Colorectal Center

In the News

Patients and families often find comfort and support in hearing stories about other children with similar conditions, as well as about advances at the Colorectal Center at Cincinnati Children’s.

The Colorectal Center has been featured in many news publications, including:  

• Breaking the Mold: An Interview with Dr. Marc Levitt - A Globe-Trotting surgeon. Dr. Levitt is profiled in a feature story from Issue 2 of Mentis, a publication by the students of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. March 26, 2012.
  
• Marc Levitt, MD, visited Erasmus Medical Center / Sophia Children’s Hospital in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Watch the video (25 min).
  
• 2010 Donor Appreciation Dinner at Cincinnati Children’s, April 21, 2010.
  
• Medical Mission to Ghana Delivers 15 Duffels Full of Toys. Hakol Lehigh Valley Newsletter.
  • Read the article, Page 1 (pdf)
  • Read the article, Page 2 (pdf)
• A Business Win-Win. Haaretz CSR Supplement (Israel). Cincinnati Children’s and the Schneider Pediatric  Medical Center in Petach Tikva, Israel, begin collaboration, including the exchange of know-how and expertise in research, training and clinical operations.
• Read the article in English (pdf)
• Read the article in Hebrew (pdf)
• Alberto Peña runs a course in Brazil. Secretaria de Estado de Saude. A profile in Portugese on Peña, founding director of the Colorectal Center, as he operates and runs a course in Brazil.
• Managing Outcomes Helps a Children’s Hospital Climb in Renown, by Reed Abelson, The New York Times. Story details subspecialty care at Cincinnati Children’s, including the Colorectal Center for Children, and the hospital’s focus on outcomes.
• Girl Travels Half the World for Life-Saving Treatment, WLWT-TV Reports.