Research Faculty

Lori A. Aronson, MD Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia

Lori A. Aronson, MD, is a pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist, an educator and a mentor. She is the director of the Advanced Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Fellowship and a leader of anesthesia resident, fellow, and staff education throughout her career. She currently leads and manages a pediatric anesthesia board review lecture series in the department and at national level.

513-636-4408 lori.aronson@cchmc.org

Jaime Bozentka, MD

513-636-4408 jaime.bozentka@cchmc.org

Veronica O. Busso, MD

Veronica O. Busso, MD, is a staff pediatric anesthesiologist whose specialties include general anesthesia, radiology based anesthesia, and intra-operative neuromonitoring. She is currently working with the Craniofacial Collaboration and Deep Brain Stimulation outcomes focus groups with a desire to improve clinical outcomes in these patient populations. In addition, she is interested in the use of intra-operative neuoromonitoring to better understand epilepsy.

513-375-1451 veronica.busso@cchmc.org

Matthew Careskey, MD

513-636-4408 matthew.careskey@cchmc.org

Vidya Chidambaran, MD, MS Director, Perioperative Pain Management

Vidya Chidambaran, MD, MS, investigates pharmacogenomics of opioids and biopsychosocial determinants of acute and chronic post-surgical pain including psychosocial, genomic and epigenetic markers. She is the PI of a multisite study, and is conducting an RCT investigating mindfulness-based meditation effects on pain coping and anxiety in postsurgical children.

513-636-8021 vidya.chidambaran@cchmc.org

Steve C. Danzer, PhD

Steve C. Danzer, PhD, is a developmental neurobiologist with a research program examining the role of adult-generated hippocampal granule cells in the development of epilepsy. Research on the impact of granule cells in autism is a second lab focus. Techniques used include models of epilepsy and autism, confocal microscopy, electrophysiology, immunohistochemistry, organotypic slice culture, and genetic manipulations of target genes.
Visit the Danzer Lab.

513-636-4526 steve.danzer@cchmc.org

Hilary A. Flint, DO, MEd Pediatrician, Palliative Medicine Specialist, Department of Anesthesia

Hilary A. Flint, DO, MEd, is a pediatrician that specializes in palliative medicine, pain and symptom management as well as the care for medically fragile children. Her primary research interest is developing palliative medicine educational interventions for pediatric residents and fellows which focus on training medical learners to communicate effectively with patients and families as well as how to care for patients with serious illness.

513-636-5479 hilary.flint@cchmc.org

Jamie Furstein, PhD, DNAP, APRN-CRNA, APRN-CNP Associate CRNA Director, Lead CRNA Liberty Campus, Department of Anesthesia

Jamie Furstein, PhD, DNAP, APRN-CRNA, APRN-CNP, is currently the primary investigator for multiple prospective, randomized clinical trials comparing regional anesthetic techniques in the pediatric population. In addition he is collaborating with researchers from the Departments of Orthopedics, Physical Therapy, Otolaryngology, and Pediatric Surgery to explore various approaches to pain management for pediatric patients undergoing surgery.

513-636-4408 jamie.furstein@cchmc.org

Kenneth R. Goldschneider, MD, FAAP Director, Pain Management Center

Kenneth R. Goldschneider, MD, FAAP, is interested in chronic pain in children and young adults. He is involved in several long-term studies of pain in children as well as in developing evidence-based pain care guidelines for epidermolysis bullosa. He is a founding member of the Pediatric Research Network for Pain (PRN-Pain), a collaborative organization of North American pediatric institutions dedicated to working in coordination with government and industry entities to improve pain research in children.

513-636-7768 kenneth.goldschneider@cchmc.org

Joel B. Gunter, MD Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia

513-636-4408 joel.gunter@cchmc.org

Nancy S. Hagerman, MD

Nancy S. Hagerman, MD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist and medical director of Same Day Surgery and Pre-Anesthesia Consultation Clinic. Her academic interests include outcomes related to preoperative evaluation and preparation for pediatric anesthesia, preoperative pediatric anxiety and related outcomes, and quality improvement science and its role in pediatric anesthesia.

513-636-4408 nancy.hagerman@cchmc.org

Elizabeth A. Hein, MD Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia

513-636-4408 elizabeth.hein@cchmc.org

Clifford O. Hoffmann, MD Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia

513-636-4408 cliff.hoffmann@cchmc.org

Michael P. Jankowski, PhD

Michael P. Jankowski, PhD, studies how injury effects the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and produces pain. Understanding mechanisms of how the PNS changes in pain states will provide critical insights for developing novel therapies. The role of growth hormone in neonatal nociception and sex differences in pain are ongoing interests of the laboratory.

Visit the Jankowski Lab.

513-803-7966 michael.jankowski@cchmc.org

Thomas J. Kabalin, MD Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia

513-636-4408 thomas.kabalin@cchmc.org

Ali I. Kandil, DO, MPH Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology

Ali I. Kandil, DO, MPH, investigates the interpretability of auditory brainstem response comparing different anesthetic techniques. The goal of this research is the provide insight into the effects of different anesthetics on the interpretability of hearing tests in children undergoing general anesthesia.

513-636-4408 ali.kandil@cchmc.org

Michael J. Kibelbek, MD Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia

513-636-4408 michael.kibelbek@cchmc.org

Christopher D. King, PhD

Christopher D. King, PhD, investigates the mechanisms related to the development and persistence of chronic pain and altered sensory processing in adults and children using several multidisciplinary techniques to evaluate physiological reactivity of stress-related biomarkers, psychological factors that may co-vary with altered sensory processing, and the use of quantitative sensory testing to examine differences in the processing of experimental pain stimuli.

513-636-4408 christopher.king@cchmc.org

Renee Kreeger, MD

Renee Kreeger, MD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist who specializes in anesthesia for congenital heart disease. Her other interests include anesthesia safety and quality improvement, as well as neurologic outcome after cardiac surgery. She serves as the associate safety officer for the Department of Anesthesia and is currently a co-investigator in clinical research examining neurologic monitoring during congenital cardiac surgery and its effect on outcome.

513-636-4408 renee.kreeger@cchmc.org

Jennifer E. Lam, DO Physician, Department of Anesthesia

Jennifer E. Lam, DO, is a pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist and serves as the director of the pediatric cardiac anesthesia fellowship. She is also responsible for staff medical education and anesthesia grand rounds. She is very involved in fellow and resident education, providing formal lectures and mentorship throughout the year. In addition, Jennifer sits on the hospital’s Blood Utilization Review Committee as a representative for the department.

513-636-4408 jennifer.lam@cchmc.org

Christopher S. Lee, MD Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia

Christopher S. Lee, MD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist whose primary basic science and translational research interest is exploring the protective effects of ischemic conditioning on tissue injury, sensory transduction and pain. Secondary interests include blood product management and pediatric regional anesthesia.

513-636-4408 christopher.lee@cchmc.org

Erica P. Lin, MD Attending Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia

Erica P. Lin, MD, is a pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist. As the departmental expert in ventricular assist devices, she coordinates care for our heart failure patients with implanted devices. She also facilitates VAD-training among the pediatric cardiac anesthesia division. Erica is also actively involved in fellow and resident education. Her basic research interests focus on hypoxia-ischemia and its effect on neurodevelopmental outcome.

513-636-4408 erica.lin@cchmc.org

Marina Lopez-Sola, PhD

Marina Lopez-Sola, PhD, investigates the neurocognitive, affective and body mechanisms underlying widespread chronic pain and its differentiation and overlap with depression and anxiety. The goals of her research are to identify psychobiological markers for early detection of widespread chronic pain vulnerability and prediction of clinical intervention effects.

513-517-0592 marina.lopez-sola@cchmc.org

Mohamed A. Mahmoud, MD Staff Anesthesiologist

Mohamed A. Mahmoud, MD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist who has clinical research programs in pediatric airway morphology and neuromonitoring. His primary research interest is examining the effect of currently available anesthetic agents on the upper airway morphology in children with history of obstructive sleep apnea. Effect of anesthesia on neuromonitoring modalities is a second clinical research focus.

513-636-4408 mohamed.mahmoud@cchmc.org

John J. McAuliffe III, MD, MBA Anesthesiologist-in-Chief

513-636-4408 john.mcauliffe@cchmc.org

Mark Meyer, MD Medical Director, Pediatric Palliative and Comfort Care Team

Mark Meyer, MD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist and palliative care physician with quality improvement research interests in opioid safety and communication. He possesses special clinical expertise in pediatric cancer pain and symptom management in life-threatening illness.

513-636-4408 mark.meyer@cchmc.org

David L. Moore, MD

David L. Moore, MD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist and pain management physician, with interests in education of regional anesthesia and pain medicine. His research investigates use of simulation in education, relation of education to pain management outcomes, and role of anxiety and regional anesthesia on pain management outcomes.

513-636-8530 david.moore@cchmc.org

Suryakumar Narayanasamy, MBBS, MD

617-901-3484 suryakumar.narayanasamy@cchmc.org

Pornswan Ngamprasertwong, MD, MSc Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia

Pornswan Ngamprasertwong, MD, MSc, is an anesthesiologist and physician scientist. Her research focus is in the area of fetal-neonatal anesthesia and pharmacology. Her expertise is in fetal-neonatal anesthesia and research related to pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics of anesthetic drugs and developmental physiology. She has participated as principle investigator and co-investigator in many pharmacokinetics and personalized medicine research at Cincinnati Children’s, using various anesthetic agents in both human and animal model.

513-636-4408 pornswan.ngamprasertwong@cchmc.org

Michale S. Ok, MD Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia

513-636-4408 michale.ok@cchmc.org

Vanessa A. Olbrecht, MD, MBA Associate Director of Research, Department of Anesthesia

Vanessa A. Olbrecht, MD, MBA, is a pediatric anesthesiologist and acute pain physician with interests in understanding opioid-induced effects on tumor biology, recurrence and metastasis and determining whether perioperative administration of narcotics influences long-term clinical outcomes in children having tumor resections. She is currently working with Dr. John Perentesis’ group in the Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute.

513-636-4408 vanessa.olbrecht@cchmc.org

Nick Pratap, MB BChir, MRCPCH, FRCA Congenital Cardiac Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia

Nick Pratap, MB BChir, MRCPCH, FRCA, investigates the use of monitoring in the operating room and cardiac intensive care unit. The goal of his research is to improve clinical outcomes after open heart surgery in young infants. He is also working on novel ways of partnering with families to prepare their children for surgery.

513-803-0645 jayant.pratap@cchmc.org

Joseph P. Previte, MD, FAAP Director, Anesthesia Information and Communication Services

513-636-4408 joseph.previte@cchmc.org

John B. Rose, MD Co-Director, Inpatient Pain Rehabilitation Program

John B. Rose, MD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist with clinical expertise and research interest in the management of chronic pain in children and adolescents. His research interests also include quality improvement in chronic pediatric pain management and opiate safety in children.

513-636-7768 john.rose@cchmc.org

Nancy Samol, MD

513-636-4408 nancy.samol@cchmc.org

Paul J. Samuels, MD Director of Education, Department of Anesthesia

Paul J. Samuels, MD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist and the director of education in the Department of Anesthesia. His clinical and research interests include measurement of technical skill acquisition, pediatric obesity, and medical simulation.

513-636-4408 paul.samuels@cchmc.org

Ximena Soler, MD Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia

513-636-4408 ximena.soler@cchmc.org

James P. Spaeth, MD Director, Cardiac Anesthesia

James P. Spaeth, MD, is a pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist and the director of Cardiac Anesthesia. His clinical research interests include the effect of congenital cardiac disease and cardiac surgery on neurodevelopmental outcomes, and the use of cerebral monitoring during the perioperative period. He is also involved in quality improvement work focused on improving the safety of pediatric anesthesia.

513-636-4408 james.spaeth@cchmc.org

Alexandra Szabova, MD Director, Pain Management Fellowship

Alexandra Szabova, MD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist with interest in chronic pediatric pain medicine. She is on staff at the Pain Management Center and a program director of the Pediatric Pain Medicine Fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s. Her area of expertise includes musculoskeletal/back pain in children and young adults and related clinical outcome research.

513-636-7768 alexandra.szabova@cchmc.org

Rachel Thienprayoon, MD, MSCS Medical Director, StarShine Hospice & Palliative Care

Rachel Thienprayoon, MD, MSCS, is a clinical researcher focusing on racial/ethnic disparities in hospice enrollment in children, quality indicators in pediatric hospice care, and systems delivery of hospice care to children.

513-736-6301 rachel.thienprayoon@cchmc.org

Charlotte Walter, MD

513-636-4408 charlotte.walter@cchmc.org

Eric P. Wittkugel, MD Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia

Eric P. Wittkugel, MD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist and a mentor with a research and education focus on quality improvement and safety in outpatient pediatric anesthesia. His research focuses on the use of quality improvement methods to optimize preanesthetic evaluation and clinical outcomes for children undergoing ambulatory surgery. His clinical interests include anesthesia for airway surgery and for children with epidermolysis bullosa.

513-636-4408 eric.wittkugel@cchmc.org

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