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Surgery

  • Meet the Team

    General and Thoracic Surgery 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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    Clinical Faculty

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    Maria H. Alonso, MD
    Surgical Director, Kidney Transplant Program

    513-636-4371

    maria.alonso@cchmc.org

    Maria H. Alonso, MD

    Surgical Director, Kidney Transplant Program

    Co-Surgical Director, Intestinal Transplant Surgery

    Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-4371

    Fax: 513-636-7657

    Email: maria.alonso@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Liver, kidney transplantation; hepatobiliary surgery; minimally invasive surgery; trauma 
     

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 1982.

    Residency: Surgery, Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine, Norfolk, VA.

    Fellowship: Trauma / Critical Care, Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, Baltimore, MD; Trauma / Burn, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.; Pediatric Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO; Transplantation, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.

    Certification: Surgery, 1999; Pediatric Surgery, 2001; Surgical Critical Care, 2001.

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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

    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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    Sean J. Barnett, MD, MS
    Pediatric Surgeon

    513-636-4371

    sean.barnett@cchmc.org

    Sean J. Barnett, MD, MS

    Pediatric Surgeon

    Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-4371

    Fax: 513-636-4657

    Email: sean.barnett@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Minimally invasive surgery; neonatal surgery; bariatric surgery; surgical oncology; medical innovation and instrument design 

    Research Interests

    Medical and surgical innovation; instrument design
     

    Biography

    Sean J. Barnett, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor with the Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and his Master’s of Science in Human Anatomy from Wright State University. He completed his medical degree at The Boonshoft School of Medicine. His surgical internship and general surgery residency were completed at the University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Additionally, he completed a two year fellowship in surgical infectious diseases while at the University of Minnesota. Most recently, he was a pediatric surgery fellow at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Barnett has a special interest in minimally invasive surgery, neonatal surgery, bariatric surgery, and medical innovation.

    Education and Training

    BSME: Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 1993

    MS: Human Anatomy, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, 1996

    MD: Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, 2000

    Residency: General Surgery, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN

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

    Certification: General Surgery, 2008  

    Publications

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    Rebeccah L. Brown, MD
    Associate Director, Trauma Services

    513-636-4371

    rebeccah.brown@cchmc.org

    Rebeccah L. Brown, MD

    Associate Director, Trauma Services

    Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-4371

    Fax: 513-636-7657

    Email: rebeccah.brown@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    General pediatric surgery; trauma; injury prevention; Hirschsprung's disease; minimally invasive surgery; necrotizing enterocolitis

    Research Interests

    Pediatric trauma

    Biography

    Rebeccah L. Brown, MD, received a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM, in 1986. She graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque, NM, with an MD in 1990. She completed her general surgery residency at University Hospital, in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1997.

    During her general surgical training, she also performed two years of basic science and clinical research in burn injuries and wound healing at the Shriners Hospitals for Children -- Cincinnati. She also served as an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) fellow at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

    After completion of general surgery training, Dr. Brown completed a two-year fellowship in Pediatric Surgery at Children's Hospital of Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y. She returned to Cincinnati Children's, Ohio, as assistant professor of Surgery and Pediatrics. Her main research interest is trauma and injury prevention, and she is currently the assistant director of Trauma Services.

    Dr. Brown's clinical interests besides trauma and injury prevention include general pediatric surgery, minimally invasive surgery, inflammatory bowel disease, and Hirschsprung's disease.

    Dr. Brown is a member of multiple professional organizations including the American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Medical Women's Association, American College of Surgeons -- Ohio Chapter, Cincinnati Pediatric Society, and Mont Reid Surgical Society.

    Education and Training

    MD: University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, N.M., 1990.

    Residency: General Surgery, University of Cincinnati Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1997.

    Fellowship: Shriners Burns Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1992-1994; ECMO, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1993-1994; Pediatric Surgery Fellow, Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y., 1997-1999.

    Certification: Board-certified General Surgery, 1998; board-certified, Pediatric Surgery.


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    A. Roshni Dasgupta, MD
    Pediatric Surgeon

    513-636-4371

    roshni.dasgupta@cchmc.org

    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

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    Belinda Hsi Dickie, MD, PhD
    Colorectal Center

    513-636 3240

    belinda.dickie@cchmc.org

    Belinda Hsi Dickie, MD, PhD

    Colorectal Center

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636 3240

    Email: belinda.dickie@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Colorectal surgery; vascular malformations; minimally invasive surgery; general pediatric surgery

    Biography

    Belinda Hsi Dickie, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor with the Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. She obtained her medical degree at the University of Toronto, Ontario Canada and subsequently did her general surgery residency, and completed her PhD, at the University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada. Dr. Dickie continued her training at the University of Alberta, with a fellowship in advanced minimally invasive surgery. She then relocated to the United States where she continued her training and completed fellowships in pediatric vascular malformations and pediatric colorectal surgery at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She has recently completed her training in pediatric surgery at the University of Florida. She was recruited back to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in 2011.

    Dr. Dickie has a special interest in the medical and surgical treatment of vascular malformations, pediatric colorectal surgery (including Hirschsprung’s Disease, inflammatory bowel disease, anorectal malformations) and minimally invasive surgery. She also has a lab in vascular biology looking at the genetics and molecular pathways involved with lymphangiogensis, and the development of vascular malformations

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Toronto, Toronto,Ontario, Canada 1998.

    Residency: General Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

    Fellowship: Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Vascular anomalies, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH; Pediatric Colorectal Surgery, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH; Pediatric Surgery, University of Florida Gainesville, Florida,

    Certification: General Surgery, 2006; Pediatric Surgery, 2011.

    Publications

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

    513-636-4371

    richard.falcone@cchmc.org

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

    513-636-4371

    jason.frischer@cchmc.org

    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

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    Victor F. Garcia, MD
    Founding Director, Trauma Services

    513-636-4371

    victor.garcia@cchmc.org

    Victor F. Garcia, MD

    Founding Director, Trauma Services

    Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-4371

    Fax: 513-636-7657

    Email: victor.garcia@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Pediatric injury research and control; chest-wall deformities; minimally invasive surgery (use of the laparoscope and thoracoscope to diagnose and treat surgical diseases); surgical weight loss; minority health care
     

    Biography

    Pediatric Surgeon Victor Garcia, MD, is the founding director of Trauma Services at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and a professor for the Division of Pediatric Surgery.  He is the co-chair for the CoreChange Initiative.

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 1974.

    Residency: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, 1978. 

    Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 

    Certification: Surgery, 1979; Pediatric Surgery, 1982; Surgical Critical Care, 1991.

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    Michael A. Helmrath, MD, MS
    Surgical Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation Center

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    Michael A. Helmrath, MD, MS

    Surgical Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation Center

    Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-4371

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    Education and Training

    BA: Miami University, 1987.

    MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1993.

    MS: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1989.

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    Grants

    Mechanisms of intestinal stem cell expansion following resection. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease. Jul 2009 - June 2014. #R01DK083325.

    Collaborative approach to the study of intestinal epithelial stem cells. Co-investigator. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Sep 2009 - Aug 2014. #1U01DK085547.

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    Thomas H. Inge, MD, PhD, FACS, FAAP
    Surgical Director, Surgical Weight Loss Program for Teens

    513-636-4371

    thomas.inge@cchmc.org

    Thomas H. Inge, MD, PhD, FACS, FAAP

    Surgical Director, Surgical Weight Loss Program for Teens

    Director, Center for Bariatric Research and Innovation

    Attending Surgeon, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

    Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-4371

    Fax: 513-636-7657

    Email: thomas.inge@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Obesity surgery and research; neonatal surgery; gastroesophageal reflux disease; minimally invasive surgery; thoracic surgery

    Biography

    Thomas H. Inge, MD, PhD, is a Virginia native who grew up in a rural, farming community in Dinwiddie County. He received his BS in Biology at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA, in 1987. Dr. Inge entered the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, VA, in the Medical Scientist Training Program, and pursued degrees in Microbiology / Immunology and Medicine. He graduated with MD and PhD degrees in 1993.

    Dr. Inge received his surgical training at Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto, CA, where he developed an interest in pediatric surgery. At the completion of his chief resident year in 1998, he moved to Birmingham, AL, for specialty training in pediatric surgery at the Children's Hospital of Alabama, with an emphasis on pediatric minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Inge became a full-time member of the surgical staff at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and faculty member of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, in July 2000.

    In addition to general pediatric surgical practice, Dr. Inge's clinical research focus is related to bariatric surgery in adolescents. He is the surgical director of the Surgical Weight Loss Program for Teens, offering surgery for overweight adolescents with complications from their excess weight. He has served as a consultant to the Food and Drug Administration for projects related to device treatment of pediatric obesity. He is also the Principal Investigator of two research projects funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH) and co-investigator of another NIH funded project examining the role of surgery for management of adolescent obesity. He currently serves as Study Chairman of Teen-LABS, a multicenter research consortium examining outcomes of adolescent bariatric surgery.

    Dr. Inge has given over 50 invited lectures nationally and internationally over the past four years, has mentored more than a dozen fellows and students, and has authored more than 70 published chapters and manuscripts.

    Education and Training

    BS: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, 1987.

    MD: Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 1993.

    PhD: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 1993.

    Residency: Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA, 1998.

    Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, 2000.

    Board Certification: Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery, December 1999; Certification in Pediatric Surgery, American Board of Surgery, March 2002.

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    Grants

    Adolescent Bariatrics-- Assessing Health Benefits & Risks (Administrative Supplement to fund additional research on risk taking behaviors). Co-Investigator. National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Drug Abuse: Administrative Supplement for Drug Abuse Research. Jul 2009 - Mar 2011. #1U01DK072493-01.

    Administrative Supplement for Drug Abuse Research; Adolescent Bariatrics-- Assessing Health Benefits & Risks (Administrative Supplement to fund additional research on Obstructive Sleep Apnea). Principal Investigator. National Institute of Drug Abuse. Sept 2009 - Sept 2011. #1U01DK072493-01.
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    Sundeep G. Keswani, MD
    Pediatric Surgeon, Division of General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery

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    Sundeep G. Keswani, MD

    Pediatric Surgeon, Division of General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery

    Fetal Surgeon, Fetal Care Center of Cincinnati

    Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-4371

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    Specialties

    Gene therapy applications; bone marrow contribution to tissue repair; fetal diagnosis and treatment

    Education and Training

    BA: University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 1994. 

    MD: Ross University School of Medicine, 2000. 

    Residency: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, 2000-2007. 

    Fellowship: The Children's Institute for Surgical Science, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia & The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2002-2004. 

    Fellowship: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The Center for Molecular Fetal Therapy, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2004. 

    Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2007-2009. 

    Licensure: American Board of Surgery Certified; Louisiana State Medical Licensure, active ; Missouri State Medical Licensure, active; Ohio State Medical Licensure, active; Indiana State Medical Licensure, active

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    Marc A. Levitt, MD
    Director, Colorectal Center

    513-636-3240

    marc.levitt@cchmc.org

    Marc A. Levitt, MD

    Director, Colorectal Center

    Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-3240

    Fax: 513-636-3248

    Email: marc.levitt@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Colorectal surgery, minimally invasive surgery

    Biography

    Marc A. Levitt, MD, is director of the Colorectal Center, joined the staff of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center on June 1, 2005.

    Dr. Levitt was recruited from Schneider Children's Hospital of the North Shore – Long Island Jewish Health System in New Hyde Park, New York.

    Dr. Levitt received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Society.

    Dr. Levitt completed his general surgery residency at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York and also served as a clinical and research fellow in pediatric colorectal surgery with Dr. Alberto Peña, at Schneider Children's Hospital.

    Dr. Levitt completed his pediatric surgery fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Buffalo, and was a pediatric surgical attending there, serving as the clinical director of their Pediatric Miniature Access Surgery Center.

    Dr. Levitt's interests include pediatric colorectal surgery and pediatric minimally invasive surgery.

    Education and Training

    MD: Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

    Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York.

    Fellowhip: Children's Hospital of Buffalo.

    Certification: General Surgery, 2000; Pediatric Surgery, 2002.

    Publications

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    Foong-Yen Lim, MD
    Surgical Director, Fetal Care Center of Cincinnati

    513-636-4371

    foong.yen.lim@cchmc.org

    Foong-Yen Lim, MD

    Surgical Director, Fetal Care Center of Cincinnati

    Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-4371

    Email: foong.yen.lim@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Open fetal surgery and fetoscopic surgery; ex-utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT); congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS); congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH); fetal gene therapy; neonatal surgery; thoracic surgery; minimally invasive surgery
     

    Education and Training

    Pediatric Surgery Fellowship: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2004 – 2006.

    General Surgery Residency: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 2002-2004.

    Pediatric Surgery Research Fellowship and Fetal Surgery Fellowship: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2000-2002.

    General Surgery Residency: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 1997-2000.

    MD: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 1993 – 1997.

    BS: Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa, 1989 – 1993.

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    Jaimie D. Nathan, MD
    Pediatric Surgeon

    513-636-4371

    jaimie.nathan@cchmc.org

    Jaimie D. Nathan, MD

    Pediatric Surgeon

    Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-4371

    Fax: 513-636-7657

    Email: jaimie.nathan@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Hepatobiliary and pancreatic disease; liver, kidney, and intestinal transplantation; neonatal surgery; minimally invasive surgery

    Education and Training

    MD: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1998.

    Residency: Intern, General Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1998 - 1999; Junior Assistant Resident, General Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1999 - 2000; Senior Assistant Resident, General Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 2002 - 2004; Chief Resident, General Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 2004 - 2005.

    Fellowships: Surgical Research Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 2000 - 2002; Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2005 - 2007; Transplant Surgery Fellowship, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2007 - 2009.

    Certification: American Board of Surgery, 2007; American Board of Surgery, Certification in Pediatric Surgery, 2008.

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    Alberto Peña, MD
    Founding Director, Colorectal Center

    513-636-3240

    alberto.pena@cchmc.org

    Alberto Peña, MD

    Founding Director, Colorectal Center

    Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-3240

    Fax: 513-636-3248

    Email: alberto.pena@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

     

    Clinical research regarding colorectal problems in children

    Biography

    Alberto Peña, MD, director of the Colorectal Center, at Cincinnati Children's, received his medical degree at the Military Medical School in Mexico City, in 1962.

    Dr. Peña trained in general surgery and medical pediatrics at the Central Military Hospital, finishing in 1968. From 1969 until December 1971, he trained at Boston Children's Hospital.

    Dr. Peña moved back to Mexico City as the surgeon-in-chief of the National Institute of Pediatrics from January 1972 until June 1985.

    Dr. Peña joined the full-time staff at Schneider Children's Hospital in July 1985 and was the chief of Pediatric Surgery and professor of Surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Surgeons.

    In 1982, Dr. Peña described a new approach for the management of anorectal malformations: Posterior Sagittal Anoplasty / PSARP, also known as the Pull-Through Procedure.

    Since 1982 until the present, Dr. Peña has been traveling all over the world, lecturing and operating on children affected by this particular malformation.

    At the present time, Dr. Peña dedicates 80 percent of his time to the treatment of anorectal problems in children.

    Seventy percent of the patients operated on by Dr. Peña at Cincinnati Children's come from other states and from all over the world.

    Education and Training

    MD: Military Medical School, Mexico City, Mexico, 1962.

    esidency: Central Military Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico, 1966; Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, MA, 1969-1971.

    Publications

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    Frederick C. Ryckman, MD
    Vice President, System Capacity & Perioperative Operations

    513-636-4371

    frederick.ryckman@cchmc.org

    Frederick C. Ryckman, MD

    Vice President, System Capacity & Perioperative Operations

    Director, Pediatric Surgery Training Program

    Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-4371

    Fax: 513-636-7657

    Email: frederick.ryckman@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Transplantation; liver; kidney transplantation; small intestine; biliary disease; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO); minimally invasive surgery; chest wall abnormalities

    Biography

    Frederick C. Ryckman, MD, is clinical director of the Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery Division.

    Dr. Ryckman is also vice president of System Capacity & Perioperative Operations.

    Dr. Ryckman is also a pediatric surgeon at the Fetal Care Center of Cincinnati.

    Education and Training

    BS: Lyman Briggs College of Science and Mathematics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 1969 to 1973.

    MD: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 1977.

    Residency: University of Florida Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, 1977 to 1982.

    Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1982 to 1984.

    Certification: National Board of Medical Examiners, 1977; American Board of Surgery, 1983; recertification, 1993; Certificate of Special Competence in Pediatric Surgery, 1986; recertification, 1993.

    Publications

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    Greg M. Tiao, MD
    Surgical Director, Liver Transplantation

    513-636-4371

    greg.tiao@cchmc.org

    Greg M. Tiao, MD

    Surgical Director, Liver Transplantation

    Director, Small Bowel Program

    Associate Director, Pediatric Surgery Training Program

    Pediatric Surgeon

    Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-4371

    Fax: 513-636-7657

    Email: greg.tiao@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Liver, kidney and small bowel transplantation; hepatobiliary disease; Neonatal surgery; biliary atresia; minimally invasive surgery
     

    Biography

    As a pediatric surgeon and a transplant surgeon, I am involved in the care of children afflicted with biliary atresia from the time of presentation and diagnosis to the initial Kasai portoenterostomy to the liver transplant when necessary. I see the many challenges a child and their family experience when diagnosed with this life threatening disease process. From that perspective, defining the basis of this disease process such that therapeutic strategies can be developed eliminating these complex interventions is my career goal. Our short term goal is to develop an independent research laboratory investigating the pathogenesis of virus induced biliary atresia specifically seeking to determine the mechanistic basis of this disease so that new treatment strategies can be developed to salvage the native liver.

    Our overarching hypothesis is that biliary atresia results from the infection of cholangiocytes by a virus triggering immune-mediated biliary obstruction.Our focus is to determine the mechanisms used by RRV to infect cholangiocytes, how RRV undergoes replication within the cholangiocyte, how infected cholangiocytes modify the microenvironment activating the immune system resulting in biliary obstruction. Determination of the mechanistic basis of these inter-related events is essential to understanding the pathogenesis of virus induced BA. By focusing on the basis for the viral insult in the initiation of biliary atresia, I have defined an area of independence from Dr Jorge Bezerra, my primary research mentor.

     

    Education and Training

    BS: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 1986.

    MD: University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, 1990.

    Residency: Loyola University, Maywood, IL, 1991-1992; Senior Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1995-1997;Chief Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1997-1998.

    Fellowships: Research Fellow, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1992-1995; Transplant Surgery Fellow, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2000-2002;Pediatric Surgery Fellow, Los Angeles Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, 1998-2000.

    Publications

    Grants

    The Molecular Determinants of Virus Induced Biliary Induced Biliary Asteria. Principal Investigator. Apr 2011-Marh 2016.

    Intracellular Signaling Pathways and Virus Induced Biliary Asteria. Principal Investigator. May 2010-Apr 2012. 


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

    513-636-4371

    daniel.vonallmen@cchmc.org

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    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

    Clinical Staff

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    Jennifer R. Bailey, CNP
    Nurse Practitioner, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery

    513-636-4371

    jennifer.bailey@cchmc.org

    Jennifer R. Bailey, CNP

    Nurse Practitioner, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-4371

    Email: jennifer.bailey@cchmc.org

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    Education and Training

    BSN: University of Cincinnati, OH 2002.

    MSN: University of Cincinnati, OH 2010.

    Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), RN, MSN, FNP-BC.

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    Christina A. Bates, RN, MSN, CPNP
    Nurse Practitioner, Division of General and Thoracic Surger

    513-636-6775

    christina.kocourek@cchmc.org

    Christina A. Bates, RN, MSN, CPNP

    Nurse Practitioner, Division of General and Thoracic Surger

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-6775

    Email: christina.kocourek@cchmc.org

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    Education and Training

    MSN: University of Cincinnati 2006.

    BSN: University of Cincinnati 2004.

    ADN: Sinclair Community College 2003.

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    Kimberly E. Cain, RN, MSN, CNP, CWOCN
    Nurse Practitioner, Colorectal Center

    513-803-1161

    kimberly.cain@cchmc.org

    Kimberly E. Cain, RN, MSN, CNP, CWOCN

    Nurse Practitioner, Colorectal Center

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-803-1161

    Fax: 513-636-7657

    Email: kimberly.cain@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Anorectal malformation; hirschsprung’s disease; ulcerative colitis; crohn’s disease; ostomy and wound care

     

    Education and Training

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

    MSN: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1999.

    Additional Training: RB Turnbull Jr. School of Enterostomal Therapy, 1995.

    Certification: Wound, Ostomy, and Incontinence; Family Nurse Practitioners, 2005; Nurse, 2006.

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    Betsy T. Gerrein, MSN, CPNP
    Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice Nurses

    513-636-4371

    betsy.gerrein@cchmc.org

    Betsy T. Gerrein, MSN, CPNP

    Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice Nurses

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-4371

    Fax: 513-636-1430

    Email: betsy.gerrein@cchmc.org

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    Education and Training

    Certification: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center, 2008.

    MSN: Northern Kentucky University, 2007.

    BSN: Northern Kentucky University, 2003.

    ADN: Northern Kentucky University, 1983.

    Publications

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    Alesha C. Jager, CNP
    Nurse Practitioner, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery

    513-636-4371

    alesha.jager@cchmc.org

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    Alesha C. Jager, CNP

    Nurse Practitioner, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-4371

    Email: alesha.jager@cchmc.org

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    Education and Training

    CNP: Wright State University, Dayton, OH.

    RN: Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN. 


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    Jennifer M. Russell, CPNP
    Nurse Practitioner, General and Thoracic Surgery

    513-636-4371

    jenny.russell@cchmc.org

    Jennifer M. Russell, CPNP

    Nurse Practitioner, General and Thoracic Surgery

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-4371

    Fax: 513-636-7657

    Email: jenny.russell@cchmc.org

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    Education and Training

    BSN: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.

    MSN: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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    Jennifer A. Sauser, RN, MSN, CPNP
    Nurse Practitioner, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery

    513-636-6775

    jennifer.sauser@cchmc.org

    Jennifer A. Sauser, RN, MSN, CPNP

    Nurse Practitioner, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-6775

    Fax: 513-636-1430

    Email: jennifer.sauser@cchmc.org

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    Education and Training

    RN: Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, 2001.

    MSN: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2006.

    Certification: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, 2006.


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    Joyce Slusher, RN, BSN, CCTC
    Transplant Coordinator, General and Thoracic Surgery

    513-636-4955

    joyce.slusher@cchmc.org

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    Marilyn Stoops, RN, MSN, CPNP
    Nurse Practitioner, General and Thoracic Surgery

    513-636-4791

    marilyn.stoops@cchmc.org

    Marilyn Stoops, RN, MSN, CPNP

    Nurse Practitioner, General and Thoracic Surgery

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-4791

    Fax: 513-636-7657

    Email: marilyn.stoops@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

     Hirschsprung's disease; imperforate anus; congenital diaphragmatic hernia; tracheoesophageal fistula; abdominal wall defects; outpatient follow-up

    Education and Training

    BS: Nursing, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 1991.

    MS: Nursing, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, December 1995

    Certification: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, 1996.