Hospital Medicine
Meet the Team

Meet the Hospital Medicine Team

The Division of Hospital Medicine at Cincinnati Children's is home to specialists with a variety of backgrounds and areas of focus. As a team, this diversity makes us better prepared to care for your child's unique needs.

Directors

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Patrick W. Brady, MD, MSc

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Comparative effectiveness research; co-production with patient and families; designing and evaluating complex interventions; clinical trials;...
Photo of {Karen E. Jerardi, MD, MEd}

Karen E. Jerardi, MD, MEd

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Medical education; quality measure development

Faculty

Photo of {Hazem Al-Hnawi, MD}

Hazem Al-Hnawi, MD

Attending Physician, Department of Hospital Medicine
Photo of {Armand H. Antommaria, MD, PhD, FAAP, HEC-C}

Armand H. Antommaria, MD, PhD, FAAP, HEC-C

Professor
Research Interests
Pediatric Bioethics
Photo of {Katherine A. S. Auger, MD, MSc}

Katherine A. S. Auger, MD, MSc

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Andrew F. Beck, MD, MPH}

Andrew F. Beck, MD, MPH

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Social determinants of health; disparities; population health; quality improvement; geography
Photo of {Benjamin S. Bolser, MD}

Benjamin S. Bolser, MD

Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine
Photo of {James Bowen, MD, MEd}

James Bowen, MD, MEd

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Clinical reasoning; medical education
Photo of {Alicia K. Caldwell, MD}

Alicia K. Caldwell, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Tara N. Calhoun, MD}

Tara N. Calhoun, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Carlos A. Casillas, MD, MPH}

Carlos A. Casillas, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Emilia Connolly, DO}

Emilia Connolly, DO

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Stephanie Davis-Rodriguez, MD, MS}

Stephanie Davis-Rodriguez, MD, MS

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Jennifer E. deSante-Bertkau, MD, MBe}

Jennifer E. deSante-Bertkau, MD, MBe

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Clinical ethics
Photo of {Jasmine Dillard, MD}

Jasmine Dillard, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Advocacy health services research; health equity
Photo of {Meghan Fanta, MD, MSc}

Meghan Fanta, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Patient safety; health disparities
Photo of {Leslie Farrell, MD}

Leslie Farrell, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Courtney A. Gilliam, MD}

Courtney A. Gilliam, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Medical education; diversity; equity; inclusion
Photo of {Abbie Goodman, MD}

Abbie Goodman, MD

Instructor, UC Department of Internal Medicine
Photo of {Craig H. Gosdin, MD, MSHA}

Craig H. Gosdin, MD, MSHA

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Amy B. Guiot, MD, MEd}

Amy B. Guiot, MD, MEd

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Philip A. Hagedorn, MD, MBI}

Philip A. Hagedorn, MD, MBI

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Research clinical informatics; clinical research informatics; research informatics; decision support tools; patient safety; advanced data...
Photo of {Brian F. Herbst Jr., MD}

Brian F. Herbst Jr., MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Lori Herbst, MD}

Lori Herbst, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Daniel Herchline, MD, MSEd}

Daniel Herchline, MD, MSEd

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Medical education
Photo of {Lisa E. Herrmann, MD, MEd}

Lisa E. Herrmann, MD, MEd

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Research medical education; interprofessional education; educational scholarship
Photo of {Brittany B. Hubbell, MD}

Brittany B. Hubbell, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Anna J. Ipsaro, MD, MBe}

Anna J. Ipsaro, MD, MBe

Instructor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Jonathan Janiczek, MD}

Jonathan Janiczek, MD

Instructor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Karen E. Jerardi, MD, MEd}

Karen E. Jerardi, MD, MEd

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Medical education; quality measure development
Photo of {Yemisi O. Jones, MD, MEd}

Yemisi O. Jones, MD, MEd

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Matthew Kelleher, MD, MEd}

Matthew Kelleher, MD, MEd

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Benjamin R. Kinnear, MD, PhD, MEd}

Benjamin R. Kinnear, MD, PhD, MEd

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Melissa D. Klein, MD, MEd}

Melissa D. Klein, MD, MEd

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Medical education; screening for unmet social needs
Photo of {Danni Liang, MD}

Danni Liang, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Healthcare value; health equity; health services research; clinical research; common pediatric infections; evidence based care
Photo of {Sarah Luthy, MD, MSCS}

Sarah Luthy, MD, MSCS

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Trisha Marshall, MD, MSc}

Trisha Marshall, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Katie A. Meier, MD}

Katie A. Meier, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Quality improvement
Photo of {Matthew J. Molloy, MD, MPH}

Matthew J. Molloy, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Clinical decision support; clinical informatics; quality improvement; high value care; antimicrobial stewardship
Photo of {Jennifer K. O'Toole, MD, MEd, SFHM}

Jennifer K. O'Toole, MD, MEd, SFHM

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Handoffs; medical education; patient and family centered care; gender equity efforts in medicine
Photo of {Michelle W. Parker, MD}

Michelle W. Parker, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Quality improvement; evidence based health-care; medical education; patient safety
Photo of {Rachel J. Peterson, MD}

Rachel J. Peterson, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Care of adults with conditions of childhood
Photo of {Laura Piper, MD}

Laura Piper, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Lisa Remer, MD}

Lisa Remer, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Sarah W. Riddle, MD, IBCLC, FAAP}

Sarah W. Riddle, MD, IBCLC, FAAP

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Margaret S. Ridge, MD, MSc}

Margaret S. Ridge, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Health equity; health disparities; social determinants of health; quality improvement
Photo of {Amanda C. Schondelmeyer, MD, MSc}

Amanda C. Schondelmeyer, MD, MSc

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Quality improvement; clinical research
Photo of {Christine L. Schuler, MD, MPH}

Christine L. Schuler, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Avni Shah, MD}

Avni Shah, MD

Instructor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE, MHM}

Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE, MHM

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Kenna Sheak, MD}

Kenna Sheak, MD

Instructor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Katherine C. Soe, MD, FAAP}

Katherine C. Soe, MD, FAAP

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Interface of hospital medicine and psychiatry; mental health education for pediatric providers; improving mental health care for hospitalized youth
Photo of {S. Andrew Spooner, MD, MS, FAAP}

S. Andrew Spooner, MD, MS, FAAP

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Learn more about the Decision Support Analytics Workgroup.
Photo of {Angela M. Statile, MD, MEd}

Angela M. Statile, MD, MEd

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Sonya Tang Girdwood, MD, PhD}

Sonya Tang Girdwood, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Pediatric clinical pharmacology; sepsis; model-informed precision dosing; IV to enteral antibiotic transition
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Photo of {Joanna E. Thomson, MD, MPH}

Joanna E. Thomson, MD, MPH

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Jennifer D. Treasure, MD, MSc}

Jennifer D. Treasure, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Michael T. Vossmeyer, MD}

Michael T. Vossmeyer, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Dane C. Warner, MD, MPH}

Dane C. Warner, MD, MPH

Instructor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Improving patient safety; reducing diagnostic errors.
Photo of {Amanda Warniment, MD, MSc}

Amanda Warniment, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Hospital care of children with medical complexity
Photo of {Danielle E. Weber, MD, MEd}

Danielle E. Weber, MD, MEd

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Documentation; curriculum development; resident assessment
Photo of {Christine M. White, MD, MAT}

Christine M. White, MD, MAT

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Fellows

Photo of {Anne K. Jackson, MD, MPH}

Anne K. Jackson, MD, MPH

Clinical Fellow, Division of Hospital Medicine
Research Interests
Social and structural influences of health; infectious disease epidemiology
Photo of {Michael Lugo, MD}

Michael Lugo, MD

Clinical Fellow, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Photo of {Ellie Young, MD}

Ellie Young, MD

Clinical Fellow, Division of Hospital Medicine

Leadership

Photo of {Laura Brower, MD, MSc}

Laura Brower, MD, MSc

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Brian F. Herbst Jr., MD}

Brian F. Herbst Jr., MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Lisa E. Herrmann, MD, MEd}

Lisa E. Herrmann, MD, MEd

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Research medical education; interprofessional education; educational scholarship
Photo of {Brittany B. Hubbell, MD}

Brittany B. Hubbell, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Photo of {Katie A. Meier, MD}

Katie A. Meier, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Quality improvement
Photo of {Michelle W. Parker, MD}

Michelle W. Parker, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Quality improvement; evidence based health-care; medical education; patient safety
Photo of {Angela M. Statile, MD, MEd}

Angela M. Statile, MD, MEd

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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