Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Richard F. Ittenbach, PhD

Appointment

Research Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Email

richard.ittenbach@cchmc.org

Phone

513-803-0245

Fax

513-636-1254

Credentials

PhD: University of Alabama, 1989
MHS: Johns Hopkins University, 2001
MED: Auburn University, 1984
BS: Butler University, 1980

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Research

Mixed-methods designs
Scale development
Hierarchical linear models
Statistical consulting

Research Grants and Contracts

NIH (8/1/06-7/31/08), NSF (1/1/06-12/31/08). Developing a Measure of Voluntary Consent for Protocol-Based Treatment Decision, Biostatistician (PI: R. Nelson, CHOP).

Presentations

Hehir, D.A., Ittenbach, R.F., Sullivan, K., Hartman, D.M., Gallagher, P.R., Dominguez, T.E., Nicolson, S.C., Spray, T.L., & Gaynor. J. W. (2006, February). Serum Cytokine Levels do not Correlate with Changes in Respiratory Mechanics Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Neonates. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Critical Care Colloqium, Snowbird, UT.

Schwalbe, C. R., Hartman, D. H., Nagle, M. L., Gallagher, P. R., Ittenbach, R. F., Burnham, N. B., Gaynor, J. W., & Ravishankar, C. (2006, February). Enteral feeding and caloric intake following neonatal cardiac surgery. Paper presented at the ninth annual meeting on Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease, Scottsdale, AZ.

Ittenbach, R. F., Cao, J. Giarelli, E., Levy, S. E., Mandell, D. S., & Pinto-Martin, J. (2006, March). Medicaid expenditures for children with autism: 1994 through 1999. Paper presented at the University of Pennsylvania/Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Perspectives in Autism meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Khan, A. K., Birbach, M., Ittenbach, R. F., Khan, I. R., Cohen, M. S., Spray, T. S., Deutschman, C. S., Levy, R. J., Gaynor, J. W. (2006, March). Differential effect of hypoxemia on left ventricular atrial and brain natriuretic peptide levels in neonatal swine. Paper presented at the 16th annual Joseph R. Stokes, Jr., Fellows Research Poster Day, Philadelphia, PA.

Levy, S. E., Souders, M. C., Ittenbach, R. F., Pinto-Martin, J. (2006, March). Gastrointestinal abnormalities in children with autistic spectrum disorders. Paper presented at the University of Pennsylvania/Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Perspectives in Autism meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Werba, B., Hobbie, W., Kazak, A., Reilly, A., Ittenbach, R., & Meadows, A. (2006, March). Rating the Intensity of Pediatric Cancer Treatment Protocols. Poster presented at the Eunice and Irving Leopold Annual Scientific Symposium and Retreat, University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA.

Trabulsi, J, Schall, J. I., Ittenbach, R. F., Olsen, I. E., Zemel, B. S., & Stallings, V. A. (2006, April). Over-reporting of energy intake in preadolescent children with a nutrition-related chronic disease. Paper presented at the Sixth International Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Werba, B., Carlson, C., Ginsberg, J., Hobbie, W. L., Ittenbach, R., Ogle, S., Rourke, M. T., Schwartz, L., Straton, J., & Kazak, A. E. (2006, April). Psychological adjustment in young adult survivors of childhood cancer: Health competence beliefs. Poster presented at the National Conference on Child Health Psychology, Gainesville, FL.

Werba, B., Carlson, C., Ginsberg, J., Hobbie, W., Ittenbach, R., Ogle, S., Rourke, M, Schwartz, L., Straton, J., Kazak, A. (2006, June). Health competence beliefs in young adult survivors of childhood cancer. Poster presented at the Ninth International Conference on Long-Term Complications of Treatment of Children and Adolescents for Cancer. Ontario, Canada.

Werba, B., Hobbie, W., Kazak, A., E., Reilly, A., Ittenbach, R. F., & Meadows, A. T. (2006, June). Rating the intensity of pediatric cancer treatment protocols. Poster presented at the Ninth International Conference on Long-Term Complications of Treatment of Children and Adolescents for Cancer. Ontario, Canada.

Schwartz, L., Carlson, C., Ginsberg, J., Hobbie, W. L., Ittenbach, R., Ogle, S., Rourke, M. T., Straton, J., Werba, B., & Kazak, A. E. (2006, August). Emerging areas of assessment with young adult survivors of childhood cancer. Poster presented at the 114th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Khan, A. R., Birbach, M., Ittenbach, R. F., Gallagher, P. R., Cohen, M. S., Spray, T. L., Levy, R. J., & Gaynor, J. W. (2006, September). Chronic hypoxemia alone is sufficient to increase ventricular levels of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) precursors in neonatal swine. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stockholm, Sweden.

Trabulsi J., Schall J.I., Ittenbach R.F., Olsen I.E., Zemel B.S., Stallings V.A. (2006, November). Evaluation of formulas for calculating energy requirements in preadolescent children with cystic fibrosis. Paper presented at the Nineteenth Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference. Denver, CO, USA.

Ballweg, J. A., Wernovsky, G., Ittenbach, R. F., Bernbaum, J., Gerdes, M., Gallagher, P., Dominguez, T. E., Zackai, E., Clancy, R. R., Nicolson, S. C., Spray, T. L., & Gaynor, J. W. (2007, January). Hyperglycemia following infant cardiac surgery does not adversely impact neurdevelopmental outcome. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, San Diego, CA.

Baer, G. R., Ittenbach, R. F, & Nelson, R. M. (2007, March). The Interpersonal Physician Trust Scale is Reliable and Valid for Use in Parents of NICU Infants. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, Philadelphia, PA.

Schwartz, L., Werba, B., Carlson, C., Ginsberg, J., Hobbie, W. L., Ittenbach, R., Ogle, S., Rourke, M. T., Straton, J., & Kazak, A. E. (April 2007). Measurement and Correlates of Health Outcomes of Childhood Cancer Survivors. Paper presented at Regional Child Health Psychology conference. Cincinnati, OH.

Schwartz, L., Werba, B., Carlson, C., Ginsberg, J., Hobbie, W. L., Ittenbach, R., Mao, J., Ogle, S., Rourke, M. T., Straton, J., & Kazak, A. E. (August 2007). Outcomes of transitioning pediatric cancer survivors: Implications for care. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. San Francisco, CA.

Werba, B., Schwartz, L., Carlson, C., Ginsberg, J., Hobbie, W. L., Ittenbach, R., Mao, J., Ogle, S., Rourke, M. T., & Kazak, A. E. (August 2007). Health concerns, beliefs and behaviors of 18-25 year old pediatric cancer survivors. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. San Francisco, CA.

Gottliebson, W. M., Tipton, A. M., Hor, K. N., Fleck, R. J., Crotty, E., Wansapura, J., & Ittenbach, R. F. (January, 2008). Normal human ventricular volume and mass values in children ages 5 to 10 years using steady state free precession MRI. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Los Angeles, CA.

Hobbie, W. L., Kohr, L., Steinmiller, E., Xie, M., Ittenbach, R. F., & Lipman, T. (March, 2008). Research Among Advanced Practice Nurses: Perceived Barriers. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Nursing Research Society. Philadelphia, PA.

Publications, Most Recent

Publications

Wernovsky G, Kijpers M, Van Rossem MC, Marino BS, Ravishankar C, Dominguez T, Godinez RI, Dodds KM, Ittenbach RF, Nicolson SC, Bird GL, Gaynor JW, Spray TL, Tabbutt S. Postoperative course in the cardiac intensive care unit following stage I Norwood reconstruction. Cardiology in the Young, in press.

Shillingford AJ, Ittenbach RF, Marino BS, Rychik J, Clancy RR, Spray TL, Gaynor JW, Wernovsky G. Aortic morphometry and microcephaly in neonates with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.Cardiology in the Young, 2007;17(2):189-195.

Trabulsi J, Ittenbach RF, Schall JI, Olsen IE, Yudkoff M, Daikhin Y, Zemel BS, Stallings VA. Evaluation of formulas for predicting energy requirements in preadolescent children with cystic fibrosis.American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2007;85(1):144-151.

Werba B, Hobbie W, Kazak AE, Ittenbach RF, Reilly A, Meadows A. Classifying the Intensity of Pediatric Cancer Treatment Protocols: The Intensity of Treatment Rating Scale 2.0 (ITR-2).Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 2007;48(7):673-677.