Robert S. Kahn, MD, MPH
Title
Research Section Director, Division of General and Community Pediatrics; General Pediatrician
Appointment
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Email
robert.kahn@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-4369
Fax
513-636-4402
Bio
Robert S. Kahn, MD, MPH, is a general pediatrician and child health researcher. Dr. Kahn's work has focused on the intersection of poverty, women's health and child health, in research funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). More recently, the research has included a focus on genetic susceptibility to common pediatric conditions such as asthma and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In particular, the research examines how genetic susceptibility may influence the effects of risks presented by the physical and social environment.
Dr. Kahn attended Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. At Children's Hospital in Boston, he completed his residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in primary care research. At the same time, he obtained a Masters in Public Health at Harvard School of Public Health. He was initially appointed Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center. Currently he is an Associate Professor in the Division of General and Community Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Credentials
BA: Psychology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 1986.
MD: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, 1992.
Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 1995.
Fellowship: Primary Care Research, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 1997.
MPH: Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 1997.
Certification: Pediatrics, 1995, 2002.
Awards and Honors
- Best Doctors in America, 2008
Research
Parental health as a mediator of poverty's effects on children.
Social and economic disparities in children's health.
Interaction of genes and environment in common childhood diseases.
Research Grants and Contracts
Childhood Asthma in an Era of Genomics, Robert Wood Johnson Generalist Faculty Scholars Award, 7/01/04 - 6/30/08, Principal Investigator.
National Children's Study Vanguard Center, NIH/HH, HHSN 275200603416C/403321, 11/01/05 - 10/30/10, Subcontract Co-Investigator.
Environmental Exposures, NOS Genes, and Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Pediatric Asthma, NIH/NHLBI, 1R21HL083145-01A1, 7/15/06 – 6/30/08, Co-Investigator.
Low Level Tobacco Exposure and Infant Wheeze, Flight Attendants Medical Research Institute, 7/01/07 – 6/30/10, Co-Investigator.
Publications, Most Recent
Kuhlthau K, Kahn R, Hill K, Srilakshmi G, Ettner SL. The well-being of parental caregivers of children with activity limitations. Maternal Child Health J; in press
Spanier AJ, Hornung RW, Kahn RS, Lierl MB, Lanphear BP. Seasonal variation and environmental predictors of exhaled nitric oxide in children with asthma. Pediatr Pulmonol 43(6):576-83, 2008.
Phelan K, Khoury J, Atherton H, Kahn RS. Maternal depression, child behavior, and injury. Inj Prev 2007; 13:403-408.
Whitaker RC, Orzol SM, Kahn RS. The Co-occurrence of smoking and a major depressive episode among mothers 15 months after delivery. Prev Med 2007; 45:476-80.
Froehlich TE, Lanphear BP, Epstein JN, Barbaresi WJ, Katusic SK, Kahn RS. Prevalence, recognition, and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in a national sample of U.S. children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2007; 161: 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. Biol Psych 2007; 62(3): 243-249.
Kahn JA, Lan D, Kahn RS. Sociodemographic factors associated with high-risk human papillomavirus infection. Obstet Gynecol 2007;110(1): 87-95.
Wilson S, Kahn RS, Khoury J, Lanphear BP. The Role of air nicotine in explaining racial differences in cotinine among tobacco-exposed children. Chest, 2007; 131: 856 - 862.
Braun J, Kahn RS, Froehlich T, Auinger P, Lanphear BP. Exposures to environmental toxicants and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in US children. Env Health Persp 2006;114:1904-1909.
Witt WP, Fortuna L, Wu E, Kahn RS, Winickoff JP, Pirraglia PA, Ferris TG, Kuhlthau K. Children’s use of motor vehicle restraints: Maternal psychological distress, maternal motor vehicle restraint practices, and sociodemographics. Amb Pediatrics. 2006;6:145-151.
Whitaker RC, Orzol SE, Kahn RS. Maternal mental health, substance use, and domestic violence in the year after delivery and subsequent behavior problems in children at age 3 years. Arch Gen Psych 2006;63:551-560.
Ferris TG, Kuhlthau K, Ausiello J, Perrin J, Kahn RS. Are minority children the last to benefit from a new technology? Technology diffusion and inhaled corticosteroids for asthma. Med Care 2006;44:81-86.
Presentations, Most Recent
Mentors and Topics: Keys to Success in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatric Fellows’ Scholarly Activity Projects, Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Annual Meeting. Cincinnati, OH., 10/17/08
Childhood Asthma in an Era of Genomics: Will the Generalist’s Role Be Re-cast? Robert Wood Johnson Generalist Physician Faculty Scholars Conference. San Diego, CA., 11/30/2007
Mapping Disparities in Child Health: From Gini’s to Genes, Cincinnati Children’s Faculty Cross-Talk. Cincinnati, OH., 11/1/2007
Mapping tragedy and injustice in child health outcomes: Opportunities with the NCS, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD., 10/10/2007
Mapping Social and Genetic Influences on Common Childhood Conditions: Early Work in Asthma and ADHD, National Office of Public Health Genomics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 11/17/06
Integrating Genetic Susceptibility and Environmental Influences in Child Health Research, Pediatric Grand Rounds, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, 9/14/2006
Professional Organization Memberships
Abstracts
Kahn RS, Froehlich T, Spanier A, Wilson S, Simmons J, Lanphear BP. Framing parental smoking cessation: family hardships and children’s tobacco exposure. Presidential Platform Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, May, 2008.
Froehlich T, Lanphear B, Auinger P, Epstein J, Braun J, Kahn RS. Contribution of tobacco and lead exposure to ADHD in U.S. children. Platform Presentation, Pediatrics Academic Societies meeting, May, 2008.
Wilson S, Talaska G, Schumann B, Kahn R, Khoury J, Leondard A, Lanphear B. Racial differences in carcinogen-DNA adducts in tobacco-exposed children. Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, May, 2008.
Spanier AJ, Hornung R, Kahn R, Lanphear B. Low level prenatal tobacco exposure and infant wheeze. Poster Presentation, seventh annual FAMRI Science Symposium, May 2008.
Froehlich T, Lanphear B, Epstein J, Barbaresi W, Katusic S, Kahn RS. Prevalence and treatment of ADHD in a national sample of U.S. children. Presidential Platform Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, May, 2007.
Kahn RS, Hornung RS, Ho M, Lanphear BP. Tobacco smoke exposure, genetic susceptibility, and childhood asthma morbidity. Platform Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, May, 2007.
Spanier AJ, Hornung R, Kahn R, Lierl M, and Lanphear BP. Seasonal variation and environmental predictors of exhaled nitric oxide in children with asthma. Oral presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, May 2007.
Spanier, AJ, Hornung, R, Kahn, R, Lierl M, and Lanphear, BP. Trends and environmental predictors of exhaled nitric oxide in children with asthma. Oral Presentation, Annual pediatric environmental health scholars meeting, Dec 2006.
Wilson S, Kahn R, Khoury J, Lanphear B. Understanding racial differences in children’s cotinine levels using household air nicotine. Platform Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, April, 2006.
Kahn RS. Gene-environment interaction in common pediatric conditions: conceptual overview and recent evidence. Topic Symposium, Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, April, 2006.
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