Mary V. Greiner, MD, MS Medical Director, CHECK Foster Care Center 513-636-9979 mary.greiner@cchmc.org

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Mary V. Greiner, MD, MS

Medical Director, CHECK Foster Care Center

Academic Affiliations

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-636-9979

Email mary.greiner@cchmc.org

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Specialties

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Foster care health; child abuse pediatrics

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Mary Greiner, MD, MS, completed training as a child abuse pediatrician in 2011 and subsequently established the Comprehensive Health Evaluations for Cincinnati’s Kids (CHECK) Foster Care Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. The CHECK Center contracts with Job and Family Services to provide comprehensive medical evaluations and assessments of overall functioning for foster youth at the time of entry into foster care and with each placement change.

Dr. Greiner has used her work with the CHECK Foster Care Center to inform a program of research in health issues for youth in foster care. Current research projects include examining knowledge of health and behavioral issues among foster caregivers; piloting and studying interventions to address identified needs for youth in foster care (including traumatic stress prevention, developmental and behavioral evaluations, and dental care); and examining knowledge of healthcare systems and self-management of health for foster youth preparing to age out of foster care.

Education and Training

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MD: Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA, 2005.

Residency: Pediatrics, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, 2008.

Fellowship: Child Abuse, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2011.

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Beal SJ, Greiner MV. Children in nonparental care: health and social risks. Pediatric research. 2016 Jan;79(1-2):184-90.

Greiner MV, Greiner HM, Caré MM, Owens D, Shapiro R, Holland K. Adding Insult to Injury Nonconvulsive Seizures in Abusive Head Trauma. Journal of child neurology. 2015 Nov;30(13):1778-84.

Greiner MV, Ross J, Brown CM, Beal SJ, Sherman SN. Foster Caregivers’ Perspectives on the Medical Challenges of Children Placed in Their Care Implications for Pediatricians Caring for Children in Foster Care. Clinical pediatrics. 2015 Aug;54(9):853-61.

Wilson PM, Chua M, Care M, Greiner MV, Keeshin B, Bennett B. Utility of head computed tomography in children with a single extremity fracture. The Journal of pediatrics. 2014;164(6):1274-1279.

Greiner MV, Richards TJ, Care MM, Leach JL. Prevalence of subdural collections in children with macrocrania. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2013;34(12):2373-2378.

Greiner MV, Berger RP, Thackeray JD, Lindberg DM, Examining Siblings to Recognize Abuse (ExSTRA) Investigators. Dedicated retinal examination in children evaluated for physical abuse without radiographically identified traumatic brain injury. The Journal of pediatrics. 2013;163(2):527-531.

Greiner MV, Palusci VJ, Keeshin BR, Kearns SC, Sinal SH. A preliminary screening instrument for early detection of medical child abuse. Hospital pediatrics. 2013;3(1):39-44.

Wilson PM, Greiner MV, Duma EM. Posterior rib fractures in a young infant who received chiropractic care. Pediatrics. 2012 Oct 1.

Greiner MV, Lawrence AP, Horn P, Newmeyer AJ, Makoroff KL. Early clinical indicators of developmental outcome in abusive head trauma. Childs Nerv Syst. 2012 Jun; 28 (6): 889-96.

Greiner, MV, Kerrigan JR. Puberty: Timing is Everything. Pediatric Annals. 2006 Dec;35(12):916-22.

Kathi L. Makoroff, MD Fellowship Director, Child Abuse Pediatrics 513-636-0037 kathi.makoroff@cchmc.org

Erica P. Messer, PsyD Pediatric Psychologist, Clinical, Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology 513-636-4336 erica.messer@cchmc.org

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Erica P. Messer, PsyD

Pediatric Psychologist, Clinical, Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology

Academic Affiliations

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-636-4336

Fax 513-636-0204

Email erica.messer@cchmc.org

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Clinical Interests

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Children and families exposed to domestic violence; children in foster care

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Dr. Erica Pearl Messer is a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant professor of Pediatrics. She began her career at Cincinnati Children’s in 2004 where she and her colleagues formed the Trauma Treatment Training Center. She specializes in treating children, particular those considered at-risk who have experienced child abuse and neglect. Dr. Messer is a certified Level II trainer for Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) International, and she co-developed and conducts research on Child Adult Relationship Enhancements, a trauma-informed training to assist adults in improving relationships and managing challenging behaviors. As the training director of the Mayerson Center for Safe & Healthy Children, her mission is to conduct research and disseminate evidence-based treatments for families exposed to trauma and violence, maternal depression and children in foster care.

Education and Training

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BA: Ohio University, Athens, OH, 1999.

PsyD: Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, 2004.

Predoctoral Internship: UC Davis Children's Hospital, Sacramento, CA, 2003-2004.

Postdoctoral Fellowship: Childhood Trauma and Maltreatment, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2004-2005.

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Gurwitch RH, Messer EP, Masse J, Olafson E, Boat BW, Putnam FW. Child–Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE): An evidence-informed program for children with a history of trauma and other behavioral challenges. Child abuse & neglect. 2016;53:138-145.

Pearl E, Thieken L, Olafson E, Boat B, Connelly L, Barnes J, Putnam F. Effectiveness of community dissemination of parent-child interaction therapy. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. 2012;4(2):204-213.

Boat BW, Dixon CA, Pearl E, Thieken L, Bucher SE. Pediatric dog bite victims: a need for a continuum of care. Clinical pediatrics. 2012;51(5):473-477.

Boat B, Pearl E, Barnes J, Richey L, Crouch D, Barzman D, Putnam F. Childhood cruelty to animals: Psychiatric and demographic correlates. J Aggres Maltreat Trauma. 2011.

Pearl ES. Parent management training for reducing oppositional and aggressive behavior in preschool children. Aggression and Violent Behavior. 2009;14:295-305.

Pearl ES. Parent-child interaction therapy with an immigrant family exposed to domestic violence. Clinical Case Studies. 2008;7(1):25-41.

Robert A. Shapiro, MD Director, Child Abuse Team / Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children 513-636-0037 bob.shapiro@cchmc.org

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Robert A. Shapiro, MD

Director, Child Abuse Team / Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children

Academic Affiliations

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-636-0037

Fax 513-636-0204

Email bob.shapiro@cchmc.org

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Specialties

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Child abuse; physical training; telemedicine; diagnosis of child abuse

Biography

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Robert Shapiro, MD, is director of the Child Abuse Team at Children's Hospital Medical Center and director of the Child Abuse and Forensic Pediatrics Fellowship.

Dr. Shapiro's role on the team includes inpatient and outpatient consultations and evaluations for suspected child physical or sexual abuse. These consultations and evaluations are completed in collaboration with a social worker on the team. He also teaches child abuse diagnosis to students, residents and post-graduate fellows.

Dr. Shapiro's research interests include sexually transmitted infections and fractures caused by abuse. The Child Abuse and Forensic Pediatrics Fellowship he directs is a one-year training program for pediatricians. The fellowship program emphasizes child abuse clinical, research, educational and administrative expertise and advocacy.

Education and Training

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MD: University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 1979.

Residency: Pediatrics, Bellevue Hospital Center - New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 1982.

Fellowship: Pediatric Ambulatory Care, Bellevue Hospital Center - New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 1984.

Certification: Pediatrics, 1985; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 1992.

Publications

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Lindberg D, Makoroff K, Harper N, Laskey A, Bechtel K, Deye K, Shapiro R. Utility of hepatic transaminases to recognize abuse in children. Pediatrics. 2009;124:509-516.

Berkoff MC, Zolotor AJ, Makoroff KL, Thackeray JD, Shapiro RA, Runyan DK. Has this prepubertal girl been sexually abused? JAMA. 2008 Dec 17;300(23):2779-92.

Lindberg DM, Lindsell CJ, Shapiro RA. Variability in Expert Assessments of Child Physical Abuse Likelihood. Pediatrics. 2008 Apr; 121(4):e945-e953.

Adams, J, Kaplan, R, Starling, S, Mehta, N, Finkel, M, Botash, A, Kellogg, N, Shapiro, R. Guidelines for Medical Care of Children Who May Have Been Sexually Abused. J Ped Adolesc Gynec. 2007 Jun;20(3):163-72.

Wallace GH, Makoroff KL, Malott HA, Shapiro RA. Hospital-based multidisciplinary teams can prevent unnecessary child abuse reports and out-of-home placements. Child Abuse Negl. 2007 Jun;31(6):623-9.

Shapiro RA, Makoroff KL. Sexually transmitted diseases in sexually abused girls and adolescents. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Oct;18(5):492-7.

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