Ruchika Jones, MD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician

Ruchika Mohla Jones, MD, MS, is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician in the Emergency Department at Connecticut Children’s in Hartford. Dr. Mohla Jones’s areas of expertise include medical education and simulation.

Education

Saint George's University School of Medicine

Residency

Pediatrics, Stony Brook Children's

Chief Resident, Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Fellowship

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine-Connecticut Children's

Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

  • Jones RM, Malia L, Snelling PJ, et al. Diagnostic Accuracy of Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Hip Effusion: A Multicenter Diagnostic Study. Ann Emerg Med. Published online June 7, 2025. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.04.033
  • Cicero MX, Adelgais K, Funaro MC, et al. Prehospital Trauma Compendium: Pediatric Severe and Inflicted Trauma - A Position Statement and Resource Document of NAEMSP. Prehosp Emerg Care. Published online February 10, 2025. doi:10.1080/10903127.2025.2457141
  • Rong K, Good A, Chicaiza H, Jones RM. Early Diagnosis of Rare Diaphragmatic Synovial Sarcoma in a Pediatric Patient With Epigastric Pain Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2024;40(9):e240-e241. doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000003149
  • Mohla R. Paving the way to the future: reflections of a pediatric chief resident. New Jersey Pediatrics. Fall/Winter Edition 2015: 22.
  • Zalcman SS, Patel A, Mohla R, Zhu Y, and Siegel A: “Soluble cytokine receptors (sIL-2Ra, sIL[1]2Rb) induce subunit-specific behavioral responses and accumulate in the cerebral cortex and basal forebrain.” PLoS ONE, 2012 7(4): e36316.
  • Zalcman SS, Woodruff RT, Mohla R, and Siegel A (2010): Cytokines and sickness behavior: a model for cancer symptoms. In CS Cleeland, MJ Fisch and AJ Dunn (Eds.), Cancer Symptom Science: Measurement, Mechanisms, and Management (pp 10-19). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
  • Zalcman SS, Woodruff RT, Mohla R, and Siegel A (2009): Neurochemical and behavioral changes induced by interleukin-2 and soluble interleukin-2 receptors. In A. Siegel and SS Zalcman (Eds.), The Neuroimmunological Basis of Behavior and Mental Disorders (pp. 261-284). New York, NY: Springer Science+Business Media.

Locations Where I See Patients

Exterior view of Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center – Hartford

282 Washington Street
Hartford, CT06106
United States