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General and Community Pediatrics

 

  • Meet the Team

    The Division of General and Community Pediatrics is home to physicians with a wide variety of backgrounds and areas of focus. As a team, this diversity makes us better prepared to care for your child's unique needs.

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    Department Head

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    Thomas G. DeWitt, MD, FAAP
    Director, Division of General and Community Pediatrics, Weihl Professor of Pediatrics

    513-636-5932

    tom.dewitt@cchmc.org

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    Thomas G. DeWitt, MD, FAAP

    Director, Division of General and Community Pediatrics, Weihl Professor of Pediatrics

    Medical Director, Every Child Succeeds

    Associate Chair for Education

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-5932

    Fax: 513-803-9245

    Email: tom.dewitt@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Generalist pediatrics; community-based education and research; faculty development; medical education research

    Biography

    Thomas G. DeWitt, MD, FAAP, is the Carl Weihl Professor of Pediatrics, Director of the Division of General and Community Pediatrics, and Associate Chair for Education in the Department of Pediatrics at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He has served as President of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association, Chair of the Steering Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) network and Committee on Pediatric Education, as well as on the National Academies of Science Board on Children, Youth, and Families. He currently sits on the United States Preventative Services Task Force and the ACGME Residency Review Committee for Pediatrics. He is nationally and internationally known for his publications and presentations in the areas of faculty development and community-based education and research.

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1976.

    Residency: Yale, New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CN.

    Chief Resident: Yale, New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CN.

    Fellowship: General Academic Pediatrics, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CN.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1982.

    Publications

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    Faculty / Staff Physicians

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    Deiwert E. Aimee , MD, FAAP

    Staff Physician

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 812-933-6000

    Email: aimee.diewert@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    General pediatrics; community activities and advocacy

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH, 2007.

    Residency: Indiana University/Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN, 2010.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 2010.

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    Andrew F. Beck, MD, MPH

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-3170

    Email: andrew.beck1@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    General pediatrics; public health; hospital medicine

    Biography

    Dr. Beck uses census data to explore ways to predict asthma outcomes and identify asthma “hot spots” in Cincinnati. Additionally, he has formed a partnership with the Cincinnati Health Department. Currently, he has started a project entitled CLEAR (Collaboration to Lessen Environmental Asthma Risks), a means of linking children with environmental risks to code enforcement visits. Dr. Beck has also helped to start the KIND (Keeping Infants Nourished and Developing) program, a partnership with the Freestore Foodbank devoted to providing hungry infants with formula.

    Education and Training

    BA: Yale University, New Haven, CT, 2002.

    MD: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2006.

    MPH: Harvard University, Boston, MA, 2011.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2009.

    Fellowship: General Academic Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2012.

    Certification:  Pediatrics, 2009.

    Publications

    View Dr. Beck's PubMed Publications.

    Grants

    Infant nutrition intervention partnership: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Freestore Foodbank. Co-investigator. Proctor & Gamble. Mar 2011 - Mar 2013.

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    Jean M. Beischel, MD
    Staff Physician

    812-934-4798

    jean.beischel@cchmc.org

    Jean M. Beischel, MD.
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    Jean M. Beischel, MD

    Staff Physician

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 812-934-4798

    Fax: 812-933-0921

    Email: jean.beischel@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Generalist pediatrics

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1986.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1989.
    Paul S. Bellet, MD, FAAP
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    Paul S. Bellet, MD, FAAP

    Emeritus, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4506

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Generalist pediatrics; medical education; inpatient pediatrics and consultation

    Research Interests

    Hospitalist pediatrics; health services for children; diagnostic approach to medical problems
     

    Biography

    Paul S. Bellet, MD, FAAP has been a faculty member at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center since 1983. Beginning in 1988, Bellet developed the three-year General Academic Pediatrics Fellowship program at Cincinnati Children's for pediatricians seeking an academic career in general pediatrics.

    In 1995, Bellet began the development of the Generalist Inpatient Service, a hospitalist service, which now provides care for the patients of more than 400 referring physicians. He also began the General Pediatric Consultation Service at the same time.

    Bellet's academic and research interests concern general pediatrics, hospitalist pediatrics, the diagnostic approach to medical problems, and medical teaching. His book "The Diagnostic Approach to Common Symptoms and Signs in Infants, Children, and Adolescents" was published in 1989.

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1971

    Residency: Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1976


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    William B. Brinkman, MD, MEd
    Physician Lead, James M. Anderson Center Rapid Evidence Adoption to improve Child Health (REACH) team

    513-636-2576

    bill.brinkman@cchmc.org

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    William B. Brinkman, MD, MEd

    Physician Lead, James M. Anderson Center Rapid Evidence Adoption to improve Child Health (REACH) team

    Associate Director, NRSA Primary Care Research Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Health

    Research Director, Cincinnati Pediatric Research Group

    Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-2576

    Email: bill.brinkman@cchmc.org

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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

    Dr. Brinkman researches shared decision-making between patients/parents and clinicians to promote high value care that is evidence-based and family-centered.  He led a team to develop a shared decision-making intervention for ADHD treatment. Parents became better informed and more involved in decisions without increasing visit length.  He is currently collaborating on grant-funded research to facilitate shared decision making in the care of families facing decisions about Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination and those facing decisions about treatment for juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
    Dr. Brinkman serves as the physician lead for the James M. Anderson Center Rapid Evidence Adoption to improve Child Health (REACH) team.  In this role, he is building an infrastructure to support shared decision-making throughout CCHMC.  He also serves as Associate Director of the NRSA Primary Care Research Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Health, and the Research Director for the Cincinnati Pediatric Research Group a practice-based research network.
     

    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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    Grants

    Medication Continuity in Children Treated for ADHD. Principal Investigator. Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award, National Institute of Mental Health. Jan 2010 - Nov 2014.

    HPV Vaccine Decision Aid Development. Co-Investigator. CCHMC Place Research Outcomes Award.  Jul 2011 - Jun 2013.

    Pursuing Perfection in Pediatric Therapeutics. Co-investigator  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Oct 2011 - Sept 2016

    Evaluation of an Intervention for Improving Community-Based Pediatric ADHD Care. Co-Investigator. National Institute of Mental Health. Aug 2010 - Jul 2015.

     

    Explaining Racial Disparities in Child Asthma Morbidity. Co-investigator. National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Apr 2010 - Mar 2014.

    Clinical & Translational Science Award. Co-investigator. National Center for Research Resources. Apr 2009 - Mar 2014.

    National Research Service Award for Primary Medical Care (T32). Associate Program Director. Health Resources and Services Administration. Jul 1998 - Jun 2016.

    Collaborative Ohio Inquiry Networks (COIN) Research Center. Co-investigator. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Sept 2012 - Aug 2017.
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    Courtney M. Brown, MD

    Instructor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4506

    Email: courtney.levinson@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Preventive care; mental health

    Biography

    Courtney M. Brown, MD is a general pediatrician and a primary care research fellow. Her research focuses on social and emotional development in preschool aged children and on enhancing interdisciplinary efforts to connect families with services that promote healthy social-emotional development. She also has an interest in improving systems for reliable delivery of preventive services within the primary care pediatrics environment.

    Dr. Brown graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 2005, and completed her residency in pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in 2008. She worked as a community pediatrician for one year prior to returning to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, where she is now completing a fellowship in Primary Care Research.

    Education and Training

    MD: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2005.

    Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2005-2008.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 2008.

    MS: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 2011.

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    Scott R. Callahan, MD
    Medical Director, Children’s Health Care

    812-934-4798

    scott.callahan@cchmc.org

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    Scott R. Callahan, MD

    Medical Director, Children’s Health Care

    Staff Physician

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 812-934-4798

    Email: scott.callahan@cchmc.org

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    Kristen A. Copeland, MD
    Director, NRSA Research Fellowship

    513-636-1687

    kristen.copeland@cchmc.org

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    Kristen A. Copeland, MD

    Director, NRSA Research Fellowship

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-1687

    Fax: 513-636-4402

    Email: kristen.copeland@cchmc.org

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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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    Grants

    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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    Lisa K. Crosby, DNP, RN
    APRN Program Lead

    513-636-1942

    lisa.crosby@cchmc.org

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    Lisa K. Crosby, DNP, RN

    APRN Program Lead

    Adjunct Faculty, University of Cincinnati College of Nursing

    Phone: 513-636-1942

    Email: lisa.crosby@cchmc.org

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    Education and Training

    BSN: Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, 1987.

    MSN: The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1990.

    DNP: Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, 2012.

    Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center; National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses; PALS; Certificate of Authority; Prescriptive Privileges Pilot Program, University of Cincinnati; University of Cincinnati, APN Pilot Program

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    Jennifer A. Cross, CNP
    Nurse Practitioner, General and Community Pediatrics (Batesville, IN)

    812-933-6000

    jennifer.cross@cchmc.org

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    Jennifer A. Cross, CNP

    Nurse Practitioner, General and Community Pediatrics (Batesville, IN)

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 812-933-6000

    Email: jennifer.cross@cchmc.org

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    Education and Training

    BSN: College of Mount St. Joseph, OH, 1974.

    MSN: University of Cincinnati, OH, 1998.

    Certification: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, 1998.

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    Nick J. DeBlasio, MD

    Instructor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4506

    Fax: 513-636-7247

    Email: nick.deblasio@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Resident and medical student education; immunizations; general pediatrics; care of underserved children.

    Biography

    Nick DeBlasio, MD, worked as community pediatrician for five years prior to joining the Division of General and Community Pediatrics at Cincinnati’s Children’s Hospital Medical Center.  He works as an attending physician in the Pediatric Primary Care Center.

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 2001.

    Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH. 

    Certification:     Pediatrics, 2004.
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    Emanuel O. Doyne, MD
    Community Physician

    513-636-8043

    emanuel.doyne@cchmc.org

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    Emanuel O. Doyne, MD

    Community Physician

    UC Department of Pediatrics

    Adjunct Professor

    Phone: 513-636-8043

    Email: emanuel.doyne@cchmc.org

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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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    Anne Marie Fitz, MD
    Staff Physician

    513-636-4506

    annemarie.fitz@chmc.org

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    Anne M. Fitz, MD

    Staff Physician

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-4506

    Fax: 513-636-7247

    Email: annemarie.fitz@chmc.org

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    Biography

    Anne Marie Fitz, MD, was in private practice in Kentucky for two years after residency. She has been with the General and Community Pediatrics division since 1998.

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tenn., 1993.

    Residency: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1993-1996.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1996.
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    Derek D. Fletcher, MD

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-3000

    Fax: 513-636-5859

    Email: derek.fletcher@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Medically fragile children
     

    Biography

    After graduating from the US Air Force Academy, Derek D. Fletcher, MD, served as an Air Force officer for seven years and attained the rank of Captain.  He then entered medical school in 1998.  In 2002, Dr. Fletcher graduated in the top 20% of his medical school class and was then accepted into the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center General Pediatrics program in 2002, and graduated in 2005.  Dr. Fletcher then joined the Center for Infants and Children with Special Needs, founded by Ron Levin, MD, where he provides comprehensive, family-centered primary care for medically fragile children.

    Education and Training

    MD: Wright State University SOM, Dayton, OH, 1998-2002.

    Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati OH, 2002-2005.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 2005.

    Publications

    View PubMed Publications

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    Sheela Rath Geraghty, MD, MS, IBCLC, FAAP
    Medical Director, Center for Breastfeeding Medicine

    513-636-2526

    sheela.geraghty@cchmc.org

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    Sheela Rath Geraghty, MD, MS, IBCLC, FAAP

    Medical Director, Center for Breastfeeding Medicine

    Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-2526

    Fax: 513-636-4402

    Email: sheela.geraghty@cchmc.org

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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.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Microbial Food Safety Concerns of Sharing Human Milk via the Internet. Co-Investigator. Food Innovation Center, The Ohio State University (Keim). Aug 2012 - Jul 2013.
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    Craig H. Gosdin, MD, MSHA
    Medical Director, Hospital Medicine, Liberty Campus

    513-636-6223

    craig.gosdin@cchmc.org

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    Craig H. Gosdin, MD, MSHA

    Medical Director, Hospital Medicine, Liberty Campus

    Medical Director, Liberty Observation Unit

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-6223

    Fax: 513-803-9245

    Email: craig.gosdin@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Administration; resident education; pediatric hospitalist workforce issues
     

    Biography

    Dr. Gosdin is a pediatric hospitalist with a diverse training background. His clinical experience includes practice in community and academic settings as well as practice in the office, emergency department and inpatient settings.

    As medical director of the Liberty Hospitalist Service and Liberty Inpatient Unit (LA1W), he is responsible for the development and expansion of Hospital Medicine at the Liberty Campus. He is active in the Hospital Medicine Leadership Group at CCHMC and helps lead strategic planning and program development for the division. He also serves as the leader of Regional Programs for the Division of Hospital Medicine. On the national level, Dr. Gosdin has served on the PHM Roundtable Clinical / Workforce Working Group to help develop Guidelines for a Pediatric Hospitalist Dashboard, and has performed on-site consultation for hospitalist programs at other institutions.

    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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    Mary V. Greiner, MD
    Director, CHECK Foster Care Clinic

    513-636-7233

    mary.greiner@cchmc.org

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    Mary V. Greiner, MD

    Director, CHECK Foster Care Clinic

    Child Abuse Pediatrician, Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-7233

    Email: mary.greiner@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Child abuse; foster care health

    Biography

    Mary Greiner, MD, is a child abuse pediatrician who is doing clinical research in child abuse and foster care health. She is studying abusive head trauma, with specific interest in the role of diagnostic radiology to determine risk factors for subdural hemorrhages, as well as looking at outcomes of children with head injury. Research in the disparities of foster care health as well as the impact of interventions, such as specialized care and focused screenings, is a second clinical focus

    Education and Training

    MD: Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA, 2005.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, 2008.

    Fellowship: Child Abuse, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2011.

    Publications

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    David E. Hall, MD
    Director, Program for Children with Medically Complex or Special Needs

    513-636-3000

    david.hall@cchmc.org

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    David E. Hall, MD

    Director, Program for Children with Medically Complex or Special Needs

    Director, Diagnostic Clinic

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-3000

    Email: david.hall@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Children with medically complex chronic disease; diagnosis of unusual symptoms

    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 Pritzker 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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    Jennifer B. Hardie, MD
    Staff Physician

    513-636-6487

    jennifer.hardie@cchmc.org

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    Jennifer B. Hardie, MD

    Staff Physician

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-6487

    Email: jennifer.hardie@cchmc.org

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    Education and Training

    MD: University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, 1993.

    Residency: Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1996.
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    Gretchen Hartz, MD
    Staff Physician

    513-636-6487

    gretchen.hartz@cchmc.org

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    Gretchen Hartz, MD

    Staff Physician

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-6487

    Email: gretchen.hartz@cchmc.org


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    Megan C. Hennigan, MD
    Staff Physician, CHECK Foster Care Clinic, Division of General an Community Pediatrics

    513-803-3407

    megan.hennigan@cchmc.org

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    Megan C. Hennigan, MD

    Staff Physician, CHECK Foster Care Clinic, Division of General an Community Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-803-3407

    Email: megan.hennigan@cchmc.org

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    Education and Training

    MD: University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, 2009.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2012.

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    Autumn Hurm, CPNP
    Nurse Practitioner

    812-933-6000

    autumn.hurm@cchmc.org

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    Autumn Hurm, CPNP

    Nurse Practitioner

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 812-933-6000

    Email: autumn.hurm@cchmc.org

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    Education and Training

    CPNP: University of Cincinnati, 1995.

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    Robert L. Ingberg, MD, FAAP

    Emeritus, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4506

    Email: robert.ingberg@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Generalist pediatrics; medical student instruction

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1964. 

    Residency: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1974.
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    Robert S. Kahn, MD, MPH
    Director, Research Section

    513-636-4369

    robert.kahn@cchmc.org

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    Robert S. Kahn, MD, MPH

    Director, Research Section

    Associate Director, Division of General and Community Pediatrics

    Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4369

    Fax: 513-636-4402

    Email: robert.kahn@cchmc.org

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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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    Heidi J. Kalkwarf, PhD, RD

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-3803

    Fax: 513-636-4402

    Email: heidi.kalkwarf@cchmc.org

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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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    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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    Martha S. Kane, PNP
    Nurse Practitioner

    513-636-8259

    martha.kane@cchmc.org

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    Martha S. Kane , PNP

    Nurse Practitioner

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-8259

    Email: martha.kane@cchmc.org


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    Elisabeth A. Kelley, MD
    Staff Physician

    812-934-4798

    lisa.kelley@cchmc.org

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    Elisabeth A. Kelley, MD

    Staff Physician

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 812-934-4798

    Fax: 812-933-0921

    Email: lisa.kelley@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Generalist pediatrics

    Biography

    Elisabeth Kelley, MD, has been practicing primary care pediatrics in the small community setting of Batesville, IN since her residency. During her time in Batesville, Dr. Kelley has been co-medical director of Children’s Health Care and has also served on the Board of Director’s of Margaret Mary Community Hospital (MMCH).  Other areas of service include 14 years on the Medical Ethics Committee and 7 years on the Integrative Medicine Committee at MMCH.  

    Education and Training

    MD: Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1989.

    Residency: Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.; Chief Resident, Georgetown University Hospital, 1992-1993. 

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1993.
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    M. Katherine Kerrey, MD
    Staff Physician

    513-636-9674

    katie.kerrey@cchmc.org

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    Mary K. Kerrey, MD

    Staff Physician

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-9674

    Email: katie.kerrey@cchmc.org


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    Melissa D. Klein, MD
    Director, Education Section of General and Community Pediatrics

    513-636-4506

    melissa.klein@cchmc.org

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    Melissa D. Klein, MD

    Director, Education Section of General and Community Pediatrics

    Associate Program Director, Primary Care Track and Community Pediatrics

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4506

    Fax: 513-636-7247

    Email: melissa.klein@cchmc.org

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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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    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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    Jillian A. Klein, MD
    Staff Physician

    513-636-7722

    jillian.klein@cchmc.org

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    Jillian A. Klein, MD

    Staff Physician

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-7722

    Email: jillian.klein@cchmc.org

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    Education and Training

    BS: Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2001.

    MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2005.

    Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2008.

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    Jennifer L. Lail, MD
    Assistant Vice President, Chronic Care Systems, James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence

    513-803-3786

    jennifer.lail@cchmc.org

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    Jennifer L. Lail, MD

    Assistant Vice President, Chronic Care Systems, James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence

    Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-803-3786

    Email: jennifer.lail@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Children with chronic and complex disease; quality improvement in health systems for chronic care

    Biography

    Dr. Jennifer Lail joined the Anderson Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in September 2012 as assistant vice president for chronic care systems. For thirty-one years prior, she practiced clinical pediatrics at Chapel Hill Pediatrics and Adolescents, P.A. with a particular interest in the health care delivery for children with special health care needs (CSHCN). She served as affiliate faculty in the Department of Pediatrics at both Duke and the University of North Carolina. With a three-year grant from NC Title V, her practice served as a demonstration project for Medical Home Quality Improvements for Children with Special Health Care Needs.  Implementation of practice strategies that improve care for children and youth with chronic conditions has been her particular interest, including development of clinical registries, care coordination programs, family engagement, pre-visit care planning, improved communications with subspecialists and transition planning for CSHCN. Dr. Lail led her practice in Level 3 NCQA certification and re-certification at two office sites.  She is a member of the AAP Partnership for Policy Implementation and served as the quality improvement expert for the AAP Newborn Screening Policy Statement Authoring Committee for their clinical report published in Pediatrics in January 2008.   She is a member of the AAP Council on Children with Disabilities, the AAP Quality Improvement Innovation Network, and the AAP Specialist-Medical Home Leadership Team.  Currently, she serves on the AAP’s Project Advisory Committees for the Medical Home and the Medical Home Chapter Champions Program on Asthma and cares for patients in Cincinnati Children’s Center for Infants and Children with Special Needs.

    Education and Training

    MD: University of KY College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, 1978.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham NC, 1980-1981.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Shands Teaching Hospital, Gainesville, FL, 1978-80.

    Certification: Pediatrics,1982.

    Publications

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    Kadriye O. Lewis, EdD
    Co-Director, Masters in Medical Education Program

    513-636-7258

    kadriye.lewis@cchmc.org

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    Kadriye O. Lewis, EdD

    Co-Director, Masters in Medical Education Program

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Field Service Associate Professor of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-7258

    Fax: 513-636-7247

    Email: kadriye.lewis@cchmc.org

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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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    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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    Brandi Lewis, MD
    Staff Physician

    513-636-7722

    brandi.lewis@cchmc.org

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    Brandi Lewis, MD

    Staff Physician

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-7722

    Email: brandi.lewis@cchmc.org

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    Mona E. Mansour, MD, MS
    Director, Primary Care

    513-636-8954

    mona.mansour@cchmc.org

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    Mona E. Mansour, MD, MS

    Director, Primary Care

    Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-8954

    Fax: 513-636-7247

    Email: mona.mansour@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Asthma; school health; primary care in underserved populations; primary care redesign

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1992.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1992-1995.

    Chief Residency: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1995-1996.

    Fellowship: General & Academic Pediatrics: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 1996-1999.

    MS: Epidemiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1999.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Asthma Improvement Collaborative. Co- Investigator. Beacon Community Grant Award. Office of the National Coordinator. Sept 2010 - Mar 2013.

    Business Case for Quality: Asthma Improvement Collaborative. Co-Principal Investigator. Center for Health Care Strategies. Mar 2008 - Jun 2012.

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    Anne Martina, RN, CNP
    Nurse Practitioner, Division of General and Community Pediatrics

    513-636-4681

    anne.martina@cchmc.org

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    Anne Martina, RN, CNP

    Nurse Practitioner, Division of General and Community Pediatrics

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-4681

    Fax: 513-636-7844

    Email: anne.martina@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Adolescents 

    Education and Training

    RN: Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1977.

    MSN: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1997.

    Certification: Family Nurse Practitioner, 1998.
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    Carrie J. McIntyre, MD
    Staff Physician

    513-636-7722

    carrie.mcintyre@cchmc.org

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    Carrie J. McIntyre, MD

    Staff Physician

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-7722

    Email: carrie.mcintyre@cchmc.org


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    Daniel J. McLinden, EdD
    Assistant Vice President, Education and Learning Department

    513-636-8933

    daniel.mclinden@cchmc.org

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    Daniel J. McLinden, EdD

    Assistant Vice President, Education and Learning Department

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-8933

    Fax: 513-636-1695

    Email: daniel.mclinden@cchmc.org

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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

    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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    John F. Morehous, MD
    Medical Director, Fairfield Primary Care

    513-636-3670

    john.morehous@cchmc.org

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    John F. Morehous, MD

    Medical Director, Fairfield Primary Care

    Staff Physician

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-3670

    Email: john.morehous@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Quality improvement for primary care pediatrics

    Biography

    After residency, John spent seven years in private practice in a small town in rural Alabama. He returned to Cincinnati Children's in July 2010, to serve as Medical Director for Fairfield Primary Care.

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Alabama School of Medicine.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 2003.

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    Jenny M. Motley, MD
    Staff Physician

    513-803-0137

    jenny.motley@cchmc.org

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    Jenny M. Motley, MD

    Staff Physician

    UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-803-0137

    Email: jenny.motley@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    General pediatrics; children with special needs; Down syndrome

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 1997.

    Residency: University of Louisville, Kosair Children's Hospital, Louisville, KY.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 2000.
    Nicholas Newman.

    Nicholas Newman, DO, MS
    Medical Director, Environmental Health and Lead Clinic

    513-803-3688

    nicholas.newman@cchmc.org

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    Nicholas Newman, DO, MS

    Medical Director, Environmental Health and Lead Clinic

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-803-3688

    Email: nicholas.newman@cchmc.org


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    Christopher B. Peltier, MD
    Co-Director, Section of Community Pediatrics

    513-636-2758

    chris.peltier@cchmc.org

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    Christopher B. Peltier, MD

    Co-Director, Section of Community Pediatrics

    UC Department of Pediatrics

    Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-2758

    Fax: 513-752-3387

    Email: chris.peltier@cchmc.org

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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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    Mary Beth Pero, MD
    Staff Physician

    513-541-4500

    Mary-Beth.Pero@cchmc.org

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    Mary Beth Pero

    Staff Physician

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-541-4500

    Email: Mary-Beth.Pero@cchmc.org


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    Andrew F. Poltrack, MD
    Staff Physician

    812-933-6000

    andrew.poltrack@cchmc.org

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    Andrew F. Poltrack, MD

    Staff Physician

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 812-933-6000

    Fax: 812-933-0921

    Email: andrew.poltrack@cchmc.org

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    Education and Training

    MD: Medical College of Virginia; 1999.

    Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2002.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 2002.

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    Judith R. Ragsdale, MDiv, PhD
    Director, Education & Research, Pastoral Care

    513-636-4376

    judy.ragsdale@cchmc.org

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    Judith R. Ragsdale, MDiv, PhD

    Director, Education & Research, Pastoral Care

    UC Department of Pediatrics

    Field Service Assistant Professor

    Phone: 513-636-4376

    Email: judy.ragsdale@cchmc.org

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    Education and Training

    BA: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA.

    MDiv: Southern Seminary.

    American Baptist Minister. Certified Supervisor, ACPE.


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    Sarah M. Revis, MD
    Staff Physician, Division of General and Community Pediatrics

    513-636-8259

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    Sarah M. Revis, MD

    Staff Physician, Division of General and Community Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-8259

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    Education and Training

    MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati OH.

    Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

    Certification: Pediatrics.

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    Sarah W. Riddle, MD, IBCLC, FAAP

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-2326

    Email: sarah.riddle@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Hospitalist medicine; breastfeeding medicine

    Biography

    Sarah Riddle, MD, IBCLC sees mothers and infants in the Breastfeeding Medicine Clinic and is an attending hospitalist on the inpatient units at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She has a specialized interest in effects of acute hospitalization on the breastfeeding dyad.  

    Education and Training

    MD: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2001.

    IBCLC: International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, 2008.

    Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2001-2004.

    Chief Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 2004-2005.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 2004.

    Publications

    PubMed Publications

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    Zeina Samaan, MD
    Medical Director, Pediatric Primary Care Center and Hopple Street Health Center

    513-636-8954

    zeina.samaan@cchmc.org

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    Zeina Samaan, MD

    Medical Director, Pediatric Primary Care Center and Hopple Street Health Center

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-8954

    Fax: 513-636-4274

    Email: zeina.samaan@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    General pediatrics

    Education and Training

    MD: Damascus University, School of Medicine. Damascus, Syria, 1985.

    Residency: Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1993.

    Publications

    View PubMed Publications
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    Robert L. Schaengold, MD
    Medical Leader, Hopple Street Health Center

    513-853-8568

    robert.schaengold@cchmc.org

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    Robert L. Schaengold, MD

    Medical Leader, Hopple Street Health Center

    Staff Physician

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-853-8568

    Email: robert.schaengold@cchmc.org


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    Ellen S. Springer, MD, IBCLC

    Staff Physician

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-2326

    Email: ellen.springer@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Breastfeeding medicine

    Biography

    Ellen S. Springer, MD, works with the Center for Breast Feeding Medicine in an outpatient setting at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She assists mothers and infants with breast feeding related issues.

    Education and Training

    MD: The Ohio State University College, Columbus, OH, 1995.

    Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 1998.

    Certification: Board Certified, Pediatrics.

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    Gregory A. Szumlas, MD, FAAP

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4506

    Fax: 513-636-7247

    Email: greg.szumlas@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Curriculum development; patient education; residency training; literacy promotion

    Research Interests

    Primary care clinical research; curriculum development; primary care of asthma

    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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    Tracy Tiller, MD, FAAP
    Staff Physician

    513-636-4506

    tracy.tiller@cchmc.org

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    Tracy Tiller, MD, FAAP

    Staff Physician

    UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4506

    Email: tracy.tiller@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Generalist pediatrics

    Education and Training

    M.D.: University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, Ala., 1983.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.

    Fellowship: Ambulatory and Emergency Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1987.

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    Ndidi I. Unaka, MD
    Associate Program Director, Advocacy and Community Outreach, Pediatric Residency Training Program

    513-636-4506

    ndidi.unaka@cchmc.org

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    Ndidi I. Unaka, MD

    Associate Program Director, Advocacy and Community Outreach, Pediatric Residency Training Program

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4506

    Email: ndidi.unaka@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Resident education; advocacy; community outreach; diversity

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 2007.

    Residency: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 2007-2010.

    Chief Residency: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 2010- 2011.

    Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, 2010.


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    Stephen D. Warrick, MD

    Instructor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-9674

    Email: stephen.warrick@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    General pediatrics; quality improvement

    Biography

    Dr. Warrick completed his undergraduate study at the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Science in biology. He completed medical school at the University of Louisville in 2008 and he completed a pediatrics residency at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in 2011. From 2011-2012, he was chief resident at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

    Dr. Warrick has completed the I2S2 quality improvement course and is actively involved in QI projects in the PPC at CCHMC. His interests are preventative care and global health with an emphasis on global health resident and medical student education prior to travel.

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 2008.

    Residency: General Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 2011.

    Publications

    View PubMed Publications
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    Denise M. Warrick, MD
    Pediatrician, Division of General and Community Pediatrics

    513-636-8290

    denise.warrick@cchmc.org

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    Denise M. Warrick, MD

    Pediatrician, Division of General and Community Pediatrics

    Instructor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-8290

    Email: denise.warrick@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Resident/medical student education; quality improvement; advocacy

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2005-2009.

    Residency: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2009-2012.

    Chief Residency: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2012-2013.

    Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, 2012.


    Kimberly Yolton, PhD
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    Kimberly Yolton, PhD

    Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-2815

    Email: kimberly.yolton@cchmc.org

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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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    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.

    Fellows

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    Lilliam Ambroggio, PhD
    Fellow, General and Community Pediatrics

    513-636-7174

    lilliam.ambroggio@cchmc.org

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    Lilliam Ambroggio, PhD

    Fellow, General and Community Pediatrics

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-7174

    Email: lilliam.ambroggio@cchmc.org

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    Sarah Beal, PhD
    Research Fellow, Division of General and Community Pediatrics

    513-636-4614

    sarah.beal@cchmc.org

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    Sarah Beal, PhD

    Research Fellow, Division of General and Community Pediatrics

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-4614

    Email: sarah.beal@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Adolescent development

    Education and Training

    PhD: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2011.

    Publications


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    Tori L. DeMartini, MD
    Clinical Fellow, General and Community Pediatrics

    513-636-3148

    tori.demartini@cchmc.org

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    Tori L. DeMartini, MD

    Clinical Fellow, General and Community Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-3148

    Email: tori.demartini@cchmc.org

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    Education and Training

    MD: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, 2009.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

    Certification: Pediatric, 2012.

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    Lauren G. Solan, MD
    Fellow, Hospital Medicine

    513-803-8092

    lauren.solan@cchmc.org

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    Lauren G. Solan, MD

    Fellow, Hospital Medicine

    Phone: 513-803-8092

    Email: lauren.solan@cchmc.org

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    Biography

    Dr. Solan has been a part of the Training Program at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) since 2007 as a resident, chief resident and now a fellow in Hospital Medicine with additional support as a National Research Service Award (NRSA) fellow. During her time as a chief resident, she piloted a trial targeting resident handoffs and patient safety in the setting of the new 2011 resident duty hours. She is currently enrolled in a Masters in Medical Education Program through the University of Cincinnati to further develop her expertise in resident education. She is a site co-investigator for the IIPE-PRIS Accelerating Safe Signouts (I-PASS) study. Her research agenda for fellowship focuses on transitions of care and handoffs from the inpatient to outpatient setting.

    Education and Training

    MD: State University of New York at Buffalo, 2007.

    Residency: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2007-2010.

    Chief Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2010-2011.

    Certification: American Board of Pediatrics.

    Publications

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    Joanna E. Thomson, MD
    Fellow, Hospital Medicine

    513-803-8092

    joanna.thomson@cchmc.org

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    Joanna E. Thomson, MD

    Fellow, Hospital Medicine

    UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-803-8092

    Email: joanna.thomson@cchmc.org

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    Education and Training

    MD: Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, 2008.

    Residency: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2008-2011.

    Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, 2011.

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    Abbigail M. Tissot, PhD
    Associate Director, Eating Disorders Program

    513-636-6526

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    Abbigail M. Tissot, PhD

    Associate Director, Eating Disorders Program

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-6526

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    Specialties

    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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