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Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation

Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation

 

  • Meet the Team

    The Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation Program is home to specialists 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. Learn more about our faculty and staff.

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    Directors

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    Denise M. Adams, MD
    Medical Director, Comprehensive Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation Center

    513-636-4266

    denise.adams@cchmc.org

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    Denise M. Adams, MD

    Medical Director, Comprehensive Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation Center

    Fellowship Director, Hematology / Oncology

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4266

    Fax: 513-636-3549

    Email: denise.adams@cchmc.org

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    Biography

    Denise Adams, MD, is fellowship director of the Hematology / Oncology Fellowship Program and medical director of the Hemangioma and Vascular Malformations Center at Cincinnati Children’s. One of the vascular team’s main priorities has been establishing standards of care for patients with these diagnoses so they can follow outcome measures. Of key interest to Dr. Adams, as an oncologist, is the improvement in care of patients with kaposiform hemangioendotheliomas (KHE). The team of experts has established a clinical registry for these patients to gain insight into the clinical characteristics of KHE patients and the long term outcomes of these patients. They also have a phase II FDA funded trial for complicated vascular anomalies and KHE patients are included in this trial. These tumors are rare but have a very high mortality and morbidity rate. It is important that the group learn more about the clinical characteristics, phenotype, biomarkers which can lead to further investigations and clinical trials.

    Education and Training

    MD: Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1988.

    Post-Graduate: Georgetown University, 1983.

    BSN: Georgetown University, 1982.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Phase II Study of Rapamycin for Complicated Vascular Anomalies. Food and Drug Administration. Sep 2009 - Aug 2013. #R01 FD 003712.

     

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    Richard G. Azizkhan, MD
    Surgeon-in-Chief; Lester W. Martin Chair of Pediatric Surgery

    513-636-4576

    richard.azizkhan@cchmc.org

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    Richard G. Azizkhan, MD

    Surgeon-in-Chief; Lester W. Martin Chair of Pediatric Surgery

    Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-4576

    Fax: 513-636-7657

    Email: richard.azizkhan@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Complex mediastinal airway disorders; surgical oncology; neonatal anomalies; chest wall deformities; vascular malformations; esophageal disorders; pediatric trauma; epidermolysis bullosa 

    Research Interests

    Trauma systems; injury prevention; fetal lung development; vascular malformations; solid tumors in childhood 

     

    Biography

    The first occupant of the Lester W. Martin Chair in pediatric surgery, Richard G. Azizkhan, MD, came to Cincinnati Children's Hosptial Medical Center from Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, where he had been surgeon-in-chief and director of the pediatric surgery training program.

    Dr. Azizkhan serves on the Executive Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Surgical Section, and is Program Chairman for Pediatric Surgery American College of Surgeons.

    In addition to his clinical work, Azizkhan is deeply involved in research and has published prolifically in medical literature. He is currently working on a book titled, Operative Pediatric Surgery, with former surgeon-in-chief, Moritz Ziegler, MD. Azizkhan is the project coordinator for Cincinnati Children's International Medical Education Exchange Program with Bosnia (Tuzla) and Croatia (Zagreb Children's Hospital).

    As a surgical educator, he is director of the Pediatric Surgery Training Program and responsible for all surgical educational programs at Cincinnati Children's.

    Education and Training

    MD: Doctor of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Center of Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine Hershey, PA, 1972 to 1975.

    Residency: Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Surgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA.

    Fellowship: Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

    Certification: General Surgery, 1984, recertified 1992; Pediatric Surgery, 1986, recertified 1993; Surgical Critical Care, 1989.


    Pediatric Hematology / Oncology

    A photo of Denise Adams.

    Denise M. Adams, MD
    Medical Director, Comprehensive Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation Center

    513-636-4266

    denise.adams@cchmc.org

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    Denise M. Adams, MD

    Medical Director, Comprehensive Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation Center

    Fellowship Director, Hematology / Oncology

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4266

    Fax: 513-636-3549

    Email: denise.adams@cchmc.org

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    Biography

    Denise Adams, MD, is fellowship director of the Hematology / Oncology Fellowship Program and medical director of the Hemangioma and Vascular Malformations Center at Cincinnati Children’s. One of the vascular team’s main priorities has been establishing standards of care for patients with these diagnoses so they can follow outcome measures. Of key interest to Dr. Adams, as an oncologist, is the improvement in care of patients with kaposiform hemangioendotheliomas (KHE). The team of experts has established a clinical registry for these patients to gain insight into the clinical characteristics of KHE patients and the long term outcomes of these patients. They also have a phase II FDA funded trial for complicated vascular anomalies and KHE patients are included in this trial. These tumors are rare but have a very high mortality and morbidity rate. It is important that the group learn more about the clinical characteristics, phenotype, biomarkers which can lead to further investigations and clinical trials.

    Education and Training

    MD: Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1988.

    Post-Graduate: Georgetown University, 1983.

    BSN: Georgetown University, 1982.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Phase II Study of Rapamycin for Complicated Vascular Anomalies. Food and Drug Administration. Sep 2009 - Aug 2013. #R01 FD 003712.

     

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    Adrienne M. Hammill, MD, PhD

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-0673

    Email: adrienne.hammill@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Hemangiomas and vascular malformations; genetic predispositions to cancer
     

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, 2004.

    PhD: University of Texas Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Dallas, TX, 2004.

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

    Fellowship: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 2008.

    Publications

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    Pediatric Surgery

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    Richard G. Azizkhan, MD
    Surgeon-in-Chief; Lester W. Martin Chair of Pediatric Surgery

    513-636-4576

    richard.azizkhan@cchmc.org

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    Richard G. Azizkhan, MD

    Surgeon-in-Chief; Lester W. Martin Chair of Pediatric Surgery

    Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-4576

    Fax: 513-636-7657

    Email: richard.azizkhan@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Complex mediastinal airway disorders; surgical oncology; neonatal anomalies; chest wall deformities; vascular malformations; esophageal disorders; pediatric trauma; epidermolysis bullosa 

    Research Interests

    Trauma systems; injury prevention; fetal lung development; vascular malformations; solid tumors in childhood 

     

    Biography

    The first occupant of the Lester W. Martin Chair in pediatric surgery, Richard G. Azizkhan, MD, came to Cincinnati Children's Hosptial Medical Center from Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, where he had been surgeon-in-chief and director of the pediatric surgery training program.

    Dr. Azizkhan serves on the Executive Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Surgical Section, and is Program Chairman for Pediatric Surgery American College of Surgeons.

    In addition to his clinical work, Azizkhan is deeply involved in research and has published prolifically in medical literature. He is currently working on a book titled, Operative Pediatric Surgery, with former surgeon-in-chief, Moritz Ziegler, MD. Azizkhan is the project coordinator for Cincinnati Children's International Medical Education Exchange Program with Bosnia (Tuzla) and Croatia (Zagreb Children's Hospital).

    As a surgical educator, he is director of the Pediatric Surgery Training Program and responsible for all surgical educational programs at Cincinnati Children's.

    Education and Training

    MD: Doctor of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Center of Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine Hershey, PA, 1972 to 1975.

    Residency: Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Surgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA.

    Fellowship: Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

    Certification: General Surgery, 1984, recertified 1992; Pediatric Surgery, 1986, recertified 1993; Surgical Critical Care, 1989.

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    A. Roshni Dasgupta, MD
    Pediatric Surgeon

    513-636-4371

    roshni.dasgupta@cchmc.org

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    A. Roshni Dasgupta, MD

    Pediatric Surgeon

    Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-4371

    Fax: 513-636-7657

    Email: roshni.dasgupta@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Surgical oncology and vascular malformations; minimally invasive surgery; general pediatric surgery

    Research Interests

    oncology and vascular malformations

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Toronto, Toronto Canada, 1996

    Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School 1996-2003

    Research Fellowship: University of Oxford, Oxford England

    Fellowship: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

    Publications

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    Otolaryngology

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    Ravindhra G. Elluru, MD, PhD

    Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-4355

    Fax: 513-636-2886

    Email: ravi.elluru@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    General pediatric otolaryngology; airway reconstruction; head and neck tumors; hearing loss and otologic disease; plastic surgery; vascular malformations

    Research Interests

    Molecular genetics of upper respiratory tract anomalies

    Biography

    Dr. Ravi Elluru obtained his MD and PhD degrees from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas and completed a residency in otolaryngology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri.

    After residency, Dr. Elluru completed an accredited fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology with an emphasis on treating children with disorders of the upper aerodigestive tract.

    Dr. Elluru enjoys treating a broad variety of ear, nose, and throat conditions in children.

    In addition to his clinical interests, one of Dr. Elluru's long-term research goals is to gain a better understanding of upper respiratory tract lesions and develop more efficacious treatment options.

    Education and Training

    MD - PhD: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 1996.

    Residency: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 2001.

    Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2003.

    Certification: Otolaryngology, 2002.

    Publications

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    Dermatology

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    Anne W. Lucky, MD

    513-636-4215

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    Anne W. Lucky, MD

    UC Department of Pediatrics

    Volunteer Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4215

    Fax: 513-636-5867

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    Specialties

    All aspects of pediatric dermatology, especially acne

    Education and Training

    BA: Pembroke College in Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 1966.

    MD: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., 1970. 

    Residency: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, Mass., 1973; Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., 1981. 

    Fellowship: Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., 1974; Clinical Associate (Endocrinology), Reproduction Research Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., 1976. 

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1975; Pediatric Endocrinology, 1978; Dermatology, 1981.

    Publications

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    Plastic Surgery

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    David A. Billmire, MD, FACS, FAAP
    Director, Plastic Surgery

    513-636-7181

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    David A. Billmire, MD, FACS, FAAP

    Director, Plastic Surgery

    Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-7181

    Fax: 513-636-7182

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Craniofacial problems; cleft lip and palate surgery; craniosynostosis surgery 

    Research Interests

    Cellular signaling in craniosynostosis 

    Biography

    David A. Billmire, MD, has practiced plastic surgery in the Cincinnati area since 1983. He has centered his practice around pediatric patients, although he accepts select adult patients.

    He received his BS and MD from Ohio State University. He completed training in general surgery and plastic surgery at the University of Cincinnati. His fellowship training included pediatric and craniofacial surgery at the Foundation for Craniofacial Deformities at the Baylor University Hospital and Children's Hospital of Dallas, Texas and aesthetic surgery training in Miami, Fla.

    Dr. Billmire is the director of Plastic Surgery at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He has been at the forefront of craniofacial surgery, introducing craniofacial bone distraction to the Cincinnati area in 1994. He is well known and respected by his colleagues and has organized an annual regional meeting for the exchange of ideas and knowledge.

    He has served as the President of the Ohio Valley Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and a as guest examiner for the qualifying exam of the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

    Dr. Billmire's current clinical research centers on facial bone growth after severe burns and chemical signaling defects in craniosynostosis

    Education and Training

    MD: Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1975.

    Residency: General Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Plastic Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.

    Fellowship: Aesthetic Surgery, Miami, Florida; Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

    Certification: Surgery, 1983; Plastic Surgery, 1985.

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    Christopher B. Gordon, MD

    Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

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    Biography

    Christopher Gordon, MD, sees patients at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Burnet Campus, Children's Outpatient Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati Children's Mason Campus. His clinical interests include distraction of the facial skeleton for obstructive apnea, aesthetic jaw surgery, novel approaches to the treatment of cleft lip and palate and endoscopic craniofacial surgery. Dr. Gordon's research focuses on the molecular biology of bone growth and the genetic basis for facial clefting.

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1989.

    Residency: Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, 1993; University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, 1995; Chief Resident, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, 1996.

    Fellowships: Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, 1994; Craniomaxillofacial / Minimally invasive Plastic Surgery, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, 1997; Craniofacial and Aesthetic Surgery, Hospital M. Gea Gonzalez, Mexico City, Mexico, 1998.

    Certification: Board Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery.

    Publications

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    Radiology

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    Todd Abruzzo, MD
    Chief, Pediatric Interventional Neuroradiology

    513-803-2758

    todd.abruzzo@cchmc.org

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    Todd Abruzzo, MD

    Chief, Pediatric Interventional Neuroradiology

    Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Radiology

    Phone: 513-803-2758

    Email: todd.abruzzo@cchmc.org

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    Education and Training

    BA: University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.

    MD: S.U.N.Y Health Science Center, Brooklyn, NY.

    Residency: Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

    Fellowship: Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

    Publications

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    William S. Ball, MD
    Neuroradiologist, Division of Interventional Radiology

    513-803-2209

    william.ball@cchmc.org

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    William S. Ball, MD

    Neuroradiologist, Division of Interventional Radiology

    Professor, Division of Pediatric Radiology

    Phone: 513-803-2209

    Email: william.ball@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Pediatric neuroradiology

    Biography

    William Ball, MD, received his undergraduate degree in biochemistry from Louisiana State University. He is a graduate of Tulane Medical School, and is board certified in both pediatrics and radiology with added certification in Neuroradiology. He joined the faculty in Radiology at Cincinnati Children's in 1984, and became chief of section in Pediatric Neuroradiology, a position he held from 1988 - 2001. 

    In 1993, Dr. Ball developed and created the Imaging Research Center (IRC) at Cincinnati Children's, and served as its Director from April 1993 - 2002. As a researcher, Dr. Ball has contributed over 123 scientific contributions to literature, 11 book chapters and was the editor of a complete text Pediatric Neuroradiology that is still in publication today. He is currently a tenured professor in Biomedical Engineering, Radiology and Pediatrics.

    Dr. Ball became chair of the newly formed Department of Biomedical Engineering (UCBME) at UC. In 2003, a position he currently holds today. Under his direction, UCBME has grown to 13 full time faculty, over 200 undergraduate students and 45 graduate students. Undergraduate tracks include biomechanics and medical product design. Research programs in UCBME focus on medical imaging, reparative medicine, biomechanics, nanomedicine and bioinformatics.  In 2008, Dr. Ball returned to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital as full-time attending staff neuroradiologist.

    Education and Training

    MD: Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 1974.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Charity Hospital, Tulane Service, New Orleans, LA, 1977; Pediatrics, Oschner Foundation Hospital, Division of Pediatrics, New Orleans, LA, 1977; Radiology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM.

    Fellowships: Pediatric Radiology / Pediatric Neuroradiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1981; Neuroradiology, University of New Mexico Medical Center, Albuquerque, NM.

    Certification: Certification of Added Qualifications Neuroradiology, American Board of Radiology 1999, American Board of Radiology, 1982; American Board of Pediatrics, 1982.

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    Manish N. Patel, DO
    Interventional Radiologist

    513-636-6695

    manish.patel@cchmc.org

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    Manish N. Patel, DO

    Interventional Radiologist

    Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Radiology

    Phone: 513-636-6695

    Fax: 513-636-1388

    Email: manish.patel@cchmc.org

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    Education and Training

    DO: University of Health Sciences - College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City, MO, 1999.

    Internship: Metropolitan Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI.

    Residency: University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO.

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

    Certification: American Board of Radiology and American Osteopathic Board of Radiology, 2004.

    Publications

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    Orthopaedics

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    James J. McCarthy, MD
    Director, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

    513-636-8429

    james.mccarthy@cchmc.org

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    James J. McCarthy, MD

    Director, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

    Alvin Crawford Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics

    Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-8429

    Fax: 513-636-3928

    Email: james.mccarthy@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Complex limb and spine deformities; scoliosis; pediatric hip disorders; neuromuscular disorders; cerebral palsy

    Research Interests

    Treatment of pediatric hip disorders; complex limb and spine deformities; gait analysis

    Biography

    James McCarthy, MD, completed his residency in at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He comes to Cincinnati Children’s from his most recent position as an Associate Professor with the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Rehabilitation in Madison, Wisconsin.

    Education and Training

    MD: The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, 1991.

    Residency: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 1996.

    Fellowship: The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO, 1997.

    Certification: Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

    Publications

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    Joel I. Sorger, MD
    Director, Division of Musculoskeletal Tumor Center and Pediatric Joint Replacement Surgery

    513-636-4787

    joel.sorger@cchmc.org

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    Joel I. Sorger, MD

    Director, Division of Musculoskeletal Tumor Center and Pediatric Joint Replacement Surgery

    Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-4787

    Fax: 513-636-3928

    Email: joel.sorger@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Orthopaedic oncology; joint replacement surgery

    Education and Training

    BS: Biology, University of Richmond, Virginia, August 1983-May 1987.

    MD: Medical College of Virginia: Richmond, Virginia, August 1987-May 1991.

    Intern: General Surgery Intern, University of Cincinnati: Cincinnati, Ohio,
    July 1991-June 1992.

    Residency: General surgery resident, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Orthopaedic surgery resident, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

    Fellowship: Management and Treatment of Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas, Harvard University: Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston, Children’s Hospital, Orthopaedic Oncology Fellowship, August 1998-July 1999; Orthopaedic research fellow, Noyes-Giannestras Biomechanics Lab, University of Cincinnati Department of Aerospace Engineering.

    Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

    Publications

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    Pathology

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    Anita Gupta, MD

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4261

    Email: anita.gupta@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Research Interests

    Dr. Gupta's current research focus is in liver tumors, cardiac transplants, vascular anomalies, and cilia abnormalities.

    Clinical Interests

    Dr. Gupta is a career academic pediatric pathologist at Cincinnati Children's since 2007 who functions as a surgical pathologist and electron microscopist.

    Education and Training

    MD: Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga, Kamataks, India, 1997.

    Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, 2001-2005.

    Fellowship: The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO, 2006.

    Publications

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    Ophthalmology

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    Michael B. Yang, MD
    Pediatric Ophthalmologist

    513-636-4751

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    Michael B. Yang, MD

    Pediatric Ophthalmologist

    Associate Professor

    Associate Professor, UC Department of Ophthalmology

    Phone: 513-636-4751

    Fax: 513-636-7911

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    Specialties

    Cataract, glaucoma, pediatric and adult strabismus, surgery for nystagmus with abnormal head posture, and retinopathy of prematurity.

     

    Education and Training

    BS: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1988.

    MD: Harvard Medical School-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Joint Program in Health Sciences and Technology, Boston, MA, 1993.

    Internship: Internal Medicine, St. Elizabeth Hospital, Boston, MA, 1993-1994.

    Residency: Ophthalmology, Estelle Doheny Eye Institute, University of Southern California/LosAngeles County Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, 1994-1997.

    Fellowship: Pediatric Ophthalmology, W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1998-1999.

    Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology, 2000. Recertified 2010.

    Publications

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    Cardiology

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    Russel Hirsch, MD
    Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

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    Russel Hirsch, MD

    Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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    Specialties

    Interventional cardiac catheterization; congenital cardiac imaging (CT and MR) with three dimensional reconstruction / myocardial injury; three dimensional imaging; device closure of intra-cardiac defects; pulmonary hypertension; myocardial injury

    Education and Training

    MBChB: University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

    Residency: St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO.

    Fellowship: St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.

    Certification: Pediatrics: 1994, 2002 (renew); Pediatric Cardiology: 1998, 2005.

    Publications

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    Cardiothoracic Surgery

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    Peter B. Manning, MD

    Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-4770

    Fax: 513-636-3847

    Email: peter.manning@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Correction of complex cardiac defects in the newborn period, tracheal reconstruction, and blood conservation in open-heart surgery.

    Biography

    Peter B. Manning, MD, is director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Division at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.  Dr. Manning's main interests include cardiac surgery in infants and methods to minimize the need for blood product transfusion related to open-heart surgery in children. In collaboration with Michael Rutter, MD of our Otorhinolaryngology Department, Dr. Manning has performed more tracheal reconstructions in children than any center in the world. 

    Dr. Manning is a leading advocate for a multidisciplinary, team approach to the management of children with heart disorders, the approach taken by the Heart Institute.  Dr. Manning joined Cincinnati Children's in 1996 from Kansas City, where he was chief of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at Children's Mercy Hospital. 

    He earned a medical degree at the University of Michigan in 1982.  Dr. Manning completed residencies in general surgery at the University of Michigan, pediatric surgery at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, cardiothoracic surgery at Bowman Grey School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, and pediatric cardiac surgery at Children's Hospital in Boston.  Dr. Manning is board-certified in general surgery, pediatric surgery, surgical critical care, congenital cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery.  Editor, contributor and nationally recognized cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Manning, with contributions from numerous experts in the field, compiled Cincinnati Children's Heart Encyclopedia, a comprehensive online medical reference.

    Education and Training

    BS: Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, 1978.

    MD: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1982.

    Residency: University of Michigan, 1982 to 1988; Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO; 1988 to 1990; Wake Forest Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, 1990 to 1992.

    Fellowship: Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 1992 to 1993.

    Certification: General Surgery 1989 (recertified 1997, 2007), Pediatric Surgery 1992 (recertified 2001, 2009), Thoracic Surgery 1993 (recertified 2001, 2011), Surgical Critical Care 1993 (recertified 2001), Congenital Cardiac Surgery 2010.

    Publications

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    Neurosurgery

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    Kerry R. Crone, MD

    Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-4726

    Email: kerry.crone@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Minimal access surgery; including endoscopic surgery; chiari malformations; brain tumors; design and implementation of patient safety initiatives and clinical outcomes studies

    Research Interests

    Chiari malformations; brain tumors; telemedicine 

    Biography

    Dr. Kerry Crone is a Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He has been director of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medial Center since July 1999.

    Dr. Crone's specialty interests include minimal access surgery and its applications for children with brain tumors, hydrocephalus and complex cysts within the brain. He has lectured extensively and taught other neurosurgeons these techniques at national and international meetings and courses and written numerous scholarly articles about the use of endoscopy and other tools to allow for these minimally invasive operations and has even been instrumental in designing some of the tools used by neurosurgeons around the world in visualizing and navigating during these operations.

    He also has developed a very large and well renowned practice specializing in pediatric patients from infancy to young adulthood with Chiari malformations, offering not only the latest in imaging and surgical approaches, but expertise based on extensive research in this field.

    The design of our neurosurgical operative suite, which was the first of its kind in the world, and incorporates intraoperative MRI with specially designed pediatric operating beds and computer guided navigation instruments to allow for maximal safety during resection of brain tumors and other complex operations of the brain and spine, was guided by his experience and expertise.

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1978

    Residency: Neurosurgery, Bowman-Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

    Fellowship: Pediatric Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1986

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    Endocrinology

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    Meilan M. Rutter, MD

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4744

    Fax: 513-636-7486

    Email: meilan.rutter@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Bone health and calcium metabolism; disorders of growth, puberty and sex development; endocrine function in cancer survivors; endocrine function in neuromuscular disorders

    Research Interests

    Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) therapy in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

    Biography

    Meilan Rutter is board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology. She is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, and joined the faculty of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in 2008. Currently, Dr. Rutter is assistant director of the Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program.

    Dr. Rutter received her degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB, BCh) from the University of Wales College of Medicine. She completed her training in Pediatrics in New Zealand, and was admitted to Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in 1995. She underwent fellowship training in Pediatric Endocrinology at Cincinnati Children's. She completed further pediatric residency training to achieve American Board of Pediatrics speciality and sub-speciality board certification.

    Dr. Rutter treats children and adolescents with endocrine disorders and diabetes mellitus. She serves as a consultant for the Neuromuscular Comprehensive Care Center and the Neuro-Oncology program at Cincinnati Children's. Additioanlly. she is a member of the Disorders of Sex Development interdisciplinary team.

    Education and Training

    MB, BCh: University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

    FRACP: Royal Australasian College of Physicians, New Zealand.

    Residency: Auckland Children's Hospital and Dunedin Hospital, New Zealand; Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH.

    Fellowship: Pediatric Endocrinology, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH.

    Certification: General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 2002; Pediatric Endocrinology, American Board of Pediatrics, 2003; Pediatrics, Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 1995.

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    Gastroenterology

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    Ajay Kaul, MBBS, MD

    Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4415

    Fax: 513-636-7805

    Email: ajay.kaul@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Motility disorders; feeding disorders; GI problems in children with special needs
     

    Education and Training

    MD: Rani Durgawati University Medical School, Jabalpur, India, 1986.

    Residency: New Castle General Hospital, Tyne & Wear, UK / Children's Hospital/State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, 1995.

    Fellowship: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1995-1998. 

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1995; Pediatric Gastroenterology, 1999.

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    Neurology

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    Mary Sutton, MD

    513-636-4222

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    Mary Sutton, MD

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4222

    Fax: 513-636-3980

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    Specialties

    Neuro-oncology

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, 1989.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.

    Fellowship: Neurology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1996; Neurology, 1996.

    Human Genetics

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    Robert J. Hopkin, MD
    Associate Professor, Clinical Genetics

    513-636-4760

    rob.hopkin@cchmc.org

    Robert J. Hopkin, MD
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    Robert J. Hopkin, MD

    Associate Professor, Clinical Genetics

    Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4760

    Fax: 513-636-7297

    Email: rob.hopkin@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Fabry disease and other Lysosomal storage disease; craniofacial genetics; clinical intervention for genetic disease; neurofibromatosis; dysmorphology; prenatal diagnosis of genetic syndromes

    Research Interests

    Fabry disease; Robin Sequence; 22q11 deletion; neurofibromatosis; craniofacial genetics; chromosomal anomalies

    Biography

    Robert J. Hopkin, M.D. is an assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Hopkin graduated from the University of Nevada Medical School. He completed residency and chief residency in Pediatrics at the Phoenix Children's Hospital, Maricopa Medical Center Combined Residency Program. His training in Medical Genetics was completed at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

    The majority of Dr. Hopkin's time is spent in caring for patients with genetic disorders. He participates in clinics from Fetal Care to Adult Genetics. He is also actively involved in education of health care providers regarding the application of genetics for patient care. Dr Hopkin has participated in a number of clinical trials and is a member of American College of Medical Genetics Committee on Therapeutics. He has participated in natural history studies on Fabry disease, Pompe disease, velocardiofacial syndrome, Pierre Robin sequence, Neurofibromatosis type I, and several other genetic conditions. The unifying principle in his research interests is application of scientific knowledge to improve outcomes for patients afflicted with genetic disorders.

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Nevada Medical School, Reno, NV, 1990.

    Residency: Phoenix Children's Hospital, Manicopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, 1993; Phoenix Children's Hospital, Manicopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, 1994.

    Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1997.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1993; Clinical Genetics, 1996.

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    Erin A. Mundt, MS, CGC
    Genetic Counselor II

    513-636-9626

    erin.mundt@cchmc.org

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    Erin A. Mundt, MS, CGC

    Genetic Counselor II

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-9626

    Email: erin.mundt@cchmc.org

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    Biography

    Erin A. Mundt, MS, CGC, is a genetic counselor in the Hereditary Cancer Program in the Division of Human Genetics. She also works in the Huntington Disease clinic as well as the Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation clinic.

    Erin is involved in teaching the Cancer and Genetic Counseling Course to the genetic counseling students. She is also serves as a research advisor to genetic counseling students.

    Education and Training

    MS: Biology, Universtiy of Cincinnati, 2006.

    MS: Medical Genetics, Universtiy of Cincinnati, 2008.

    Certification: Genetic Counselor; American Board of Genetic Counselors, 2009.

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