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The year was 1846. Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis was working in the Vienna General Hospital when he noticed a perplexing problem. Women giving birth in the doctor-run maternity ward developed fever and died more often than women in the midwife-run maternity ward. Doctors tended to visit their wards after performing autopsies, while the midwives did not. Dr. Semmelweis wondered if “cadaverous particles” might remain on their hands. He imposed a new rule, urging doctors to wash their hands before entering the ward....

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-5743 Fax us at: (614) 722-5767 PediatricsPrimary Care Pediatrics380 Butterfly Gardens DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Belinda M. Mills Patient Care Locations Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital Livingston Ambulatory Center Languages Spoken English Spanish Academic and Clinical Areas Primary Care Pediatrics Physician Team Primary Care Centers Physician Team Primary Department Pediatrics Primary Section Primary Care Pediatrics Education Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 07/09/2012...

Circle of Friends, a volunteer organization of Columbus Children’s Hospital, announces its 2007 events presented by Merrill Lynch. Proceeds from both events will benefit the Center for Childhood Cancer at Columbus Children’s Research Institute. “A Casual Evening under the Stars…” will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, June 15 at the Wexner Party Barn in New Albany. The public is invited to support the search for cures of childhood cancer and enjoy a casual evening of music, food and fun....

The first lung transplant at Columbus Childrens Hospital occurred Monday, July 11, 2005 when Emily DeArdo, 23, of Pickerington, Ohio, received two lungs. On Friday, August 5, 2005 DeArdo walked out of Childrens, discharged 24 days after her surgery. Diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) at 11 years of age, DeArdo has been cared for since then at the CF Foundation-accredited Childrens Hospital Cystic Fibrosis Center by Chief of Pulmonary Medicine Karen McCoy, MD....

What is a concussion? Concussions are a surprisingly common occurrence in sports. High school athletes suffer thousands of concussions every year, most often in football, ice hockey, and soccer. Concussions do not always involve being “knocked out” or a loss of consciousness. A concussion occurs whenever a child’s mental status changes as a result of trauma (usually a blow to the head). A child who shows signs of mental confusion or is “dinged” by a blow to the head has suffered a concussion....

Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition offers the following videos for parents and families to promote good nutrition and healthy eating. In these videos, you will see a little of what you can learn in our live, in-person grocery store tours. We offer the tours several times a month around Columbus, Ohio. These videos are just a preview, or review, of our recommended in-person store tours. You can watch these videos at your own pace and revisit this series anytime....

Stroke in children is not as rare as once thought and the symptoms do not mirror stroke in adults. In its first scientific statement on the topic, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association addresses treatment, symptoms and risk for stroke in infants and children. The Management of Stroke in Children statement published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association provides healthcare professionals with evidence-based guidelines for prevention, evaluation and treatment....

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Contact Information Call us at: (614) 355-8112 Clinical Therapies6499 E. Broad St . Ste 140Columbus, OH 43213 (map) Learn more about Johnita C. Anderson Biography Johnita Anderson, SLP, received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Miami University of Ohio. She has been practicing speech-language pathology since, 1990. Johnita has been with Nationwide Children’s hospital since 2002. “My approach to care is team/parent centered for the child.” Academic and Clinical Areas...

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 355-4550 Email Kayla M. Morse, AuD Audiology700 Children’s DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Kayla M. Morse Biography Kayla Morse, AuD, is an outpatient audiologist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. She received her Doctorate in Audiology from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2020 and joined the Audiology team at Nationwide Children’s in 2021. Dr. Morse has a passion for diagnostic services and enjoys working with children and their families to provide successful communication outcomes....

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-3450 Fax us at: (614) 722-3454 PediatricsPatient Care Services700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 432058 (map) Learn more about Kimberly M. Osborne Biography Kim Osborne, CPNP-PC, is a nurse practitioner for Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Started pelvic floor biofeedback program in November 2016 Poster presented at NASPGHAN, November 2017 Pelvic Floor Biofeedback Therapy in the Treatment of Functional Constipation and Fecal Incontinence in Children with and without Pelvic Floor Dyssynergia...

MEDIA ADVISORY Hyundai Hope on Wheels Donates $50,000 to Nationwide Childrens Hospital to Fight Childhood Cancer Handprint Ceremony on August 25 will commemorate the brave battles of local childhood cancer patients Who: Childhood cancer patients and their families who have received treatment at Nationwide Childrens Hospital will join Hyundai and its dealers to present Kerry Powell, MD, with a check for $50,000. Dr. Powell has been selected as one of thirty-one 2009 Hyundai Scholars nationwide and the donation will support her research into rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children and adolescents, accounting for 5-8 percent of childhood cancers....

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-4385 Fax us at: (614) 722-4380 Pediatrics700 Childrens DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Michael D. Patrick Jr. Biography Michael D. Patrick, Jr, MD, is an emergency medicine physician at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He serves as Medical Director of Digital Health for Nationwide Children’s and hosts two podcasts for the hospital: the award-winning PediaCast for parents and PediaCast CME for healthcare providers....

The Microscopy Core provides training, consultation and advanced support for optical microscopy and image analysis to investigators throughout Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Expertise and assistance are available for all steps of the process from study design to preparation of figures and manuscripts. Instrument training and user support for scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and laser capture microdissection (LCM) are also available. Widefield Microscopy The core has two inverted Nikon Eclipse Ti2-E widefield light microscopes equipped with fully motorized major components, high-sensitivity Hamamatsu ORCA Fusion CMOS cameras, and high-NA Plan Apochromat air and oil objectives....

Representatives from Big Lots surprise Susanne Nyaga with the news she is the 2020 recipient of the Big Lots Behavioral Health Scholarship. COLUMBUS, Ohio – Susanne Nyaga, a graduate student at Howard University, is the 2020 recipient of the Big Lots Behavioral Health Scholarship the Columbus, Ohio-based retail company and Nationwide Children’s Hospital announced today. Click on the link for video of Susanne’s acceptance and reaction. The Big Lots Behavioral Health Scholarship is awarded to a student who plans to pursue a graduate degree in the field of behavioral or mental health, social work or psychology....

Investigators at Nationwide Children’s have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to help move a therapy for MPS IIIB that has been shown effective in mice toward clinical trials in humans. Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) IIIB, also known as Sanfilippo Syndrome B, is a lysososmal storage disease caused by deficiency in the essential enzyme NAGLU. Children with MPS IIIB appear normal at birth, but develop severe, progressive developmental delay and neurological disorders by 2 years of age....

The public is invited to “Marysville Family Day” in celebration of the opening of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Close To Home Center with Urgent Care Saturday, May 17, from 10 am to 1 pm at 100 Coleman’s Crossing Blvd. in the City Gate Development. The free event will include tours of the new facility, free healthy refreshments, face painting, arts and crafts, interactive activities, cookie decorating, spring/summer safety tips, a Union County students’ art display, games and prizes, and a chance to win a family fun pack of gift cards totaling $200....

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-3900 Fax us at: (614) 722-3903 General Pediatric SurgeryGeneral Pediatric Surgery700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Oluyinka O. Olutoye Biography In his role as Surgeon-in-Chief, Dr. Olutoye leads one of the largest children’s hospital surgery departments in the world. Through his leadership of 11 surgical departments, Dr. Olutoye works to advance Nationwide Children’s common mission, philosophy and approach to excellence in patient care, dedication to outstanding clinical outcomes, commitment to academic excellence and education of the next generation of leaders in children’s surgery....

More Helpful Resources 700 Children’s Blog › Helping Hands › PediaCast › After your baby is discharged, we are still here to help! Here are a list of resources we have compiled to help you care for your baby at home. These resources include information both about caring for your baby at home and when it is important to call or go see a doctor. Helping Hands Burn Prevention: Infant and Toddler: Burns can be serious injuries at any age, but infants and toddlers are at risk for burn injuries because of their innocent curiosity....

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-2530 Fax us at: (614) 722-2549 PediatricsCardiology700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Robert J. Gajarski Biography Robert J. Gajarski, MD, MHSA, FAAP, FACC, is Section Chief of the Heart Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. After completing fellowship, his clinical focus has been in the cardiac ICU and patients with heart failure requiring advanced therapies including mechanical support and transplantation....