Whenever possible we translate our work into care that matters. We work with these and other programs:

• Colorectal Center to provide innovative, experienced care for complex colorectal conditions.
• Comprehensive Fertility Care and Preservation Program to protect fertility during treatments for cancer and other conditions. This program is one of the oldest of its kind at a pediatric institution.
• Differences of Sex Development Center to improve the physical health, psychosocial health and quality-of-life outcomes for patients.
• MRKH Care Center to provide integrated management for people with an underdeveloped uterus, cervix and upper vagina. About half of the people with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) also have conditions affecting the kidneys and spine.
• Urogenital Center to offer treatments for complex conditions, including anorectal malformations and urogenital conditions.

Our research faculty maintain memberships in several groups to collaborate on research, share knowledge and stay on the leading edge of advancements in pediatric and adolescent gynecology. Our memberships include:

• Disorders of Sex Development Translational Research Network, a national consortium of pediatric hospitals working to standardize care for patients across the country.
• Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium and the Midwest Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Consortium, two groups of U.S. pediatric hospitals collaborating on research related to the health of the female reproductive system for babies, children and adolescents.
• Pediatric Colorectal and Pelvic Learning Consortium, an international consortium of surgeons, scientists and other specialists researching anorectal malformations and colorectal and pelvic disorders.

Research By the Numbers

Our faculty and their research teams take part in many collaborations and partnerships to advance gynecologic care for babies, children, teens and young women.

Training Future Pediatric Gynecology Researchers

As a nationally recognized Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Program, we train the next generation of clinical pediatric and adolescent gynecologists and investigators in this growing field. Graduates of our fellowship program now lead pediatric and adolescent gynecology services and training programs at many of the nation’s top institutions.

Our team works collaboratively with various medical and surgical specialties at Cincinnati Children’s by fostering clinical educational opportunities for fellows, residents, and trainees during their off-service rotations. Our team is also committed to providing medical trainees from outside the institution a chance to rotate on our pediatric and adolescent gynecology service. This allows trainees to gain exposure to the field and learn from our expertise.

Cincinnati Children’s is one of only a few medical centers with faculty trained in pediatric and adolescent gynecology—and an established patient population. This fact, combined with our clinical training and research programs has led several organizations to recognize us for our regional and national healthcare leadership. Those groups include the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology and the Oncofertility Consortium.