Melinda Mahabee-Gittens, MD, MS
Title
Attending Physician
Appointment
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Email
melinda.mahabee-gittens@chmcc.org
Phone
513-636-7966
Fax
513-636-7967
Credentials
MD: State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1992.
MS: Epidemiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1999.
Residency: Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital at Yale -- New Haven, New Haven, Conn., 1995.
Fellowship: Fellow in General Pediatrics / Emergency Medicine, The Children's Hospital at Yale -- New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, 1996; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1999.
Certification: Pediatrics, 1995.
Position History
2005-present: Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
1999-2005: Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
1999-present: Attending Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
1995-1996: Staff Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine, The Children's Hospital at Yale-New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Awards and Honors
Pediatric Resident Divisional Teaching Award, June 2007
Pediatric Resident Divisional Teaching Award, June 2004
Fifth Third Bank / Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Woman Scholars Award, January 2003
Research
Adolescent tobacco prevention; tobacco cessation
Research Grants and Contracts
7/1/06 – 6/30/11: National Cancer Institute
K23CA117864-01: Improving Parent/Adolescent Communication about Tobacco
Description: The overall goal of the project is to obtain the mentorship and training necessary to develop and implement effect adolescent tobacco prevention interventions in the ED. Role: PI
4/1/08 – 3/31/10: Small Business Technology Transfer Award (STTR) / NHLBI: WEB-based Respiratory Education About Tobacco or Health Phase II
Description: The overall goal of the project is to fully develop and test an interactive, educational, website for nurses at CCHMC to help them to learn how to deliver effective tobacco cessation advice to their patients. Role: Co-PI
Completed Grants:
6/1/07-11/30/07: Center for Disease Control and Prevention Solicitation of the Public Health Service for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR): Increasing Quitline Utilization with Multimedia Education Role: Consultant
1/1/07 – 6/30/07: Small Business Technology Transfer Award (STTR) / NHLBI: WEB-based Respiratory Education About Tobacco or Health
Role: Co-PI
1/1/03 – 6/30/05: Fifth Third Bank / Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Woman Scholars Award: Improving Parent/Adolescent Communication about Tobacco
Role: PI
7/1/01 – 6/30/03: American Lung Association CG-004-N: Emergency Department Environmental Tobacco Smoke Counseling
Role: PI
9/1/00 - 8/31/02: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality RO3 HS 11038-01: Clinical Decision Rules to Predict Pediatric Pneumonia
Role: PI
Presentations
Mahabee-Gittens EM, Gordon JS, Krugh M, Henry B, Leonard A. A Pilot Study of the Effectiveness and Acceptability of an Emergency Department Smoking Cessation Intervention. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. March 1, 2008 (Platform Session).
Mahabee-Gittens EM, Khoury, J, Huang, B, Dorn, L, Ammerman, R, Gordon, JS. How are Racia l/ Ethnic Differences in Family Bonding Associated with Smoking Initiation in Early and Late Adolescence? Presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. February 27, 2008 (Poster Session).
Gordon JS, Andrews, J, Mahabee-Gittens EM, Christiansen S. Development and Evaluation of an Online Tobacco Cessation Training Program (WeBREATHe) for Pediatric Respiratory Therapists. Presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. February 28, 2008 (Poster Session).
Mahabee-Gittens EM, Khoury, J, Huang, B, Dorn, L, Ammerman, R, Gordon, JS. Racial / Ethnic Differences in the Association between Family Interaction and Smoking Initiation. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. May 6, 2007 (Platform Session).
Mahabee-Gittens EM, Duma, EM, Gordon JS. Employee Acceptability of a Tobacco-Free Work Policy. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting and the Society of Prevention Research Meeting. May 2007 (Poster Session).
Mahabee-Gittens EM, Gordon JS. Acceptability of Tobacco Cessation Interventions in the Emergency Department. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting and the Society of Prevention Research Meeting. May 2007 (Poster Session).
Chambers P, Mahabee-Gittens EM, Leonard T. The Vulnerable Child Syndrome: An Emergency Department Perspective. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. May 6, 2007 (Poster Session).
Hampton R, Mahabee-Gittens EM, Allen-Bracey SE. Obesity Screening in the Emergency Department. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies. May 2006 (Poster Session).
Mahabee-Gittens EM, Gordon J, Huang B, Slap G. An Emergency Department Intervention to Increase Parent-Child Tobacco Communication. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies. May 17, 2005 (Poster Session).
Publications, Most Recent
Mahabee-Gittens EM, Gordon JS: Acceptability of Tobacco Cessation Interventions in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care, 2008 April 7, 24(4), 214-216.
Mahabee-Gittens EM, Gordon JS, Huang B, Slap GB: An Emergency Department Intervention to Increase Parent-Child Tobacco Communication: A Pilot Study. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2007, 17(2), 71-83.
Mahabee-Gittens EM, Duma EM, Gordon JS: For the Love of Children: Employee Acceptability of a Tobacco-Free Work Policy.South Med J. 2007 Sep, 100(9):913.
Reed J, Mahabee-Gittens EM, Huppert J: Decision Rule to Identify Adolescent Females with Cervical Infections in 13-18 year old Females Presenting to the Pediatric Emergency Department. J Womens Health, 2007 Mar;16(2):272-80.
Mahabee-Gittens EM, Huang B: Emergency Department Environment Tobacco Smoke Counseling. AJEM, 2005; 23(7):916-918.
Mahabee-Gittens EM: Racial / Ethnic Differences in Parent-Child Smoking Communication. J Ethn in Sub Abuse, 2005; 3(3):79-82.
Mahabee-Gittens EM, Grupp-Phelan J, Brody AS, Donnelly LF, Allen Bracey SE, Duma EM, Mallory ML, Slap GB: Identifying Children with Pneumonia in the Emergency Department. Clinical Pediatrics, 2005; 44(5):427-35.
Professional Organization Memberships
- The Society for Pediatric Research
- The Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
- The Society for Prevention Research
- American Public Health Association
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow
- Emergency Medicine Section
- Society of Academic Emergency Medicine
- Women’s Faculty Association
- Ambulatory Pediatric Association
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