Edward F. Donovan, MD
Title
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Appointment
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Email
edward.donovan@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-0182
Fax
513-636-0171
Credentials
MD: University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 1967 to 1971.
Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1971 to 1973.
Fellowship: Newborn Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1975 to 1977; Respiratory Muscle Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1978 to 1979.
Certification: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Awards and Honors
Best Doctors in America, 2008
Research
Population health; health disparities; community-academic research partnerships; perinatal epidemiology; clinical trials
Research Grants and Contracts
NIH HD 27853-11. Multicenter Network of Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Edward F. Donovan, MD, Co-Investigator, 04/01/06 to 03/31/11.
CMS Neonatal Transformation Grant. PI UOCMS030227. 07/18/08 to 06/30/09.
University of Cincinnati Office of Medical Education. Teaching Evidence Based Medicine to Pediatric Residents: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Edward F. Donovan, MD, Co-Investigator, 06/30/06 - 06/30/07.
K30-RR-022273. NIH/NCRR. University of Cincinnati Curriculum Award. Edward F. Donovan, MD, Co-Investigator, 08/19/05 - 07/31/10.
Publications, Most Recent
Find more publications by Dr. Donovan through PubMed
Donovan, E, Rose, B, Iams, J, What we know about prevention of preterm birth: A Policy Brief, 2008, Child Policy Research Center, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Visit the Child Policy Research Center (CPRC) website to learn more.
Gerhardt WE, Schoettker PJ, Donovan EF, Kotagal UR, Muething SE. Putting Evidence-Based Cllinical Practice Guidelines into Practice: An Academic Pediatric Center's Experience.The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, April 2007; 33(4).
Donovan EF, Ammerman RT, Besl J, Atherton H, Khoury JC, Altaye M, Putnam FW, VanGinkel JB. Intensive home visiting is associated with decreased risk of infant death.Pediatrics, 2007 in press.
Fanaroff AA, Stoll BJ, Wright LL, Carlo WA, Ehrenkranz RA, Stark AR, Bauer CR, Donovan EF, Korones SB, Laptook AR, Lemons JA, Oh W, Papile LA, Shankaran S, Stevenson DK, Tyson JE, Poole WK. NICHD Neonatal Research Network: Trends in neonatal morbidity and mortality for very low birthweight infants. Am J Obstet Gynecol., 2007 Feb; 196(2):147.el-8
Ambalavanan M, Carlo W, Shankaran S, Bann C, Emrich S, Higgins R, Tyson J, O'Shea T, Laptook A, Ehrenkranz R, Donovan E. Predicting Outcome of Neonates Diagnosed with Hypoxemic-Ischemic Encephalopathy.Pediatrics, 2006; 118:2084-2093.
Clark E, Donovan E, Schoettker P. From Outdated to Updated, Keeping Clinical Guidelines Valid.International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 2006; 18(3):165-166.
Yang MB, Donovan EF, Wagge JR. Race, Gender, and Clinical Risk Index for Babies (CRIB) Score as Predictors of Retinopathy of Prematurity. JAAPOS, June 2006; 10 (3):253-261.
Shankaran S, Laptook A, Ehrenkranz RA, Tyson JE, McDonald SA, Donovan EF, Fanaroff AA, Poole WK, Wright LL, Higgins RD, Finer NN, Carlo WA, Duara S, Oh W, Cotton C.M, Stevenson D, Stoll BJ, Lemons JA, Guillet R, Jobe AH, for the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network. Whole-Body Hypothermia for neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic ncephalopathy. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, March 2006; 61(3):158-159.
Presentations, Most Recent
Meinzen-Derr, J, Donovan, E, et al. Epidemiology of Necrotizing Enterocolitis Temporal Clustering in Two Neonatology Practices, J Pediatr. 2009 May;154(5):656-61. Epub December 25, 2008.
Morris BH, Oh W, Tyson JE, Stevenson DK, Phelps DL, O'Shea TM, McDavid GE, Perritt RL, Van Meurs KP, Vohr BR, Grisby C, Yao Q, Pedroza C, Das A, Poole WK, Carlo WA, Duara S, Laptook AR, Salhab WA, Shankaran S, Poindexter BB, Fanaroff AA, Walsh MC, Rasmussen MR, Stoll BJ, Cotten CM, Donovan EF, Ehrenkranz RA, Guillet R, Higgins RD; NICHD Neonatal Research Network. Aggressive vs. conservative phototherapy for infants with extremely low birth weight, N Engl J Med.2008 Oct 30;359(18):1885-96 359(18):1885-96.
Olsen, I, Lawson, M, Meinzen-Derr, J, Sapsford, A, Schibler, K, Donovan, E, Morrow, A, Use of a Body Proportionality Index for Growth Assessment of Preterm Infants, J Pediatr. 2009 Apr;154(4):486-91. Epub November 28, 2008.
Meinzen-Derr, J, Poindexter, B, Wrage, L, Morrow, A, Stoll, B, Donovan, E, Role of human milk in extremely low birth weight infants' risk of necrotizing enterocolitis or death, J Perinatol. 2009 Jan;29(1):57-62. Epub August 21, 2008.
Laptook AR; Tyson J; Shankaran S; McDonald S; Ehrenkranz R; Fanaroff A; Donovan E; Goldberg R; O’Shea TM; Higgins RD; Poole WK and the NICHD Neonatal Research Network. Elevated Temperature after Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Risk Factor for Adverse Outcome. Pediatrics. 2008 Sep;122(3):491-9
Donovan EF, Ammerman RT, Besl J, Atherton H, Khoury JC, Altaye M, Putnam FW, VanGinkel JB. Intensive home visiting is associated with decreased risk of infant death. Pediatrics, 2007;119;1145-1151.
Professional Organization Memberships
Special Interests
Prematurity prevention; infant mortality; evidence-based decision making; clinical research
Faculty
- Ann L. Akeson, PhD
- Henry T. Akinbi, MD
- Cindy J. Bachurski, PhD
- Thomas Bartman, MD, PhD
- Beth E. Haberman, MD
- Tanya E. Cahill, MD
- Michael W. Crossman, MD, PhD
- Vrushank G. Davé, MS, PhD
- Edward F. Donovan, MD
- Horacio Falciglia, MD
- Stephan W. Glasser, PhD
- Eric Hall, PhD
- Noah H. Hillman, MD
- Steven B. Hoath, MD
- Machiko Ikegami, MD, PhD
- James M. Greenberg, MD
- Alan H. Jobe, MD, PhD
- Clinton H. Joiner, MD, PhD
- Tanya V. Kalin, MD, PhD
- Vladimir V. Kalinichenko, MD, PhD
- Suhas G. Kallapur, MD
- Beena D. Kamath, MD, MPH
- Heather C. Kaplan, MD, MSCE
- Alan P. Kenny, MD, PhD
- Paul S. Kingma, MD, PhD
- Madhavi Koneru, MD
- Thomas R. Korfhagen, MD, PhD
- Kurt R. Schibler, MD
- Tim Le Cras, PhD
- Kristin R. Melton, MD
- Vivek Narendran, MD
- Amy T. Nathan, MD
- Anne-Karina T. Perl, MS, PhD
- Danna M. Premer, MD
- John H. Reuter, MD, PhD
- Ward R. Rice, MD, PhD
- John M. Shannon, PhD
- Andrew Patrick South, MD, MPH
- Jean J. Steichen, MD
- Bruce C. Trapnell, MD, MS
- Laura Placke Ward, MD
- Timothy E. Weaver, MS, PhD
- Kathy E. Wedig, MD
- Susan E. Wert, PhD
- Scott L. Wexelblatt, MD
- Kathryn A. Wikenheiser-Brokamp, MD, PhD
- Yan Xu, PhD
