Wendy J. Pomerantz, MD, MS
Title
Associate Professor
Appointment
Associate Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine Affiliated Faculty, Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Phone
513-636-7966
Bio
Wendy J. Pomerantz, MD, received her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin and her medical school degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas. She completed a Pediatrics Residency at Children's Medical Center of Dallas, a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and a Master's of Science in Epidemiology at the University of Cincinnati. Currently, she has a faculty appointment as an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her interests include injury and poison prevention, emergency medical services, ATV and motor bike injuries, education, and geographic information systems.
Besides being the Co-director of Injury Free Coalition for Kids in Greater Cincinnati, she is a member of the Ohio EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Board, the AAP State of Ohio Committee of Injury and Poison Prevention, the American Red Cross Medical Assistance Team and the Greater Cincinnati Safe Kids Coalition.
Credentials
BA: Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, 1988.
MD: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, 1992.
Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas, Texas, 1995.
Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1998.
Certification: Pediatrics, 1995; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 1998.
MS: Epidemiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1998
Awards and Honors
- Children's Hospital Medical Center Divisional Teaching Award, 2003 - 2004
- Cincinnati Recreation Commission Presidential Partnership Award, 2006
- State Board of Emergency Medical Services appointed by Governor Bob Taft, 2006 - 2008
- Society for Pediatric Research
- Who's Who in America 61st Edition, 2007
Research
- Injury and Poison Prevention
- Epidemiology
- Geographic Information Systems
- EMSC
- Playground -related Injuries
- ATV and Motorbike-related Injuries
- Trauma
Research Grants and Contracts
Kohl's Foundation-January 2007-September 2007, $110,000. Co-Principal Investigator, Price Hill Project. Money for focus groups and equipment and construction of 2 playgrounds.
21st Century Community Learning Center Grant – August 2004- August 2009, $1,500,000, Project: After-school programming for youth at the 3 elementary schools in Avondale; coalition with the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati Public Schools, & YMCA.
Ohio Emergency Medical Services for Children, January 2005-present, $10,000 annually, Principal Investigator.
Pfau Foundation-July 2004-September 2005, $10,000. Co-Principal Investigator, Development of Tot Lot Playground Facility. Money for equipment and construction of playground.
Kohl's Foundation-July 2004-September 2005, $122,594. Co-Principal Investigator, Development of Playground Facilities. Money for equipment and construction of playground.
Greater Cincinnati Health Foundation- May-September 2004, $5,000. Co-Principal Investigator, Development of Hirsch Kids Dream Playground Facility. Money for equipment and construction of playground.
Allstate Foundation-July 2004-September 2004, $15,000. Co-Principal Investigator, Development of Tot Lot Playground Facility. Money for equipment and construction of playground.
Children's Hospital Medical Center-July 2004-September 2004, $3,000. Co-Principal Investigator, 2004 Playground Build,. Money for equipment and construction.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Injury Free Coalition – January 2006 – June $56,231.00, Co-Investigator, Gittelman MA, Pomerantz WJ, Klein D, Bernard A, Ho M. Education by Peer Mentors in an After School Setting to Reduce Obesity within Elementary Aged Students. Money for hiring staff and supplies for study.
Child Booster Seat Focus Groups – Funded by the National Highway & Traffic Safety Administration – A collaborative study with The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Johns Hopkins University, and Arkansas Children's Hospital studying barriers to booster seat use across ethnicity and regions within the United States – Wave 1-2005 & Wave 2-2006. Funding supported staffing and resources for focus group implementation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Injury Free Coalition for Kids. November 1, 2001 – October 31, 2006, $266,100, Co-Principal Investigator. Development of IFC in Greater Cincinnati. Money for hiring a Community Liaison/Coordinator for program development #31-229-606
AllState Foundation – June 2002 – June 2005 - $4000, Co-Investigator, The effects of an Emergency Department intervention on increasing booster seat usage in a high risk population.
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Cincinnati Bengals - $25,000 Project: November 2001-Present, Co-Principal Investigator, Development of Avondale Youth Football Stadium. Money for field equipment and construction
Publications, Most Recent
Norton A, Bystron D, McMahon D, Connelly A. Emergency Guidelines for Schools, 3rd Edition. Ohio Department of Health , School and Adolescent Health, School Nursing Program. Cotton W, Pomerantz WJ, Beeghly C (Eds), Columbus , Ohio, 2007.
Iyer SB, Gerber MA, Pomerantz WJ, Mortenson JE, Ruddy RM. Effect of point-of-care influenza testing on management of febrile children. Academic Emergency Medicine 2006;13(12):1259-1268.
Gittelman, MA, Pomerantz WJ, Groner JI, Smith GA. Pediatric ATV-related Injuries in Ohio from 1995-2001: Using the Injury Severity Score to determine if Helmets are a Solution. Pediatrics 2006;117(6):2190-2195.
Gittelman MA, Pomerantz WJ, Laurence S. An emergency department intervention to increase booster seats for lower socioeconomic families. Academic Emergency Medicine 2006;13(4):396-400.
Pomerantz WJ, Gittelman MA, Smith GA. No License Required: Severe Pediatric Motorbike-Related Injuries in Ohio. Pediatrics 2005;115(3):704-709.
Reed JL, Pomerantz WJ. Emergency Management of Pediatric Burns. Pediatric Emergency Care 2005;21(2):118-129.
Chao N, Pomerantz WJ. Acute Hearing Loss After Airbag Deployment. Pediatric Emergency Care 2004;20(10):683-686.
Book Chapters
Pomerantz WJ. Definition, classification, and initial assessment of shock. In: UpToDate, Rose BD (Ed), UpToDate, Wellesley, MA, 2006.
Pomerantz WJ. Hemorrhagic hypovolemic shock: evaluation and treatment. In: UpToDate, Rose BD (Ed), UpToDate, Wellesley, MA, 2006.
Pomerantz WJ. Non-hemorrhagic hypovolemic shock: evaluation and treatment. In: UpToDate, Rose BD (Ed), UpToDate, Wellesley, MA, 2006.
Pomerantz WJ. Septic shock: evaluation and treatment-I. In: UpToDate, Rose BD (Ed), UpToDate, Wellesley, MA, 2006.
Pomerantz WJ. Septic shock: evaluation and treatment-II. In: UpToDate, Rose BD (Ed), UpToDate, Wellesley, MA, 2006.
Pomerantz WJ. Anaphylactic shock. In: UpToDate, Rose BD (Ed), UpToDate, Wellesley, MA, 2006. In press.
Pomerantz WJ. Cardiogenic shock. In: UpToDate, Rose BD (Ed), UpToDate, Wellesley, MA, 2006. In press.
Pomerantz WJ. Neurogenic shock. In: UpToDate, Rose BD (Ed), UpToDate, Wellesley, MA, 2006. In press.
Whitaker WT, Pomerantz WJ. Ocular foreign body removal. In: Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures, 2nd Edition, King C, Henretig FM (Eds). (In press)
Professional Organization Memberships
Service
- State Board of Emergency Medical Services Member
- Manuscript reviewer, Southern Medical Journal
- Co-Director, Safety Resource Center – Cincinnati Children's ED
- Member, ED academic strategic planning committee
- Member, Diabetes Awareness Program Committee
- Co-director, Injury Free Coalition for Kids-Cincinnati
- Member, Tri-state Trauma Coalition Injury Prevention and Public Education Sub-committee
- Member, American Red Cross Medical Assistance Team
- Co-coordinator, Resident Injury Prevention and Advocacy Course
- AAP Section on Injury and Poison Prevention, Newsletter Editor
- Representative, Ohio EMSC Committee Chairperson
- Co-chair, Ohio Injury Prevention Task Force
- Member, Hamilton County Safe Communities
- Member, Trauma Registry Advisory Subcommittee, Ohio EMS Board
- Physician Co-Project Manager Cincinnati Children's EmSTAT (Emergency Department Information System)
- Advisor, Avondale Cincy Afterschool Program
- Advisor, Parent Education Pamphlet's on Injury Prevention for Cincinnati Children's website
- Abstract reviewer, AAP Annual Meeting
- Manuscript reviewer Public Health Reports
- Abstract reviewer, APHA Annual Meeting
- Manuscript reviewer, Bright Futures Textbook, The American Academy of Pediatrics, Sections on Infant Injury Prevention
- Co-Director, Safety Resource Center – Cincinnati Chilren's ED
- Member, ED academic strategic planning committee
- Member, Diabetes Awareness Program Committee
Teaching
- Development of After-school programming for youth within three Avondale elementary schools – In collaboration with the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati & the Cincinnati Public Schools, 2004-present
- Development Injury Free Rebound Basketball Educational Program, 2004-present
- Developing a National Instructional Injury Prevention Educational Curriculum – In collaboration with and funded by the American Academy of Pediatrics, 2003 - present
- Co-Director, Injury Prevention & Advocacy Course – 2-week mandatory rotation for all CCHMC pediatric interns, 2002-present
Abstracts
Gittelman MA, Klein D, Pomerantz WJ, Frey L, McNealy T. The elementary school years: it's never too early to screen for obesity. Poster Presentation: Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada May 2007.
Pomerantz WJ, Farris S, Frey L, Gittelman MA,
Drug ingestions in children 10-14 years old: an old problem revisited. Poster Presentation: Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada May 2007.
Pomerantz WJ, Gittelman MA, Williams K, Davis III O. The Anti-Violence and Social Effects of a Friday Night Youth Basketball Program. Oral Presentation. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, Atlanta, GA., October 2006
Gittelman MA, Pomerantz WJ, Frey L, Williams K, Kincaid K. Successful Safety Resource Center Located in a Pediatric Emergency Department Setting. Oral Presentation. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, Atlanta, GA., October 2006.
Gittelman MA, Pomerantz WJ, McNealy T, Williams K. Reduce injuries by mobilizing and revitalizing a community. Oral Presentation: Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA April 2006.
Whitaker WT, Pomerantz WJ, Hariharan S, Gittelman M. Safety education for infants 4 to 6 months of age: do pediatricians follow AAP recommendations? Poster: Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA April 2006.
Williams K, Davis III O, Gittelman M, Pomerantz W. Friday night youth basketball league: a program to increase self esteem, and decrease crime, violence and injury among inner city youth. Presentation: Injury Free Coalition for Kids Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, December 2005. J Trauma: Supplement 2006;60(6):5-6.
Williams K, Gittelman MA, Pomerantz WJ, FitzGerald M.
Are pediatricians addressing parents' needs regarding injury prevention information? Oral Presentation: American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, Washington D.C., October 2005.
Gittelman MA, Pomerantz WJ, FitzGerald M, Williams K. The effectiveness of a simple injury prevention intervention in a pediatric emergency department setting. Oral Presentation. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, Washington D.C., October 2005.
Gittelman MA, Pomerantz WJ, FitzGerald M, Williams K. Providing injury prevention education in the emergency department: a family perspective. Poster: American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, Washington D.C., October 2005.
Pomerantz WJ, Gittelman MA, McNealy TM.
Keeping kids safe: use of focus groups to plan after school activities. Poster: American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, San Francisco, California, October 2004.
Gittelman MA, Pomerantz WJ, McNealy TM. Mobilizing resources in a community to engage youth in after school programming. Oral presentation: American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, San Francisco, California, October 2004.
Iyer S, Gerber M, Pomerantz WJ, Mortenson J, Ruddy R. The effect of point-of-care diagnosis of influenza on the management of febrile infants presenting to a pediatric emergency department. Pediatric Research: Supplement 2004;55(4):121A. Oral Presentation: Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA May 2004.
Special Interests
- Community-based injury prevention
- EMS
Presentations, Most Recent
Grand Rounds: 3rd Annual Michael Altieri Lecture, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia; Topic presented: Injury Prevention and Professional Responsibility: A Physician's Perspective, May 2007
Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics Open Forum Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio. Topic Presented: Preventing Injuries to Youth: Target Your Community and Ask the Questions, May 2006
Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting, Washington D.C. Workshop Presented: Mobilization of a High-Risk Community to Prevent Injuries to Youth, April 2006
American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, Washington D.C. Topic Presented: Best Injury Papers 2004-2005, October 2005
Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting, Washington D.C. Workshop Presented: Mobilization of a High-Risk Community to Prevent Injuries to Youth, May 2005
16th Annual Trauma Symposium, Parkview Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Topic Presented: ATV Crashes: An Increasing Trend, May 2005
Emergency Medical Services for Children, Child Passenger Safety and Injury Prevention 5th Annual Conference: Childhood Emergencies: Prevention and Management for all Providers of Care, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin; Topic Presented: ATV Safety, October 2004
Center of America Regional EMSC Meeting, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin; Topic Presented: ATV Regional Project, October 2004
Public Health Combined Conference, Columbus, Ohio; Roundtable Presentation:
Overview of Reports from Commissions on Injury Prevention and Post Critical Care Trauma, May 2004
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