Visiting Cincinnati Children's

Adekunle Dawodu, MBBS, FRCPCH

Title: Director, International Patient Care Program
Languages: English, Yoruba
Email: adekunle.dawodu@cchmc.org

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Joumana Feghali, DESS

Title: International patient care coordinator
Languages: Arabic, French, English
Email: joumana.feghali@cchmc.org

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Ilan Goldman, BA

Title: International patient care coordinator
Languages: Hebrew, Russian, English
Email: ilan.goldman@cchmc.org

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Norhan Gomaa, MPH, CHES

Title: International patient care coordinator
Languages: Arabic, English
Email: norhan.gomaa@cchmc.org

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Tatyana (Tanya) Yurlova, PhD

Title: International patient care coordinator
Languages: Russian, English
Email: tatyana.yurlova@cchmc.org

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Julie Morin, MHSA

Title: Director, international business development
Responsible for: The development and growth of the International Business Development program, including the international patient program, which offers special services for patients and their families who travel from outside the United States for care at Cincinnati Children's.  The International Business Development program is also responsible for global marketing of Cincinnati Children’s; managing global institutional relationships, international consulting services and formal agreements; and managing strategic regional relationships and initiatives.
Quote: “Cincinnati Children's has identified the growth of our internationally recognized programs as a strategic initiative, in support of the medical center’s vision to be the leader in improving child health and our goal to change the outcome for children around the world.  The Global Health Center team is dedicated to supporting this initiative through international patient care, education and training, collaborative research, and other global initiatives.”
Email: julie.morin@cchmc.org

Michelle Kohn

Title: International regional manager, Israel
Fluent in: Hebrew
Responsible for: Managing the hospital’s Israel Exchange Program through which Cincinnati Children’s collaborates with leading pediatric clinical, academic and research institutions in Israel to improve child health around the world
Quote:  “I like being able to help international families feel more comfortable in Cincinnati and helping to alleviate some of the stress they are experiencing when they need to travel overseas for medical treatment.”
Email: michelle.kohn@cchmc.org

Nader Allan

Title: Regional manager, international business development
Fluent in: Arabic
Responsible for: The development and growth of the Middle East patient program at Cincinnati Children's
Email: nader.allan@cchmc.org

Lesley Hugo

Title: Financial analyst I
Responsible for: Providing support to the Global Child Health business director with the preparation of monthly financial analyses on international patient volume, revenue tracking and department budget. Assisting regional managers and international coordinators with patient financial issues and cost estimate requests; providing regional managers with country and regional patient volume and revenue data.
Quote: “Working for Cincinnati Children’s and the Global Health department has been very rewarding. I am amazed every day how dedicated our staff is to the families our department serves, and improving child health throughout the world.”
Email: lesley.hugo@cchmc.org

Debby Emig

Title: Administrative assistant
Responsible for: Providing administrative support to the international health staff, including director of business development, the international regional managers, the international patient coordinators and the financial specialist. Managing the international patient calls and sending them to the correct coordinator or manager. Assisting with patients and their families when visiting our offices.
Quote: “One of the things that I enjoy most about my job while supporting our international staff is that I get to personally meet some of our international patients and their families. It is very rewarding to see the difference we are making in their lives.”
Email: deborah.emig@cchmc.org