (in Emergency Medicine) at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She has 9 years of experience caring for acutely injured and critically ill children.Dr. Blanchard's primary academic interest is the study of pediatric patients at high-risk for injury and the implementation of targeted interventions. Her specific research focuses on suicide prevention (through decreasing access to lethal means) and exploring unique injury patterns among people with autism. She has completed a Masters in Science and Patient Oriented Research through the Mailman School of Public...