Richard Zanetti MD, MPH

Education

Bachelors of Science, Mathematics, Loyola University, Baltimore, MD, 2007
Medical Degree, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, 2011
Pediatric Residency, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA, 2014
Masters of Public Health, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, 2020
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship, Walter Reed National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, 2020

Biography

Rich Zanetti, MD, MPH, FAAP is a Lt Col in the United States Air Force and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Uniformed Services University (USU). He currently serves as the Service Chief of the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), the Director of the WRNMMC Survivorship Clinic as well as the Associate Program Director for the WRNMMC Pediatric residency program. Prior to arrival in the NCC, Dr. Zanetti served as Staff Pediatrician at Altus Air Force Base and Pediatric Hospitalist at Jackson County Memorial Hospital in Altus, Oklahoma.

Dr. Zanetti obtained his BS in Mathematics from Loyola University and his MD and MPH from USU. He completed pediatric residency training, as well as Chief Residency, at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. He completed pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship training at WRNMMC.

Dr. Zanetti’s research has focused on epidemiology of pediatric cancers and care of the cancer survivor. He has contributed to several national presentations, and publications. As the Director of the NCC Survivorship program, he has developed a Transitions of Care program that focuses on education and holistic survivorship care for over 120 patients annually. Dr. Zanetti is heavily engaged in process and quality improvement, heading up multiple interdisciplinary projects that directly impact patient care. He currently serves as coordinator for all pediatric resident-based research and quality projects at WRNMMC as well as coordination of resident simulation curriculum.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Chief Resident, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, 2014-2015

Staff Pediatrician (Clinic and Hospitalist), Altus AFB, 2015-2017

Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, 2020 – present

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Staff, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, MD, 2020 - present

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Service Chief, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, 2022 - present

Representative Bibliography

Reeves PT, Rogers PL, Hipp SJ, Zanetti RC, Echelmeyer S, Rees DJ, Parekh DS. The Sickle Cell Pain Action Plan: A low health literacy, pictographic tool to enhance self-management, and guideline concordance. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 May 20:e29775. doi: 10.1002/pbc.29775. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35593011.

Zanetti R, Warwick A, Sicignano N, Feldman B. Late Effects Screening of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survivors in the Military Healthcare System. Mil Med. 2022 Mar 21:usac069. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usac069. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35312003.

Vasta LM, Zanetti RC, Anderson AB, Zhu K, Potter BK, Park AB, Lin J, Shriver CD, Warwick AB. Survival in Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Patients With Sarcoma in the Military Health System: Comparison With the SEER Population. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2021 Aug 1;43(6):e832-e840. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002188. PMID: 34397617.

Zanetti RC, Vasta LM, Romanelli K, Newton TC. Management of Hyperhemolysis in β-thalassemia With Multiple Immunosuppressives, Including Complement Blockade. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2021 Nov 1;43(8):e1145-e1147. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002059. PMID: 33480648.

Zanetti R, Feldman B, Porea T. Microcytic Anemia. Pediatr Rev. 2021 Jan;42(1):41-43. doi: 10.1542/pir.2019-0295. PMID: 33386305.

Vasta LM, Zanetti RC, Parekh DS, Warwick AB, Lieuw K. A Retrospective Review of Mercaptopurine Metabolism Reveals High Rate of Patients With Suboptimal Metabolites Successfully Corrected With Allopurinol. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2021 Oct 1;43(7):e1003-e1009. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001939. PMID: 32925411.

Zanetti RC, Biswas AK. Hemolytic anemia as a result of piperacillin/tazobactam administration: a case report and discussion of pathophysiology. Mil Med. 2013 Sep;178(9):e1045-7. doi: 10.7205/MILMED-D-12-00512. PMID: 24005557.