Tanya E. Froehlich, MD
Title
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Email
tanya.froehlich@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-4611
Fax
513-636-4402
Credentials
MD: Yale University, 1999
Residency: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2002
Fellowship: Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2005
General and Community Pediatrics National Research Service Award Fellow, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2007
Certification: Pediatrics, 2002
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Subspecialty, 2006
MS (Epidemiology): University of Cincinnati, 2007
Awards and Honors
- National Institutes of Health Pediatric Loan Repayment Program Award, 2006
- American Academy of Pediatrics Resident Section Annie Dyson Child Advocacy Award
- Mary Elizabeth Barnhart Award, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Residency Graduation Citation for Child Advocacy, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- Graduation Honors, Yale University School of Medicine
- New England Pediatric Society Prize
- Janet M. Glascow Memorial Achievement Citation, Yale University School of Medicine
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Award, Yale University School of Medicine
- American Geriatrics Society Student Research Award
- Summa cum laude, Columbia University
- Gold Crown Award, Columbia University
- Taraknath Das Prize, Columbia University
- Phi Beta Kappa, Columbia University
- John Jay National Scholar, Columbia University
- National Merit Scholar
Research
- ADHD
- Health care disparities
Research Grants and Contracts
"Neurodevelopmental Assessments and Referrals of Homeless Infants and Toddlers Staying at the Interfaith Hospitality Network," Funding from the Spaulding Foundation, 2007.
"Helping Greater Cincinnati's Neurodevelopmentally Delayed Homeless Children," Joint funding from the Daniel and Susan Pfau Foundation, the Andrew Jergens, Foundation, and the Jack J. Smith, Jr., 2005-2006.
"ADHD: Overall Prevalence and Sociodemographic Variation in a Nationally Representative Sample," Funding from the Ambulatory Pediatrics Association Young Investigator Grant, 2005-2006.
Publications, Most Recent
Froehlich TE, Lanphear BP, Epstein JN, Barbaresi WJ, Katusic SK, Kahn RS. Prevalence and Treatment of ADHD in a National Sample of U.S. Children. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 2007; 161(9): 857-864.
Froehlich TE, Lanphear BP, Dietrich KN, Cory-Slechta DA, Wang N, Kahn RS. Interactive Effects of a DRD4 Polymorphism, Lead, and Sex on Executive Functions in Children. Biological Psychiatry. 2007; 62: 243-249.
Braun J, Kahn RS, Froehlich T, Auinger P, Lanphear BP. Exposures to Environmental Toxicants and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in US Children. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2006, 114: 1904-1909.
Froehlich, T.; Lanphear, B.; Dietrich, K.; Cory-Slechta, D.; Kahn, R.: The Role of Dopamine Genotypes and Lead on ADHD-related Executive Function.Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 2005; 26:466.
Professional Organization Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics
Society for Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
Ambulatory Pediatric Association
Special Interests
- ADHD
- Developmental and behavioral issues in underserved populations
- Dr. Froehlich is Director of Neurodevelopmental Assessments for the University of Cincinnati Homeless Health Van
Presentations, Most Recent
"Prevalence and Treatment of ADHD in a National Sample of U.S. Children." Presidential Plenary presentation for the national Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting; May, 2007.
"ADHD Etiologies: Environmental Exposures." CCHMC ADHD Program Research Meeting presentation; October, 2006.
"Developmental Issues in the Preschool Age Group: Basics for Daily Practice." Continuing Medical Education presentation, Brown County Hospital, Georgetown, Ohio, June, 2006.
CCHMC Resident Career Panel representative for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. May, 2006.
The Role of Dopamine Genotypes and Lead on ADHD-related Executive Function. Platform talk at the Society for Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics national conference; September, 2005.
ADHD, Its Subtypes, and Comorbidity in a Nationally Representative Sample: Overall Prevalence and Sociodemographic Variation. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Multi-Division Research in Progress Presentation; May, 2004.
Medical Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Part of the 'Series on Autism Spectrum Disorders', a collaborative effort by Cincinnati Children's and the Hamilton County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities; August, 2004.
Update of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Hamilton County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities - supported community talk; June, 2004.
Understanding Cerebral Palsy. Hamilton County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities - supported community talk; April, 2004.
Early Childhood Attachment: Formation and Disruption of the Attachment Bond. Part of Cincinnati Children's Resident Thursday Morning Developmental-Behavioral Series; April, 2004.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Case Presentation and Discussion. Presentation for Cincinnati Children's Leadership in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities training program; November, 2003.
The Alphabet Soup of Attachment Issues: RAD, SAD and ASD. Keynote address at the Cincinnati Infant / Toddler Mental Health Conference; September, 2003.
Positive Parenting: Parenting Needs and Services in Philadelphia Homeless Shelters. Platform presentation at the Dyson Initiative National Conference; September, 2002.
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