Norbert J. Weidner, MD
Title
Anesthesiologist; Medical Director, StarShine Hospice; Director, Pediatric Palliative and Comfort Care Team / PACT
Appointment
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesia and Pediatrics
Email
norbert.weidner@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-4408
Fax
513-636-2920
Bio
Norbert J. Weidner, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician as well as a board-certified anesthesiologist. Following training in pediatrics Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, as well as Dayton Children's Hospital, he pursued a fellowship in pediatric anesthesia/critical care/regional anesthesia in Melbourne, Australia, for one year.
Upon completion of his fellowship in 1988, Dr. Weidner joined the Department of Anesthesia at Cincinnati Children's. In addition to his staff duties as an anesthesiologist, Dr. Weidner was an attending staff in the pediatric intensive care unit for approximately two years.
To incorporate the fellowship training he received in Australia, Dr. Weidner began the pain management group at Cincinnati Children's. He has participated in the pain management group both in the care of acute postoperative pain as well as chronic pain management.
In 2004, Dr. Weidner received Board Certification with the American Board for Hospice and Pallatiive Medicine. Dr. Weidner has been affiliated with the hospice service at Cincinnati Children's since its inception and currently serves as StarShine Hospice's Medical Director .
Dr. Weidner is passionate about partnering with families to offer a range of comprehensive, family-centered care to children with chronic, complex or life-threatening conditions. His vision to address the needs of this patient population resulted in the development of the Pediatric Palliative and Comfort Care Team (PACT) here at Cincinnati Children's. Dr. Weidner serves as the director of this consulting service.
Credentials
MD: Temple Medical School, Philadelphia, PA, 1975.
Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1975-77; Pediatrics, Dayton Children's Hospital, Dayton, OH 1981-82; Anesthesia, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 1985-87.
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesia, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 1988.
Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, 1983; American Board of Pediatrics, 1989; Diplomat, American Board Medical Acupuncture, 2001; Hopsice and Palliative Medicine, 2004.
Awards and Honors
- 2006 - CARES Spirit Award Recipient, March, Cincinnati Children’s
- 2005 - Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award, Cincinnati Children’s
Research
Anesthesia and pain management
Presentations
Palliative Care. Psychology Fellow Lecture Series, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, Ohio; June 26, 2008.
Palliative & End-of-Life Care for the CF and Neuromuscular Patient. Pulmonary Fellow Lecture Series, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, Ohio; June 11, 2008.
Palliative & End-of-Life Pain Management. O’Grady Residency in Psychology Didactic Series, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, Ohio; February 7, 2008.
Pediatric Palliative Care, the Emergence of a New Specialty. Pediatric Grand Rounds, Patient Services Grand Rounds, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio; December 12, 2007.
Pediatric Palliative Care, the Emergence of a New Specialty. Interdisciplinary Grand Rounds, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, Ohio; September 26, 2007.
Bioethics Forum. General Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, Ohio; August 16, 2007.
Pain Control. Hematology / Oncology Fellow Lecture Series, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, Ohio; July 27, 2007.
Pain. ELNEC Lecture Series, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, Ohio; April 23, 2007.
Symptom Management. ELNEC Lecture Series, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, Ohio; April 30, 2007.
Expert Panel. ELNEC Lecture Series – Parent Panel, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, Ohio; April 23, 2007 & April 30, 2007.
The Neuromuscular Patient. Anesthesia Grand Rounds, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, Ohio; February 28, 2006.
Bad News Workshop. Pediatric Resident Lecture Series, Cincinnati Children’s, Cincinnati, Ohio; January 31, 2007.
Palliative Care: The Emergence of a New Specialty. Anesthesia Grand Rounds, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, Ohio; November 15, 2006.
Dilemma of Hope. New Grad RN Lecture Series, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, Ohio; October 20, 2006.
Delivering Bad News. Pediatric Grand Rounds, Cincinnati Children’s, Cincinnati, Ohio; October 10, 2006.
Expert Panelist for Parent Panel. New Grad RN Lecture Series, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, Ohio; October 20, 2006.
Palliative Care. Cardiac Fellow Lecture Series, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, Ohio; September 26, 2006.
The Pediatric Oncology Patient: From Start to Finish. 7th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain, Vancouver, BC Cananda; June 25-29, 2006.
Kinnett K, Weidner N, Knue M, Markham L, Wong B, Cripe L. Identification of the Psychosocial Needs of Adolescents / Young Adults with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. 12th International Congress of the World Muscle Society, Messina, Sicily; October 2007.
Weidner NJ, Byczkowski T, Lee R, Cameron M, McBride J. Development of a Measure of Family Satisfaction with Hospice Care. OPPEN (Ohio Pediatric Palliative and End of Life Network) Conference, Akron, Ohio; October 2007.
Weidner NJ, Friebert S. Recommendations for Pediatric Palliative Care for the state of Ohio. OPPEN Conference, Akron Ohio; October 2007.
Goldschneider KG, Weidner NJ, Meyer M, Black, S: The Oncology Patient from Start to Finish. 7th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain. Vancouver, BC, Cananda; June 25-29, 2006.
How Much to Say and When From Where I'm Seated -- Empowering Families to Face It! Live It! Change It! Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Annual Conference Cincinnati, Ohio, July 13-16, 2006.
The Challenge of Uncertainty: Reframing Hope, Bio-Ethnics Network of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, May 12, 2006.
Pain Control and Terminal Care / Hospice, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Division of Hematology / Oncology Fellow Lecture Series, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 2006; July 2005; July 2004.
Publications, Most Recent
Goldschneider KR, Weidner NJ, Racadio JM. Celiac Plexus Blockade in Children Using a 3-D Fluoroscopic Reconstruction Technique. Reg Anes Pain Manage; 2007, 32:510-15, .
Weidner NJ. Pediatric Palliative Care. Current Oncology Reports; 2007, 9(6):437-39.
Weidner NJ. The Evolution of Pediatric Palliative Medicine and Its Integration with Anesthesia. International Anesthesiology Clinics: Frontiers in Pediatric Anesthesiology; Winter 2005, 44(1):109-118.
Weidner NJ. Developing an Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Plan for the Patient with Muscular Dystrophy. Pediatric Annals; 2005, 34(7):2-7.
Professional Organization Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
- Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
- American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine
- American Association of Medical Acupuncture
- American Association of Medical Acupuncture, Ohio Chapter
- International Association for the Study of Pain
- American Society of Regional Anesthesia
- Cincinnati Society of Anesthesiologists
- Ohio Pain Initiative
- Ohio Society of Anesthesiologists
Special Interests
Palliative medicine; end of life care; anesthesiology; pain management
Related Areas
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