Pediatric Residency Program

Daniel Mallon, MD, MSHPEd Associate Director, GI Fellowship Program 513-636-4415 daniel.mallon@cchmc.org

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Daniel Mallon, MD, MSHPEd

Associate Director, GI Fellowship Program

Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellowship

Co-Director, Celiac disease/Type 1 Diabetes Clinic

Academic Affiliations

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-636-4415

Email daniel.mallon@cchmc.org

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Clinical

Pediatric gastroenterology; celiac disease; inflammatory bowel disease; constipation; fecal microbiota transplantation; global health education

Research

Health professions education; primary care management of gastrointestinal problems; quality improvement; celiac disease

MD: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 2007.

MS-Health Professions Education: MGH Institute for Health Professions, Boston, MA, 2015.

Residency: Pediatrics, Seattle Children's Hospital/University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, 2007-2010.

Chief Resident: Pediatrics, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, 2010-2011.

Fellowship: Pediatric Gastroenterology, Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2011-2014.

Mallon D, Leichtner AM. Objective Assessment of Fellows: Doable and Worth Doing. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2016 Sep 16.

Mallon D, Vernacchio L, Leichtner AM, Kerfoot BP. 'Constipation Challenge' game improves guideline knowledge and implementation. Med Educ. 2016 May;50(5):589-90.

Mallon DP, Vernacchio L, Trudell E, Antonelli R, Nurko S, Leichtner AM, Lightdale JR. Shared Care: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Optimize Primary Care Management of Constipation. Pediatrics. 2015;135(5):e1300-1307.

Mallon DP, Suskind DL. Nutrition in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Nutr Clin Pract 2010;25(4):335-9.

Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd Assistant Director, Pediatric Residency Training Program 513-636-4528 brad.sobolewski@cchmc.org

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Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd

Assistant Director, Pediatric Residency Training Program

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-636-4528

Email brad.sobolewski@cchmc.org

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Clinical

Emergency medicine; graduate medical education

Research

Emergency medicine; technology in education; resident education

Biography

Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd, is an assistant director for the Pediatric Residency Training Program and an associate professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Emergency Medicine within the UC Department of Pediatrics. In addition to his clinical work in the ED and his role within the Residency Program Dr. Sobolewski is the creator of the educational website PEMBlog.com and PEM Currents the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast. His research is focused on the use of technology in education. You can view his Educator Portfolio at bradsobolewski.com.

MD: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 2004.

Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2007.

Chief Resident: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH, 2007-2008.

Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH, 2011.

MEd: The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2013.

Certification: Pediatrics, 2008; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2013.

Patel A, Unaka N, Holland D, Schuler C, Mangeot C, Sucharew H, Younts A, Maag L, Treasure J, Sobolewski B, Statile A. Increasing Physical Exam Teaching on Family-Centered Rounds Utilizing a Web-Based Tool. Pediatric Quality and Safety. 2017;2:e032.

Patel A, Unaka N, Sobolewski B, Statile A. Five Steps for Success in Building Your Own Educational Website. Academic Pediatrics. 2017;17(4):345–348.

Zackoff MW, DeBlasio D, Sobolewski B, Klein M. Implementation of point-of-care tools for assessment of teaching. Med Educ. 2016;50:1169.

Sobolewski B, Kerrey BT, Geis GL, Bria CL, Mittiga MR, Gonzalez del Rey JG. The April Effect: A Novel Orientation Approach to Improve Rotation Transitions During Pediatric Residency. Academic Pediatrics. 2016;16(3):220–223.

Sobolewski B. Social media, technology create new frontier in medical education. AAP News. 2015;36:34.

Chang TP, Pham PK, Sobolewski B, Doughty CB, Jamal N, Kwan KY, Little K, Brenkert TE, Mathison DJ. Pediatric Emergency Medicine asynchronous e-learning: a multi-center randomized control Solomon-4-group study. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2014 Aug;21(8):912-9.

Sobolewski, B, MD, Richey, L, Kowatch RA, Grupp-Phelan, J. Mental Health Follow-Up Among Adolescents with Suicidal Behaviors after Emergency Department Discharge. Arch Suicide Res. 2013;17(4):323-34.

Delgado A, Sobolewski B, Murtagh Kurowski E. A tale of two Torsions: Ovarian Torsion in Infants and Toddlers. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013 Mar;29(3):374-6.

Sobolewski BA, Mittiga MR, Reed JL. Atlantoaxial rotary subluxation following minor trauma. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2008 Dec;24(12):852-6.

Angela M. Statile, MD, MEd Assistant Program Director, Pediatric Residency Training Program 513-803-4829 angela.statile@cchmc.org

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Angela M. Statile, MD, MEd

Assistant Program Director, Pediatric Residency Training Program

Director Burnet Campus, Division of Hospital Medicine

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-803-4829

Fax 513-803-9245

Email angela.statile@cchmc.org

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Clinical Interests

Medical education; quality improvement; operations

MD: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, 2006.

Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2006-2009.

Chief Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2009-2010.

Certification: Pediatrics, 2009.

MEd: Master of Education, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2013.

Statile AM, Schondelmeyer AC, Thomson JE, Brower L, Davis B, Redel J, Hausfeld J, Tucker K, White DL, White CM. Improving Discharge Efficiency in Medically Complex Pediatric Patients. Pediatrics. 2016 Jul 13.

Statile AM, Unaka N, Thomson JE, Sucharew H, Gonzalez del Rey J, White CM. Implementation of an innovative pediatric hospital medicine education series. Hosp Pediatr. 2016 Mar;6(3):151-6.

Tubbs-Cooley HL, Pickler RH, Simmons JM, Auger KA, Beck AF, Sauers-Ford HS, Sucharew H, Solan LG, White CM, Sherman SN, Statile AM, Shah SS. Testing a post-discharge nurse-led transitional home visit in acute care pediatrics: the Hospital-To-Home Outcomes (H2O) study protocol. J Adv Nurs. 2016 Apr;72(4):915-25.

White CM, Statile AM, White DL, Elkeeb D, Tucker K, Herzog D, Warrick SD, Warrick DM, Hausfeld J, Schondelmeyer A, Schoettker PJ, Kiessling P, Farrell M, Kotagal U, Ryckman FC. Using quality improvement to optimise paediatric discharge efficiency. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014 May;23(5):428-36.

Schondelmeyer AC, Simmons JM, Statile AM, Hofacer KE, Smith R, Prine L, Brady PW. Using quality improvement to reduce continuous pulse oximetry use in children with wheezing. Pediatrics. 2015 Apr;135(4):e1044-51.

Thomson JE, Ambroggio L, Murtagh Kuroski E, Statile AM, Iyer S, White C, Shah SS. Hospital outcomes associated with guideline-recommended antibiotic therapy for pediatric pneumonia. J Hosp Med. 2015 Jan;10(1):13-8.

Biondi EA, Mischler M, Jerardi KE, Statile AM, French J, Evans R, Lee V, Chen C, Asche C, Ren J, Shah SS. Blood culture time to positivity in febrile infants with bacteremia. JAMA Pediatr. 2014 Sep;168(9):844-9.

Ambroggio L, Thomson J, Murtagh-Kurowski E, Courter J, Statile A, Graham C, Sheehan B, Iyer S, Shah SS, White C. Quality improvement methods to increase appropriate antibiotic prescribing for childhood community-acquired pneumonia. Pediatrics. 2013 May;131(5):e1623-31.

Mussman G, Parker M, Statile AM, Sucharew H, Brady PW. Suctioning and length of stay in infants with bronchiolitis. JAMA Pediatr. 2013 May;167(5):414-21.

White CM, Statile AM, Conway PH, Schoettker PJ, Solan LG, Unaka NI, Vidwan N, Warrick SD, Yau C, Connelly BL. Improving Physician Compliance with Proper Hand Hygiene. Pediatrics. 2012 April;129(4):1-9.

Grants

Improving post-discharge outcomes by facilitating family-centered transitions from hospital to home. Investigator. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. May 2014 - Jan 2017.

Ndidi I. Unaka, MD, MEd Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency Training Program 513-636-8354 ndidi.unaka@cchmc.org

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Ndidi I. Unaka, MD, MEd

Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency Training Program

A6NS Unit Medical Director

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-636-8354

Email ndidi.unaka@cchmc.org

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Clinical Interests

Medical education; advocacy; quality improvement; diversity

MD: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2007.

Residency: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 2007-2010.

Chief Residency: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 2010- 2011.

Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, 2010.

Bignall ONR, Raglin Bignall WJ, Vaughn LM, Unaka NI. Fathers Know Best: Inner-City African American Fathers' Perceptions Regarding Their Involvement in the Pediatric Medical Home. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2017.

Unaka NI, Statile A, Jerardi K, Dahale D, Morris J, Liberio B, Brady PW. Improving the Readability of Pediatric Hospital Medicine Discharge Instructions. JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE. 2017;12(7):551-557.

White CM, Thomson JE, Statile AM, Auger KA, Unaka N, Carroll M, Brady PW. Development of a New Care Model for Hospitalized Children With Medical Complexity. Hosp Pediatr. 2017;7(7):410-414.

Patel A, Unaka N, Sobolewski B, Statile A. Five Steps for Success in Building Your Own Educational Web Site. ACADEMIC PEDIATRICS. 2017;17(4):345-348.

Unaka NI, Statile A, Haney J, Beck AF, Brady PW, Jerardi KE. Assessment of Readability, Understandability, and Completeness of Pediatric Hospital Medicine Discharge Instructions. JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE. 2017;12(2):98-101.

Statile AM, Unaka N, Thomson JE, Sucharew H, del Rey JG, White CM. Implementation of an Innovative Pediatric Hospital Medicine Education Series. Hosp Pediatr. 2016;6(3):151-156.

Zackoff M, Goodwin E, Arroyo M, Downes K, Unaka N. Revisiting the History: Hypereosinophilia in a 4-Year-Old With Purpura. Hosp Pediatr. 2015;5(7):399-402.

Zackoff M, Jerardi K, Unaka N, Sucharew H, Klein M. An Observed Structured Teaching Evaluation Demonstrates the Impact of a Resident-as-Teacher Curriculum on Teaching Competency. Hosp Pediatr. 2015;5(6):342-347.

Ngobia A, Alsaied T, Unaka NI. Henoch-Schönlein purpura with hemoptysis: is it pneumonia or something else? Hosp Pediatr. 2014;4(5):316-320.

Auger KA, Jerardi KE, Sucharew HJ, Yau C, Unaka N, Simmons JM. Effects of the 2011 duty hour restrictions on resident education and learning from patient admissions. Hosp Pediatr. 2014;4(4):222-227.

Program Director - Medicine/Pediatrics Combined Program

Jennifer K. O'Toole, MD, MEd Program Director, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics Residency Program 513-803-1582 jennifer.otoole@cchmc.org

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Jennifer K. O'Toole, MD, MEd

Program Director, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics Residency Program

Director of Education, Division of Hospital Medicine

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

UC Department of Internal Medicine

Phone 513-803-1582

Email jennifer.otoole@cchmc.org

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Clinical

Adult and pediatric hospital medicine

Research

Handoffs; medical education; patient and family centered care; care of adults in pediatric hospitals

Biography

Dr. Jennifer O’Toole is a pediatric and adult hospitalist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati Medical Center, and an associate professor of pediatrics and internal medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (UCCOM). She holds a Master's of Education in curriculum and instruction from the University of Cincinnati College of Education. In 2017, she moved into the role of program director of Cincinnati’s Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency Program, after having served as associate program director for nine years. In addition, she serves as program director of the IMSTAR Medical Education Fellowship within the Department of Internal Medicine at UCCOM and director of education for the Division of Hospital Medicine at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. She is a graduate of the Academic Pediatric Association’s (APA) Educational Scholars Program and served as member representative on the executive committee of the national Medicine-Pediatric Program Directors Association from 2013-2015. From 2015-2018 she served as co-chair of the APA’s Hospital Medicine Special Interest Group and co-chair of the planning committee for the 2018 Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference. In 2017 Dr. O’Toole was named a member of the inaugural Pediatric Hospital Medicine Sub-board of the American Board of Pediatrics. Dr. O'Toole has received the Society of Hospital Medicine's (SHM) Award for Teaching Excellence (2018), the inaugural Med-Peds Program Director's Brendan P. Kelly Award (2017), and the Cincinnati Children's Faculty Education Achievement Award (2013)

Her clinical and research interests include resident education, curriculum development and innovation, handoff communication, patient/family centered care, and inpatient care for adults with congenital or complex healthcare needs admitted to pediatric hospitals. Since 2010 she has held the role of site principal investigator at Cincinnati Children's for the I-PASS Study Group. As part of this study group she has had the opportunity to collaborate with researchers and educators from across the country on the initial I-PASS Handoff Study, the AHRQ-funded Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) I-PASS Mentored Implementation Program, the Patient and Family Centered I-PASS Study.

BS: Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, 1999.

MD: University of Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY, 2003.

Residency: Internal Medicine / Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2007.

Chief Residency: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2008.

MEd: University of Cincinnati College of Education, Cincinnati, OH, 2012.

Certification: Pediatrics, 2007; Internal Medicine, 2008.

Guiot A, Kirkendall E, DeBlasio D, Gosdin C, Meier K, Shah S, O’Toole JK. Educational Added Value Unit: Development and Testing of a Measure for Educational Activities. Hospital Pediatrics. 2017 Oct 10.

Khan A, Coffey M, Kitterer K, Baird J, Furtak S, Garcia B, Ashland M, Calaman S, Kuzma N, O’Toole JK, et al. Families as Partners in Hospital Error and Adverse Event Surveillance. JAMA Pediatrics. 2017 Apr 1;171(4):372-381.

O’Toole JK, McLinden D, Sucharew H, Dewitt T, Klein MD. A Pilot Study of the Creation and Implementation of a Teaching Development Assessment Tool. Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2015 Dec;7(4):638-42.

O’Toole JK, Friedland A, Gonzaga AM, Hartig JR, Holliday S, Lukela M, Moutsios SA, Kolarik R. The Practice Patterns of Recently Graduated Internal Medicine-Pediatric Hospitalists. Hospital Pediatrics. 2015 June;5(6):309-314.

Starmer A, Spector N, Srivastava R, West D, Rosenbluth G, Allen A, Noble E, Tse L, Dalal A, Keohane C, Lipsitz S, Rothschild J, Wien M, Yoon C, Zigmont K, Wilson K, O’Toole JK, et al. Changes in Medical Errors after Implementation of a Handoff Program. New England Journal of Medicine. 2014 Nov 6;371(19):1803-1812.

Starmer A, O’Toole JK, Rosenbluth G, Calaman S, et al. The I-PASS Resident Handoff Curriculum: An Innovative Multi-site Initiative to Improve Patient Handoffs. Academic Medicine. 2014 June;89(6):876-884.

O’Toole JK, West D, Starmer A, Yu C, et al. Placing Faculty Development “Front and Center” in a Multi-site Educational Initiative: Lessons from the I-PASS Handoff Study. Academic Pediatrics. 2014 May;14(3):221-224.

O’Toole JK, Stevenson AT, Good BP, Guiot AB, Solan LG, Tse LL, Landrigan CP, Sectish TC, Srivastava R, Starmer AJ, Spector ND. Closing the Gap: Medical Students and Handoff Training. Journal of Pediatrics. 2013 May;162(5):887-888.e1.

O’Toole JK, Solan L, Yau C, Weiser J, Simmons J. Pediatric Hospitalist Perceptions of the Impact of Duty Hour Changes on Education and Patient Care. Hospital Pediatrics. 2013 April;3(2):162-166.

Klein M, O’Toole JK, McLinden D, DeWitt T. Training Tomorrow’s Medical Education Leaders: Creating a General Pediatric Master Educator Fellowship. Journal of Pediatrics. 2013 Mar;162(3):440-441.e1.

Grants

Bringing I-PASS to the Bedside: A Communication Bundle to Improve Patient Safety and Experience. Site Principal Investigator. Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Jan 2014–Dec 2016.

GME Leadership

Thomas G. DeWitt, MD, FAAP Director, Division of General and Community Pediatrics, Weihl Professor of Pediatrics 513-636-5932 tom.dewitt@cchmc.org

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Thomas G. DeWitt, MD, FAAP

Director, Division of General and Community Pediatrics, Weihl Professor of Pediatrics

Medical Director, Every Child Succeeds

Associate Chair for Education

Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine

Academic Affiliations

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-636-5932

Fax 513-803-9245

Email tom.dewitt@cchmc.org

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Clinical Interests

Generalist pediatrics; community-based education and research; faculty development; medical education research

Biography

Thomas G. DeWitt, MD, FAAP, is the Carl Weihl professor of pediatrics, director of the Division of General and Community Pediatrics, and associate chair for education in the Department of Pediatrics at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center within the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He has served as president of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association, chair of the steering committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) network and Committee on Pediatric Education, as well as on the National Academies of Science Board on Children, Youth, and Families. He currently sits on the United States Preventative Services Task Force and the ACGME Residency Review Committee for Pediatrics. He is nationally and internationally known for his publications and presentations in the areas of faculty development and community-based education and research.

MD: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1976.

Residency: Yale, New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CN.

Chief Resident: Yale, New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CN.

Fellowship: General Academic Pediatrics, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CN.

Certification: Pediatrics, 1982.

Klein M, DeWitt TG. Reliability of parent-measured axillary temperatures. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2010 Apr;49(3):271-3.

Samaan ZM, Klein MD, Mansour ME, DeWitt TG. The impact of the electronic health record on an academic pediatric primary care center. J Ambul Care Manage. 2009 Jul-Sep;32(3):180-7.

DeWitt TG, Cheng TL. The role of Title VII funding in academic general pediatrics fellowships and leadership. Acad Med. 2008 Nov;83(11):1103-6.

DeWitt TG. Diversity in pediatrics: the challenge and the opportunity. Ambul Pediatr. 2008 Mar-Apr;8(2):73-6.

Muething SE, Kotagal UR, Schoettker PJ, Gonzalez del Rey J, DeWitt TG. Family-centered bedside rounds: a new approach to patient care and teaching. Pediatrics. 2007 Apr;119(4):829-32.

Brinkman WB, Geraghty SR, Lanphear BP, Khoury JC, Gonzalez del Rey JA, Dewitt TG, Britto MT. Effect of multisource feedback on resident communication skills and professionalism: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 Jan;161(1):44-9.

Brinkman WB, Geraghty SR, Lanphear BP, Khoury JC, Gonzalez del Rey JA, DeWitt TG, Britto MT. Evaluation of resident communication skills and professionalism: a matter of perspective? Pediatrics. 2006 Oct;118(4):1371-9.

DeWitt TG. The application of social and adult learning theory to training in community pediatrics, social justice, and child advocacy. Pediatrics. 2003 Sep;112(3 Part 2):755-7.

Siegel RM, Kiely M, Bien JP, Joseph EC, Davis JB, Mendel SG, Pestian JP, DeWitt TG. Treatment of otitis media with observation and a safety-net antibiotic prescription. Pediatrics. 2003 Sep;112(3 Pt 1):527-31.

Mansour ME, Kotagal U, Rose B, Ho M, Brewer D, Roy-Chaudhury A, Hornung RW, Wade TJ, DeWitt TG. Health-related quality of life in urban elementary schoolchildren. Pediatrics. 2003 Jun;111(6 Pt 1):1372-81.

Javier A. Gonzalez del Rey, MD, MEd Vice Chair Graduate Medical Education, Division of Emergency Medicine 513-636-7918 javier.gonzalez@cchmc.org

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Javier A. Gonzalez del Rey, MD, MEd

Vice Chair Graduate Medical Education, Division of Emergency Medicine

Associate Director, Division of Emergency Medicine

Academic Affiliations

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-636-7918

Fax 513-636-7905

Email javier.gonzalez@cchmc.org

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Clinical

Procedural sedation; analgesia

Research

Medical education; quality improvement

Biography

Javier A. Gonzalez del Rey, MD, MEd, is currently associate director for the Division of Emergency Medicine and vice chair of graduate medical education for the Division of Emergency Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and professor of pediatrics for the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

He received his university and medical school education at the National University Pedro Henriquez Ureña in the Dominican Republic, completed his pediatric residency at the University of Connecticut Pediatric Primary Care Program, and fellowships training in general academic pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. He is currently certified in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine. He has completed a Master of Medical Education and advanced training in quality improvement methodology (I2S2).

He has won numerous teaching awards including the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Faculty Teaching Award, the University of Cincinnati Department of Emergency Medicine Golden Apple Award and most recently the Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education. Under his leadership, the Cincinnati Children’s Residency Program received a nomination for “best practices” by the Pediatric RRC / ACGME. He was recently nominated and elected to the US Medical School's Alpha Omega Alpha Chapter and Golden Humanism Society for outstanding contributions to residents and medical students’ education.

He is currently a member of the National Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellows Conference and the organizer of many international educational exchange programs. He is currently a board member at the Association of Pediatric Program Directors and executive committee member at the American Academy of Pediatrics Section in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. He was a member and chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics PREP - EM Planning Committee course for 10 years. Gonzalez del Rey’s major areas of interests include resident and subspecialty medical education, and improvement science methodology applied to medical education and training.

MD: National University Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1984.

Residency: Pediatric Primary Care Track, University of Connecticut, Waterbury, CT, 1985-1988.

Fellowships: Ambulatory and Community Pediatrics - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1988-1991.

Master Medical Education: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2002.

Certifications (Active): Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine.

Mendoza FS, Walker LR, Stoll BJ, Fuentes-Afflick E, St Geme JW 3rd, Cheng TL, Gonzalez del Rey JA, Harris CE, Rimsza ME, Li J, Sectish TC. Diversity and Inclusion Training in Pediatric Departments. Pediatrics. 2015 Apr;135(4):707-13.

Warrick D, Gonzalez-del-Rey J, Hall D, Statile A, White C, Simmons J, Wong SP. Improving Resident Handoffs for Children Transitioning from the Intensive Care Unit. Hosp Pediatr. 2015 Mar;5(3):127-33.

González del Rey J. Papel de los padres en las urgencias pediátricas: ¿tradición, conflicto o mejoría? An Pediatr (Barc). 2015;82:1-3.

Daily J, FitzGerald M, Downing K, King E, Del Rey JG, Ittenbach R, Marino B. Important knowledge for parents of children with heart disease: parent, nurse, and physician views. Cardiol Young. 2015 Jan 20:1-9.

Starmer J et all, Landrigan CP, I-PASS Study Group. Changes in medical errors after implementation of a handoff program. N Engl J Med. 2014 Nov 6;371(19):1803-12.

Schumacher DJ, Spector N, Calaman S, West DC, Cruz M, Frohna J, Gonzalez del Rey J, Gustafson KK, Poynter SE, Rosenbluth G, Southgate WM, Vinci RJ, Sectish TC. Putting the Pediatrics Milestones into Practice: A Consensus Roadmap and Resource Analysis. Pediatrics. 2014 May;133(5):898-906.

Philibert I, Gonzalez Del Rey JA, Lannon C, Lieh-Lai M, Weiss KB. Quality improvement skills for pediatric residents: from lecture to implementation and sustainability. Acad Pediatr. 2014 Jan-Feb;14(1):40-6.

Fitzgerald M, Mallory M, Mittiga M, Schubert C, Schwartz H, Gonzalez J, Duma E, McAneney C. Experience-Based Guidance for Implementing a Direct Observation Checklist in a Pediatric Emergency Department Setting. J Grad Med Educ. 2012 Dec;4(4):521-4.

Benito J, Mintegi S, Ruddy R, Gonzalez del Rey J. Changing Clinical Practices and Education in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Through Global Health Partnerships. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Mar 2012;(13)1:37-43.

Auger KA, Landrigan CP, Gonzalez del Rey JA, Sieplinga KR, Sucharew HJ, Simmons JM. Better Rested, but More Stressed?: Evidence of the Effects of Resident Work Hour Restrictions. Acad Pediatr. 2012 Jul-Aug;12(4):335-43.

Pathway Leadership - Primary Care

Melissa D. Klein, MD, MEd Director, Education Section, Division of General and Community Pediatrics 513-636-4506 melissa.klein@cchmc.org

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Melissa D. Klein, MD, MEd

Director, Education Section, Division of General and Community Pediatrics

Director, General Pediatrics Master Educator Fellowship

Director, Primary Care and Community Pediatrics Pathway of the Pediatric Residency

Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-636-4506

Fax 513-636-4506

Email melissa.klein@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Medical education; health disparities; primary care pediatrics

Biography

Melissa Klein, MD, Med, is an associate professor in the Division of General and Community Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center within the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She completed her medical training at Albany Medical College and her pediatric residency at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She more recently earned her Master of Education at the University of Cincinnati. Her main interests are medical education, specifically related to teaching residents how to address social determinants of health in pediatric settings. She is involved in education within the institution as one of the associate directors of the Pediatric Residency Training Program and the education section director in the Division of General and Community Pediatrics.

Dr. Klein is also interested in investigating and addressing health disparities. As part of this role, she serves as the physician champion of education for Child HeLP, the Medical-Legal Partnership serving patients in the pediatric primary care centers. She is also involved a program, collaborating with the FreeStore FoodBank, to reduce food insecurity in infants seeking care in the outpatient primary care center.

MD: Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, 1995.

Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1995-1998.

Chief Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1998-1999.

Certification: Pediatrics, 1999; recertification, 2006.

Klein MD, Alcamo AM, Beck AF, O’Toole JK, McLinden D, Henize A, Kahn RS. Can a Video Curriculum on the Social Determinants of Health Affect Residents’ Practice and Families’ Perceptions of Care? Acad Pediatr. 2014 Mar-Apr;14(2):159-66.

Klein MD, Schumacher DJ, Sandel M. Assessing and Managing the Social Determinants of Health: Defining an Entrustable Professional Activity to Assess Residents’ Ability to Meet Societal Needs. Acad Pediatr. 2014 Jan-Feb:4(1):10-3.

Klein M, O’Toole JK, McLinden D, DeWitt TG. Training Tomorrow’s Medical Education Leaders: Creating a General Pediatric Master Educator Fellowship. J Pediatr. 2013 Mar;162(3):440-441.

Klein M, Niebuhr V, D’Alessandro D. Innovative online faculty development utilizing the power of social media. Acad Pediatr. 2013 Nov-Dec;13(6):564-9.

O’Toole JK, Solan LG, Burkhardt MC, Klein MD. Watch and Learn: An Innovative Video Trigger Curriculum to Increase Resident Screening for Social Determinants of Health. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2013 Apr;52(4):344-50.

Klein MD, Beck AF, Henize AW, Parrish DS, Fink EE, Kahn RS. Doctors and Lawyers Collaborating to HeLP Children - Outcomes from a Successful Partnership between Professions. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2013 Aug;24(3):1063-73.

O’Toole JK, Burkhardt MC, Solan LG, Vaughn L, Klein MD. Resident Confidence Addressing Social History: Is It Influenced By Availability of Social-Legal Resources? Clin Pediatr (Phil). 2012 Jul;51(7):625-31.

Beck AF, Klein MD, Schaffzin JK, Tallent V, Gillam M, Kahn RS. Identifying and treating a substandard housing cluster using a medical-legal partnership. Pediatrics. 2012 Nov;130(5):831-8.

Demartini TL, Beck AF, Klein MD, Kahn RS. Access to Digital Technology Among Families Coming to Urban Pediatric Primary Care Clinics. Pediatrics. 2013 Jul;132(1):e142-8.

Burkhardt MC, Beck AF, Conway PH, Kahn RS, Klein MD. Enhancing Accurate Identification of Food Insecurity Using Quality Improvement Techniques. Pediatrics. 2012 Feb;129(2):e504-10.

Grants

Public Health Service Act, Title VII. Health Resources and Services Administration. Principal Investigator. Oct 2011 - Oct 2016. #D55HP23195.

Pathway Leadership - Global Health

Patrick T. McGann, MD, MS Member, Division of Hematology 513-517-2234 patrick.mcgann@cchmc.org

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Patrick T. McGann, MD, MS

Member, Division of Hematology

Academic Affiliations

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-517-2234

Fax 513-636-6929

Email patrick.mcgann@cchmc.org

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Biography

Dr. McGann was a leader in the development of a newborn screening and treatment program in the Republic of Angola. Toward this end, he worked and lived in Angola for much of two and a half years. This work helped to develop many relationships and is the foundation for much of his continued research and public health efforts in Angola. His research efforts during this time were supplemented by formal training in clinical research through the American Society of Hematology's Clinical Research Training Institute and through the master's program in clinical research at Baylor College of Medicine.

He is also actively involved in global hematology and global child health through such organizations as the Global Sickle Cell Disease Network, the Central African Sickle Cell Network (REDAC), the American Society of Hematology, and the AAP's Section on International Child Health (SOICH).

Upon arrival to Cincinnati Children's, Dr. McGann was the recipient of the Procter Scholar Award, which will help to support his international research efforts.

MD: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 2006.

Residency: Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2009.

Fellowship: Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 2009-2011; Baylor College of Medicine, 2011-2012.

MS: Clinical Research, Baylor College of Medicine, 2013.

Board Certification: Pediatrics, 2009; Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, 2013.

Grants

A Phase I/II Study of Hydroxyurea for Children with Sickle Cell Anemia in Angola. Principal Investigator. Procter Scholar Award, Cincinnanti Children's Hospital Medical Center TAPS Program. Jan 2014-Dec 2016.

Sickle Cell Education and Screening for Angolan Adolescents. Co-Director/Mentor. AAP International Community Access to Child Health (ICATCH). Jan 2014-Dec 2016.

Russell E. Ware, MD, PhD Director, Division of Hematology 513-517-2344 russell.ware@cchmc.org

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Russell E. Ware, MD, PhD

Director, Division of Hematology

Institute Co-Director, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute

Director, Global Health Center

Marjory J. Johnson Chair of Hematology Translational Research

Academic Affiliations

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-517-2344

Fax 513-803-8941

Email russell.ware@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Sickle cell disease; hemolytic anemia; immune-mediated cytopenia; PNH
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Biography

Russell Ware, MD, PhD, has been involved with a wide variety of clinical and translational hematology research projects for over 25 years, but his primary interests have focused on sickle cell disease. Dr. Ware has substantial personal experience with directing patient-oriented research, and he currently runs an NIH-funded laboratory effort that investigates genetic modifiers of sickle cell disease. The main focus of his lab research is to understand the phenotypic variability that occurs with hydroxyurea treatment, through the study of hydroxyurea pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenetics, and pharmacogenomics. Dr. Ware is also the national principal investigator for several NIH-funded multicenter sickle cell clinical trials, including the recently completed Stroke With Transfusions Changing to Hydroxyurea (SWiTCH), and the current TCD With Transfusions Changing to Hydroxyurea (TWiTCH) and Sparing Conversion to Abnormal TCD Elevations (SCATE) studies that include non-US clinical sites. Most recently, Dr. Ware has moved his research efforts into the international arena, starting SCD pilot screening programs in Angola, and now conducting clinical trials to determine the safety and efficacy of hydroxyurea in developing countries.

Dr. Ware has been elected by peers for inclusion in the Best Doctors in America List.

MD: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 1979-83.

Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 1983-86.

Fellowship: Duke Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1986-89.

PhD: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 1987-91.

Certification: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.

McGann PT, Ferris MG, Ramamurthy U, Santos B, de Oliveira V, Bernardino L, Ware RE. A prospective newborn screening and treatment program for sickle cell anemia in Luanda, Angola. Am J Hematol, 88(12); 984-989, 2013. PMID: 24038490

Hankins JS, McCarville MB, Rankine-Mullins R, Reid M, Lobo CL, Moura PG, Ali S, Soares D, Aldred K, Jay D, Aygun B, Bennett J, Kang G, Goldsmith JC, Smeltzer MP, Boyett JM, Ware RE. Prevention of conversion to abnormal TCD velocities with hydroxyurea in children with sickle cell anemia: a Phase III international randomized clinical trial. Am J Hematol 2015 Dec; 90(12):1099-105. PMC4715740

Ware RE, Davis BR, Schultz WH, Brown, Aygun B, Sarnaik S, Odame I, Fuh B, George A, Owen W, Luchtman-Jones L, Rogers ZR, Hilliard L, Gauger C, Piccone C, Lee MT, Kwiatkowski JL, Jackson S, Miller ST, Roberts C, Heeney MM, Kalfa TA, Nelson S, Imran H, Nottage K, Alvarez O, Rhodes M, Thompson AA, Rothman JA, Helton KJ, Roberts D, Coleman J, Bonner MJ, Kutlar A, Patel N, Wood J, Piller L, Wei P, Luden J, Mortier NA, Stuber SE, Luban NL, Cohen AR, Pressel, Adams RJ. Hydroxycarbamide versus chronic transfusion for maintenance of transcranial doppler flow velocities in children with sickle cell anaemia-TCD With Transfusions Changing to Hydroxyurea (TWiTCH): a multicentre, open-label, phase 3, non-inferiority trial. Lancet 2016 Feb; 387 (10019): 661-670. PMID: 26670617

Ndeezi G, Kiyaga C, Hernandez AG, Munube D, Howard TA, Ssewanyana I, Nsungwa J, Kiguli S, Ndugwa CM, Ware RE, Aceng JR. Burden of sickle cell trait and disease in the Uganda Sickle Surveillance Study (US3): a cross-sectional study. Lancet Glob Health 2016 Mar, 4(3): e195-e200. PMID: 26833239

Schaefer BA, Kiyaga C, Howard TA, Ndeezi G, Hernandez AG, Ssewanyana I, Paniagua MC, Ndugwa CM, Aceng JR, Ware RE. Hemoglobin variants identified in the Uganda Sickle Surveillance Study. Blood Advances 2016 Nov, 1: 93-100.

McGann PT, Hernandez AG, Ware RE. Sickle cell anemia in sub-Saharan Africa: advancing the clinical paradigm through partnerships and research. Blood 2017 Jan 12; 129(2):155-161. PMID: 27821508

Ware RE, de Montalembert M, Tshilolo L, Abboud MR. Sickle Cell Disease. Lancet, 2017 July 16; 390 (10091). PMID: 28159390

Opoka RO, Ndugwa CM, Latham TS, Lane A, Hume HA, Kasirye P, Hodges JS, Ware RE,* John CC.* (co-senior authors) Novel use Of Hydroxyurea in an African Region with Malaria (NOHARM): a randomized controlled trial. Blood, Dec 14, 2017. 130(24):2585-2593. PMID: 29051184

McGann PT, Williams TN, Olupot-Olupot P, Tomlinson GA, Lane A, Stuber S, Howard TA, McElhinney K, Aygun B, Latham T, Santos B, Tshilolo L, Ware RE. Realizing Effectiveness Across Continents with Hydroxyurea: Successful enrollment and baseline characteristics of the multicenter REACH study in sub-Saharan Africa. Am J Hematol, 2018 Aug; 93(4):537-545. PMC5870803

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