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Senior Vice President

Cheryl L. Hoying, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAAN
Senior Vice President, Patient Services

513-636-1323

cheryl.hoying@cchmc.org

Vice Presidents

Char Mason, MBA, RN, NEA-BC
Vice President, Outpatient Services

513-636-6815

char.mason@cchmc.org

Linda Workman, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
Vice President, Center for Professional Excellence and Business Integration

513-803-6105

linda.workman@cchmc.org

Assistant Vice Presidents

Susan Allen, RN-BC, MSN
Assistant Vice President, Center for Professional Excellence and Business Integration

513-636-8213

susan.allen@cchmc.org

Rebecca B. Baute, RN, MBA, CMTE
Assistant Vice President, Patient Services

513-636-2258

becky.baute@cchmc.org

Joy Hamilton, MS, RN, FACHE, CPHQ, NEA-BC
Assistant Vice President, Center for Professional Excellence and Business Integration

513-803-6303

joy.hamilton@cchmc.org

Jackie Hausfeld, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Assistant Vice President, Patient Services

513-636-8427

jackie.hausfeld@cchmc.org

Jack P. Horn, MS, RPh
Assistant Vice President, Patient Services

513-636-4202

jack.horn@cchmc.org

Joe Kroner, MSN, RN
Assistant Vice President, Patient Services

513-636-4360

joe.kroner@cchmc.org

Jose R. Naranjo, RN, MSN, NEA-BC
Assistant Vice President, Patient Services

513-636-7201

jose.naranjo@cchmc.org

Curtis Ohashi, PhD
Assistant Vice President, Patient Services

513-803-1670

curtis.ohashi@cchmc.org

Barbara Tofani, MSN, RN
Assistant Vice President, Patient Services

513-803-0259

barbara.tofani@cchmc.org

Staff

Lisa K. Crosby, DNP, RN
APRN Program Lead

513-636-1942

lisa.crosby@cchmc.org

Mark R. Haggard, MBA
Business Director, Division of Hematology/Oncology

513-636-8030

mark.haggard@cchmc.org

A photo of Ann W. Kummer, PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA-F.

Ann W. Kummer, PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA-F
Senior Director, Division of Speech-Language Pathology

513-636-4341

ann.kummer@cchmc.org

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Ann W. Kummer, PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA-F

Senior Director, Division of Speech-Language Pathology

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Professor of Clinical Pediatrics; Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery; Adjunct Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Phone: 513-636-4341

Fax: 513-803-3376

Email: ann.kummer@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Speech and resonance disorders secondary to cleft palate; craniofacial and orofacial anomalies; velopharyngeal dysfunction

Biography

Ann W. Kummer, Ph.D. CCC-SLP is senior director of the Division of Speech Pathology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, and also Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Under her direction, the speech pathology program at Cincinnati Children’s has grown to be one of the largest and most respected in the country.

Dr. Kummer does many lectures and seminars on a national and international level. She is the author of many professional articles, 16 book chapters in speech pathology and medical texts, and a textbook on craniofacial anomalies. She has a patent on a clinical device and developed a test for the Nasometer (KayPENTAX).

Dr. Kummer has received honors of the Ohio Speech-Language- Hearing Association; distinguished alumnus award from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders of the University of Cincinnati; and Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). She was named one of the 25 most influential therapists in the US by Therapy Times in 2006 and was named one of the 10 most inspiring women in Cincinnati by Inspire Magazine in 2007.

Education and Training

PhD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1986.

MAT: Indiana University, Summa cum laude, 1973.

BA: Indiana University, Phi Beta Kappa, 1972.

Publications

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Kummer, A.W. (2008). Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies: Effects on Speech and Resonance, 2nd Edition. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning.

Kummer AW, Briggs MA, Lee L. The relationship between the characteristics of speech and velopharyngeal gap size. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2003:40(6):590-596.

Kummer AW, Lee L, Stutz L, Maroney A, Brandt JW. The prevalence of apraxic characteristics in patients with velocardiofacial syndrome as compared to other populations. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2007:44(2):175-181.

Bedwinek A, Kummer AW, Rice G, Grames LM. Current training and continuing education needs of preschool and school-based speech-language pathologists regarding children with cleft lip/palate. Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch. 2010 Oct:41(4):405-415.

Kummer AW, Clark S, Redle E, Thomsen L, Billmire DA. Current practice in assessing and reporting speech outcomes of cleft palate and velopharyngeal surgery: a surgery of cleft palate/craniofacial professionals. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2011 Apr 18

Kummer AW. Communication disorders related to cleft palate, craniofacial anomalies and velopharyngeal dysfunction. Seminars in Speech and Language. 2011:32(2):81-198.

Kummer AW. Disorders of resonance and airflow secondary to cleft palate and/or velopharyngeal dysfunction. Seminars in Speech and Language. 2011:32(2):141-149.

Kummer AW. Types and causes of velopharyngeal dysfunction. Seminars in Speech and Language. 2011:32(2):150-158.

Kummer AW. Perceptual assessment of resonance and velopharyngeal dysfunction. Seminars in Speech and Language. 2011:32(2):159-167.

Kummer AW. Speech therapy for errors secondary to cleft palate and velopharyngeal dysfunction. Seminars in Speech and Language. 2011:32(2):191-199.

Li Lin, MS
Statistician, Center for Professional Excellence, Research and Evidence-Based Practice

513-636-1532

li.lin@cchmc.org

Rita H. Pickler, PhD, RN, PNP-BC, FAAN
Nurse Scientist, Patient Services

513-803-5064

rita.pickler@cchmc.org

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Rita H. Pickler, PhD, RN, PNP-BC, FAAN

Nurse Scientist, Patient Services

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Professor, Professor Emerita, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Phone: 513-803-5064

Email: rita.pickler@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Preterm infant care; prematurity prevention; transition to home; biobehavioral research

Biography

Rita H. Pickler, PhD, RN, PNP-BC, FAAN, is a nurse scientist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She has over 30 years of clinical, teaching, and research experience and was most recently endowed alumni professor and former department chair and acting associate dean for research at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Pickler has over 20 years of funding to study the care of the preterm infant. Her most recently completed National Institute of Health funded study tested the effect of four feeding approaches on feeding performance and clinical outcomes in preterm infants. Her current National Institute of Health funded study will test the effect of a patterned caregiving experience on neurobehavioral organization and neurobehavioral development in preterm infants.

Dr. Pickler also studies women in the prenatal period and is particularly interested in the effect of maternal wellbeing on pregnancy outcomes. She also studies the transition-to-home from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and is interested in testing interventions that ease this transition and reduce parental stress and anxiety as well as adverse infant outcomes. Dr. Pickler is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and is co-chair of the Child / Adolescent / Family Expert Panel. Among other professional involvement, she is also a member of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses, the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nursing, the Midwest Nursing Research Society, the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science, and the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, for whom she is Chair of the Research Committee. She is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Sigma Theta Tau. Dr. Pickler has provided service to the National Institutes of Health for over 10 years as a reviewer for numerous scientific review panels. She is currently chair of the Nursing Research Review Committee, the National Institute of Nursing Research’s standing review panel. She is a professor emerita at Virginia Commonwealth University and adjunct faculty at the Ohio State University. She received her BS and MS from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and her PhD from the University of Virginia where she was the first Barbara Brodie Scholar.

Education and Training

PhD: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 1990.

MS: University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 1981.

BS: University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 1979.

Publications

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Griffin JB, Pickler RH. Hospital-to-home transition of mothers of preterm infants. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2011 Jul-Aug;36(4):252-7.

Howland LC, Pickler RH, McCain NL, Glaser D, Lewis M. Exploring biobehavioral outcomes in mothers of preterm infants. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2011 Mar-Apr;36(2):91-7.

Pickler RH, McGrath JM, Reyna BA, McCain N, Lewis M, Cone S, Wetzel P., Best A. A model of neurodevelopmental risk and protection for preterm infants. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2010 Oct-Dec;24(4):356-65.

Pickler R, Brown L, McGrath J, Lyon D, Rattican D, Cheng CY, Howland L, Jallo N. Integrated review of cytokines in maternal, cord, and newborn blood: part II-- associations with early infection and increased risk of neurologic damage in preterm infants. Biol Res Nurs. 2010 Apr;11(4):377-86.

Reyna BA, Pickler RH. Mother-infant synchrony. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2009 Jul-Aug;38(4):470-7.

Pickler RH, Best A, Crosson D. The effect of feeding experience on clinical outcomes in preterm infants. J Perinatol. 2009 Feb;29(2):124-9.

Pickler RH, Best AM, Reyna BA, Gutcher G, Wetzel PA. Predictors of nutritive sucking in preterm infants. J Perinatol. 2006 Nov;26(11):693-9.

Pickler RH, Chiaranai C, Reyna BA. Relationship of the first suck burst to feeding outcomes in preterm infants. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2006 Apr-Jun;20(2):157-62.

Pickler RH, Best AM, Reyna BA, Wetzel PA, Gutcher GR. Prediction of Feeding Performance in Preterm Infants. Newborn Infant Nurs Rev. 2005 Sep;5(3):116-123.

Grants

Bottle feeding readiness in preterm infants. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Nursing Research. 2006 - 2012. #1R01 NR005182.

Patterned experience for preterm infants. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Nursing Research. 2011 -2016. #1 R01 NR012307.

Rebecca Durham Reder, OTD, OTR/L
Senior Clinical Director, Division of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy

513-636-8425

rebecca.reder@cchmc.org

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Rebecca Durham Reder, OTD, OTR/L

Senior Clinical Director, Division of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy

Senior Clinical Director, Division of Therapeutic Recreation

Phone: 513-636-8425

Fax: 513-636-7975

Email: rebecca.reder@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Developing cutting edge solutions for managing patient care and administrative responsibilities in an ever-changing health care environment.

Biography

Dr. Reder provides vision and leadership for a division with services in 11 locations and a staff of 238. She also provides lectures on a national and international level. Her most recent work includes transforming the culture of her division into an evidence-based practice culture. Under her direction, the Division of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy has written and published numerous evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, all of which have been selected for inclusion on the National Guideline Clearinghouse website. Her division is now monitoring the treatment outcomes for children who are treated using these clinical practice guidelines. Using objective outcome data and the application of improvement science techniques, she is now working on creating changes that will result in improving the outcomes for the children they serve.

Education and Training

OTD (Doctorate in Occupational Therapy): Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, Provo, Utah, 2005.

BS: Occupational Therapy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1977.

Certification: Occupational Therapy, through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc., 1977.

Publications

Bailes AF, Greve K, Burch CK, Reder R, Lin L, Huth MM. The effect of suit wear during an intensive therapy program in children with cerebral palsy, Pediatr Phys Ther. 2011 Summer;23(2):136-42.

Bailes A, Reder, R, Burch, C. Development of Guidelines for Determining Frequency of Therapy Services in a Pediatric Medical Setting. Ped PhysTher. 2008;20(2)194-198.

Little-Hayes P, Allgier A, Klein A, Reder R, Burch C. Embracing the Spirit of Inquiry: Creating an Evidenced-Based Guideline for Using CIMT. OT Practice. 2007;9-15.

Little-Hayes P, Allgier A, Klein A, Reder R, Burch C. Embracing the Spirit of Inquiry. Am J Occup Ther. 2007;9-15.

Gayle Riemer, MA, CCC-A, F-AAA
Audiologist III, Division of Audiology

513-636-4236

gayle.riemer@cchmc.org

Julie Shaw, RN, MSN, MBA, CEN, EMT-P
Senior Clinical Director, Comprehensive Children's Injury Center

513-636-8134

julie.shaw@cchmc.org

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