Research Interests
An advocate of women's health and renowned fertility specialists, Dr. Valerie Montgomery
Rice is highly regarded for her involvement in multiple areas which have enhanced
women's healthcare delivery and research. She specializes in reproductive endocrinology,
specifically, menopausal health, fibroid disease, infertility and endometreosis.
In the past, she has served as principal investigator of several multi-center trials (i.e., founder of the one of the nation's first research centers - Center for Women鈥檚 Health Research - devoted to studying diseases that disproportionately impact women of color).
Currently, she is involved in developing a research partnership with the University of Zambia, which focuses on the development of a vaginal microbicide for the prevention of HIV.
Publications
Gangula PR, Dong YL, Al-Hendy A, Richard-Davis G, Montgomery-Rice V, Haddad G, Millis R, Nicholas SB, Moseberry D.
Front Biosci (Schol Ed). 2013 Jan 1;5:134-48.
Zhang D, Al-Hendy M, Richard-Davis G, Montgomery-Rice V, Sharan C, Rajaratnam V, Khurana A, Al-Hendy A.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Mar;202(3):289.e1-9. Epub 2010 Jan 13.
Zhang D, Al-Hendy M, Richard-Davis G, Montgomery-Rice V, Rajaratnam V, Al-Hendy A.
Fertil Steril. 2010 Oct;94(5):1887-93. Epub 2009 Oct 12.
Norris KC, Baker RS, Taylor R, Montgomery-Rice V, Higginbotham EJ, Riley WJ, Maupin J, Drew-Ivie S, Reede JY, Gibbons G.
J Natl Med Assoc. 2009 Sep;101(9):864-72.
Curran EM, Tassell AH, Judy BM, Nowicki B, Montgomery-Rice V, Estes DM, Nowicki S.
J Infect Dis. 2007 Mar 1;195(5):680-3. Epub 2007 Jan 18.