Bench-to-Bedside Research in Pediatric Digestive Disease
About the DHC
The DHC is one of 16 Digestive Disease Research Centers in the US.
Welcome to the Digestive Health Center (DHC): Bench-to-Bedside Research in Pediatric Digestive Diseases, designated as one of only 16 Silvio O. Conte Digestive Diseases Research Core Centers (DDRCC) in the nation supported by the National Institutes of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases. The DHC, located within Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, serves as a University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center resource that has attracted new investigators to foster digestive disease research and make significant discoveries relating to pediatric digestive diseases.
Director: Mitchell B. Cohen, MD
Associate Director: Jorge A. Bezerra, MD
Program Manager: Cynthia C. Wetzel, PhD
The DHC includes 39 investigators and 24 associate members from 12 different divisions within the Department of Pediatrics and a total of 7 departments within the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine.
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Last updated: September 5, 2007