The Interdisciplinary Team
Faculty
Robin Cotton, MD is the director of the Aerodigestive and Sleep Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He also directs the Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery at Cincinnati Children's.
Other team members include:
- Richard G. Azizkhan, MD, Surgeon-in-Chief and Director, Division of Pediatric Surgery
- Raouf S. Amin, MD, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
- Barbara A. Chini, MD, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
- Cori L. Daines, MD, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
- Victor F. Garcia, MD, Division of Pediatric Surgery
- Thomas H. Inge, MD, PhD, Division of Pediatric Surgery
- Ajay Kaul, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
- Charles M. Myer, III, MD, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery
- Philip E. Putnam, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
- Michael J. Rutter, MD, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery
- Sally R. Shott, MD, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery
- J. Paul Willging, MD, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery
- Robert E. Wood, MD, PhD, Director, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
Depending on individual patient needs, a wide array of medical experts from other divisions and services at Cincinnati Children's are available for consultation. These include dentistry, genetics, neurology, psychology, radiology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, speech pathology, social services, and child life services.
Staff
- Lee Beck, RN, BSN
- Cynthia Fitton, RN, MSN, CPNP
- Maureen Gallagher, RN, MSN, CPNP
- Barbara Giambra, RN, MS, CPNP
- S. Gayle Hinkle, RN, MSN, CPNP
- Marilyn Stoops, RN, MSN, CPNP
Coordinated Care
The Aerodigestive and Sleep Center at Cincinnati Children's offers coordinated care in a single location. Faculty and staff strive to improve clinical outcomes through their collaborative efforts and through close communication. Weekly team meetings are held to determine treatment plans and to evaluate patient progress. Families work closely with a pediatric nurse practitioner from the discipline that is responsible for most of their child's care.
Families are relieved of the burden of arranging multiple appointments with physicians. They are also relieved of the additional stress created by long waiting times in physicians' offices and lack of communication among physicians caring for their child.
Contact Us
For more information about the Aerodigestive and Sleep Center, please call 513-636-2828 or email adsc@chmcc.org.
