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Pediatric gastroenterologists

Lee A. Denson, MD
Medical Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

513-636-7575

lee.denson@cchmc.org

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Lee A. Denson, MD

Medical Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone: 513-636-7575

Email: lee.denson@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Inflammatory bowel disease; growth failure; celiac disease

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Biography

The primary focus of Dr. Lee A. Denson's laboratory is to determine the molecular basis for alterations in growth hormone signaling in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).

Normal growth and development are dependent upon the ability of growth hormone to regulate IGF-1 expression. Evidence from studies in children with IBD and mouse models of colitis indicates that inflammatory cytokines which are up regulated in this setting may cause an acquired GH resistance. Consequences may include growth failure, altered body composition and impaired mucosal healing.

We are using complementary experimental and patient-based approaches to investigate regulation of growth hormone signaling in mouse models of colitis and in children with Crohn's disease. These include down regulation of the growth hormone receptor and up regulation of a family of post-receptor inhibitory proteins, the Suppressors of Cytokine Signaling (SOCS). These studies should lead to the development of more effective therapies for children with IBD and other chronic inflammatory conditions.

Education and Training

MD: Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA, 1993

Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, 1993-96.

Certification: Pediatrics, 1996 & 2002.

Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 1996-99.

Publications

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Herzer M, Denson LA, Baldassano RN, Hommel KA. Family functioning and health-related quality of life in adolescents with pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011 Jan;23(1):95-100.

Gray WN, Denson LA, Baldassano RN, Hommel KA. Disease activity, behavioral dysfunction, and health-related quality of life in adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2010 Nov 4.

Lawal TA, Frischer JS, Falcone RA, Chatoorgoon K, Denson LA, Levitt MA. The transanal approach with laparoscopy or laparotomy for the treatment of rectal strictures in Crohn's disease. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2010 Nov;20(9):791-5.

Denson LA, Kim MO, Bezold R, Carey R, Osuntokun B, Nylund C, Willson T, Bonkowski E, Li D, Ballard E, Collins M, Moyer MS, Klein DJ. A randomized controlled trial of growth hormone in active pediatric Crohn disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2010 Aug;51(2):130-9.

Nylund CM, Denson LA, Noel JM. Bacterial enteritis as a risk factor for childhood intussusception: a retrospective cohort study. J Pediatr. 2010 May;156(5):761-5.

Ingerski LM, Baldassano RN, Denson LA, Hommel KA. Barriers to oral medication adherence for adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease. J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 Jul;35(6):683-91.

Tomer G, Wetzler G, Keddache M, Denson LA. Polymorphisms in the IBD5 locus are associated with Crohn disease in pediatric Ashkenazi Jewish patients. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2009 May;48(5):531-7.

Uchida K, Nakata K, Suzuki T, Luisetti M, Watanabe M, Koch DE, Stevens CA, Beck DC, Denson LA, Carey BC, Keicho N, Krischer JP, Yamada Y, Trapnell BC. G ranulocyte/macrophage-colony-stimulating factor autoantibodies and myeloid cell immune functions in healthy subjects. Blood. 2009 Mar 12;113(11):2547-56.

Han X, Uchida K, Jurickova I, Koch D, Willson T, Samson C, Bonkowski E, Trauernicht A, Kim MO, Tomer G, Dubinsky M, Plevy S, Kugathsan S, Trapnell BC, Denson LA. Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor autoantibodies in murine ileitis and progressive ileal Crohn's disease. Gastroenterology. 2009 Apr;136(4):1261-71, e1-3.

Denson LA. Growth hormone therapy in children and adolescents: pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic considerations and emerging indications. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol. 2008 Dec;4(12):1569-80. Review.

Shehzad Ahmed Saeed, MD, FAAP, AGAF, FABHP
Clinical Director, Schubert–Martin Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

513-636-4415

shehzad.saeed@cchmc.org

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Shehzad Ahmed Saeed, MD, FAAP, AGAF, FABHP

Clinical Director, Schubert–Martin Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone: 513-636-4415

Email: shehzad.saeed@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Epidemiology and outcomes of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); multi-center efforts to study the natural history of
newly diagnosed IBD, genetics of pediatric IBD, and improvement of care for pediatric IBD

Biography

Shehzad Saeed, MD is interested in the epidemiology of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Specifically, he studies the genetic and phenotypic correlations as well as risk stratification for surgery in children with IBD. Additionally, Dr. Saeed is also involved in outcomes research of patients with IBD.

Dr. Saeed completed his medical education at Dow Medical College, University of Karachi, and then served his pediatric residency at University of Chicago Children’s Hospital. He then completed subspecialty training in pediatric gastroenterology at Floating Hospital for Children, New England Medical Center, and Tufts University, Boston. His focus of interest was inflammatory bowel diseases under the mentorship of Richard J Grand, MD. He has subsequently served as fellowship director and division director of the division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Sciences at University of Alabama at Birmingham. He currently serves as the Clinical Director of the Schubert-Martin Pediatric IBD Center, and is associate professor of pediatrics at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

Education and Training

MD: Dow Medical College, University of Karachi, Pakistan.

Residencies: Pediatrics, Dow Medical College and Civil Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan; Pediatrics, University of Chicago Children’s Hospital (formerly known as Wyler Children’s Hospital).

Fellowship: Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, The Floating Hospital for Children, New England Medical Center, Tufts University.

Publications

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Hocking MC, Barnes M, Shaw C, Lochman JE, Madan-Swain A, Saeed S. Executive function and attention regulation as predictors of coping success in youth with functional abdominal pain. J Pediatr Psychol. 2011 Jan;36(1):64-73.

Schaefer ME, Machan JT, Kawatu D, Langton CR, Markowitz J, Crandall W, Mack DR, Evans JS, Pfefferkorn MD, Griffiths AM, Otley AR, Bousvaros A, Kugathasan S, Rosh JR, Keljo DJ, Carvalho RS, Tomer G, Mamula P, Kay MH, Kerzner B, Oliva-Hemker M, Kappelman MD, Saeed SA, Hyams JS, Leleiko NS. Factors that determine risk for surgery in pediatric patients with Crohn's disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010 Sep;8(9):789-94.

Malik TA, Saeed S. Autoimmune hepatitis: a review. J Pak Med Assoc. 2010 May;60(5):381-7.

Wallander JL, Madan-Swain A, Klapow J, Saeed S. A randomised controlled trial of written self-disclosure for functional recurrent abdominal pain in youth. Psychol Health. 2010 Apr 21:1-15.

Imielinski M, Baldassano RN, Griffiths A, et.al. Common variants at five new loci associated with early-onset inflammatory bowel disease. Nat Genet. 2009 Dec;41(12):1335-40.

Colletti RB, Baldassano RN, Milov DE, Margolis PA, Bousvaros A, Crandall WV, Crissinger KD, D'Amico MA, Day AS, Denson LA, Dubinsky M, Ebach DR, Hoffenberg EJ, Kader HA, Keljo DJ, Leibowitz IH, Mamula P, Pfefferkorn MD, Qureshi MA; Pediatric IBD Network for Research and Improvement. Variation in care in pediatric Crohn disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2009 Sep;49(3):297-303.

Maheshwari A, Kurundkar AR, Shaik SS, Kelly DR, Hartman Y, Zhang W, Dimmitt R, Saeed S, Randolph DA, Aprahamian C, Datta G, Ohls RK. Epithelial cells in fetal intestine produce chemerin to recruit macrophages. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2009 Jul;297(1):G1-G10.

Donnithorne KJ, Atkinson TP, Hinze CH, Nogueira JB, Saeed SA, Askenazi DJ, Beukelman T, Cron RQ. Rituximab therapy for severe refractory chronic Henoch-Schönlein purpura. J Pediatr. 2009 Jul;155(1):136-9.

Haricharan RN, Proklova LV, Aprahamian CJ, Morgan TL, Harmon CM, Barnhart DC, Saeed SA. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for biliary dyskinesia in children provides durable symptom relief. J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Jun;43(6):1060-4.

Britton LJ, Saeed SA. Abdominal pain in cystic fibrosis. J Pediatr Health Care. 2008 Nov-Dec;22(6):383-6.

Gastroenterology nurse coordinators

Pamela J. Morgan, RN
Program Administrator , Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

513-636-6995

pam.morgan@cchmc.org

Pediatric surgeons

Richard A. Falcone Jr., MD, MPH
Director, Trauma Services

513-636-4371

richard.falcone@cchmc.org

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Richard A. Falcone Jr., MD, MPH

Director, Trauma Services

Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

Phone: 513-636-4371

Fax: 513-636-7657

Email: richard.falcone@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Clinical Interests

Pediatric injury prevention and outcomes; trauma education; management of colorectal disorders; inflammatory bowel disease; minimally invasive surgery; surgical oncology; extracorporeal life support (ECLS)

Research Interests

Injury prevention; health disparities; pediatric colorectal disorders; use of simulation to improve teamwork and safety

Education and Training

MPH: Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 2007.

MD: New York University School of Medicine, 1995.

General Surgery Residency: University of Cincinnati, 1995-2002.

Pediatric Surgery Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2002-2004.

Certification: Surgery 2004; Pediatric Surgery 2006.

Publications

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Makley AT, Falcone RA Jr. Posttraumatic stress disorder in the pediatric trauma patient.Semin Pediatr Surg. 2010 Nov;19(4):292-9.

Lawal TA, Frischer JS, Falcone RA, Chatoorgoon K, Denson LA, Levitt MA. The transanal approach with laparoscopy or laparotomy for the treatment of rectal strictures in Crohn's disease. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2010 Nov;20(9):791-5.

Rangel EL, Burd RS, Falcone RA Jr; Multicenter Child Abuse Disparity Group. Socioeconomic disparities in infant mortality after nonaccidental trauma: a multicenter study.J Trauma. 2010 Jul;69(1):20-5.

Chatoorgoon K, Huezo K, Rangel E, François N, Schweer L, Daugherty M, Koehn M, Ricketts C, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Falcone RA Jr. Unnecessary imaging, not hospital distance, or transportation mode impacts delays in the transfer of injured children.Pediatr Emerg Care. 2010 Jul;26(7):481-6.

Martin CA, Care M, Rangel EL, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Falcone RA Jr. Severity of head computed tomography scan findings fail to explain racial differences in mortality following child abuse.Am J Surg. 2010 Feb;199(2):210-5.

Levitt MA, Martin CA, Falcone RA Jr, Peña A. Transanal rectosigmoid resection for severe intractable idiopathic constipation. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Jun;44(6):1285-90; discussion 1290-1.

Rangel EL, Cook BS, Bennett BL, Shebesta K, Ying J, Falcone RA. Eliminating disparity in evaluation for abuse in infants with head injury: use of a screening guideline. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Jun;44(6):1229-34; discussion 1234-5.

Falcone RA Jr, Martin C, Brown RL, Garcia VF. Despite overall low pediatric head injury mortality, disparities exist between races.J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Oct;43(10):1858-64.

Falcone RA Jr, Daugherty M, Schweer L, Patterson M, Brown RL, Garcia VF. Multidisciplinary pediatric trauma team training using high-fidelity trauma simulation.J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Jun;43(6):1065-71.

Martin C, Falcone RA Jr. Pediatric traumatic brain injury: an update of research to understand and improve outcomes. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2008 Jun;20(3):294-9. Review.

Jason S. Frischer, MD
Director, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program

513-636-4371

jason.frischer@cchmc.org

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Jason S. Frischer, MD

Director, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program

Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

Phone: 513-636-4371

Fax: 513-636-7657

Email: jason.frischer@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Clinical Interests

Colorectal surgery including inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis); surgical oncology (Wilms tumor and neuroblastoma); minimally invasive surgery; ECMO; congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH); neonatal surgery

Research Interests

Angiogenesis in pediatric solid tumors (Neuroblastoma, Wilm’s tumor, and Ewing’s Sarcoma) and in inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis)

Biography

Jason S. Frischer, MD, is an Assistant Professor with the Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He earned his medical degree at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. His surgical internship and general surgery residency were completed at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Additionally, he spent two years as an ECMO fellow and a postdoctoral research fellow in tumor biology at the Children’s Hospital of New York, Columbia University. He went on to complete his pediatric surgery training at the Children’s Hospital of New York, Columbia University. Dr. Frischer has a special interest in colorectal surgery including inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), surgical oncology (Wilms tumor and neuroblastoma), minimally invasive surgery, ECMO, congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and neonatal surgery.

Education and Training

BS: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1995.

MD: Suny Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, 1999.

Surgical Internship: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, 1999-2000.

Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, 2000-2001.

Fellowship: Children's Hospital of New York - Presbyterian, New York, NY, 2001-2003.

Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, 2003-2005.

Chief Resident: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, 2005-2006.

Residency: Children's Hospital of New York – Presbyterian, New York, NY, 2006-2007.

Chief Resident: Children's Hospital of New York – Presbyterian, New York, NY, 2007-2008.

Certification: American Board of Surgery - General Surgery, 2007. American Board of Surgery - Pediatric Surgery, 2010

Publications

Keswani SG, Le LD, Morris LM, Lim FY, Katz AB, Ghobril N, Habli M, Frischer JS, Crombleholme TM. Submucosal gland development in the human fetal trachea xenograft model: implications for fetal gene therapy.J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jan;46(1):33-8.

Dauplaise DJ, Barnett SJ, Frischer JS, Wong HR. Decompressive abdominal laparotomy for abdominal compartment syndrome in an unengrafted bone marrow recipient with septic shock.Crit Care Res Pract. 2010;2010. pii: 102910

Bischoff A, Gupta A, D'Mello S, Mezoff A, Podberesky D, Barnett S, Keswani S, Frischer JS. Crohn's disease limited to the appendix: a case report in a pediatric patient.Pediatr Surg Int. 2010 Nov;26(11):1125-8.

Vuletin JF, Lim FY, Cnota J, Kline-Fath B, Salisbury S, Haberman B, Kingma P, Frischer J, Crombleholme T. Prenatal pulmonary hypertension index: novel prenatal predictor of severe postnatal pulmonary artery hypertension in antenatally diagnosed congenital diaphragmatic hernia.J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Apr;45(4):703-8.

Ruiz-Elizalde R, Frischer JS, Crowles RA. Button-Loop Feeding Jejunostomy.J Gastrointest Surg. 2008.

Kadenhe-Chiweshe A, Papa J, McCrudden KW, Frischer J, Bae JO, Huang J, Fisher J, Lefkowitch JH, Feirt N, Rudge J, Holash J, Yancopoulos GD, Kandel JJ, Yamashiro DJ. Sustained VEGF blockade results in microenvironmental sequestration of VEGF by tumors and persistent VEGF receptor-2 activation. Mol Cancer Res. 2008 Jan:6(1):1-9.

Daniel von Allmen, MD
Director, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery

513-636-4371

daniel.vonallmen@cchmc.org

Daniel von Allmen, MD

Director, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery

Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

Phone: 513-636-4371

Email: daniel.vonallmen@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Clinical Interests

Pediatric surgical oncology; pediatric inflammatory bowel disease; surgical innovation; surgical robotics

Research Interests

Oncology; innovation; surgical workforce

Biography

Daniel von Allmen, MD, comes to Cincinnati from Chapel Hill, NC where he was the Surgeon-in-Chief and Division Chief at the North Carolina Children’s Hospital.

Dr. von Allmen completed his general surgery training at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. He is currently the Program Committee chair of the American Pediatric Surgical Association. He also serves on the Program Committee for the American Academy of Pediatrics Surgical Section and is a member of the Steering Committee for the Surgical Section of the Children’s Oncology Group.

Dr. von Allmen's special clinical interests include pediatric surgical oncology, pediatric inflammatory bowel disease, surgical innovation, and surgical robotics.

Education and Training

MD: University of Vermont College of Medicine.

Residency: General Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

Certifications: General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery.

Publications

Mayer ML, Beil HA, von Allmen D. Distance to care and relative supply among pediatric surgical subspecialties. J Pediatr Surg. 2009;44:483-495.

Pediatric psychologists

Sandra Cortina, PhD
Director of Clinical Services, Center for Treatment Adherence

513-803-0411

sandra.cortina@cchmc.org

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Sandra Cortina, PhD

Director of Clinical Services, Center for Treatment Adherence

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone: 513-803-0411

Fax: 513-803-0415

Email: sandra.cortina@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Visit the Cortina Lab.

Biography

Sandra Cortina, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology. She currently serves as a clinical faculty member and Director of Clinical Service for the Center for the Promotion of Treatment Adherence and Self-Management.

Dr. Cortina provides leadership in the integration of clinical care and research as part of the Center’s innovative clinical effectiveness program. She provides out-patient treatment to patients and families coping with a variety of chronic pediatric illness conditions. She specializes in adherence to medical treatment, behavioral concerns, and general psychosocial adjustment of patients and families. Specific out-patient services include providing cognitive behavioral and parent training strategies, follow-up of patient adjustment to new diagnosis, and utilizing motivational interviewing techniques.

Dr. Cortina also serves as a consultant to a multi-site, randomized control trial of an intervention to promote adherence to oral medication among adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, as well as an intervention to promote adhernce among young adults with lupus. Finally, she is involved with Dr. Drotar in the development of several manuscripts pertaining to patient and family adjustment to chronic illness, as well as behavioral adherence to medical treatment.

Education and Training

BA: Psychology, Trinity University, 2000.

PhD: Counseling Psychology, University of Iowa, 2007.

Internship/Residency: Children’s Hospital of Michigan, 2005.

Fellowship: Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, 2006; Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2007

Publications

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Cortina SD, Drotar D, Ericksen M, Lindsey M, Patterson TL, Biagini Myers JM, Kovacic MB, Khurana Hershey GK. Genetic Biomarkers of Health-Related Quality of Life in Pediatric Asthma. J Pediatr. 2011 Feb 14.

Cortina S, McGraw K, Dealarcon A, Ahrens A, Rothenberg ME, Drotar D. Psychological Functioning of Children and Adolescents With Eosinophil-Associated Gastrointestinal Disorders. Child Health Care. 2010 Oct;39(4):266-278.

Herzer M, Goebel J, Cortina S. Transitioning cognitively impaired young patients with special health needs to adult-oriented care: collaboration between medical providers and pediatric psychologists. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2010 Oct;22(5):668-72.

Cortina S, Repaske DR, Hood KK. Sociodemographic and psychosocial factors associated with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes. 2010 Aug;11(5):337-44.

Kevin A. Hommel, PhD

513-803-0407

kevin.hommel@cchmc.org

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Kevin A. Hommel, PhD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone: 513-803-0407

Fax: 513-803-0415

Email: kevin.hommel@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Clinical Interests

Promotion of treatment adherence; self-management in pediatric chronic conditions

Research Interests

Adherence and self-management assessment methodology; behavioral treatment of nonadherence; promotion of self-management behavior; impact of adherence and self-management on health outcomes; quality of life in pediatric chronic conditions

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Biography

Kevin A. Hommel, PhD, is a research associate professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology and the Center for the Promotion of Treatment Adherence and Self-Management. Dr. Hommel's research focuses on Adherence and self-management assessment methodology, behavioral treatment of nonadherence, promotion of self-management behavior, and the impact of adherence and self-management on health outcomes and quality of life in pediatric chronic conditions. His current research is in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and eosinophil-associated gastrointestinal disorders (EGID).

Dr. Hommel's research is currently funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with a K23 Career Development Award and a R03 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). These studies are focused on development, testing (via randomized controlled trial), and optimizing behavioral treatments for nonadherence in IBD. Additionally, Dr. Hommel is a co-investigator on a multisite study aimed at developing and testing a patient-provider collaborative chronic care network (C3N) to improve treatment outcomes in children with IBD. He is also a co-investigator on a study funded by the Children’s Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundation (CDHNF) focused on developing a disease-specific measure of health-related quality of life in eosinophilic esophagitis.

Dr. Hommel came to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in 2008 from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He continues to collaborate with investigators at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as a site principal investigator on two studies funded by the NIDDK. The first is evaluating the efficacy of a low magnitude mechanical stimulus intervention to improve bone mineral density in children with Crohn's disease and the second is examining the effects of a novel lipid matrix supplement on choline status in children with cystic fibrosis.

Education and Training

BA: University of Central Oklahoma, 1996.

MS: Oklahoma State University,1999.

PhD: Oklahoma State University, 2002.

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

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2004.

Publications

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Hommel KA, Odell S, Sander E, Baldassano RN, Barg FK. Treatment adherence in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease: perceptions from adolescent patients and their families. Health Soc Care Community. 2011 Jan;19(1):80-8.

Hommel KA, Baldassano RN. Brief report: Barriers to treatment adherence in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 Oct;35(9):1005-10.

Greenley RN, Hommel KA, Nebel J, Raboin T, Li SH, Simpson P, Mackner L. A meta-analytic review of the psychosocial adjustment of youth with inflammatory bowel disease. J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 Sep;35(8):857-69.

Hommel KA, McGraw KL, Ammerman RT, Heubi JE, Hansen M, Dunlap E, Beidel DC. Psychosocial functioning in children and adolescents with gastrointestinal complaints and disorders. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2010 Jun;17(2):159-66.

Ingerski LM, Modi AC, Hood KK, Pai AL, Zeller M, Piazza-Waggoner C, Driscoll KA, Rothenberg ME, Franciosi J, Hommel KA. Health-related quality of life across pediatric chronic conditions. J Pediatr. 2010 Apr;156(4):639-44.

Ingerski LM, Baldassano RN, Denson LA, Hommel KA. Barriers to oral medication adherence for adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease. J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 Jul;35(6):683-91.

Herzer M, Godiwala N, Hommel KA, Driscoll K, Mitchell M, Crosby LE, Piazza-Waggoner C, Zeller MH, Modi AC. Family functioning in the context of pediatric chronic conditions. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2010 Jan;31(1):26-34.

Andrews NR, Chaney JM, Mullins LL, Wagner JL, Hommel KA, Jarvis JN. The differential effect of child age on the illness intrusiveness--parent distress relationship in juvenile rheumatic disease. Rehabil Psychol. 2009 Feb;54(1):45-50.

Hommel KA, Denson LA, Crandall WV, Mackner LM. Behavioral Functioning and Treatment Adherence in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Review and Recommendations for Practice. Gastroenterol Hepatol (NY). 2008 Nov 1;4(11):785.

Grants

Behavioral Treatment of Nonadherence in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. 2007 - 2012. #K23 DK079037.

Promoting Treatment Adherence in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. 2010 - 2012. #R03 DK087822.

Open Source Science: Transforming Chronic Illness Care. Co-Investigator. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases / National Institute of Nursing Research. 2009 - 2014. #R01 DK085719.

Bone Health in Pediatric Crohn Disease: A Low Magnitude Mechanical Stimuli Trial. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease. 2006 - 2011. #R01 DK073946.

Adherence to 6-Mercaptopurine/Azathiopurine and Quality of Life in Pediatric IBD. Principal Investigator. Prometheus Laboratories. 2008 - 2011.

Michael W. Mellon, PhD, ABPP

513-636-4336

michael.mellon@cchmc.org

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Michael W. Mellon, PhD, ABPP

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone: 513-636-4336

Fax: 513-636-7756

Email: michael.mellon@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Clinical Interests

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) application to children with IBD and their families

Research Interests

The development of child and parent self-report measures of experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion related to IBD

Biography

Michael W. Mellon, PhD earned his PhD from the University of Memphis and completed an internship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Mellon is currently a pediatric psychologist in the Department of Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center providing psychological care to patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Dr. Mellon has also worked in the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Mayo Clinic as the co-director of the Mayo Clinic-Dana Child Development and Learning Disorders Program, and Director of the Enuresis and Encopresis Clinic. Dr. Mellon has published and presented papers at national conferences in the areas of behavioral treatments for enuresis and encopresis.

Recent research activities include a study of the relationship between ADHD and elimination disorders, and a study identifying predictors of outcome in conditioning treatment of primary nocturnal enuresis.

Education and Training

PhD: University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, 1993.

Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 1992.

Certification: American Board of Professional Psychology, Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology, 2009.

Publications

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Homan KJ, Mellon MW, Houlihan D, Katusic MZ. Brief Report: Childhood Disintegrative Disorder: A Brief Examination of Eight Case Studies.J Autism Dev Disord. 2011 Apr;41(4):497-504.

Voigt RG, Johnson SK, Mellon MW, Hashikawa AH, Campeau LJ, Williams AR, Yawn BP, Juhn YJ. Relationship between parenting stress and concerns identified by developmental screening and their effects on parental medical care-seeking behavior. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2009 May;48(4):362-8.

Voigt RG, Johnson SK, Hashikawa AH, Mellon MW, Campeau LJ, Williams AR, Yawn BP, Juhn YJ. Why parents seek medical evaluations for their children with mild acute illnesses.Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2008 Apr;47(3):244-51.

Mellon MW, Whiteside SP, Friedrich WN. The relevance of fecal soiling as an indicator of child sexual abuse: a preliminary analysis.J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2006 Feb;27(1):25-32.

Lynn SG, Bauch CD, Williams DE, Beatty CW, Mellon MW, Weaver AL. Psychologic profile of tinnitus patients using the SCL-90-R and Tinnitus Handicap Inventory.Otol Neurotol. 2003 Nov;24(6):878-81.

Bauch CD, Lynn SG, Williams DE, Mellon MW, Weaver AL. Tinnitus impact: three different measurement tools.J Am Acad Audiol. 2003 May-Jun;14(4):181-7.

McGrath ML, Mellon MW, Murphy L. Empirically supported treatments in pediatric psychology: constipation and encopresis.J Pediatr Psychol. 2000 Jun;25(4):225-54; discussion 255-6. Review.

Mellon MW, McGrath ML. Empirically supported treatments in pediatric psychology: nocturnal enuresis.J Pediatr Psychol. 2000 Jun;25(4):193-214; discussion 215-8, 219-24. Review.

Stern HP, Stroh SE, Fiedorek SC, Kelleher K, Mellon MW, Pope SK, Rayford PL. Increased plasma levels of pancreatic polypeptide and decreased plasma levels of motilin in encopretic children.Pediatrics. 1995 Jul;96(1 Pt 1):111-7.

Stern HP, Mellon MW, Stern TP, Fiser R. Information highway travelling back to our roots.J Ark Med Soc. 1994 Dec;91(7):316-7.

Pediatric pain management

Kenneth R. Goldschneider, MD, FAAP
Director, Division of Pain Management

513-636-7768

kenneth.goldschneider@cchmc.org

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Kenneth R. Goldschneider, MD, FAAP

Director, Division of Pain Management

Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-7768

Fax: 513-636-2920

Email: kenneth.goldschneider@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Clinical Interests

Complex chronic pain conditions in infants, children and young adults, including those related to vascular malformations, epidermolysis bullosa and cancer.

Research Interests

Outcomes of pain treatment, with a focus on outpatient, chronic pain management.

Education and Training

MD: University of Connecticut Health Center School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, 1991.

Residency: Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1991 - 1994; Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 1994-1997.

Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesia, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1997 - 1998; Pain Management, Longwood Combined Pain Fellowship, The Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 1998 - 1999.

Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, 1994; American Board of Anesthesiology, 1998; ABA Pain Management, 2000.

Publications

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Lynch-Jordan AM, Kashikar-Zuck S, Goldschneider KR. Parent perceptions of adolescent pain expression: the adolescent pain behavior questionnaire. Pain. 2010 Dec;151(3):834-42.

Goldschneider K, Lucky AW, Mellerio JE, Palisson F, del Carmen Viñuela Miranda M, Azizkhan RG. Perioperative care of patients with epidermolysis bullosa: proceedings of the 5th international symposium on epidermolysis bullosa, Santiago Chile, December 4-6, 2008. Paediatr Anaesth. 2010 Sep;20(9):797-804.

Goldschneider KR, Lucky AW. Pain management in epidermolysis bullosa. Dermatol Clin. 2010 Apr;28(2):273-82, ix. Review.

Meyer MJ, Goldschneider KR, Bielefeldt K, Zeltzer L, Lackner J, Keefer L. Functional abdominal pain in adolescence: a biopsychosocial phenomenon. J Pain. 2008 Nov;9(11):984-90.

Hosu L, Meyer MJ, Goldschneider KR. Cerebrospinal fluid cutaneous fistula after epidural analgesia in a child. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2008 Jan-Feb;33(1):74-6.

Goldschneider KR, Racadio JM, Weidner NJ. Celiac plexus blockade in children using a three-dimensional fluoroscopic reconstruction technique: case reports. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2007 Nov-Dec;32(6):510-5.

Lynch AM, Kashikar-Zuck S, Goldschneider KR, Jones BA. Sex and age differences in coping styles among children with chronic pain. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2007 Feb;33(2):208-16.

Lynch AM, Kashikar-Zuck S, Goldschneider KR, Jones BA. Psychosocial risks for disability in children with chronic back pain. J Pain. 2006 Apr;7(4):244-51.

Kashikar-Zuck S, Vaught MH, Goldschneider KR, Graham TB, Miller JC. Depression, coping, and functional disability in juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome. J Pain. 2002 Oct;3(5):412-9.

Kashikar-Zuck S, Goldschneider KR, Powers SW, Vaught MH, Hershey AD. Depression and functional disability in chronic pediatric pain. Clin J Pain. 2001 Dec;17(4):341-9.

Alexandra Szabova, MD

513-636-7768

alexandra.szabova@cchmc.org

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Alexandra Szabova, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-7768

Fax: 513-636-2920

Email: alexandra.szabova@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Chronic pediatric pain managent; chronic pediatric and adolescent back and muskuloskeletal pain management; acute pain management; pediatric regional anesthesia techniques; interventional pain management; pediatric anesthesia

Biography

Alexandra Szabova, MD, joined the staff of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in 2006. She has worked as a pediatric anesthesiologist, but also became a team member of the multidisciplinary chronic pediatric pain clinic.

Dr. Szabova demonstrated strong interest in pediatric chronic pain management during her training.
She graduated from a combined pediatric and adult chronic pain management fellowship which was a result of close collaboration between the Cincinnati Children's and Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.

Dr. Szabova received her medical degree from the Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, and completed her residency in Anesthesia at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.

Dr. Szabova completed her combined pediatric and adult chronic pain management at Cincinnati Children's and Cleveland Clinic Foundation where is served as a chief fellow. She graduated with The Pain Fellow of the Year Award. Dr. Szabova completed pediatric anesthesia fellowship at the Cincinnati Children's.

Dr. Szabova's interests include chronic pediatric pain management, muskuloskeletal pain in children and adolescents, acute pain management of surgical and non surgical pediatric patients, regional nerve blocks, and pediatric anesthesia.

Education and Training

MD: Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1995.

Residency: Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.

Fellowship: Pain Management, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH; Pediatric Anesthesia, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

Certification: Anesthesiology, 2005; ABA Pain Medicine, 2005.

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