Raymond C. Baker, MD, MEd, FAAP
Co-Director, Masters in Medical Education Program
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Emeritus, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Clinical InterestsGeneralist pediatrics; telephone medicine; faculty development; pediatric resident education; medical education research.
Biography
Raymond C. Baker, MD, has been a member of the Division of General and Community Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center since 1979. Baker is currently Associate Director and Education Section Head of the Division of General and Community Pediatrics, where he teaches primary care pediatrics to Pediatric and Family Medicine residents in the outpatient clinics and on the inpatient wards. He also teaches in the faculty development program. In addition, Baker is the project director of the Pediatric Primary Care Training program, a federal grant-funded program within the general pediatrics program. Baker is the editor and principal author of two books, Pediatric Primary Care: Well-Child Care and Pediatric Primary Care: Ill-Child Care, published as companion volumes in March, 2001 by Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. These books represent the expanded, second edition of his popular book, Handbook of Pediatric Primary Care, which premiered in 1996 and is used widely across the country as a pocket reference in pediatric primary care. Baker earned both his undergraduate degree in chemistry and microbiology and his medical degree at The Ohio State University and then trained in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He taught in the Family Medicine program and consulted in pediatrics at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana before joining the faculty of the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in 1979. Baker received a Master's Degree in Education from the University of Cincinnati College of Education in 2001. In collaboration with the College of Education at the University of Cincinnati, Baker and his colleagues in the Division of General and Community Pediatrics have developed an online Master's Degree in Education for health care professionals, which has been offered nationally since the fall, 2002. This two-year, part-time distance learning course is tailored to physicians and other health care professionals who seek advanced graduate level training in medical education and educational research.
Education and Training
BS: Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1967. MD: Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1971. MEd: University of Cincinnati College of Education, 2001. Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD., 1971-1972; 1974-1976. Certification: Pediatrics, 1977.
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Patrick W. Brady, MD
research interests involve defining predictors and early warning signs of clinical deterioration and then developing highly reliable interventions to identify and mitigate risk to eliminate patient harm. He is leading large scale improvement projects on patient safety using the concept of situation awareness to decrease patient harm and unsafe transfers. His goals are both to achieve measurably safer care among inpatients at CCHMC and to describe and disseminate generalizable interventions to improve situation awareness and patient safety more broadly.
513-636-3635
patrick.brady@cchmc.org
Patrick W. Brady, MD
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Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Family centered care; evidence-based medicine; resident education
Biography
Education and Training
BA: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1999.
MD: Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 2003.
Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Publications
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Brady PW, Conway PH, Goudie A. Length of intravenous antibiotic therapy and treatment failure in infants with urinary tract infections. Pediatrics. 2010 Aug;126(2):196-203. Bigham MT, Brady PW, Manning PB, Jacobs BR, Kimball TR, Wong HR. Therapeutic application of intrapericardial tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) in a 4 month-old child with complex fibropurulent pericarditis. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008 Jan;9(1):e1-e4.
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William B. Brinkman, MD, MEd, FAAP
Associate Director, NRSA Research Fellowship
focuses on shared decision making between clinicians and patients/parents to deliver care that is evidence-based, family-centered, and of high value. He utilizes a variety of research and quality improvement methods to advance shared decision making in pediatrics. Dr. Brinkman also translates research evidence into clinical practice through his work with the Anderson Center Rapid Evidence Adoption to improve Child Health (REACH) team.
513-636-2576
bill.brinkman@cchmc.org
William B. Brinkman, MD, MEd, FAAP
Associate Director, NRSA Research Fellowship
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Shared decision making; knowledge translation; family centered care; quality improvement; implementation science; attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); asthma; family/self-management of chronic conditions
Biography
William Brinkman, MD, focuses on shared decision making (SDM) between clinicians and patients/parents to deliver care that is evidence-based, family-centered, and of high value. Dr. Brinkman is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health to study factors that influence parent decisions after their child is diagnosed with ADHD. In addition, he studies interventions to facilitate shared decision making in the care of children with ADHD and other common pediatric conditions. Dr. Brinkman serves as the physician lead for the Anderson Center Rapid Evidence Adoption to improve Child Health (REACH) team, Associate Director of the NRSA Primary Care Research Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Health, the Research Director for the Cincinnati Pediatric Research Group, and the Director for the Center for ADHD Medication Consultation Clinic.
Education and Training
MD: St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, 1999. Residency: Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2002. Chief Residency: Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, 2003. Fellowship: NRSA Primary Care Research Fellowship, General & Community Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2006. MEd: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2006. Certification: Pediatrics, 2002.
Publications
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Brinkman WB, Hartl J, Rawe L, Sucharew H, Britto MT, Epstein JN. Physicians’ shared decision making behaviors in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder care. Arch Ped Adolesc Med. 2011. Lipstein EA, Brinkman WB, Britto MT. Parent Decision Making about Pediatric Treatment: A Narrative Review. Medical Decision Making. 2011. Epstein JN, Brinkman WB, Froehlich T, Langberg JM, Narad ME, Antonini TN, Shiels K, Simon JO, Altaye M. Effects of stimulant medication, incentives, and event rate on reaction time variability in children with ADHD. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2011 Apr;36(5):1060-72. Brinkman WB, Epstein JN. Promoting productive interactions between parents and physicians in the treatment of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Expert Rev Neurother. 2011 Apr;11(4):579-88. Brinkman WB, Epstein JN. Treatment planning for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: treatment utilization and family preferences. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2011 Jan 17;5:45-56.
Brinkman WB, Sherman SN, Zmitrovich AR, Visscher MO, Crosby LE, Phelan KJ, Donovan EF. Parental angst making and revisiting decisions about treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Pediatrics. 2009 Aug;124(2):580-9. Langberg JM, Brinkman WB, Lichtenstein PK, Epstein JN. Interventions to Promote the Evidence-Based Care of Children with ADHD in Primary Care Settings . Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics 2009 Apr;9(4):477-87.
Baker RC, Klein M, Samaan Z, Brinkman WB. Exam room presentations and teaching in outpatient pediatrics: Effects on Visit Duration and Parent, Attending Physician, and Resident Perceptions. Ambulatory Pediatrics 2007;7(5):354-359. Brinkman WB, Geraghty SR, Lanphear BP, Khoury JC, Gonzalez del Rey JA, DeWitt TG, Britto MT. Effect of Multi-Source Feedback on Resident Communication Skills and Professionalism. A Randomized Controlled Trial. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 2007 Jan;161:44-49.
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Kristen A. Copeland, MD
Director, NRSA Research Fellowship
studies how the child care center environment—including its facilities, teachers, policies and practices—can promote children’s physical activity, gross motor development and healthy eating habits. Dr. Copeland also directs the three-year general pediatric fellowship program, which aims to prepare independent researchers to focus on prevalent health problems affecting underserved children and adolescents.
513-636-1687
kristen.copeland@cchmc.org
Kristen A. Copeland, MD
Director, NRSA Research Fellowship
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Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Health of children in child care; child care illness exclusions; physical activity and obesity prevention in child care settings
Biography
Kristen A. Copeland, MD, is a general pediatrician and a child health researcher. Her research interests are in early education settings—how the child care environment affects children’s health. In the past she has focused on child care illness policies and the temporary exclusion of children from child care settings due to illness. She studied how exclusion decisions are influenced by personal beliefs and whether they comply with national guidelines. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed literature and covered extensively by the press, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, and Parents Magazine. More recently, Dr. Copeland has become interested in the opportunities child care settings offer for disease prevention and health promotion, in particular for preventing childhood obesity. Her research, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will identify the key aspects of the child care center environment—such as physical activity policies, amount and design of playground facilities, menu content, and staff attitudes and behavior that effectively promote children’s physical activity and a balanced dietary intake. The goal of her research is to produce new knowledge than can inform the development of evidence-based policies and practices for child care centers that promote active play, improve children’s diets and foster the development of lifelong healthy habits. Originally from Raleigh, North Carolina, Dr. Copeland attained her bachelor’s degree in Houston, Texas at Rice University, double majoring in French and the Social Studies of Science, Technology, and Medicine. She earned her M.D. from the University of Alabama in Birmingham. She completed a pediatrics residency at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 2002 and pursued further training in public health and health services research as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Maryland. She returned to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 2004 as a faculty member in the Division of General and Community Pediatrics.
Education and Training
MD: University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, 1999. Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2002. Fellowship: Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2004. Certification: Pediatrics, 2002.
Publications
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Wosje KS, Khoury PR, Claytor RP, Copeland KA, Hornung RW, Daniels SR, Kalkwarf HJ. Dietary patterns associated with fat and bone mass in young children. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Aug;92(2):294-303. Copeland KA, Sherman SN, Kendeigh CA, Saelens BE, Kalkwarf HJ. Flip flops, dress clothes, and no coat: clothing barriers to children's physical activity in child-care centers identified from a qualitative study. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2009 Nov 6;6:74. Benjamin SE, Copeland KA, Cradock A, Walker E, Slining MM, Neelon B, Gillman MW. Menus in child care: A comparison of state regulations to national standards. J Am Diet Assoc. 2009 Jan;109(1):109-15.
Wosje, KS, Khoury, PR, Claytor, RP, Copeland, KA, Kalkwarf, HJ, Daniels, SR. Adiposity and TV viewing are related to less bone accrual in young children. J Peds. 2009 Jan;154(1):79-85.e2. Copeland, K. A., Harris, E., Wang, N., and Cheng, T. L. Compliance with AAP/APHA Illness Exclusion Guidelines for Child Care Centers among Parents, Pediatricians, and Child Care Providers. Pediatrics. 2006 Nov;118(5):e1369-80. Copeland, K. A., Duggan, A. K., Shope, T. R.. Knowledge and Beliefs about Guidelines for Exclusion of Ill Children from Child Care. Ambulatory Pediatrics. 2005 Nov-Dec;5(6):365-71. Rose SR, Vogiatzi MG, Copeland KC. A general pediatric approach to evaluating a short child. Pediatr Rev. 2005 Nov;26(11):410-20.
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The influence of child care center environment on children’s physical activity. Principal Investigator. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Jul 2008 - Apr 2013. #K23 HL088053-01.
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Emanuel O. Doyne, MD
Community Physician
is a community pediatrician who is involved with the teaching of medical students, nurse practitioners and residents in both the outpatient and inpatient setting.
513-636-8043
emanuel.doyne@cchmc.org
Emanuel O. Doyne, MD
Community Physician
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UC Department of Pediatrics
Adjunct Professor
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Specialties
Pediatric mental health; resident and medical student education; community-based teaching
Biography
Dr. Doyne is the former director of the Section of Community and organized teaching experiences for pediatric residents in office settings. He also was the previous director of the Educator Development Program for faculty.
Education and Training
BA Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 1967.
MD: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 1971.
Residency: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1971-1973; 1975-1976.
Certification: Pediatrics, 1980.
Publications
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Doyne, EO, Paterson DL, Samore MH. Latest perspectives on antibiotic use in the community.Patient Care. 2006 April; 40(4): 37-46. Doyne EO, Alfaro MP, Siegel RM, Atherton HD, Schoettker PJ, Bernier J, Kotagal UR. A randomized controlled trial to change antibiotic prescribing patterns in a community.Arch PediatrAdolesc Med June 2004; 158: 577-583. Nagappan S, Doyne EO, Roberts K, DeWitt TG. Pediatric education in office settings.PediatricAnnals Feb 2010; 39(2): 67-71. Sell SHW, Merrill RE, Doyne EO, Zimsky EP. Long-term sequelae of Hemophilus Influenza meningitis.Pediatrics. Feb 1972; 49(2):206-11. Sell SHW, Webb WW, Pate JE, Doyne EO. Psychological sequelae to bacterial meningitis: two controlled studies. Pediatrics Feb 1972; 49(2): 212-17.
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Sheela Rath Geraghty, MD, MS, IBCLC, FAAP
Medical Director, Center for Breastfeeding Medicine
conducts clinical research studies on the challenges women face related to successful breastfeeding. Dr. Geraghty’s current research focuses on the influence of breast milk expression on maternal and child outcomes.
513-636-2526
sheela.geraghty@cchmc.org
Sheela Rath Geraghty, MD, MS, IBCLC, FAAP
Medical Director, Center for Breastfeeding Medicine
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Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Breastfeeding; breast milk pumping; human milk banking; multiple births
Biography
Sheela R. Geraghty, MD, is a general pediatrician and lactation consultant. Dr. Geraghty is the medical director for the Cincinnati Children’s Center for Breastfeeding Medicine. Dr. Geraghty’s research and clinical practice focuses on barriers to successful breastfeeding.
Education and Training
BS: Biology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, 1991.
MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1995.
Residency: Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, 1995-1998.
Chief Residency: Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, 1998-1999.
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2000-2003.
MS: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2003.
Certification: Pediatrics, 2006, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, 2011.
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Geraghty SR. Photo Album of Pumped Breastmilk. Breastfeed Med. 2010 Dec 6. Vaughn LM, Ireton C, Geraghty SR, Diers T, Niño V, Falciglia GA, Valenzuela J, Mosbaugh C. Sociocultural influences on the determinants of breast-feeding by Latina mothers in the Cincinnati area. Fam Community Health. 2010 Oct-Dec;33(4):318-28. Geraghty SR, List BA, Morrow GB. Guidelines for establishing a donor human milk depot. J Hum Lact. 2010 Feb;26(1):49-52. Geraghty SR, Khoury JC, Morrow AL, Lanphear BP. Reporting individual test results of environmental chemicals in breastmilk: potential for premature weaning. Breastfeed Med. 2008 Dec;3(4):207-13. Geraghty SR, Riddle SW, Shaikh U. The breastfeeding mother and the pediatrician. J Hum Lact. 2008 Aug;24(3):335-9. Woo JG, Dolan LM, Morrow AL, Geraghty SR, Goodman E. Breastfeeding helps explain racial and socioeconomic status disparities in adolescent adiposity. Pediatrics. 2008 Mar;121(3):e458-65. List BA, Ballard JL, Langworthy KS, Vincent AM, Riddle SW, Tamayo OW, Geraghty SR. Electronic health records in an outpatient breastfeeding medicine clinic. J Hum Lact. 2008 Feb;24(1):58-68. Review. Brinkman WB, Geraghty SR, Lanphear BP, Khoury JC, Gonzalez del Rey JA, Dewitt TG, Britto MT. Effect of multisource feedback on resident communication skills and professionalism: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 Jan;161(1):44-9. Brinkman WB, Geraghty SR, Lanphear BP, Khoury JC, Gonzalez del Rey JA, DeWitt TG, Britto MT. Evaluation of resident communication skills and professionalism: a matter of perspective? Pediatrics. 2006 Oct;118(4):1371-9. Tang PH, Miles MV, Steele P, Davidson BS, Geraghty SR, Morrow AL. Determination of coenzyme Q10 in human breast milk by high-performance liquid chromatography. Biomed Chromatogr. 2006 Dec;20(12):1336-43.
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Comparing the Safety and Immunogenicity of Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) to Inactivated Trivalent Influenza Vaccine (TIV) in Post-Partum Breastfeeding Women 18 to 49 Years of Age. Co-Investigator. National Institutes of Health. Aug 2011 - May 2012.
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Craig H. Gosdin, MD, MSHA
Associate Director, General Inpatient Service Hospitalists
is a pediatric hospitalist who has interests in hospitalist program growth and development, structure, and hospitalist efficiency.
513-636-6223
craig.gosdin@cchmc.org
Craig H. Gosdin, MD, MSHA
Associate Director, General Inpatient Service Hospitalists
Medical Director, Liberty Observation Unit
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Administration; resident education; pediatric hospitalist workforce issues
Biography
Education and Training
MD: Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 1994.
Internship: University of Texas Southwestern at Dallas, Dallas, TX, 1995.
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern at Dallas, Dallas, TX, 1996-1997.
Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, 1997, 2004.
MSHA: Virginia Commonwealth University, June, 2009.
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David E. Hall, MD
Director, Center for Children with Special Needs
has research interests in the epidemiology and treatment of children with life long, serious chronic disease.
513-636-3000
David E. Hall, MD
Director, Center for Children with Special Needs
Director, Diagnostic Referral Center
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Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
The treatment of children with complex chronic disease.
Biography
David Hall, MD is a clinical professor of pediatrics and the director of the Diagnostic Referral Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
In addition, he is the director of the Center for Infants and Children with Special Needs, which is a program that provides a medical home care for patients with medically complex chronic disease. He is a member of the James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence. Prior to coming to Cincinnati, Dr. Hall was the medical director of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, a 250 bed tertiary care children’s hospital, where he was involved in many quality and process improvement initiatives and served as a pediatric hospitalist. Dr. Hall has been elected to “Best Doctors in America” by his peers for 10 consecutive years.
Education and Training
MD: University of Chicago School of Medicine.
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University, Robert Wood Johnson Fellowship in General Academic Pediatrics.
Publications
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Berry JG, Hall, DE, Kuo DZ, Cohen E, Agrawal R, Feudtner C, Hall M, Kueser J, Kaplan W, Neff W. Hospital utilization and characteristics of patients experiencing recurrent readmissions within children’s hospitals. JAMA. 2011;305(7):682-690. Hall DE. The Care of Children with Medically Complex Chronic Disease. J Pediatr. 2011;159:178-180.
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Robert S. Kahn, MD, MPH
Director, Research Section
studies the social and biologic pathways that lead to child health disparities, and develops interventions to interrupt those pathways. He received NIH funding this year to launch a large-scale study of disparities in children's admissions for asthma. A partnership he co-founded that embeds Legal Aid advocates in pediatric primary care to address the social determinants of child health was featured in The New York Times.
513-636-4369
robert.kahn@cchmc.org
Robert S. Kahn, MD, MPH
Director, Research Section
Academic Information
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Parental health as a mediator of poverty's effects on children; social and economic disparities in children's health; interaction of genes and environment in common childhood diseases
Biography
Robert S. Kahn, MD, MPH, is a general pediatrician and child health researcher. Dr. Kahn's work has focused on the intersection of poverty, women's health and child health, in research funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). More recently, the research has included a focus on genetic susceptibility to common pediatric conditions such as asthma and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In particular, the research examines how genetic susceptibility may influence the effects of risks presented by the physical and social environment. Dr. Kahn attended Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. At Children's Hospital in Boston, he completed his residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in primary care research. At the same time, he obtained a Masters in Public Health at Harvard School of Public Health. He was initially appointed Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center. Currently he is an Associate Professor in the Division of General and Community Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Education and Training
BA: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 1986.
MD: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, 1992.
Residency: Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 1995.
Fellowship: Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 1997.
MPH: Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 1997.
Certification: Pediatrics, 1995, 2002.
Publications
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Wilson SE, Talaska G, Kahn RS, Schumann B, Khoury J, Leonard AC, Lanphear BP. White blood cell DNA adducts in a cohort of asthmatic children exposed to environmental tobacco smoke.Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2011 Jan;84(1):19-27. Froehlich TE, Lanphear BP, Auinger P, Hornung R, Epstein JN, Braun J, Kahn RS. Association of tobacco and lead exposures with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Pediatrics. 2009 Dec;124(6):e1054-63. Spanier AJ, Kahn RS, Hornung RW, Wang N, Sun G, Lierl MB, Lanphear BP. Environmental exposures, nitric oxide synthase genes, and exhaled nitric oxide in asthmatic children. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2009 Aug;44(8):812-9. Spanier AJ, Hornung RW, Kahn RS, Lierl MB, Lanphear BP. Seasonal variation and environmental predictors of exhaled nitric oxide in children with asthma.Pediatr Pulmonol. 2008 Jun;43(6):576-83. Phelan K, Khoury J, Atherton H, Kahn RS. Maternal depression, child behavior, and injury. Inj Prev. 2007 Dec;13(6):403-8. Froehlich TE, Lanphear BP, Epstein JN, Barbaresi WJ, Katusic SK, Kahn RS. Prevalence, recognition, and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in a national sample of US children.Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 Sep;161(9):857-64. Winhusen T, Somoza E, Ciraulo DA, Harrer JM, Goldsmith RJ, Grabowski J, Coleman FS, Mindrum G, Kahn R, Osman S, Mezinskis J, Li SH, Lewis D, Horn P, Montgomery MA, Elkashef A. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of tiagabine for the treatment of cocaine dependence.Drug Alcohol Depend. 2007 Dec 1;91(2-3):141-8. Winhusen T, Somoza E, Sarid-Segal O, Goldsmith RJ, Harrer JM, Coleman FS, Kahn R, Osman S, Mezinskis J, Li SH, Lewis D, Afshar M, Ciraulo DA, Horn P, Montgomery MA, Elkashef A. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of reserpine for the treatment of cocaine dependence.Drug Alcohol Depend. 2007 Dec 1;91(2-3):205-12. Kahn JA, Lan D, Kahn RS. Sociodemographic factors associated with high-risk human papillomavirus infection.Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jul;110(1):87-95. Erratum in: Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Sep;110(3):713. Wilson SE, Kahn RS, Khoury J, Lanphear BP. The role of air nicotine in explaining racial differences in cotinine among tobacco-exposed children. Chest. 2007 Mar;131(3):856-62.
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Heidi J. Kalkwarf, PhD
is a nutritional epidemiologist whose research focuses on characterization of the normal patterns of bone mineral acquisition in infants, children and adolescents. She aims to identify the short- and long-term consequences of low bone density during growth, identify children who are at risk for fracture and identify interventions to reduce this risk.
513-636-3803
heidi.kalkwarf@cchmc.org
Heidi J. Kalkwarf, PhD
Academic Information
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Calcium and bone metabolism; establishing nutrient requirements; calcium metabolism during lactation; bone mineral acquisition in children
Biography
Heidi Kalkwarf, PhD, RD, is a nutritional epidemiologist whose research interest is in the development of dietary recommendations to optimize health, particularly bone health. She has conducted research, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), focusing on dietary calcium requirements of lactating women and the changes in bone density and in calcium metabolism that occur during lactation and after weaning. Dr. Kalkwarf's research has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, and was used by the Institute of Medicine to establish the new dietary calcium intake recommendations for lactating women. Dr. Kalkwarf also is investigating the normal patterns of bone growth and development in children and adolescents. The goals of this work are to identify the short term and long term consequences of low bone density in childhood, identify children who are at risk for osteoporosis later in life and to identify interventions to reduce this risk. Dr. Kalkwarf came to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center as a postdoctoral fellow in 1990 and joined the faculty in 1993. She earned her master's and doctoral degrees in Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.
Education and Training
PhD: Cornell University; Ithaca, NY, 1991.
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1990-1993.
MNS: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1983.
BS: Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 1980.
Certification: Registered Dietitian, 1983.
Publications
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Copeland KA, Sherman SN, Khoury JC, Foster KE, Saelens BE, Kalkwarf HJ. Wide Variability in Physical Activity Environments and Weather-Related Outdoor Play Policies in Child Care Centers Within a Single County of Ohio. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 May;165(5):435-42. Kalkwarf HJ, Laor T, Bean JA. Fracture risk in children with a forearm injury is associated with volumetric bone density and cortical area (by peripheral QCT) and areal bone density (by DXA).Osteoporos Int. 2011 Feb;22(2):607-16 Wosje KS, Khoury PR, Claytor RP, Copeland KA, Hornung RW, Daniels SR, Kalkwarf HJ. Dietary patterns associated with fat and bone mass in young children.Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Aug;92(2):294-303. Anderson JB, Beekman RH 3rd, Eghtesady P, Kalkwarf HJ, Uzark K, Kehl JE, Marino BS. Predictors of poor weight gain in infants with a single ventricle.J Pediatr. 2010 Sep;157(3):407-13, 413.e1. Kalkwarf HJ, Gilsanz V, Lappe JM, Oberfield S, Shepherd JA, Hangartner TN, Huang X, Frederick MM, Winer KK, Zemel BS. Tracking of bone mass and density during childhood and adolescence. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Apr;95(4):1690-8. Copeland KA, Sherman SN, Kendeigh CA, Saelens BE, Kalkwarf HJ. Flip flops, dress clothes, and no coat: clothing barriers to children's physical activity in child-care centers identified from a qualitative study.Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2009 Nov 6;6:74. Anderson JB, Beekman RH 3rd, Border WL, Kalkwarf HJ, Khoury PR, Uzark K, Eghtesady P, Marino BS. Lower weight-for-age z score adversely affects hospital length of stay after the bidirectional Glenn procedure in 100 infants with a single ventricle.J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Aug;138(2):397-404.e1. Dorn LD, Susman EJ, Pabst S, Huang B, Kalkwarf H, Grimes S. Association of depressive symptoms and anxiety with bone mass and density in ever-smoking and never-smoking adolescent girls.Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Dec;162(12):1181-8. Wosje KS, Khoury PR, Claytor RP, Copeland KA, Kalkwarf HJ, Daniels SR. Adiposity and TV viewing are related to less bone accrual in young children.J Pediatr. 2009 Jan;154(1):79-85.e2. Kalkwarf HJ, Zemel BS, Gilsanz V, Lappe JM, Horlick M, Oberfield S, Mahboubi S, Fan B, Frederick MM, Winer K, Shepherd JA. The bone mineral density in childhood study: bone mineral content and density according to age, sex, and race.J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jun;92(6):2087-99.
Grants
Impact of peripubertal exposure to xenohormones on fat distribution and cytokines. Co-investigator. National Institutes of Health. Apr 2010 - Mar 2012. #R21 ES017315-01A1. Cincinnati Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences and Training Grant. Co-investigator. National Institutes of Health. Apr 2009 - Mar 2013. #UL1 RR026314-01.
Co-investigator. National Institutes of Health. Apr 2009 - Mar 2013. #UL1 RR026314-01. Continued studies of environment impact on puberty. Co-investigator. National Institutes of Health. Sep 2001 - Apr 2015. #U01 ES019453-0. Genome Wide Association Study of Bone Mineral Accretion during Childhood. Co-investigator (Principal investigator of sub-contract).National Institutes of Health. Fen 2010 - Jan 2015. #R01 HD058886-01A2.
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Melissa D. Klein, MD
Associate Program Director, Primary Care Track and Community Pediatrics
is a general pediatrician, medical educator and researcher. She is mainly interested in medical education research, and primarily studies the impact of teaching social determinants of child health to pediatric residents.
513-636-4506
melissa.klein@cchmc.org
Melissa D. Klein, MD
Associate Program Director, Primary Care Track and Community Pediatrics
Director, Education Section of General and Community Pediatrics
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Medical education; health disparities; primary care pediatrics
Biography
Melissa Klein, MD, is an assistant professor of General and Community Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s. She completed her medical training at Albany Medical College and her pediatric residency at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Her main interests are medical education, specifically related to teaching residents how to address social determinants of child health in clinical settings. She is involved in education within the institution as one of the Associate Program Directors of the Pediatric Residency Program and the Education Section Director in Division of General and Community Pediatrics.
Dr. Klein is also interested in investigating and addressing health disparities. As part of this role, she serves as one of the physician champions for the Child HeLP, the Medical-Legal Partnership serving patients in the pediatric primary care centers. She is also involved a program, collaborating with the FreeStore FoodBank, to reduce food insecurity in infants seeking care in the outpatient primary care center.
Education and Training
MD: Albany Medical Center, Albany NY, 1995. Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati OH, 1995-1998.
Chief Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati OH, 1998-1999.
Certification: Pediatrics, 1999; recertification, 2006.
Publications
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Klein MD, Vaughn L. Welcome back? Frequent attenders to a pediatric primary care center. Journal of Child Health Care. 2011;15(3):175-186. Klein MD, Kahn RS, Baker RC, Fink EE, Parrish DS, White DC. Training in Social Determinants of Health in Primary Care: Does it Change Resident Behavior?Acad Pediatr. 2011 Sep-Oct;11(5):387-93. Klein MD, Vaughn L. Teaching social determinants of child health in a pediatric advocacy rotation: small Intervention, big Impact. Medical Teacher. 2010;32(09):754-759. Klein M, DeWitt TG. Reliability of parent-measured axillary temperatures. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2010 Mar;49(3):271-3. Baker RC, Klein M, Samaan Z, Lewis K. Effectiveness of an online pediatric primary care curriculum. Acad Pediatr. 2010 Mar-Apr;10(2):131-7. Samaan ZM, Klein MD, Mansour ME, DeWitt TG. The impact of the electronic health record on an academic pediatric primary care center. J Ambul Care Manage. 2009 Jul-Sep;32(3):180-7. Baker RC, Klein M, Samaan Z, Brinkman W. Exam Room Presentations and Teaching in Outpatient Pediatrics: Effects on Visit Duration and Parent, Attending Physician, and Resident Perceptions. Ambulatory Pediatrics 2007;7(5):354-9.
Grants
Affordable Care Act Primary Care Residency Expansion (PCRE) Program. Principal Investigator. Health Resources and Services Administration. Oct 2010 - Oct 2015. #T89HP20766.
Public Health Service Act, Title VII. Health Resources and Services Administration. Principal Investigator. Oct 2011 - Oct 2016. #D55HP23195.
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Kadriye O. Lewis, EdD
Co-Director, Masters in Medical Education Program
Academic Information
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Field Service Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Web-based learning; curriculum instruction; instructional design and technology
Biography
Kadriye O. Lewis, EdD, is currently working in the Division of General and Community Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center as a Field Service Associate Professor of Pediatrics and is the adjunct faculty of the University of Cincinnati College of Education. She received both her MEd and EdD in Curriculum and Instruction with the emphasis on Instructional Design and Technology from the University of Cincinnati. She did her postgraduate Diploma in Linguistics in Edinburg Moray House College, Scotland. Her MA is in English as a Second Language (ESL) from Eskisehir Teacher College, Turkey.
Before her doctoral study she worked for the Ministry of National Education in Turkey for 15 years. Her work experience included teaching ESL classes in various high schools, working as a Teacher Trainer in the Ministry's in-service teacher education programs, Testing Specialist in Education Research and Development Directorate, and Project Coordinator in an international project between the World Bank and Turkish Government. During her doctoral study she taught educational technology courses for both elementary and secondary teacher education programs at the University of Cincinnati, College of Education as well as at the Clermont College (branch of the University of Cincinnati). She had also been involved as a graduate assistant on various grants with the faculty members from the University.
Currently, she coordinates and supervises the educational activities of the Division of General and Community Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's, including program development, curriculum and evaluation. She has played a major role in the development of the Online Master's Degree in Education Program for Physicians and Other Healthcare Professionals, which has been offered both nationally and internationally since the fall of 2002. She has served as an education coordinator and consultant to the medical center's faculty development program, an integrated, multi-level, multidisciplinary program of faculty development in teaching. She also applied her educational background and academic skills to health literacy by establishing a Health Literacy Committee at Cincinnati Children’s in 2007 and chaired this committee successfully for the last three years. This initiative was to examine links between literacy and health-related outcomes. She has presented extensively at many professional meetings and conferences, and as an invited speaker at many international and national universities. Along with her many accomplishments in the area of scholarly activities, most recently, she established the e-Learning SIG in Medical Education for the Academic Pediatrics Association (APA) and has been chairing this group for the last three years.
Education and Training
EdD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2000.
Publications
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Sangvai SG, Mahan JD, Lewis KO, Pudlo N, Srinivasan S, McKenzie L. The Impact of an Interactive Web-based Module on Residents' Knowledge and Clinical Practice of Injury Prevention. Clinical Pediatrics. 2011. Lewis KO, Baker RC, Britigan, DH. Current Practices and Needs Assessment of Instructors in an Online Masters Degree in Education for Healthcare Professionals: A First Step to the Development of Quality Standards. JIOL. 2011 Spring 2011;10(1). Peska DN, Lewis KO. Providing Uniform Instruction Using Web-Based, Asynchronous Technology in a Geographically Distributed Clinical Clerkship: Analysis of Student Participation and Satisfaction. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2010 Mar;110(3):135-142. Lewis KO, Baker RC. Teaching medical professionals online: a cross-discipline experience. Med Teach. 2010;32(3):262-4. Lewis KO & Sincan M. International Co-teaching of Medical Informatics for Training-the-trainers in Content and Distance Education. JALN. August 2009;Vol.13(2). Lewis KO & Baker RC. Expanding the Scope of Faculty Development for Health Care Professionals. The Journal of Educators Online. January 2009;Vol.6(1). Baker RC, Lewis KO. Online master's degree in education for healthcare professionals: early outcomes of a new program. Med Teach. 2007 Nov;29(9):987-9. Lewis KO, Baker RC. The development of an electronic educational portfolio: an outline for medical education professionals.Teach Learn Med. 2007 Spring;19(2):139-47. Lewis KO, Baker RC: Physician Contribution Developing an Online Master's Degree in Education Program for Health Care Professionals. The Journal of Educators Online. 2006 Jan;3(1).
Grants
Learner-Centered Roadmaps for Learning and Assessment: Use of Cognitive Interviewing in the Development of the Pediatrics Milestones. Co- Principal Investigator / Mentor. University of Cincinnati. June 2010 - June 2011.
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Daniel J. McLinden, EdD
Assistant Vice President, Education and Learning Department
has interest in structured planning for and the evaluation of the impact of human capital development decisions. He has applied structured planning processes such as concept maping and economic forecasting to educational planning. He has studied the evolution of programs through social network methods and has applied economic models to evaluate educational outcomes. Additionally, Dr. McLinden has an interest in applications of Rasch measurement models to improve the measurement of outcomes.
513-636-8933
daniel.mclinden@cchmc.org
Daniel J. McLinden, EdD
Assistant Vice President, Education and Learning Department
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Program planning and evaluation, Concept Mapping, Social Network Analysis, Dynamic System Modeling, Measurement Theory
Biography
Daniel McLinden, Ed.D. is an Assistant Vice President in the Education and Learning Department and an Assistant Professor in the Division of General and Community Pediatrics. In his management role he is responsible for supporting the educational needs of the medical center through the development and delivery of programs. In particular, he has lead the development of the program evaluation capability to ensure quality and impact, the development of a substantial number of eLearning programs to increase efficiency use of learning time, the implementation of performance support to reduce training costs and is currently involved in developing mobile learning solutions to respond to future directions in the deployment of learning assets. In his faculty role Dr. McLinden is responsible for publishing, presenting, consulting with other faculty, teaching in faculty development workshops and advising students enrolled in the Master’s degree program in Medical Education. His research interests include crowdsourcing the design of programs through Concept Mapping, illuminating the structure and interpersonal dynamics of networks of people using Social Network Analysis and applying economic analysis and predictive modeling effectively deploy resources investments in human capital.
Education and Training
EdD: Educational Psychology, Northern Illinois University.
Publications
Vaughn LM, McLinden D, Jacquez F, Crosby L, Slater S, Mitchell M.Understanding the Social Networks of Parents of Children with Sickle Cell Disease. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 22(3), 1014-1029, 2011. Vaughn LM, McLinden DJ, Shellmer D, Baker RC. Parental Health Attributions of Childhood Health and Illness: Development of the Pediatric Cultural Health Attributions Questionnaire (Pedi-CHAQ). Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 39, 223–242, 2011. McLinden DJ. Estimating the future value of training investments. P. Phillips (Ed.). ASTD Handbook for Measuring and Evaluating Training. Alexandria, VA: American Society for Training and Development. 2010. McLinden D, Phillips R, Hamlin S, Helbig A. Evaluating the Future Value of Educational Interventions in a Healthcare Setting. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 22(4), 1-11, 2010. McLinden D, Boone W. More than smile sheets: Rasch Analysis of training reactions in a Medical Center. Performance Improvement Quarterly. 22(3), 7-21, 2009. Cragier K, McLinden D, Casper W. Collaborative planning for training impact. Invited article for a special issue on the Contributions of Psychological Research to Human Resource Management. Human Resource Management, 43(4), 337 – 351, 2004.
Grants
To Achieve the Best: Evaluating Quality Improvement Training as a Means to an End. Co- Principal Investigator. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 2009 – 2011.
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Stephen E. Muething, MD
Vice President of Safety
is a leader in quality improvement and transformation at Cincinnati Children's. He led improvement work in evidence-based care and patient flow, and was a leader of the team that launched Family-Centered Rounds. He has a special interest in design for reliability and high reliability organization, and plays a key role in several national improvement efforts supplying expertise in improvement science.
513-636-2068
stephen.muething@cchmc.org
Stephen E. Muething, MD
Vice President of Safety
Academic Information
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Patient safety; high reliability
Biography
Stephen Muething, MD, is a pediatrician and associate professor at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
Dr. Muething is the vice president of safety at Cincinnati Children's. He has led efforts to reduce serious safety events and the strategic plan to develop a culture of high reliability.
Dr. Muething is a leader of state-wide collaborative efforts and multi-institutional collaboratives focused on patient safety and has served as an expert on national panels. Previously, he has led improvement work of the acute care systems focusing on evidence-based care, patient flow and family-centered care.
Education and Training
MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1984.
Residency: Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 1984-1987.
Certification: Pediatrics.
Publications
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Muething SE, Conway PH, Kloppenborg E, Lesko A, Schoettker PJ, Seid M, Kotagal U. Identifying causes of adverse events detected by an automated trigger tool through in-depth analysis. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010 Oct;19(5):435-9. Donnelly LF, Dickerson JM, Goodfriend MA, Muething SE. Improving patient safety in radiology. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 May;194(5):1183-7. Donnelly LF, Dickerson JM, Goodfriend MA, Muething SE. Improving patient safety in radiology: concepts for a comprehensive patient safety program. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2010 Apr;31(2):67-70. Miller MR, Griswold M, Harris JM 2nd, Yenokyan G, Huskins WC, Moss M, Rice TB, Ridling D, Campbell D, Margolis P, Muething S, Brilli RJ. Decreasing PICU catheter-associated bloodstream infections: NACHRI's quality transformation efforts. Pediatrics. 2010 Feb;125(2):206-13. Mandel KE, Muething SE, Schoettker PJ, Kotagal UR. Transforming safety and effectiveness in pediatric hospital care locally and nationally. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2009 Aug;56(4):905-18. Donnelly LF, Dickerson JM, Goodfriend MA, Muething SE. Improving patient safety: effects of a safety program on performance and culture in a department of radiology. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Jul;193(1):165-71. Godfrey MM, Melin CN, Muething SE, Batalden PB, Nelson EC. Clinical microsystems, Part 3. Transformation of two hospitals using microsystem, mesosystem, and macrosystem strategies. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008 Oct;34(10):591-603. Nelson EC, Godfrey MM, Batalden PB, Berry SA, Bothe AE, McKinley KE, Melin CN, Muething, SE, Moore LG, Wasson, JH, Nolan TW. Clinical Microsystems, Part 1. The building blocks of health systems. Jt Commission J on Quality and Patient Safety. 2008;34(7):367-378. Gerhardt WE, Schoettker PJ, Donovan EF, Kotagal UR, Muething SE. Putting evidence-based clinical practice guidelines into practice: an academic pediatric center's experience.Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007 Apr;33(4):226-35. Muething SE, Kotagal UR, Schoettker PJ, Gonzalez del Rey J, DeWitt TG. Family-centered bedside rounds: a new approach to patient care and teaching.Pediatrics. 2007 Apr;119(4):829-32.
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Jennifer K. O'Toole, MD
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine / Pediatrics Residency Training Program
is a pediatric hospitalist whose research focuses is handoffs, , curriculum development and innovation in residency education. She is currently the CCHMC site PI for the I-PASS study, a large multi-institution study that focuses on resident education on the topic of handoffs of care to improve patient safety.
513-636-4840
jennifer.otoole@cchmc.org
Jennifer K. O'Toole, MD
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine / Pediatrics Residency Training Program
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Internal medicine; pediatric hospital medicine; residency options and curriculum development; quality improvement
Biography
Education and Training
BS: Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, 1999. MD: University of Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 2003.
Residency: Internal Medicine / Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2007.
Chief Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Department of Internal Medicine, 2008.
Certification: Pediatrics, 2007; Internal Medicine, 2008.
Grants
I-PASS - IIPE-PRIS Accelerating Safe Sign-outs Study. Site Primary Investigator, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Sep 2010 - Sep 2013.
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Christopher B. Peltier, MD
Co-Director, Section of Community Pediatrics
is a community pediatrician whose academic interest focuses on community-based teaching of pediatric residents and medical students. He also has an interest in faculty educator development.
513-636-2758
chris.peltier@cchmc.org
Christopher B. Peltier, MD
Co-Director, Section of Community Pediatrics
Academic Information
UC Department of Pediatrics
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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Specialties
General pediatrics; medical education
Biography
Chris Peltier, MD is a pediatrician in full time community private practice. His main area of interest is in medical education. He precepts medical students and residents in his office. He also has an interest in Faculty Educator Development. He has presented numerous faculty development workshops both regionally and nationally. In 2007, he received The Mead Johnson Community Teaching Award.
Education and Training
MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1995.
Residency: Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN., 1995-1998.
Certification: General Pediatrics, 1998, 2005.
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Kieran J. Phelan, MD, MSc
focuses on injury epidemiology and control, and evidence based practice. He is currently finishing the HOME Injury Study, supported by a career development award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, and will begin a test to scale up and test a pilot injury intervention developed during the project.
513-636-3231
kieran.phelan@cchmc.org
Kieran J. Phelan, MD, MSc
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Injury epidemiology and control; evidence-based practice; clinical practice guideline development
Biography
Kieran Phelan, MD, MSc, is a board certified general pediatrician, is an experienced injury epidemiologist and residential injury control researcher. He has been active in the fields of injury epidemiology and residential injury control for over 8 years. His experience and success in this field includes multiple grants and publications, as well as the New Investigator Award from the National Center for Injury Prevention, and Control at the CDC and a K23-career development award from the National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) focused on development and evaluation of a pilot intervention to reduce residential injury in children from birth through 36 months of age.
Education and Training
MD: Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL.
Residency: Children’s Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Medical School.
MS: Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Environmental Health. Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, 2008; Pediatric Advanced Life Support, 2009.
Publications
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Phelan KJ, Khoury J, Xu Y, Liddy S, Hornung R, Lanphear BP. A randomized controlled trial of home injury hazard reduction: the HOME injury study. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Apr;165(4):339-45. DiGuiseppi C, Jacobs DE, Phelan KJ, Mickalide AD, Ormandy D. Housing interventions and control of injury-related structural deficiencies: a review of the evidence. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2010 Sep-Oct;16(5 Suppl):S34-43. Review. Phelan KJ, Khoury J, Xu Y, Lanphear B. Validation of a HOME Injury Survey.Inj Prev. 2009 Oct;15(5):300-6. Brinkman WB, Sherman SN, Zmitrovich AR, Visscher MO, Crosby LE, Phelan KJ, Donovan EF. Parental angst making and revisiting decisions about treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Pediatrics. 2009 Aug;124(2):580-9. Pittsenbarger ZE, Grupp-Phelan J, Phelan KJ. Comparing the frequency of unrecognized attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in injured versus noninjured patients presenting for care in the pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2008 Jul;24(7):438-41. Phelan K, Khoury J, Atherton H, Kahn RS. Maternal depression, child behavior, and injury. Inj Prev. 2007 Dec;13(6):403-8. AAP Sub-Committee Meeting on Bronchitis (member and co-author). Diagnosis and Management of Bronchiolitis. Pediatrics. 2006 Oct;118(4):1774-1793. Phelan KJ, Khoury J, Kalkwarf H, Lanphear B. Residential injuries in U.S. children and adolescents.Public Health Rep. 2005 Jan-Feb;120(1):63-70. Strand M, Phelan KJ, Donovan EF. Promoting the uptake and use of evidence: an overview of the problem. Clin Perinatol. 2003 Jun;30(2):389-402. Review. Phelan KJ, Khoury J, Grossman DC, Hu D, Wallace LJ, Bill N, Kalkwarf H. Pediatric motor vehicle related injuries in the Navajo Nation: the impact of the 1988 child occupant restraint laws.Inj Prev. 2002 Sep;8(3):216-20. Phelan KJ, Khoury J, Kalkwarf HJ, Lanphear BP. Trends and patterns of playground injuries in United States children and adolescents.Ambul Pediatr. 2001 Jul-Aug;1(4):227-33.
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Judith R. Ragsdale, MDiv,PhD
Director, Education & Research, Pastoral Care
Academic Information
UC Department of Pediatrics
Field Service Assistant Professor
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Biography
Education and Training
BA: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA. MDiv: Southern Seminary. American Baptist Minister. Certified Supervisor, ACPE.
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Zeina Samaan, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric Primary Care Center and Hopple Street Health Center
is a primary care pediatrician whose research interests include primary care quality improvement which include improvement of childhood immunization rate, improvement of influenza vaccination rate in high risk pediatric patients, preventing medical errors in primary care setting, development screening and Autism initiatives. She also focuses on the use of electronic health record to deliver quality of care; implemented flu alert using EHR to improve the rate of flu vaccinations.
513-636-8954
zeina.samaan@cchmc.org
Zeina Samaan, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric Primary Care Center and Hopple Street Health Center
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Biography
Education and Training
MD: Damascus University, School of Medicine. Damascus, Syria, 1985. Residency: Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Certification: Pediatrics, 1993.
Publications
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Baker RC, Klein M, Samaan Z, Lewis K. Effectiveness of an online pediatric primary care curriculum. Acad Pediatr. 2010 Mar-Apr;10(2):131-7.
Samaan ZM, Klein MD, Mansour ME, DeWitt TG. The impact of the electronic health record on an academic pediatric primary care center. J Ambul Care Manage. 2009 Jul-Sep;32(3):180-7. Baker RC, Klein M, Samaan Z, Brinkman W. Exam room presentations and teaching in outpatient pediatrics: Effects on visit duration and parent, attending physician, and resident perceptions. Ambulatory Pediatrics. 2007; 7(5): 354-359.
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Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE
Co-Director, Hospital Medicine
focuses on improving the efficiency and quality of care of children hospitalized with common, serious infections such as pneumonia and meningitis. Ongoing projects include developing novel databases to conduct comparative effectiveness research. He receives research support from the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
513-636-6222
samir.shah@cchmc.org
Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE
Co-Director, Hospital Medicine
Research Director, Hospital Medicine
Academic Information
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Pediatric infectious diseases; pediatric hospital medicine; community-acquired pneumonia; bacterial meningitis; observational study designs; administrative datasources
Biography
Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE, is a pediatric infectious diseases and pediatric hospital medicine physician whose research focuses on improving the efficiency and quality of care of children hospitalized with common, serious infections such as pneumonia and meningitis. Ongoing projects include studying the comparative effectiveness of different antibiotics in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia and developing novel databases to conduct comparative effectiveness research. Dr. Shah is currently the associate chair of the National Pneumonia Guidelines Committee, jointly sponsored by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. He is also an executive council member of the Pediatric Research in Inpatient Settings (PRIS) Network.
Dr. Shah is an associate editor of the Journal of Hospital Medicine, the official journal of the Society of Hospital Medicine. He also serves on the editorial boards of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine and Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. In addition, he is editor or co-editor of 7 books in the fields of Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases including The Philadelphia Guide: Inpatient Pediatrics (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins), and Pediatric Practice: Infectious Diseases (McGraw-Hill Medical), an infectious diseases textbook written for the pediatric generalist.
Dr. Shah has received several prestigious research awards, including the Society of Hospital Medicine Excellence in Research Award, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Burtis Burr Breese Award, and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Young Investigator Award.
Education and Training
BA: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1993.
MD: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 1998.
Residency: Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2001.
Fellowship: Pediatric Infectious Diseases, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2005; Academic General Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2005.
MSCE: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2007.
Certification: Pediatrics, 2001, 2008; Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2005.
Publications
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Gollomp K, Rankin SC, White C, Mattei P, Harris MC, Kilpatrick LE, Sheffler-Collins S, McGowan KL, Shah SS. Broad-range polymerase chain reaction in the microbiologic diagnosis of complicated pneumonia. J Hosp Med. 2011.
Williams DJ, Hall M, Brogan TV, Farris RWD, Myers AL, Newland JG, Shah SS. Influenza co-infection and outcomes in children with complicated pneumonia. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011;165:506-512. Shah SS, Hall M, Newland JG, Brogan TV, Farris RWD, Williams DJ, Larsen G, Fine BR, Levin JE, Wagener JS, Conway PH, Myers AL. Comparative effectiveness of pleural drainage procedures for the treatment of complicated pneumonia in childhood. J Hosp Med. 2011;6:256-263. Kronman MP, Hersh AL, Feng R, Huang YS, Lee GE, Shah SS. National trends in ambulatory visit rates and antibiotic prescribing for children with pneumonia, 1994-2007. Pediatrics. 2011;127:411-418. Weiss AK, Hall M, Lee GE, Kronman MP, Sheffler-Collins S, Shah SS. Adjunct corticosteroids in children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia. Pediatrics. 2011;127:e255-e263. Pasquali SK, Jacobs JP, Shook GJ, O’Brien SM, Hall M, Jacobs ML, Welke KF, Gaynor JW, Peterson ED, Shah SS, Li JS. Linking clinical registry data with administrative data using indirect identifiers: Implementation and validation in the congenital heart surgery population. Am Heart J. 2010;160:1099-1104. Pasquali SK, Hall M, Li JS, Peterson ED, Jaggers J, Lodge AJ, Marino BS, Goodman DM, Shah SS. Corticosteroids and outcome in children undergoing congenital heart surgery. Circulation. 2010;122:2123-2130. Lee GE, Lorch SA, Sheffler-Collins S, Kronman MP, Shah SS. National hospitalization trends for pediatric pneumonia and associated complications. Pediatrics. 2010;126:204-213. Feudtner C, Pati S, Goodman DM, Kahn MG, Sharma V, Hutto JH, Levin JE, Slonim AD, Hall M, Shah SS. Do systems of healthcare affect the likelihood of pediatric hospital readmission? A nationwide multi-state study. J Pediatr. 2010;157:98-102. Fieldston ES, Hall M, Sills MR, Slonim AD, Myers AL, Cannon C, Pati S, Shah SS. Children’s hospitals do not acutely respond to high occupancy. Pediatrics. 2010;125:974-981.
Grants
Predicting adverse outcomes in childhood pneumonia. Principal Investigator. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Jul 2008 - Dec 2011. PHIS+: augmenting the pediatric health information system with clinical data. Site Principal Investigator. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Sep 2010 - Sep 2013. #R01 HS019862
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Pediatric research in inpatient settings: research prioritization for pediatric hospital medicine. Site Principal Investigator. Child Health Corporation of America. Mar 2010 - Feb 2013.
Predicting adverse outcomes in children with community-acquired pneumonia. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Feb 2008 - January 2013. #K01 AI73729.
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Jeffrey M. Simmons, MD
Co-Director, Hospital Medicine
is a pediatric hospitalist who uses classical clinical research methods and quality improvement science to accelerate the integration of research findings into the general inpatient wards. He focuses on better understanding socioeconomic disparities among children hospitalized for asthma and on redesigning the clinical care system to better address those disparities. He also directs the fellowship in pediatric hospital medicine.
513-636-6601
jeffrey.simmons@cchmc.org
Jeffrey M. Simmons, MD
Co-Director, Hospital Medicine
Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine Fellowship
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Clinical InterestsQuality improvement of care for underserved children with asthma; improving care delivery and medical education through family-centered care; resident and fellow education in pediatric hospital medicine Research InterestsPredictors of hospital readmission for asthma; interventions to decrease rates of admission and readmission for asthma; measuring the impact of material hardship on health outcomes
Biography
Jeffrey M. Simmons, MD, is finishing an NRSA research fellowship and masters degree in clinical epidemiology. He has obtained both internal and external funding to complete his fellowship asthma cohort project, and plans to pursue further external funding. He intends to blend health services and quality improvement methods to study inpatient care delivery and transitions in care. Clinically, Dr. Simmons works on the General Inpatient Service (GIS) as a pediatric hospitalist. He serves as the Associate Director of GIS, focusing on developing the group’s research program and fellowship training program.
Education and Training
MD: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2000. Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2000-2003. Chief Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2003-2004. Certification: Pediatrics, 2003.
Publications
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Pressman JG, Richardson SD, Speth TF, Miltner RJ, Narotsky MG, Hunter ES 3rd, Rice GE, Teuschler LK, McDonald A, Parvez S, Krasner SW, Weinberg HS, McKague AB, Parrett CJ, Bodin N, Chinn R, Lee CF, Simmons JE. Concentration, chlorination, and chemical analysis of drinking water for disinfection byproduct mixtures health effects research: U.S. EPA's Four Lab Study. Environ Sci Technol. 2010 Oct 1;44(19):7184-92.
Miethke AG, Saxena V, Shivakumar P, Sabla GE, Simmons J, Chougnet CA. Post-natal paucity of regulatory T cells and control of NK cell activation in experimental biliary atresia. J Hepatol. 2010 May;52(5):718-26. Rice GE, Teuschler LK, Bull RJ, Simmons JE, Feder PI. Evaluating the similarity of complex drinking-water disinfection by-product mixtures: overview of the issues. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2009;72(7):429-36. Rice G, Teuschler LK, Speth TF, Richardson SD, Miltner RJ, Schenck KM, Gennings C, Hunter ES 3rd, Narotsky MG, Simmons JE. Integrated disinfection by-products research: assessing reproductive and developmental risks posed by complex disinfection by-product mixtures. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2008;71(17):1222-34.
Speth TF, Miltner RJ, Richardson SD, Simmons JE. Integrated disinfection by-products mixtures research: concentration by reverse osmosis membrane techniques of disinfection by-products from water disinfected by chlorination and ozonation/postchlorination. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2008;71(17):1149-64. Miltner RJ, Speth TF, Richardson SD, Krasner SW, Weinberg HS, Simmons JE. Integrated disinfection by-products mixtures research: disinfection of drinking waters by chlorination and ozonation/postchlorination treatment scenarios. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2008;71(17):1133-48.
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Heidi J. Sucharew, PhD
is a biostatistician with research interests in structural equation modeling, latent profile analysis, and latent variable modeling. Her recent areas of application include infant neurobehavior, stroke severity, adolescent menstrual symptoms and depression, and glucose control during pregnancy.
513-803-1920
Heidi.Sucharew@cchmc.org
Heidi J. Sucharew, PhD
Academic Information
Instructor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
structural equation modeling, latent profile analysis, and latent variable modeling
Biography
Dr. Sucharew's areas of applied research include infant neurobehavioral outcomes, stroke severity, adolescent menstrual symptoms and depression, and glucose control during pregnancy. Her research has been funded by the NINDS, NIH/NIEHS, and NIMH. To date, she has authored 12 publications and has presented her research at numerous national and international conferences. Part of Dr. Sucharew’s dissertation work on Item Response Theory and skin prick testing has been selected to be highlighted as Editor’s Choice in the March 2012 edition of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. Dr. Sucharew has been very active as a teacher. She contributes to the Biostatistics and Epidemiology modules of the Pediatrics Fellowship Core curriculum. She has also developed and is the primary instructor of "Introduction to Biostatistics" online course and has served as an invited lecturer in "Design and Management of Field Studies in Epidemiology" in the graduate program in Biostatistics and Epidemiology in the Department of Environmental Health.
Education and Training
BA: Statistics, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, 2000 MS: Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2002 PhD: Biostatistics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2009
Publications
Sucharew H, Khoury JC, Rao MB, Succop P, Bernstein D, Ryan PH, LeMasters G. Predicting allergic disease at age four using an atopy predisposition score at age two: the application of Item Response Theory. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2012. VanDyke R, Ren Y, Sucharew H, Miodovnik M, Rosenn B, Khoury JC. Characterizing maternal glycemic control: a more informative approach using semiparametric regression. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med, 25(1): 15-9. 2012 Flaherty ML, Kissela B, Sucharew H, Alwell K, Moomaw CJ, Woo D, Khatri P, Ferioli S, Adeoye O, Mackey J, Broderick JP, Kleindorfer D. The practice of carotid revascularization within a large metropolitan population. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2011. Mackey J, Kleindorfer DO, Sucharew H, Moomaw CJ, Kissela BM, Alwell K, Flaherty ML, Woo D, Khatri P, Adeoye O, Ferioli S, Khoury JC, Hornung R, Broderick JP. Population-based study of wake-up strokes. Neurology, 76(19), 1662-7. 2011. Sucharew H, Ryan PH, Bernstein D, Succop P, Khurana Hershey GK, Lockey J, Villareal M, Reponen T, Grinshpun S, LeMasters G. Exposure to traffic exhaust and night cough during early childhood: the CCAAPS birth cohort. Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 21(2), 253-9. 2010. Lerner S, Tangen C, Sucharew H, Wood D, Crawford ED. Failure to achieve a complete response to induction BCG therapy is associated with increased risk of disease worsening and death in patients with high risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Urol Oncol, 27(2), 155-159. 2009. Iossifova Y, Reponen T, Sucharew H, Succop P, Vesper S. Use of (1-3)-beta-d-glucan concentrations in dust as a surrogate method for estimating specific fungal exposures. Indoor Air, 18(3), 225-232. 2008. Lerner S, Tangen C, Sucharew H, Wood D, Crawford ED. Patterns of recurrence and outcomes following bacillus calmette-guerin for high risk TA, T1 bladder cancer. J Urol, 177(5), 1727-1731. 2007. Sucharew H, Goss CH, Millard SP, Ramsey B. Respiratory adverse event profiles in placebo subjects in short and long-term inhaled therapy trials. Contemp Clin Trials, 27(6), 561-70. 2006. Brody AS, Sucharew H, Campbell JD, Millard SP, Molina PL, Klein JS, Quan J. Computed tomography correlates with pulmonary exacerbations in children with cystic fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 172(9), 1128-32. 2005
Grants
Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Stroke Among Blacks and Whites. Biostatistician. National Institute of Health / National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. July 2009 – June 2014. Recanalization Therapies and Markers of Stroke Outcome. Co-Investigator. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. July 2008 – April 2013. Medication Continuity in Children Treated for ADHD. Biostatistician. National Institute of Mental Health. Jan 2010 – Nov 2014. Neurobehavioral Effects of Insecticide Exposure in Pregnancy and Early Childhood. Biostatistician. National Institute of Health / National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Sept 2009 – Aug 2012.
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Gregory A. Szumlas, MD, FAAP
is a primary care pediatrician who focuses on quality improvement in chronic disease management, particularly asthma. He also focuses on literacy, including early literacy promotion and health literacy.
513-636-4506
greg.szumlas@cchmc.org
Gregory A. Szumlas, MD, FAAP
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Clinical InterestsCurriculum development; patient education; residency training; literacy promotion Research InterestsPrimary care clinical research; curriculum development; primary care of asthma
Biography
Education and Training
MD: University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 1991.
Residency: Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. Primary Care Faculty Development Fellowship: Michigan State University, Ann Arbor, MI, 2001. Certification: Pediatrics, 1995.
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Brian E. Volck, MD
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Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Global child health; native american child health; medical education; cross-cultural medicine; medical ethics; poverty, justice and health
Biography
Brian E. Volck, MD, was born in Cincinnati. He worked as a general pediatrician for the Indian Health Service from 1989-1994, at a Federally Qualified Community Health Center from 1994-1996, and with a university-based medicine/pediatrics residency program from 1996-2009. Heregularly travels to rural Honduras on medical mission. His medical education innovations include: founding and teaching a medical student elective on literature and medicine; planning and serving as co-founding faculty in the Initiative in Poverty, Justice and Health, which introduces medical students and primary-care residents to the care of persons in poverty; and assisting in the development of a global child health track within the pediatric residency program. He is currently researching and writing a book on inherited diseases and the intersection of culture, health, and history in the Navajo.
Education and Training
MD: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1985
Residency: Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH
Certification: Pediatrics, 1988
Publications
Diers C, Volck B, Kiesler J, Klein M. Competencies for the Adaptable Physician: Training Residents to Care for Vulnerable Populations. The Open Medical Education Journal. 2009;2:26-35. Schubert C, Volck B, Kiesler J, Klein M. Teaching Advocacy to Physicians in Multicultural Settings. Open Medical Education Journal. 2009;2:1.
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Michael T. Vossmeyer, MD
Co-Medical Director, Generalist Inpatient Services
is a pediatric hospitalist who focuses on the development and implementation of enhanced patient safety, with the use of situation awareness to improve patient safety and patient flow.
513-636-1956
mike.vossmeyer@cchmc.org
Michael T. Vossmeyer, MD
Co-Medical Director, Generalist Inpatient Services
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Patient and family centered care
Biography
Education and Training
MD: University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 1979. Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1982. Certification: Pediatrics, 1987.
Publications
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Reaves L, Hamilton S, Vossmeyer M, Brady R. Fever, rash and migratory polyarthralgia. Contemporary Pediatrics. 2010;27(3):24-38. Tucker KM, Brewer TL, Baker RB, Demeritt B, Vossmeyer MT. Prospective evaluation of a pediatric inpatient early warning scoring system. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2009 Apr;14(2):79-85. Book ChaptersVossmeyer M, Cheng G, Monzack D, Patel A. The approach to the hospitalized child and patient. In Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, L. Zaoutis, V. Chiang (Eds.). Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier, 2007.
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Christine M. White, MD, MAT
Co-Medical Director, Generalist Inpatient Service
is interested in research on quality improvement. Dr. White has led efforts to increase medication reconciliation completion. She is currently leading institute-wide improvement projects on improving capacity management and the patient/family experience.
513-803-0926
christine.white@cchmc.org
Christine M. White, MD, MAT
Co-Medical Director, Generalist Inpatient Service
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Quality improvement; resident education
Biography
Christine White, MD, MAT is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and the Co-Director for the General Inpatient Services, General Pediatric Hospitalist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. White is a graduate of the University Of Missouri Columbia School Of Medicine. She completed her residency in Pediatrics and Chief Residency at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. White's interests and research focus on quality improvement. She has led hospitalwide efforts to increase medication reconciliation completion. She is currently leading institute-wide improvement projects on improving capacity management and the patient/family experience. In 2010, she was the recipient of the Faculty Teacher of the Year Award.
Education and Training
MD: University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, 2004.
Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2007.
Certification: Pediatrics, 2007.
Publications
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White CM, Schoettker PJ, Conway PH, Geiser M, Olivea J, Pruett R, Kotagal UR. Utilising improvement science methods to optimise medication reconciliation. BMJ Quality and Safety. 2011 Feb 11. Epub ahead of print White C, Del Rey JG. Decreasing Adverse Events through Night Talks: An Interdisciplinary, Hospital-Based Quality Improvement Project. Permanente Journal. 2009 Fall;13(4):16-22.
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Kimberly Yolton, PhD
is a developmental psychologist researching the effects of prenatal and postnatal exposures to environmental toxicants (i.e. tobacco smoke, pesticides, and industrial chemicals) on neurobehavioral outcomes during infancy and childhood. She is also involved in research on neurobehavioral outcomes of high risk infants.
513-636-2815
kimberly.yolton@cchmc.org
Kimberly Yolton, PhD
Academic Information
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Infant and child development and behavior
Environmental exposures
Biography
Kimberly Yolton, PhD, was formerly the director of a follow-up clinic serving high-risk infants and young children. She has extensive experience with infants and children who were prenatally exposed to substances of abuse, were born prematurely or at low birth weight, or who come from disadvantaged home environments. She was involved in the initial development of the NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale (NNNS), a neurobehavioral assessment tool used with healthy and high-risk newborns. She is certified to train others in the proper administration, scoring, and interpretation of the NNNS and has used the tool for clinical, research, and teaching purposes locally, nationally, and internationally. She is currently using the NNNS to study subtle differences in the neurobehavior of newborns who have been prenatally exposed to environmental toxicants such as tobacco smoke, plastics (phthalates and bisphenol A), insecticides, and mercury.
Dr. Yolton has completed research showing associations between exposure to second hand smoke and cognitive deficits, behavior problems, and sleep difficulties in children. She has also demonstrated associations between prenatal tobacco smoke and plastics and early infant neurobehavior. She is continuing her study of the effects of tobacco smoke and industrial chemicals like plastics and insecticides on infant and child development and behavior. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute (FAMRI).
Dr. Yolton came to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center as a postdoctoral fellow in Pediatric Environmental Health in 2000 and joined the faculty in 2003. She earned her master's degree in family and child development from Virginia Tech, and her doctoral degree in child development and developmental psychology from The Ohio State University.
Education and Training
PhD: Family Relations & Human Development, Developmental Psychology, The Ohio State University, 1992. Fellowship: Pediatric Environmental Health, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 2000-2003.
Publications
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Byars K, Yolton K, Rausch J, Lanphear B, Beebe DW. Sleep During Early Development: A Longitudinal Study of the Prevalence, Patterns, and Persistence of Sleep Problems in the First 3 Years of Life. Pediatrics. 2011.
Braun J, Kalkbrenner A, Yolton K, Dietrich KN, Calafat AM , Lanphear BP. Associations between pre and postnatal urinary BPA concentrations and childhood neurobehavior at 3 years of age. Pediatrics. 2011. Yolton K, Xu Y, Strauss D, Altaye M, Calafat AM, Khoury J. Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A and phthalates and infant neurobehavior. Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2011 Aug 10. Epub ahead of print. Xu Y, Yolton K, Khoury J. Earliest appropriate time for administering neurobehavioral assessment in newborn infants. Pediatrics. 2011 Jan;127(1):e69-75. Yolton K, Xu Y, Khoury J, Succop P, Lanphear B, Beebe D, Owens J. Associations between second hand smoke exposure and sleep patterns in children . Pediatrics. 2010;125:e261-e268.
Braun JM, Yolton K, Dietrich KN, Hornung R, Ye X, Calafat AM, Lanphear BP. Prenatal bisphenol A exposure and behavior problems in two year old children . Environmental Health Perspectives. 2009;117:1945-1952.
Yolton K, Khoury J, Xu Y, Succop P, Lanphear B, Bernert J, Lester B. Low-Level Prenatal Exposure to Nicotine and Infant Neurobehavior . Neurotoxicology and Teratology. 2009; 31: 356-363. Yolton K, Khoury J, Hornung R, Dietrich K, Succop P, Lanphear B. Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Child Behaviors. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 2008;29:456-63. Dietrich KN, Eskenazi B, Schantz S, Yolton K, Rauh VA, Johnson CB, Alkon A, Canfield RL, Pessah IN, Berman RF. Principles and practices of neurodevelopmental assessment in children: lessons learned from the Centers for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research. Environ Health Perspect. 2005 Oct;113(10):1437-46.
Lanphear BP, Hornung R, Khoury J, Yolton K, Baghurst P, Bellinger DC, Canfield RL, Dietrich KN, Bornschein R, Greene T, Rothenberg SJ, Needleman HL, Schnaas L, Wasserman G, Graziano J, Roberts R. Low-level environmental lead exposure and children's intellectual function: an international pooled analysis. Environ Health Perspect. 2005 Jul;113(7):894-9.
Grants
A Community-Based Trial to Prevent Lead Poisoning and Residential Injuries. Co-Investigator. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Apr 2007 - Mar 2012.
Building Capacity for Studies of Methylmercury Exposures in Mexico. Consultant. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Jun 2010 - May 2012.
Neurobehavioral Effects of Insecticide Exposure in Pregnancy and Early Childhood. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Sep 2009 - Jun 2012. Translational Studies on the Role of Developmental Pyrethroid Exposure ADHD. Principal Investigator of subcontract. National Institutes of Health. Jul 2010 - Jun 2012. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Cooperative Multi-Center Neonatal Research Network. Principal Investigator of Follow-Up Studies. National Institutes of Health. Apr 2006 - Mar 2016. Longitudinal Study of Exposure to PBDEs and PFCs and Child Neurobehavior. Co-Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health. Aug 2011 - Apr 2016.
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