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In later years, as renovations took place, some of these decorative features were covered over, only to be rediscovered later. — Who is this?

Katie Dodd, MD, was often accompanied on rounds by community pediatricians, as well as residents.

1945

Culture

Katherine (Katie) Dodd, MD, was hospital president Dr. Ashley Weech’s first full-time appointment in 1943. Often cited as the best clinical teacher in the history of Cincinnati Children’s, she went on to become the first woman to Chair a Department of Pediatrics. She left Cincinnati Children’s in 1952 to take the position at the Children’s Hospital of Arkansas.

1941

Cure

The U.S. joins World War II following an attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. In the war effort, Cincinnati Children’s scientists would investigate the effect of high-altitude flight on humans and develop a method of preserving and transporting whole blood, a breakthrough which saved lives on the battlefield.

Who's This?

Josef Warkany, MD (center), was among the first to join the Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation. He came from Vienna for a one-year fellowship and ended up spending his entire career here.

1940

Care

Cincinnati Children’s researcher Josef Warkany, MD, links certain birth defects to vitamins A and D, mercury, thalidomide and more. Considered the father of teratology (the study of birth defects), Dr. Warkany’s work is foundational to our understanding that a mother’s nutritional deficiencies and environmental exposure to drugs, chemicals, radiation and viruses can impact the prenatal and postnatal health of children. In 1980 Dr. Warkany was interviewed about his career at Cincinnati Children's. Watch the video.

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