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Richard G. Azizkhan, MD

Title

Surgeon-in-Chief; Lester W. Martin Chair of Pediatric Surgery

Appointment

Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Email

richard.azizkhan@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-4576

Fax

513-636-7657

Bio

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.

Credentials

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.

Awards and Honors

  • Best Doctors in America, 2008
  • Awarded "2005 Best Doctors"
  • Awarded "2004 Best Doctors"
  • The Best Doctors in America, 1998 to 2000
  • Who's Who, 2,000 Notable American Men, 1993 to 2000
  • Who's Who in America, 1999
  • Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 1992 to 1999
  • Distinguished Lecturer, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital
    for Sick Children, Indianapolis, IN, 1999
  • Honorary President, Bosnian Pediatric Surgical Society, 1998 to present
  • The Best Doctors in America: Northeast Region, 1996 to 1998
  • Research Board of Advisors of The American Biographical Institute, 1997 to present
  • Miracle Maker of the Year, Children's Miracle Network, 1996
  • Alumni Fellow of the Year Pennsylvania State University, 1995
  • Pearls Day lecturer elected by fourth year UNC medical students, 1992
  • Pearls Day lecturer elected by fourth year UNC medical students, 1990
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Faculty Member, University of North Carolina, 1989
  • Pearls Day lecturer elected by fourth year UNC medical students, 1989
  • The Hymen L. Battle Distinguished Excellence in Teaching Award in the Clinical Sciences, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 1988
  • Junior Faculty Development Award, University of North Carolina, 1987
  • Smith Kline and French Fellowship Award, American College of Surgeons, 1986
  • Schering Scholarship Award, American College of Surgeons, 1983
  • Hugh S. Warren Teaching Award, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1983
  • American Cancer Society Junior Fellowship Award, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1982
  • Bigger-Lehman Research Award, Virginia Surgical Society, 1982
  • Upjohn Achievement Award for Academic Excellence in Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1981
  • Lange Medical Award for Academic Excellence, Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine, 1976
  • National Science Foundation Summer Research Award, Dickinson College, 1972
  • Bachelor of Science, cum laude and Honors in Biology, Dickinson College, 1972

Research

  • Trauma systems
  • Injury prevention
  • Fetal lung development
  • Vascular malformations
  • Solid tumors in childhood

Professional Organization Memberships

Special Interests

Editing

Funded Training Programs

Director of Pediatric Surgery Training Program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Related Areas

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