Available Equipment

Main Campus MRI The Department of Radiology, located on the ground floor of the hospital’s main building, currently operates five MRI platforms. All platforms have a wide array of receiver coils tailored for head, neck, torso, and extremity imaging. All rooms are equipped with anesthesia equipment. GE 1.5T (MRI Green) -60 cm bore, installed in 1992, HD23 platform, upgraded in 2016. Gradient strength: 33 mT/m, slew rate: 200 T/m/s, max FOV: 48 cm....

September 12, 2022 · 8 min · 1632 words · Brandon Edwards

Care Coordination Team

Treating autism can be complex. Often children with autism will need to see a sleep specialist, a geneticist, a neurologist, a GI specialist, or even a nutritionist. Children with autism usually see a speech and language therapist and some see occupational and/or physical therapists. Most children with autism have behavioral intervention services and many have medication concerns. A Care Coordinator can assist families in linking to and between these types of services....

September 12, 2022 · 5 min · 1008 words · Rosemary Smith

Columbus Childrens Hospital Offers Babysitter Training Workshop

Columbus Childrens Hospital is offering a public babysitter training workshop now through December Babysitter Training from A-Z. Babysitter Training from A-Z teaches students how to be a sitter the parents will want to invite back. Topics covered during the workshop include landing/accepting the job, learning basic baby care, handling medical and household emergencies, preparing meals and snacks, managing behavior issues and teaching creative activities. All sessions are taught by Childrens Hospital staff with clinical certifications....

September 12, 2022 · 3 min · 486 words · Ernest Gleason

Congenital Hypothyroidism Symptoms Treatment And Follow Up

Hypothyroidism (HI poe THY roid ism) means an infant’s level of thyroid hormone is low (see HH-I-343, Hypothyroidism). When a baby is born without enough thyroid hormone, it is called congenital hypothyroidism. Every newborn in every state has blood work done at birth. The newborn screening test will find out if the blood levels of thyroid hormone are too low. Low thyroid levels must be treated for your baby to grow and develop as he should....

September 12, 2022 · 5 min · 1036 words · John Petrson

Geeta Sai Ilipilla

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 355-8005 Fax us at: (614) 355-7855 Psychiatry and Behavioral Health444 Butterfly Gardens Dr.LAC4Columbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Geeta Sai Ilipilla Academic and Clinical Areas Psychiatry Physician Team Primary Department Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Primary Section Psychiatry Education Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 07/24/2017 Board Certifications Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Psychiatry Fellowship Thomas Jefferson University Date Completed: 07/10/2017 Residency Albert Einstein Medical Center (Temple University)...

September 12, 2022 · 4 min · 693 words · Susan Donaldson

Halloween Safety Tips For Older Kids And Teens

You’ve seen safety tips for the young trick-or-treating wizards and monsters in your life, but don’t forget about the older kids when it comes to Halloween safety. Read on to learn what you can do to help keep kids of all ages a little safer on Halloween night. Trick-or-Treat Safety Tips for Older Kids Older kids and tweens often go trick-or-treating on their own. Review these safety tips with your kids before they go out and coach them on how to help the whole group be safer....

September 12, 2022 · 7 min · 1287 words · Marjorie Richard

James P Digan Named President Of Nationwide Childrens Hospital Foundation

James P. Digan has been appointed president of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation, effective today. He brings a wealth of diverse fundraising experience to this role including previous foundation leadership roles at other health systems, foundations and higher education institutions. Digan was most recently president of the Rochester General Foundation, a 650-bed community health system in Rochester, N.Y. In this position, he oversaw all philanthropy for the system. He also previously served as executive vice president for development and chief advancement officer at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where his leadership was key to their successful $400 million capital campaign....

September 12, 2022 · 3 min · 478 words · Regina Crews

Jennifer B Carlos

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 326-1600 Fax us at: (614) 326-3600 Pediatrics5072 Reed RdColumbus, OH 43220 (map) Learn more about Jennifer B. Carlos Academic and Clinical Areas Community Pediatrics Community Physician Primary Department Pediatrics Primary Section Community Pediatrics Education Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/30/2017 Board Certifications Pediatrics Residency Nationwide Children’s Hospital Date Completed: 06/30/1996 Medical School University of Illinois College of Medicine Date Completed: 05/09/1993 Contact Information...

September 12, 2022 · 3 min · 562 words · Frederick Kassis

Jennifer E Kushner

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-4425 Fax us at: (614) 722-4440 PediatricsPatient Care Services700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Jennifer E. Kushner Patient Care Locations Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital Academic and Clinical Areas Endocrinology Physician Assistant Team Primary Department Pediatrics Primary Section Endocrinology Research Publications Agana MG, Greydanus DE, Indyk JA, Calles JL Jr, Kushner J, Leibowitz S, Chelvakumar G, Cabral MD. Caring for the transgender adolescent and young adult: Current concepts of an evolving process in the 21st century....

September 12, 2022 · 5 min · 951 words · Charles Myers

Jennifer Meagher Lane

Contact Information Call us at: (614)722-8636 Fax us at: (614)722-3889 Clinical Therapies700 Children’s DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Jennifer Meagher Lane Academic and Clinical Areas Physical Therapy Clinical Leader Burn Center Inpatient Physical Therapy Team Primary Department Clinical Therapies Awards, Honors & Organizations Member, American Burn Association Contact Information Clinical Therapies Call us at: (614)722-8636 Fax us at: (614)722-3889 700 Children's DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Contact Information Call us at: (614)722-8636...

September 12, 2022 · 2 min · 406 words · Jay Smith

Laura C Merrell

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-6336 Fax us at: (614) 722-6988 PediatricsPatient Care Services700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Laura C. Merrell Patient Care Locations Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital Academic and Clinical Areas Hematology/Oncology & BMT Nurse Practitioner Team Primary Department Pediatrics Primary Section Hematology & Oncology Education Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 11/30/2017 Board Certifications Family Nurse Practitioner Graduate School Ohio State University College of Nursing...

September 12, 2022 · 4 min · 648 words · Alton Kimmons

Let S Connect

Virtual Professional Consultations and Collaborations Let’s Connect is a free consultation and mentoring service for injury professionals and trainees to connect with faculty and senior staff in the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH. Injury professionals and students are often looking for a coach, mentor, or consultation outside of their institution. Let’s Connect provides an opportunity for them to connect via phone or Zoom with CIRP faculty and senior staff as part of the Center’s professional mentoring and collaboration process....

September 12, 2022 · 37 min · 7778 words · Patrick Diaz

Lincoln Village

A primary care office is a place where doctors and nurses know you and your child’s health. Our Lincoln Village Care Center doctors and nurses care for children from birth to age 21. Learn more about the pediatricians who work at our Lincoln Village location. Meet Our Primary Care Providers Current patients can talk to their doctor, request refills and more via MyChart. Log in to MyChart Our Services Primary Care Center...

September 12, 2022 · 7 min · 1430 words · Sandra Shepherd

Lori D Pickard

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-8616 Fax us at: (614) 722-8554 PediatricsPatient Care Services700 Childrens DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Lori D. Pickard Patient Care Locations Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital Academic and Clinical Areas Emergency Medicine Nurse Practitioner Team Primary Department Pediatrics Primary Section Emergency Medicine Education Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 08/23/2013 Board Certifications Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care Graduate School Ohio State University College of Nursing...

September 12, 2022 · 4 min · 650 words · Lynn Lane

Map Of Rochester New York

Download The Strong Museum George Eastman Museum Seabreeze Amusement Park Highland Park Rochester Public Market Seneca Park Zoo Frontier Field Susan B. Anthony Museum & House Rochester Museum & Science Center Erie Canal Heritage Trail Map of Rochester This Rochester NY map displays highways/roads, places of interest, and things to do. But first, journey through the city with our interactive map of Rochester, New York provided by Google Maps. Rochester is located in the northwest of the state of New York....

September 12, 2022 · 1 min · 200 words · Phillip Musgrove

Media Alert Nationwide Children S Implements Visitation Restrictions October 12

Beginning Monday, October 12, visitation for inpatients at Nationwide Childrens Hospital will be restricted to immediate family members 12 years of age and older, provided they are flu-free (no fever with cough or cold). Visitation to the Neonatal Intensive Care and Bone Marrow Transplant units has already been restricted to patients/guardians and grandparents only for about four weeks, and will remain in place. While Nationwide Childrens Hospital maintains a philosophy of family centered care and usually encourage siblings of any age to visit inpatients if the siblings are free of colds or other illnesses, there is evidence that children under 12 years of age are more likely to carry and spread viruses....

September 12, 2022 · 2 min · 420 words · Gloria Koopmans

Members And Collaborations

The work of the PPC-RAG can only be successful by reaching outside of the Division of Primary Care, by engaging other clinical divisions at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the Abigail Wexner Research Institute (particularly the Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice and Research Information Solutions and Innovation), and relevant individuals across The Ohio State University. Faculty Leader Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS Professor and Division Chief, Primary Care Pediatrics Program Manager...

September 12, 2022 · 93 min · 19739 words · Kelly Brinton

Midwest Injury Prevention Alliance

The Midwest Injury Prevention Alliance (MIPA) is an organization of injury professionals from states in Federal Health and Human Services Region V (Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin) that works collaboratively to reduce unintentional and intentional injury-related death and disability. The purpose of MIPA is to promote the development and sharing of injury prevention planning, evaluation, education and policy strategies, training, research, and other initiatives among members of the MIPA network....

September 12, 2022 · 2 min · 368 words · Karen Anderson

Nationwide Children S Hospital Awarded 250 000 Childhood Cancer Research Grant From Hyundai Hope On Wheels

Hyundai Hope On Wheels® and Central Ohio Hyundai dealers will today award Nationwide Children’s Hospital with a $250,000 Hyundai Hope Grant for pediatric cancer research. The grant funds will support the work of Robert Johnson, PhD, principal investigator in the Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, whose research aims to identify the mutational events responsible for the formation of ependymoma, the third most common pediatric brain tumor....

September 12, 2022 · 7 min · 1480 words · David Dill

New Study Finds A Child Treated In A U S Emergency Department Every 3 Minutes For A Toy Related Injury

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers in the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have found that an estimated 3,278,073 children were treated in United States emergency departments from 1990 through 2011 for a toy-related injury. In 2011, a child was treated every 3 minutes for such an injury. Slightly more than half of the injuries happened among children younger than 5 years of age. The study, published online today in Clinical Pediatrics and appearing in print in the February issue, also found that the rate of injury rose almost 40% during the 22-year period that researchers analyzed....

September 12, 2022 · 4 min · 647 words · John Williams