Norbert J. Weidner, MD
Title
Anesthesiologist;Medical Director, StarShine Hospice;Director, Pediatric Palliative and Comfort Care Team / PACT
Appointment
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesia and Pediatrics
Email
norbert.weidner@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-4408 or 513-636-7768
Fax
513-636-2920
Bio
Norbert J. Weidner, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician, as well as a board-certified anesthesiologist.
Following training in pediatrics Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, as well as Dayton Children's Hospital, he pursued a fellowship in pediatric anesthesia / critical care / regional anesthesia in Melbourne, Australia, for one year.
Upon completion of his fellowship in 1988, Dr. Weidner joined the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center's Department of Anesthesia. In addition to his staff duties as an anesthesiologist, Dr. Weidner was an attending staff in the pediatric intensive care unit for approximately two years.
To incorporate the fellowship training he received in Australia, Dr. Weidner began the pain management group at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He has participated in the pain management group, both in the care of acute postoperative pain, as well as chronic pain management.
In 2004, Dr. Weidner received board certification with the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Weidner has been affiliated with the hospice service at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center since its inception and currently serves as the medical director of StarShine Hospice.
Dr. Weidner is passionate about partnering with families to offer a range of comprehensive, family-centered care to children with chronic, complex or life-threatening conditions. His vision to address the needs of this patient population resulted in the development of the Pediatric Palliative and Comfort Care Team / PACT at Cincinnati Children's.
Dr. Weidner serves as the director of the PACT consulting service for patients and families.
Credentials
MD: Temple Medical School, Philadelphia, PA, 1975.
Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1975-77; Pediatrics, Dayton Children's Hospital, Dayton, OH 1981-82; Anesthesia, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 1985-87.
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesia, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 1988.
Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, 1983; American Board of Pediatrics, 1989; Diplomat, American Board Medical Acupuncture, 2001; Hopsice and Palliative Medicine, 2004.
Research
Anesthesia and pain management
Publications, Most Recent
Weidner NJ: The Evolution of Pediatric Palliative Medicine and Its Integration with Anesthesia. In: International Anesthesiology Clinics: Frontiers in Pediatric Anesthesiology. Kurth CD ed. Philadelphia, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Vol 44, No 1, Winter 2005, pages 109-118.
Weidner NJ: Developing an Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Plan for the Patient with Muscular Dystrophy.Pediatric Annals. 34:7;2-7, 2005.
Weidner NJ: Taking Aim at Pain.Young and Healthy. Summer 2005.
Professional Organization Memberships
Special Interests
Palliative medicine; end of life care; anesthesiology; pain management
Presentations, Most Recent
Goldschneider KG, Weidner NJ, Meyer M, Black, S: The Oncology Patient from Start to Finish. Presented at 7th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain; June 25-29, 2006; Vancouver BC, Cananda.
How Much to Say and When From Where I'm Seated -- Empowering Families to Face It! Live It! Change It! Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Annual Conference Cincinnati, Ohio, July 13-16, 2006
The Challenge of Uncertainty: Reframing Hope, Bio-Ethnics Network of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, May 12, 2006
Pain Control and Terminal Care / Hospice, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Division of Hematology / Oncology Fellow Lecture Series, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 2006; July 2005; July 2004
The Final Hours of Living, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Nursing Education Series, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 2004
Related Areas
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