Leslie Ayensu-Coker, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Pediatric Surgery
is an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and pediatrics. Her main research interest is the preservation of reproductive potential in girls and adolescent young women, with a special emphasis on females with chronic medical conditions or treatment for pediatric malignancies. Her clinical research focus involves both retrospective and prospective projects evaluating long-term reproductive health outcomes.
Leslie Ayensu-Coker, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Pediatric Surgery
Director, Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology Resident Program
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Specialties
Clinical InterestsHormone replacement therapy in patients with ovarian dysfunction; management of congenital reproductive anomalies and adrenogenital disorders; medical and surgical management of endometriosis in adolescents; primary amenorrhea; minimally invasive surgery Research InterestsHormone replacement therapy in ovarian insufficiency; conditions of sexual differentiation; adrenogenital disorders
Biography
Leslie Ayensu-Coker MD is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas and completed her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. Dr. Ayensu-Coker is a former NIH BIRCWH Scholar in the area of reproductive genetics and completed a clinical fellowship in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital. Dr. Ayensu-Coker is a lead member of the Fertility Consult Team at CCHMC in collaboration with the Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute and also collaborates with several multi-disciplinary centers including the Center for Pediatric Pelvic and Genitourinary Reconstruction and the Colorectal Center for Children at Cincinnati Children’s. Dr. Ayensu-Coker also has an interest in international health and with the division of Surgical Services works to help improve surgical and medical care of the pediatric and adolescent population globally.
Education and Training
MD: The University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, 2000. Residency: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 2004. Board Certifications: American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2007 - present.
Publications
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Sivasankaran S, Itam P, Ayensu-Coker L, Sanchez J, Egler RA, Anderson ML, Brandt ML, Dietrich JE. Juvenile granulosa cell ovarian tumor: a case report and review of literature. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2009 Oct;22(5):e114-7. Ayensu-Coker L, Sanchez J, Zurawin R, Dietrich JE. Use of misoprostol for management of unsatisfactory colposcopy in the adolescent: a case report and review of the literature. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2009 Oct;22(5):e139-41. Itam SP 2nd, Ayensu-Coker L, Sanchez J, Zurawin RK, Dietrich JE. Adenomyosis in the adolescent population: a case report and review of the literature. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2009 Oct;22(5):e146-7. Tanyi JL, Coleman NM, Johnston ND, Ayensu-Coker L, Rajkovic A. Placenta percreta at 7th week of pregnancy in a woman with previous caesarean section.J Obstet Gynaecol. Apr 2008;28(3):338-340. Vlahos NF, Coker L, Lawler C, Zhao Y, Bankowski B, Wallach EE. Women with ovulatory dysfunction undergoing ovarian stimulation with clomiphene citrate for intrauterine insemination may benefit from administration of human chorionic gonadotropin. Fertil Steril. May 2005;83(5):1510-1516. Zurawin RK, Ayensu-Coker L. Innovations in contraception: a review. Clin Obstet Gynecol. Jun 2007;50(2):425-439. Book ChaptersAyensu-Coker L, Bishop C, Rohozinski J. The structure of the Y chromosome in infertility. In: Carrell DT, ed., The Genetics of Male Infertility, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press Inc., 2007, 14: 233-238.
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Paul A. S. Benson, MD, MPH
Clinical Faculty
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Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
GLBT health; sexually transmitted infections; eating disorders and obesity; menstrual disorders
Biography
Paul Benson, MD, MPH, joined the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in July 2006. He completed his fellowship training in adolescent medicine at Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, during which time he also earned his Master of Public Health degree at the University of Texas at Houston Health Sciences Center, School of Public Health. Dr. Benson achieved board certification in pediatrics following his residency at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago in 2003. He currently sees patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings, providing both primary and consultative care to adolescent patients with a variety of medical and psychosocial health care needs in the Teen Health Center. His clinical interests include GLBT health issues, sexually transmitted infections, menstrual disorders, and eating disorders and obesity / weight management. His research has focused on access to health care and barriers to quality care for GLBT adolescents.
Education and Training
MD: Rush Medical College of Rush University, Chicago, IL, 2000. Residency: Pediatrics, Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 2000-2003. Fellowship: Adolescent Medicine, Leadership Education in Adolescent Health, Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, 2003-2006. MPH: Health Promotion and Health Education, University of Texas at Houston Health Sciences Center, School of Public Health, 2006. Certification: General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 2003. Licensure: Texas Medical Board, October 2005; State of Ohio Medical Board, June 2006; Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, September 2007.
Publications
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Lehmann C, Benson PA. Vaccine adherence in adolescents. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2009 Oct;48(8):801-11. Benson, PAS. Patient Information: Adolescent Sexuality. Up to Date. 2007.
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Paula K. Braverman, MD
Director of Community Programs, Adolescent Medicine
is working to develop community programs, including teen pregnancy prevention and obesity prevention.
513-636-2070
Paula K. Braverman, MD
Director of Community Programs, Adolescent Medicine
Academic Information
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Clinical InterestsReproductive health; sexually transmitted diseases; juvenile justice Research InterestsReproductive health; behavioral approaches to risk reduction
Biography
Paula Braverman, MD, attended medical school at Yale Medical School and completed her residency in Pediatrics at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She then completed a fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Cincinnati Children's. Following fellowship she took a position at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, PA, where she was the Chief of Adolescent Medicine. During her 16 years at St. Christopher's Hosptial for Children, the Section developed an active clinical program providing primary care, family planning services and consultation services to the community clinicians. She also developed relationships with community organizations and was involved with health care activities in the schools and with other community based organizations. Over the years she has been very involved with the American Academy of Pediatrics serving on the Executive Committee of the Section of Adolescent Health, Committee on Adolescence, on the editorial boards of Adolescent Health Update and Adolescent Medicine State of the Art Reviews, on the planning committee of the Super CME course, and has been a faculty member in a number of AAP courses, including PREP The Course and Practical Pediatrics. She has also been involved with the Society for Adolescent Medicine and served a two-year term as Director of Programs. She returned to CCHMC as the Director of Community Programs in the Division of Adolescent Medicine in 2003. In that capacity she serves as the Medical Director at the Hamilton County Juvenile Court Youth Center and oversees the community health education programs.
Education and Training
MD: Yale Medical School, New Haven, CT, 1982. Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, 1982 to 1985. Fellowship: Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1985 to 1987. Certification: Pediatrics, 1987; Adolescent Medicine, 1994.
Publications
Breech LL, Braverman PK. Safety, efficacy, actions, and patient acceptability of drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol contraceptive pills in the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Int J Womens Health. 2010 Aug 9;1:85-95.
Braverman PK, Frenck RW Jr, Holland-Hall C. Infectious diseases and immunizations. Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2010 Aug;21(2):xii.
Kowalczyk Mullins TL, Braverman PK, Dorn LD, Kollar LM, Kahn JA. Adolescent preferences for human immunodeficiency virus testing methods and impact of rapid tests on receipt of results. J Adolesc Health. 2010 Feb;46(2):162-8.
Braverman PK. Premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2007 Feb;20(1):3-12. Book ChaptersBraverman, PK. Chronic Abdominal Pain. In Neinstein et al. Handbook of Adolescent Health Care. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009. Braverman PK. Dysmenorrhea and Premenstrual Syndrome. In Neinstein et al. Handbook of Adolescent Health Care. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009. Braverman, PK. The Patch. In Hillard (ed) 5 Minute OB/GYN Consult. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2008.
Braverman PK. Genital Ulcer Disease: Herpes Simplex Virus, Syphilis, Chancroid. In Slap GB (ed.) Adolescent Medicine: Requisites in Pediatrics. Philadelphia: Mosby/ Elsevier, 2008 Kowalczyk T, Braverman PK. Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. In Slap GB (ed.)Adolescent Medicine: Requisites in Pediatrics. Philadelphia: Mosby/ Elsevier, 2008. Braverman PK, Breech, L. Menstrual Disorders. In Slap GB (ed.) Adolescent Medicine: Requisites in Pediatrics. Philadelphia: Mosby / Elsevier, 2008.
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Lesley L. Breech, MD
Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery
is an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and pediatrics. Her main research interest is the long-term reproductive outcomes of girls and young women undergoing reconstructive pelvic surgery. Her current projects include assessment of the reproductive outcomes in women treated for an anorectal malformation as children and a prospective study evaluating normal prepubertal reproductive anatomy.
Lesley L. Breech, MD
Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery
Division Director, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Academic Information
Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery
Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Specialties
Clinical InterestsFemale genital anomalies; young women with bleeding disorders; reproductive outcomes after treatment for cancer Research InterestsOutcomes after surgical treatment of genital anomalies; management of young women with bleeding disorders
Biography
Lesley Breech, MD, is specially trained in pelvic reconstruction and other medical and surgical management of genital anomalies. She has nearly 9 years’ experience providing surgical and medical gynecology at Emory University and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Dr. Breech has a special interest in the care of girls and young women with abnormalities of development of the reproductive organs. In 2004, Dr. Breech joined the multidisciplinary care provided by the Center for Pediatric Pelvic and Genitourinary Reconstruction at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She also provides gynecologic care for young women with bleeding disorders, polycystic ovarian syndrome, endometriosis, and other gynecologic concerns of pediatric and adolescent females.
Education and Training
MD: Ohio State University Columbus, OH, 1994. Residency: Ob / Gyn, Washington University, St Louis, MO, 1998. Fellowship: Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology, Washington University, St Louis Children's Hospital, St Louis, MO, 2000.
Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2000.
Publications
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Breech LL, Braverman PK. Safety, efficacy, actions, and patient acceptability of drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol contraceptive pills in the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Int J Womens Health. 2010 Aug 9;1:85-95.
Vallerie AM, Breech LL. Update in Müllerian anomalies: diagnosis, management, and outcomes. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Oct;22(5):381-7.
Bischoff A, Levitt MA, Breech L, Louden E, Peña A. Hydrocolpos in cloacal malformations. J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Jun;45(6):1241-5.
Peña A, Bischoff A, Breech L, Louden E, Levitt MA. Posterior cloaca − further experience and guidelines for the treatment of an unusual anorectal malformation. J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Jun;45(6):1234-40.
Breech L. Gynecologic concerns in patients with anorectal malformations. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2010 May;19(2):139-45.
Huppert J, Griffeth S, Breech L, Hillard P. Vaginal burn injury due to alkaline batteries. J Pediatr AdolescGynecol. 2009 Oct;22(5):e133-6. Levitt MA, Bischoff A, Breech L, Peña A. Rectovestibular fistula − rarely recognized associated gynecologic anomalies. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Jun;44(6):1261-7; discussion 1267.
Breech LL, Laufer MR. Müllerian anomalies. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2009 Mar;36(1):47-68. Review.
Miller RJ, Breech LL. Surgical correction of vaginal anomalies. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Jun;51(2):223-36. Review.
Linam LE, Darolia R, Naffaa LN, Breech LL, O'hara SM, Hillard PJ, Huppert JS. US findings of adnexal torsion in children and adolescents: size really does matter. Pediatr Radiol. 2007 Oct;37(10):1013-9.
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Maria T. Britto, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Innovation in Chronic Disease Care
Assistant Vice-President, Chronic Care Systems
Academic Information
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Clinical InterestsChronic illness in adolescents; chronic disease care of adolescents; health care quality Research InterestsChronic illness in adolescents; health care quality; quality of life; health care preferences of adolescents with chronic illness Visit the Britto Lab.
Biography
Maria Britto, MD, is professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Adolescent Medicine, and assistant vice president of Chronic Care Systems. She has led disease-specific and system-wide improvement in chronic disease care at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center since 2001. She currently is co-leading the integration of quality into Cincinnati Children's Epic electronic health record implementation. Her research focuses on health care needs and preferences of adolescents with chronic conditions and on interventions to improve health outcomes. She is the Director of the Center for Innovation in Chronic Disease Care, which seeks to accelerate improvement in outcomes for children and adolescents with chronic conditions by developing and evaluating new methods of care delivery and by applying innovative approaches to quality improvement in chronic diseases.
Education and Training
MD: 1987, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
MPH: Epidemiology, 1995, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
Residency: Medicine/Pediatrics, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, 1987 to 1991. Chief Resident: Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, 1991 to 1992. Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1993 to 1995. Mentor, Gordon DeFriese, PhD.
Board Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, 1991; Recertified 2001; American Board of Pediatrics, 1992; Recertified 1999, 2006; American Board of Pediatrics, Certification in Adolescent Medicine, 1997; Recertified 2004.
Licensure: Ohio, July 1995.
Publications
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Britto MT, Byczkowski TL, Hesse EA, Munafo JK, Vockell AL, Yi MS. Overestimation of impairment-related asthma control by adolescents. J Pediatr. 2011 Jun;158(6):1028-1030.e1
Byczkowski TL, Munafo JK, Britto MT. Variation in use of Internet-based patient portals by parents of children with chronic disease. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 May;165(5):405-11. Britto MT, Tivorsak TL, Slap GB. Adolescents' needs for health care privacy. Pediatrics. 2010 Dec;126(6):e1469-76.
Dritz MC, Britto MT. Update on asthma management: making sense of the guidelines for adolescents with asthma and integrating them into clinical practice. Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2010 Apr;21(1):1-20, vii. Review.
Byczkowski TL, Kollar LM, Britto MT. Family experiences with outpatient care: do adolescents and parents have the same perceptions?J Adolesc Health. 2010 Jul;47(1):92-8.
Britto MT, Fuentes-Afflick E, Sectish TC, Stanton B. Federation of Pediatric Organizations Task Force on Women in Pediatrics II: survey of active members of the Society for Pediatric Research regarding part-time and flexible work. J Pediatr. 2009 Oct;155(4):459-460.e1.
Cotton S, Humenay Roberts Y, Tsevat J, Britto MT, Succop P, McGrady ME, Yi MS. Mind-body complementary alternative medicine use and quality of life in adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2010 Mar;16(3):501-6. Margolis P, Provost LP, Schoettker PJ, Britto MT. Quality improvement, clinical research, and quality improvement research − opportunities for integration. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2009 Aug;56(4):831-41. Britto MT, Jimison HB, Munafo JK, Wissman J, Rogers ML, Hersh W. Usability testing finds problems for novice users of pediatric portals. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009 Sep-Oct;16(5):660-9. Linam WM, Margolis PA, Staat MA, Britto MT, Hornung R, Cassedy A, Connelly BL. Risk factors associated with surgical site infection after pediatric posterior spinal fusion procedure. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Feb;30(2):109-16.
Grants
Developing an In Vivo Adherence Intervention. Co-Investigator. May 2008 - Apr 2013.
Determinants of health-related quality of life for children with JIA. Co-Investigator. May 2008 - Apr 2013.
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Lorah D. Dorn, PhD
Director of Research, Division of Adolescent Medicine
Academic Information
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Adolescent anxiety, depression and smoking; pubertal timing and premature adrenarche; behavior and behavior problems; endocrine development and changes, behavioral endocrinology Visit the Dorn Lab.
Biography
Lorah Dorn, PhD, is the Director of Research in the Division of Adolescent Medicine. In this capacity, she oversees research within the division. She mentors young researchers, often helping them to find funding, and encourages collaborations with other departments, sometimes introducing researchers with similar interests. Additionally, Dr. Dorn provides consultation on grant writing, scientific issues related to research methodology, IRB submissions, and manuscript writing. Within Cincinnati Children’s, she serves on various committees related to conducting and funding clinical research. Dr. Dorn serves as chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Clinical Translational Research Center (CTRC) and is a member of the Clinical Trials Outcomes Health Services Research (CTOHS) review committee of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Research Foundation. She also serves as Chair of the Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Women Scholars Program, which promotes the advancement of women scholars and leaders through mentorship and a significant monetary award to a faculty member recipient annually.
Externally, Dr. Dorn serves as a member of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Study Section—Biobehavioral Mechanisms of Emotions, Stress, and Health (MESH). She is also a reviewer on various professional journals. Her own research focuses on biobehavioral issues during puberty and their impact on health and development, primarily in girls. Specific studies focus on the outcomes of mental health variables, including psychopathology, as well as physical health variables, including bone density.
Education and Training
PhD: The Pennsylvania State University, 1989.
Post doctoral Fellowship: Clinical Neuroendocrinology, NIH/NIMH, 1993.
Masters: Catholic University of America, 1983.
Certification: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.
Publications
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Dorn LD, Pabst S, Sontag LM, Kalkwarf H, Hillman JB, Susman EJ. Bone mass, depressive and anxiety symptoms in adolescent girls: Variation by smoking and alcohol use. J Adoles Health. 2011. Dorn LD, Kolko D, Shenk C, Susman EJ, Bukstein O. Influence of treatment for disruptive behavior disorders on adrenal and gonadal hormones in youth. J Clin Child Adol Psych. 2011;40(4):562-71. Negriff S, Dorn LD, Pabst SR, Susman EJ. Morningness/eveningness, pubertal timing, and substance use in adolescent girls. Psychiatry Research. 2011 Feb;185(3):408-413. Dorn LD, Biro FM. Puberty and its measurement: A decade in review. J Res Adoles. 2010:21(1):180-195. Pabst SR, Negriff S, Huang B, Susman EJ, Dorn LD. Depression and anxiety in adolescent females: The impact of sleep preference and body mass index. J Adoles Health. 2009 Jun;44(6):554-560. Dockray S, Susman EJ, Dorn LD. Depression, cortisol reactivity, and obesity in childhood and adolescence. J Adoles Health. 2009;45(4):344-350. Dorn LD, Kolko DJ, Susman EJ, Huang B, Stein H, Music E, Bukstein OG. Salivary gonadal and adrenal hormone differences in boys and girls with and without disruptive behavior disorders: Contextual variants. Biological Psychology. 2009;81(1):31-39. Dorn LD, Rose SR, Rotenstein D, Susman EJ, Huang B, Loucks TL, Berga SL. Differences in endocrine parameters and psychopathology in girls with premature adrenarche versus on-time adrenarche. J Ped Endocrinol Metab. 2008;21(5), 439-448. Dorn LD, Dahl RE, Woodward HR, Biro FM. Defining the boundaries of early adolescence: A user’s guide to assessing pubertal status and pubertal timing in research with adolescents. Applied Developmental Science. 2006;10(1):30-56.
Grants
Continued Studies of Environment on Puberty: GUF2. Co-Investigator. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Aug 2010 - Jul 2015.
The Effects of Estradiol on Genetic Risk for Disordered Eating During Puberty. Co- Investigator. National Institute of Mental Health. Sep 2010 - Nov 2015. #1R01 MH092377-o1.
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Carol Brown Engel, MD
Academic Information
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Specialties
Mood disorders; eating disorders; preschool population; play therapy; group therapy
Biography
Education and Training
MD: University of California, Davis Medical school, 1997.
Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center / University of Cincinnati, 2002.
Certification: Pediatrics, 2002.
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Jennifer B. Hillman, MD, MS
Clinical Faculty
is studying the association of anxiety, depression, and obesity among adolescent girls. She is researching hormonal contraception and polycystic ovary syndrome among severely obese adolescent females.
513-636-3539
jennifer.hillman@cchmc.org
Jennifer B. Hillman, MD, MS
Clinical Faculty
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Clinical InterestsChild and adolescent obesity; adolescent gynecology; association between anxiety/depression and obesity Research InterestsAssociation between anxiety/depressive disorders and obesity during adolescence and mediators of this association; contraception among severely obese adolescent females
Biography
Jennifer B. Hillman, MD, MS was awarded a Mentored Patient Oriented Career Development Award (K23MH091248) titled, “Temporal Mechanisms Associating Depression and Obesity in Girls” in July of 2011. This award will provide support for Dr. Hillman’s time and research evaluating potential mechanisms by which depression and obesity are associated in adolescent girls. Prior to being awarded a K23, Dr. Hillman was a Building Interdisciplinary Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Scholar through the University of Cincinnati. This award provided protected time for research and some support for Dr. Hillman’s research. Through the BIRCWH program, Dr. Hillman visited the National Institute of Health and presented her research.
Education and Training
MD: University of Missouri School of Medicine.
Residency: Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati Combined Hospital Programs at University Hospital and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Publications
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Hillman JB, Dorn LD, Loucks TL,Berga SL. Obesity and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in adolescent females.Metabolism. 2011. Negriff S, Hillman JB, Dorn LD. Does competence mediate the associations between puberty and internalizing or externalizing problems in adolescent girls?Journal of Adolescent Health. 2011. Dorn LD, Pabst S, Sontag LM, Kalkwarf H, Hillman, JB, Susman EJ. Bone mass, depressive and anxiety symptoms in adolescent girls: Variation by smoking and alcohol use.Journal of Adolescent Health. 2011. Fullmer MA, Abrams SH, Hrovat K, Mooney L, Scheimann AO, Hillman JB, Suskind DL. Nutritional Strategy For the Adolescent Patient Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: Report of a Working Group of the Nutrition Committee for the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and National Association of Children's Hospital and Related Institutions. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2011 Aug 17. Hillman, J.B., Tong, J., & Tschöp, M. Ghrelin biology and its role in weight-related disorders.Discov Med. 2011 Jun;11(61):521-8. Hillman, J.B., Miller, R.J., & Inge, T.H. Menstrual concerns and intrauterine contraception among adolescent bariatric surgery patients. Journal of Women’s Health. 2011 Apr; 20(4):533-538. Hillman JB, Biro FM. Dynamic changes of adiposity during puberty: life may not be linear.J Adolesc Health. 2010 Oct;47(4):322-3. Hillman JB, Dorn LD, Bin Huang. Association of anxiety and depressive symptoms and adiposity among adolescent females, using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2010 Jul;49(7):671-7. Hillman, J.B., Negriff, S., & Dorn, L.D. Perceived competence and contraceptive use during adolescence. Contraception. 2010 Mar;81(3):249-53. Hillman JB, Corathers SD, Wilson SE. Pediatricians and screening for obesity with body mass index: does level of training matter? Public Health Rep. 2009 Jul-Aug;124(4):561-7.
Grants
Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Career Development Grant. BIRCWH Scholar. Aug 2010 - Jun 2015. #2K12HD05195.
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Bin Huang, PhD
Biostatistician
is an experienced biostatistician with research interests in mediation analysis, statistical causal inference, observational/epidemiological analyses, item response modeling, and spatially correlated data. Areas of application include: pubertal development, bio-behavior, health disparity, health related quality of life (HRQoL), patient-reported outcomes (PRO), substance use risk, STI, Asthma and JIA research.
513-636-6712
bin.huang@cchmc.org
Bin Huang, PhD
Biostatistician
Academic Information
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Associate Professor, Affiliated Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Cincinnati A&S College
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Specialties
Biostatistics; puberty; juvenile rheumatoid/idiopathic arthritis; substance use/abuse; STI; GE interaction; quality of life
Biography
Dr. Huang has more than 10 years of statistical consulting experience in pediatric research. She has contributed to 60 peer reviewed publications in statistics and medical research journals. She has been funded as principal investigator by a NIH/NIDA RO1 grant; and as co-investigator/biostatistician by more than 20 NIH grants. She is editor for Pediatric Research, Section of Public Health; served as a reviewer to journals such as Biometrics, Statistics in Medicine, Journal of Pediatrics, American Journal of Public Health, Child Development and Journal of Adolescent Health. She also serves on NIH Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1 PSEC). Dr. Huang leads a collaborative education program with the UC Department of Mathematics, through which five PhD graduate students in Applied Statistics are currently engaged in research at Cincinnati Children's.
Education and Training
BS: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, 1991.
MS: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1995.
PhD: Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2002.
Publications
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Huang B, Hillman J, Ding, L, Biro FM, Dorn LD, Susman EJ, Correspondence Between Gonadal Steriod Hormone Concentrations and Secondary Sexual Characteristics Assessed by Clinicians, Adolescents, and Parents. Journal of Research on Adolescence 2012, Jan 10 online early view, doi: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2011.00773.x. Huang J, Huang B, Proportion of Treatment Effects Explained by a Continuous Surrogate Marker in Randomized Clinical Trial. Statistics in Pharmaceutical Research, 2010; 2(2): 229-238. doi:10.1198/sbr.2009.0070. Huang B, Biro FM, Dorn LD, Determination of Relative Timing of Pubertal Maturation through Ordinal Logistic Modeling: Evaluation of Growth and Timing Parameters, Journal of Adolescent Health 2009: 45(4): 383-8. PMID 19766943 Huang B, Sivaganasen S, Succop P, Goodman E. Statistical assessment of mediational effects for logistic mediational models. Statistics in Medicine 2004; 23(17):2713-28.
Grants
Behavioral and Virologic Impact of HPV Immunization, Co-I, NIH/NIAID, Nov 2008 – Dec 2012. Impact of peripubertal exposure to xenohormones on fat distribution and cytokines, Co-I, NIH/NIEHS, Apr 2010 – Mar 2012. Continued Studies of Environment on Puberty: GUF2, Statistician, NIH/NIEHS, Sept 2010 – Apr 2015. Determinants of Health-Related Quality of Life in Children with JIA, Co-I, NIH/NIAMS, Aug 2008 – July 2013. Explaining Racial Disparities in Child Asthma Morbidity, Biostatistician, NIH/NICHD, May 2010 – Apr 2012. Bayesian Spatial Modeling of Asthma Related Hospital Readmission, Co-PI, CCTST Methodology Research Award, Apr 2011 – Mar 2012. Enhancing PROMIS in Pediatric Pain, Rheumatology, and Rehabilitation Research, Biostatistician, NIH/NIAMS, Sept 2009 – Aug 2013. The Cincinnati Home Injury Prevention (CHIP) Trial, Biostatistician, NIH/NICHD, Sept 2010 – July 2015. “Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Center in Cincinnati" Methodology Core, Principal Biostatistician, NIH/NIAMS, Aug 2008 – July 2013
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Jill S. Huppert, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Pediatric Surgery
is an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and pediatrics. Her main research interest is the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in adolescent women. She received funding to study the STI / UTI overlap; improved detection of Trichomonas vaginalis; acceptability and accuracy of self-obtained vaginal swabs to detect STI and vaginitis; point-of-care STI tests; and quality-improvement interventions in STI follow-up.
Jill S. Huppert, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Pediatric Surgery
Director, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Fellowship Program
Academic Information
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Specialties
Pediatric and adolescent gynecology; menstrual disorders; reproductive health of teens
Biography
Education and Training
MD: Washington University, St Louis, MO, 1985.
Residency: MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 1989.
MPH: Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD, 2001.
Certification: American Board of OBGYN: 1991.
Recertification, ABOG: 2001, 2002, 2003.
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Huppert JS. Lipschutz ulcers: evaluation and management of acute genital ulcers in women.Dermatol Ther. 2010 Sep-Oct;23(5):533-40. Huppert JS, Hesse E, Kim G, Kim M, Agreda P, Quinn N, Gaydos C. Adolescent women can perform a point-of-care test for trichomoniasis as accurately as clinicians.Sex Transm Infect. 2010 Dec;86(7):514-9. Reed JL, Simendinger L, Griffeth S, Kim HG, Huppert JS. Point-of-care testing for sexually transmitted infections increases awareness and short-term abstinence in adolescent women.J Adolesc Health. 2010 Mar;46(3):270-7. Huppert JS. Trichomoniasis in teens: an update.Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Oct;21(5):371-8. Review. Reed JL, Huppert JS. Predictors of adolescent participation in sexually transmitted infection research: brief report.J Adolesc Health. 2008 Aug;43(2):195-7. Huppert JS, Mortensen JE, Reed JL, Kahn JA, Rich KD, Hobbs MM. Mycoplasma genitalium detected by transcription-mediated amplification is associated with Chlamydia trachomatis in adolescent women.Sex Transm Dis. 2008 Mar;35(3):250-4. Malik AI, Huppert JS. Interval to treatment of sexually transmitted infections in adolescent females. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2007 Oct;20(5):275-9. Linam LE, Darolia R, Naffaa LN, Breech LL, O'hara SM, Hillard PJ, Huppert JS. US findings of adnexal torsion in children and adolescents: size really does matter.Pediatr Radiol. 2007 Oct;37(10):1013-9. Huppert JS, Mortensen JE, Reed JL, Kahn JA, Rich KD, Miller WC, Hobbs MM. Rapid antigen testing compares favorably with transcription-mediated amplification assay for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in young women.Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Jul 15;45(2):194-8. Reed JL, Thistlethwaite JM, Huppert JS. STI research: recruiting an unbiased sample.J Adolesc Health. 2007 Jul;41(1):14-8.
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Center for Point-of-Care Technologies Research for Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Sept 2007 - Jun 2012. #1U54EB007958-01.
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Jessica A. Kahn, MD, MPH
Assistant Chair, Academic Affairs & Faculty Development
is conducting research to promote cervical cancer prevention. Her interests include human papillomavirus (HPV) in adolescents, HPV and other adolescent vaccines, HIV in adolescents, and the global delivery of HPV vaccines. Visit the Kahn Lab.
513-636-2970
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Jessica A. Kahn, MD, MPH
Assistant Chair, Academic Affairs & Faculty Development
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Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Reproductive health; pediatric and adolescent gynecology; eating disorders; cancer prevention behaviors in adolescents; sexually transmitted infections Visit the Kahn Lab.
Biography
Jessica A Kahn, MD, MPH, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Research Training in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Kahn sees patients at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, both at the main hospital site and at Cincinnati Children's Fairfield. Her clinical interests include young women's health, pediatric and adolescent gynecology, and eating disorders. Her research interests include human papillomavirus (HPV) and Pap tests in adolescent girls, HPV vaccines, and cancer prevention behaviors in adolescents. Dr Kahn received her undergraduate degree in Architecture from Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey in 1986. She received her MD from Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts in 1992 and her MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts in 1999. She was Chief Resident in Pediatrics and a Fellow in Adolescent Medicine at the Children's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, as well as a Clinical Fellow and Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr Kahn's awards include the Huffman-Capraro Young Investigator Award from the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology and the New Investigator Award from the Society for Adolescent Medicine. She has received research grants from the National Institutes of Health, the World Health Organization, and foundations such as the American Cancer Society. She has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, and is a contributing author for several medical textbooks. She serves on national and international committees and advisory groups focusing on vaccines and other adolescent health issues.
Education and Training
BArch.: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 1986.
MD: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 1992.
MPH: Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 1999.
Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 1995.; Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 1996.
Fellowship: Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 1999.
Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, 1995; American Board of Pediatrics, subspecialist in Adolescent Medicine, 1999.
Publications
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Kahn JA, Huang B, Ding L, Geller A, Frazier AL. Impact of maternal communication about skin, cervical, and lung cancer prevention on adolescent prevention behaviors. J Adolesc Health. 2011 Jul;49(1):93-6 Huppert JS, Hesse EA, Bernard MA, Xiao Y, Huang B, Gaydos CA, Kahn JA. Acceptability of self-testing for trichomoniasis increases with experience. Sex Transm Infect. 2011 Jul 27. Epub ahead of print. Widdice LE, Bernstein DI, Leonard AC, Marsolo KA, Kahn JA. Adherence to the HPV vaccine dosing intervals and factors associated with completion of 3 doses. Pediatrics. 2011 Jan;127(1):77-84. Mullins TL, Kollar LM, Lehmann C, Kahn JA. Changes in human immunodeficiency virus testing rates among urban adolescents after introduction of routine and rapid testing. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Sep;164(9):870-4. Kowalczyk Mullins TL, Braverman PK, Dorn LD, Kollar LM, Kahn JA. Adolescent preferences for human immunodeficiency virus testing methods and impact of rapid tests on receipt of results. J Adolesc Health. 2010 Feb;46(2):162-8. Shikary T, Bernstein DI, Jin Y, Zimet GD, Rosenthal SL, Kahn JA. Epidemiology and risk factors for human papillomavirus infection in a diverse sample of low-income young women. J Clin Virol. 2009 Oct;46(2):107-11. Kahn JA, Cooper HP, Vadaparampil ST, Pence BC, Weinberg AD, LoCoco SJ, Rosenthal SL. Human papillomavirus vaccine recommendations and agreement with mandated human papillomavirus vaccination for 11-to-12-year-old girls: a statewide survey of Texas physicians. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 Aug;18(8):2325-32. Kahn JA. HPV vaccination for the prevention of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. N Engl J Med. 2009 Jul 16;361(3):271-8. Kahn JA, Ding L, Huang B, Zimet GD, Rosenthal SL, Frazier AL. Mothers' intention for their daughters and themselves to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine: a national study of nurses.Pediatrics. 2009 Jun;123(6):1439-45. Kollar LM, Kahn JA. Education about human papillomavirus and human papillomavirus vaccines in adolescents. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Oct;20(5):479-83.
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Tanya L. Kowalczyk-Mullins, MD
Staff Physician
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Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Clinical InterestsSexually transmitted infections; reproductive health Research InterestsSexually transmitted infections; HIV screening
Biography
Education and Training
BS: Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC, 1997.
MD: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 2001.
Residency: Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Nashville, TN, 2004.
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2007.
Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, 2004; Board Eligible, Adolescent Medicine, 2007.
Publications
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Mullins TL, Kollar LM, Lehmann C, Kahn JA. Changes in human immunodeficiency virus testing rates among urban adolescents after introduction of routine and rapid testing. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Sep;164(9):870-4.
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Corinne Lehmann, MD, MEd
Director, Medical Student & Resident Rotations
is a clinical physician in the Division of Adolescent Medicine. Her research interests in the clinical arena include the study of HIV and vaccines. Her research endeavors in medical education focus on the use of standardized patient role simulation and feedback as instructional tools in the field of Adolescent Medicine.
513-636-8591
corinne.lehmann@cchmc.org
Corinne Lehmann, MD, MEd
Director, Medical Student & Resident Rotations
Director, Medical Students Scholar Program in Pediatrics
Medical Director, Special Care Clinic
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Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Eating disorders; reproductive health
Biography
Corinne Lehmann, MD, MEd, is the Director of Medical Student Education in the Department of Pediatrics for the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (UCCOM), where she maintains oversight of the third-year clerkship and fourth-year electives. She directs a Medical Student Scholars Program in Pediatrics for students at UCCOM and serves as advisor for several medical students and pediatrics residents. Dr. Lehmann belongs to the faculty of the popular Initiative on Poverty, Justice, and Health resident elective, and she also oversees the Pediatric Residency elective in Adolescent Medicine. Currently, she is Course Director for the UCCOM Clinical Skills Course for both Year 1 and Year 2.
Dr. Lehmann’s clinical duties include precepting at the Teen Health Center, patient care and precepting at the UC Infectious Disease Center for adult HIV care, and directing the Family Care Center for Pediatric and Adolescent HIV at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). She gives numerous lectures to students, residents, colleagues, and other health care professionals in the local, regional, and national arenas regarding perinatal HIV transmission and the clinical/transitional care of HIV-infected children and adolescents. Her interests in clinical research center on the study of pediatric and adolescent HIV, and she has been involved in vaccine research with the Division of Infectious Diseases at CCHMC. Her research endeavors in medical education focus on the use of Standardized Patient role simulation and feedback as instructional tools in the field of Adolescent Medicine.
Education and Training
MEd: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2005. MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1993.
Residency: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1997.
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2002.
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Mullins TL, Kollar LM, Lehmann C, Kahn JA. Changes in human immunodeficiency virus testing rates among urban adolescents after introduction of routine and rapid testing. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Sep;164(9):870-4. Lehmann C, D'Angelo LJ. Human immunodeficiency virus infection in adolescents. Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2010 Aug;21(2):364-87, xi. Review. FitzGerald M, Lehmann C. Development and field pretest of the Feedback Quality Index: A tool for assessing feedback frequency and quality in a clinical setting. Open Med Educ J. 2010;41-11. Diers T, Montauk S, Vaughn LM, Lehmann C, Kiesler J, Schubert C, Smucker D, Volck B. Competencies for the adaptable physician: Training residents to care for vulnerable populations. Open Med Educ J. 2009;2:26-35. Lehmann C, Benson PA. Vaccine adherence in adolescents. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2009 Oct;48(8):801-11. Book ChaptersHillman J, Lehmann C. Anemia. In P.J.A. Hillard (Ed.) The 5-minute obstetrics and gynecology consult. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.
Hillman J, Lehmann, C. Lung cancer screening. In P.J.A. Hillard (Ed.). The 5-minute obstetrics and gynecology consult. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.
Lehmann C, Biro F. Testicular and scrotal disorders. In G. Slap (Ed.) Adolescent medicine: The requisites in pediatrics. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby-Elsevier, 2008.
Lehmann C, Britto M. Transition to adult health care. In G. Slap (Ed.) Adolescent medicine: The requisites in pediatrics. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby-Elsevier, 2008.
Lehmann C, Biro F. Male genitourinary disorders. In Osborn et al. (Eds.) Pediatrics. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby-Elsevier, 2005.
Grants
Health-based survey of families living within 10km of dispensary in western Kenya. Mentor. National Institutes of Health. June 2011 - August 2011. A randomized, double-blinded, controlled, phase I study in healthy adults to assess the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of intramuscular subvirion inactivated monovalent influenza A/H5N1 virus vaccine administered at different dose levels given with and without MF59 adjuvant. Secondary Independent Safety Monitor. National Institutes of Health. April 2011 - April 2012.
A randomized, double-blind trial comparing the safety in mothers and their infants and immunogenicity in mothers of live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) to inactivated trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) when administered to breastfeeding women. Secondary Independent Safety Monitor. National Institutes of Health. May 2011 - May 2012.
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Ellen A. Lipstein, MD, MPH
Clinical Faculty
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Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Clinical InterestsPrimary care pediatrics Research InterestsMedical decision-making; chronic disease care; health services research
Biography
Education and Training
MD: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 2003.
Residency: Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2006.
Chief Residency: Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington, 2007.
Fellowship: Harvard Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, 2009.
MPH: Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 2009.
Certification: Pediatrics, 2007.
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Lipstein EA, Nabi E, Perrin JM, Luff D, Browning MF, Kuhlthau KA. Parents' decision-making in newborn screening: opinions, choices, and information needs. Pediatrics. 2010 Oct;126(4):696-704. Lipstein EA, Vorono S, Browning MF, Green NS, Kemper AR, Knapp AA, Prosser LA, Perrin JM. Systematic evidence review of newborn screening and treatment of severe combined immunodeficiency. Pediatrics. 2010 May;125(5):e1226-35. Perrin JM, Knapp AA, Browning MF, Comeau AM, Green NS, Lipstein EA, Metterville DR, Prosser L, Queally D, Kemper AR. An evidence development process for newborn screening.Genet Med. 2010 Mar;12(3):131-4. Lipstein EA, Perrin JM, Waisbren SE, Prosser LA. Impact of false-positive newborn metabolic screening results on early health care utilization. Genet Med. 2009 Oct;11(10):716-21. Zuckerman KE, Boudreau AA, Lipstein EA, Kuhlthau KA, Perrin JM. Household language, parent developmental concerns, and child risk for developmental disorder.Acad Pediatr. 2009 Mar-Apr;9(2):97-105. Lipstein EA, Perrin JM, Kuhlthau KA. School absenteeism, health status, and health care utilization among children with asthma: associations with parental chronic disease.Pediatrics. 2009 Jan;123(1):e60-6. Zhou Z, Sun K, Lipstein EA, Haber JE. A Saccharomyces servazzii clone homologous to Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome III spanning KAR4, ARS 304 and SPB1 lacks the recombination enhancer but contains an unknown ORF.Yeast. 2001 Jun 30;18(9):789-95.
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Laurie A. Mitan, MD
Director, Eating Disorders Program
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Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Eating disorders; teen pregnancy
Biography
Dr. Laurie Mitan, MD, FAAP, is a board-certified adolescent medicine specialist whose practice focuses on the unique health needs of teenagers. Providing eating disorder consultative services to community physicians and families, she is available at the Cincinnati Children's Outpatient Services Mason and Liberty Campus offices. At the Cincinnati Children's main campus, she provides primary care services at the Adolescent Medicine Division's Teen Health Center. Dr. Mitan's clinical expertise encompasses all adolescent health concerns with special interests in eating disorders, gynecologic concerns, and the psychosocial effects of complex medical illnesses. She enjoys teaching pediatric house staff and medical students, and has spent a significant amount of her career giving lectures and presentations. Dr. Mitan joined Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in August of 1999, after a faculty position at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
Education and Training
MD: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, 1990.
Residency: State University of New York Health Science Center, Syracuse, NY, 1990-1993.
Fellowship: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, 1993-1996.
Certification: Adolescent Medicine, 1997; Pediatrics, 1994.
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Mitan LA. Menstrual dysfunction in anorexia nervosa. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2004 Apr;17(2):81-5. Review. Mitan LA. Eating disorders in adolescent girls. Curr Womens Health Rep. 2002 Dec;2(6):464-7. Review. Mitan LA, Slap GB. Primary care management of adolescents with anorexia nervosa. Fam Pract Recert. 2002;24 (3):45-56. Mitan LA, Slap GB. Adolescent menstrual disorders. Update. Med Clin North Am. 2000 Jul;84(4):851-68. Review. Book ChaptersMitan LA, Slap GB. Dysfunctional uterine bleeding. In: Neinstein LS (Ed.) Handbook of Adolescent Health Care. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2009, pp. 467-469. Mitan LA. Eating Disorders. In Slap GB (Ed.) Adolescent Medicine: The Requisites in Pediatrics. Philadelphia: Mosby/Elsevier, 2008, pp. 276-281. Mitan LA, Slap GB. Dysfunctional uterine bleeding. In Neinstein L (Ed.) Adolescent Health Care: A Practical Guide. 4th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002.
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Joseph L. Rauh, MD
Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics
is interested in medical and developmental delay problems at adolescence, family planning, and gynecology.
513-636-8584
Joseph L. Rauh, MD
Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics
Academic Information
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Phone: 513-636-8584
Fax: 513-636-7844
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Specialties
Medical and developmental delay problems at adolescence, family planning, gynecology
Biography
Education and Training
MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1955. Internship: Internal Medicine, Boston City Hospital, Boston, Mass., 1956. Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1958.
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Abbigail M. Tissot, PhD
Associate Director, Eating Disorders Program
is a clinical psychologist and researcher in the area of behavioral endocrinology and eating disorders among children and adolescents. Her research collaborations investigate the psychobiological aspects of a wide range of clinical eating disturbances (e.g., anorexia nervosa, EDNOS, obesity). She is a member of the Eating Disorders Team and the Weight-Related Disorders Laboratory.
513-636-6526
Abbigail M. Tissot, PhD
Associate Director, Eating Disorders Program
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Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Behavioral medicine; eating disorders; feeding disorders
Biography
Abbigail Tissot, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and researcher in the area of behavioral endocrinology and eating disorders among children and adolescents. Her research collaborations investigate the psychobiological aspects of a wide range of clinical eating disturbances (e.g., anorexia nervosa, EDNOS, obesity). She is a member of the Eating Disorders Team and the Weight-Related Disorders Laboratory.
Education and Training
PhD: Kent State University, 2009. Residency: Pediatric Psychology, Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Fellowship: Adolescent Medicine & Behavioral Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Certification: Clinical Psychology, 2011.
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Lea E. Widdice, MD
Director, Fellowship Program
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Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Reproductive health for young men and women; eating disorders; chronic pain; HPV
Biography
Education and Training
MD: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, 2000. Residency: Pediatrics, Boston Floating Hospital, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, 2003. Fellowship: Adolescent Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 2006.
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Widdice LE, Bernstein DI, Leonard AC, Marsolo KA, Kahn JA. Adherence to the HPV vaccine dosing intervals and factors associated with completion of 3 doses.Pediatrics. 2011 Jan;127(1):77-84.
Widdice LE, Breland DJ, Jonte J, Farhat S, Ma Y, Leonard AC, Moscicki AB. Human papillomavirus concordance in heterosexual couples. J Adolesc Health. 2010 Aug;47(2):151-9. Moscicki AB, Widdice L, Ma Y, Farhat S, Miller-Benningfield S, Jonte J, Jay J, de Medina CG, Hanson E, Clayton L, Shiboski S. Comparison of natural histories of human papillomavirus detected by clinician- and self-sampling. Int J Cancer. 2010 Oct 15;127(8):1882-92. Widdice LE, Moscicki AB. Updated guidelines for papanicolaou tests, colposcopy, and human papillomavirus testing in adolescents. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Oct;43(4 Suppl):S41-51.
Widdice LE, Kahn JA. Using the new HPV vaccines in clinical practice. Cleve Clin J Med. 2006 Oct;73(10):929-35. Widdice LE, Cornell JL, Liang W, Halpern-Felsher BL. Having Sex and Condom Use: Potential Risks and Benefits Reported by Young, Sexually Inexperienced Adolescents. J Adolesc Health. 2006; 39(4):588-95.
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Jennifer L. Woods, MD, MS
Medical Director
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Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Biography
Education and Training
BS: Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 1996.
MD: University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, 2000.
Residency: University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, 2003.
MS: Clinical Research, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, 2005.
Fellowship: Adolescent Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, 2006.
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Woods JL. Limb shaking, vomiting and vitamin D deficiency. J Ark Med Soc. 2011 Jun;107(13):284-6. Woods JL, Hensel DJ, Fortenberry JD. Gynecologic symptoms and sexual behaviors among adolescent women. J Ped Adolesc Gynecol. 2010; 23(2):93-95. Woods J, Wheeler JG. Adolescent medical care: more need, more opportunities. J Ark Med Soc. 2010 Apr;106(10):232-3.
Woods JL. Syphilis in Arkansas adolescents: a high-risk infection for a high-risk group. J Ark Med Soc. 2010 Feb;106(8):182-4.
Woods JL, Hensel DJ, Fortenberry JD. Contraceptive withdrawal in adolescents: a complex picture of usage. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2009 Aug;22(4):233-7.
Woods JL, Shew ML, Tu W, Ofner S, Ott MA, Fortenberry JD. Patterns of oral contraceptive pill-taking and condom use among adolescent contraceptive pill users. J Adolesc Health. 2006 Sep;39(3):381-7.
Woods JL. The power of words. Pediatric Annals. 2005;34:827-832.
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