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Director, Pediatric Home Ventilator Program

Director, Transitional Care Center
Medical Director, Division of Respiratory Care

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

513-636-6771

513-636-4615

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"I want my aerodigestive disorder patient families to know that I communicate with every member of their child's care team. Together we develop a comprehensive treatment plan. I take the time to make sure my patient families understand the results of tests and know the next steps in a child’s evaluation and treatment."

About Me

Biography

As a pediatric pulmonologist, I believe in partnering with families to decide the best individualized therapy for each child. I work as part of a multidisciplinary team and specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of complex airway and aerodigestive disorders. I also treat children with long-term tracheostomy and ventilator dependence.

I want my aerodigestive disorder patient families to know that I communicate with every member of their child's care team. Together we develop a comprehensive treatment plan. I take the time to make sure my patient families understand the results of tests and know the next steps in a child’s evaluation and treatment.

As part of the home ventilator program team, I help families to ensure their child can breathe comfortably. We constantly assess the child’s need for ventilation at home.

I always wanted to work with families to improve the overall health of their children, especially by helping their children breathe comfortably. These families, who take such great care of their children, no matter how complex their medical needs, inspire me.

My research focuses on improving care and safety for children with tracheostomies and at-home ventilators. I am part of a team developing new life-like models to simulate flexible bronchoscopy to teach doctors to perform the procedure on children.

I’m honored to be named one of Cincinnati's Top Doctors by Cincinnati Magazine from 2017 to 2020.

When I’m not at work, I spend as much time as I can with my wife and two young sons. A favorite activity with my boys is playing with toy cars and garbage trucks. I enjoy running, biking, backpacking and hiking.

Academic Affiliation

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Clinical Divisions

Pulmonary Medicine, Bronchoscopy, Aerodigestive and Sleep, Aerodigestive and Esophageal

My Locations

My Publications

Pediatric tracheostomy care updates. Smith, MM; Benscoter, D; Hart, CK. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. 2020; Publish Ahead of Print:425-429.

Moral distress in pediatric otolaryngology: A pilot study. Redmann, AJ; Smith, M; Benscoter, D; Hart, CK. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2020; 136:110138-110138.

Congenital lung overinflation secondary to a unilateral obstructing mediastinal bronchogenic cyst. Wagner, ML; Hart, CK; Benscoter, D; Fleck, RJ; Tiao, GM. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. 2020; 60:101570-101570.

Characterization of tracheobronchomalacia in infants with hypophosphatasia. Padidela, R; Yates, R; Benscoter, D; McPhail, G; Chan, E; Nichani, J; Mughal, MZ; Myer, C; Narayan, O; Nissenbaum, C; et al. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 2020; 15.

Impact of respiratory viral polymerase chain reaction testing on de-escalation of antibiotic therapy in children who require chronic positive pressure ventilation. Ale, GB; Benscoter, D; Hossain, MM; Zhang, Y; Courter, J; Thomson, J. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2020; 55:2150-2155.

Ultrashort Echo-Time MRI for the Assessment of Tracheomalacia in Neonates. Hysinger, EB; Bates, AJ; Higano, NS; Benscoter, D; Fleck, RJ; Hart, CK; Burg, G; De Alarcon, A; Kingma, PS; Woods, JC. Chest. 2020; 157:595-602.

Timing of Initial Posttracheostomy Surveillance Endoscopy in Pediatric Patients. Smith, MM; de Alarcon, A; Meinzen-Derr, J; Cohen, AP; Born, H; Wilcox, LJ; Benscoter, DT; Hart, CK. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2020; 162:362-366.

American Thoracic Society 2019 Pediatric Core Curriculum. Moore, PE; Boyer, D; Perkins, R; Katz, ES; Castro-Codesal, ML; MacLean, JE; Akil, N; Esther, CR; Kaslow, J; Lewis, TC; et al. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2019; 54:1880-1894.

Preparing families to care for ventilated infants at home. Benscoter, D; Borschuk, A; Hart, C; Voos, K. Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 2019; 24:101042-101042.

Direct Lung Sampling Indicates That Established Pathogens Dominate Early Infections in Children with Cystic Fibrosis. Jorth, P; Ehsan, Z; Rezayat, A; Caldwell, E; Pope, C; Brewington, JJ; Goss, CH; Benscoter, D; Clancy, JP; Singh, PK. Cell Reports. 2019; 27:1190-1204.e3.