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Daniel H. Grossoehme, DMin, BCC

Title

Staff Chaplain III

Appointment

Assistant Professor

Email

daniel.grossoehme@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-0848

Fax

513-636-0810

Bio

Daniel H. Grossoehme, MDiv, BCC, is an ordained Episcopal priest who completed his clinical pastoral residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Hospital with an emphasis in pediatrics and critical care in 1992-1993. He became the first Director of Chaplaincy Services at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, where he served from 1993 to 2003, when he joined Cincinnati Children's Medical Center's College Hill Campus as Staff Chaplain. He is an active writer, with a book and 16 journal articles.

Credentials

BS: Astrophysics, Indiana University, 1985.

MDiv: Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia, Alexandria, VA, 1992.

Doctor of Ministry: (Pastoral Counseling), Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 2006

Research

Adherence, spirituality and religion, chronic illness coping and HRQoL

Publications, Most Recent

Grossoehme DH, VanDyke R, Seid M. Spirituality’s role in chronic disease self-management: Sanctification of the body in families dealing with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy 2009;15:1-10.

Cotton S, Grossoehme D, Rosenthal SL, McGrady ME, Roberts YH, Hines J, Yi MS, Tsevat J. Religious/spiritual coping in adolescents with sickle cell disease: A pilot study. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2009;31(5):313-8.

Grossoehme DH, Ragsdale J, Dixon C, Berz K, Zimmer M. The changing face of medical education: the role of religion, integrative medicine and osteopathy. The Open Medical Education Journal 2009;2:1-8.

Grossoehme DH. Development of a spiritual screening tool for children and adolescents. Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling 2008;62:71-86.

VandeCreek L, Grossoehme DH, Ragsdale JR, McHenry CL, Thurston C. Attention to Spiritual/Religious Concerns in Pediatric Practice: What Clinical Situations? What Educational Preparation? Chaplaincy Today 23(3):3-9.

Grossoehme DH, Cotton S, Leonard A. Spiritual and religious experiences of adolescent psychiatric inpatients versus healthy peers, Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling 2007;61(3):197-204.

Grossoehme DH, Ragsdale JR, McHenry C, Thurston C, DeWitt T, VandeCreek, L. Pediatrician characteristics associated with attention to spirituality and religion in clinical practice, Pediatrics 2007.

Editorial Positions

Child Abuse and Neglect, Peer Reviewer
Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy, Editorial Board

Presentations, Most Recent

Grossoehme DH. Adolescent religious coping with chronic disease. Presented at Grand Rounds, Seattle Children’s Hospital, December 2, 2009; Seattle, WA.

Grossoehme DH, Ragsdale J, Wooldridge JL, Cotton S, Seid M. The first year: parents’ use of religion following their child’s diagnosis with CF. Presented at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, October 14-17, 2009; Minneapolis, MN

Fitchett G, Grossoehme DH, O’Connor TS, Sakuria ML, Bremleve B. Evidence-Based Chaplaincy: Desirable? Feasible? February 3, 2009, Spiritual Care Summit 2009, Orlando, FL.

Grossoehme DH, Cotton S. Religious/Spiritual Coping by Parents of Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease: a Pilot Study. Paper presentation. June 26, 2008, 1st Annual Meeting, Society for Spirituality, Theology and Health, Duke University, Durham, NC.