Academic and Fellowship Opportunities
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is an ideal place to discover academic pediatrics through research and quality improvement in hospital and community settings. Residents who express an interest in an academic career and research will be paired with a faculty mentor. We encourage residents to develop an individualized curriculum that will allow them to become excellent clinicians and develop or maintain their research skills. Cincinnati Children's is a national leader in quality improvement innovations.
At Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation, our physicians and scientists have contributed significantly to the advancement of pediatric medicine since the foundation opened in 1931. The Research Foundation is the largest pediatric research program in the Midwest and ranks second in National Institutes of Health funding to children’s hospitals.
Our investigators conduct a wide range of research with both basic and clinical orientations. An underlying basic science theme is developmental biology, the study of normal and altered growth, and differentiation of tissues. Our patients benefit from leading-edge science and approaches to care that can translate directly from the laboratory to the bedside.
Edward L. Pratt Lectures
Residents are encouraged to present research projects at the annual Pratt Lectures and at regional and national scientific meetings. Each year, a former Cincinnati Children’s trainee is invited to be the Pratt Lecture’s keynote speaker to kick off an afternoon of stimulating discussions. A few sample research topics presented at the annual lecture include:
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Diastolic Dysfunction is Associated with Pulmonary Hypertension in Children and Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease.
Joshua Daily, MD – Categorical Pediatrics
- Early Brain Activity in Childhood Absence Epilepsy
Jeffrey Tenney, MD, PhD – Pediatrics-Neurology
- Influenza Vaccination in Egg Allergic Children
Stephanie Logsdon, MD – Categorical Pediatrics
- Poisoning in 1-4 year olds: What are the Risk Factors and How Do They Differ from Those of Other Major Unintentional Injuries?
L. Nelson Sanchez-Pinto, MD – Categorical Pediatrics
- Prenatal Retinoic Acid Increases VEGF Expression and Prevents Pulmonary Arteriolar Wall Hypertrophy in a CDH Rat Model.
Augusto F. Schmidt, MD, PhD – Categorical Pediatrics
- Clinical Effectives of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Suppurative Otitis Media: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Bangladeshi Infants.
Dane Warner, MD – Categorical Pediatrics
- Distribution of Fetal Cardiac Output and Temporal Trends in Left Heart Mophometry in the Neonate with Left-sided Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
Jennifer Huang, MD – Internal Medicine-Pediatrics
- Determining the Burden of Disease, Evaluation and Management of Staphylococcus aureus Disease in Hamilton County Among Infants < 90 days of Age.
Sara Oliver, MD – Categorical Pediatrics
- Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Hypoxia-induced White Matter Injury During Early Postnatal Brain Development.
Andrea Pardo, MD – Pediatrics-Neurology
- Sleep Disorders in Children: A National Assessment of Pediatricians Practices and Perceptions.
Firoza Faruqui, DO – Categorical Pediatrics
Available Fellowships
Residents who want to pursue an academic career can consider fellowship training at Cincinnati Children’s. Our fellows take an active role in resident education and research.
View a list of educational opportunities presented through our GME office.
