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Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-4625 Fax us at: (614) 722-4633 PediatricsNeurology700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Dara V.F. Albert Biography Dr. Albert is a pediatric neurologist and epileptologist. She is the medical director of the multi-disciplinary Psychogenic Nonepileptic Events Clinic in the Pediatric Epilepsy Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The goal of that clinic is to help patients and families with this diagnosis to move from acceptance to treatment and improving outcomes....

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) involves excessively worrying or thinking about something despite trying not to (obsessions) and feeling pulled to take certain actions to keep something bad from happening or to get rid of bad thoughts (compulsions). Most often, people are diagnosed with OCD between the ages of 8 and 12 years old, or in their late teens through early adulthood. Often, especially with younger children, OCD is not identified until it starts causing significant problems....

Jeffery Auletta, MD, recently was appointed a physician in Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) and also in Infectious Diseases at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Auletta, board-certified in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Infectious Diseases, comes to Nationwide Children’s from Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. In addition to his appointment at Nationwide Children’s, Dr. Auletta will serve as an associate professor of Pediatrics at OSU College of Medicine. “We are very pleased to welcome Dr....

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Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-2010 Fax us at: (614) 722-2041 Pediatric NeurosurgeryPatient Care Services700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Elise M. Kremer Academic and Clinical Areas Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner Team Primary Department Pediatric Neurosurgery Education Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 05/27/2022 Board Certifications Family Nurse Practitioner Graduate School University of Cincinnati College of Nursing Date Completed: 12/11/2021 Contact Information Pediatric Neurosurgery Call us at: (614) 722-2010...

An upper GI series is a test that is done to see how the stomach fills and empties into the small bowel (see Picture 1). The test uses an X-ray machine to loo k for things that are not normal in the upper GI tract. How to Prepare for the Test Explain the test to your child in a way he or she can understand. The technologist or nurse will help you....

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 457-9337 Fax us at: (614) 456-7551 Dentistry1161 Bethel RdSte 303Columbus, OH 43220 (map) Learn more about Gregory M. Ness Patient Care Locations Dublin Close To Home Center at 5675 Venture Drive Westerville Surgery Center Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital Education Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 10/31/2011 Board Certifications Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency University Hospitals Case Medical Center Date Completed: 06/30/1992...

IVH stands for intraventricular hemorrhage (intra ven TRICK you lar HEM or ej). In the brain of a premature infant, the blood vessels are fragile and immature. These blood vessels are in the lining of parts of the brain where cerebral spinal fluid is made. This fluid normally coats and protects the brain and spinal cord. The areas that hold the fluid are called ventricles (VEN trick uls). Sometimes the fragile blood vessels burst and bleed into the lining around the ventricles or into the ventricles themselves....

(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lane Bryant, the nation’s leading women’s plus size apparel brand, is thrilled to announce that the brand has raised $331K in donations for Columbus-based Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Throughout Lane Bryant’s Inspired to Give campaign, the brand raised both donations and awareness for the hospital and its services through a variety of initiatives in stores and online. The brand offered exclusive coupon books for a $5 donation, as well as a register round-up in store....

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 355-6060 Fax us at: (614) 355-6070 Email Madison A. Arnold, PT, DPT Clinical Therapies585 Country Line Road WestWesterville, OH 43082 (map) Learn more about Madison A. Arnold Biography Madison Arnold, PT, DPT, completed her Bachelor of Health Science degree and her Doctorate of Physical Therapy at the University of Findlay. She was also a collegiate softball player for 4 years. Prior to working at Nationwide Children’s, she worked at a private developmental pediatric clinic in the Dayton, Ohio area....

Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman today joined with City Councilmember Charleta B. Tavares, Nationwide Children’s Hospital CEO Steve Allen, MD, and community leaders, to celebrate the city’s first renovated residential property utilizing federal housing and recovery funds through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). In addition to NSP funds, the home located at 829 Carpenter Street was recently rehabbed as part of the Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families (HNHF) initiative, a joint venture between Nationwide Children’s and Community Development for All People (CD4AP) with support from the city of Columbus and the United Way of Central Ohio....

Nichole Michaels, PhD Principal Investigator Nichole.Michaels@NationwideChildrens.org Nichole L. Michaels, PhD, is a Principal Investigator in the Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Michaels’ primary research interests include: identifying and evaluating practices for drug overdose harm reduction and the treatment of individuals with substance use disorders; developing prevention strategies for child abuse and neglect; and understanding the links between substance use disorders and child maltreatment....

“Swimmer’s ear”, also called otitis externa (oh TIE tis ex TER nuh), is an infection of the skin in the outer ear canal. This is the area from the eardrum to the outside of the ear (Picture 1). It is called “swimmer’s ear” because it often occurs when water stays in the ear canal and it is usually caused by bacteria or fungus found in swimming pools, lakes and rivers. Because the ear canal is dark and warm, bacteria and fungus can easily grow....

Scoliosis cannot be prevented, but the treatment options are varied for children with this musculoskeletal disorder. Learn the crucial warning signs of scoliosis and when to refer to Nationwide Children’s Hospital Orthopedic Department. Download Now Scoliosis: Symptoms, Evaluation, and Treatment Practice Tool Scoliosis cannot be prevented, but the treatment options are varied for children with this musculoskeletal disorder. Learn the crucial warning signs of scoliosis and when to refer to Nationwide Children’s Hospital Orthopedic Department....

Stuttering is common when children are learning to talk. As a parent, this can be a stressful time full of questions. It’s difficult to know what is normal and what isn’t. Stuttering usually first appears between the ages of 18 months and 5 years. Between 75-80% of all children who begin stuttering will stop within 12 to 24 months without speech therapy. If your child has been stuttering longer than 6 months, they may be less likely to outgrow it on their own....

The types of treatment used most often to treat childhood cancer are surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and bone marrow transplantation. The goal of treatment is to destroy the cancer cells. Your child may have one kind of treatment or a combination of treatments and they may have to have a variety of tests and procedures during treatment. Their treatment plan depends on the type of cancer, stage of disease and many other factors....

Contact Information Call us at: (614)722-5306 Clinical PathologyLaboratory Medicine/ Anatomic Pathology700 Children’s Dr.Columbus, Ohio 43205 (map) Learn more about Amy Lauren Pyle Biography Dr. Amy L. Pyle earned her Ph.D. in Molecular Pathology from Vanderbilt University in 2009, after graduating with a B.S. in Cellular and Molecular Biology from Grove City College in 2003. Following graduate school, Dr. Pyle completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Clinical Chemistry at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Pyle took a position as Assistant Director of Core Laboratories at Nationwide Childrens Hospital in 2011....

Contact Information Call us at: (419) 251-2019 Fax us at: (419) 280-5255 Orthopedics2409 Cherry StSte 10Toledo, OH 43608 (map) Learn more about Benjamin C. Boothby Patient Care Locations Nationwide Children’s Hospital Toledo Education Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 09/06/2022 Fellowship University Hospitals of Cleveland Date Completed: 07/31/2022 Residency Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center Date Completed: 06/30/2021 Medical School Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medi Date Completed: 05/28/2016...

Adolescent and Young Adult Contraception and Substance Use Disorders (SUD) The nonmedical use of substances, particularly opioids, by adolescents and young adults (AYA) continues to be major a public health concern. The peak risk for nonmedical use of prescription opioids among adolescents (age 12-21 years) occurs at age 16. In the United States, unintentional drug overdose is the leading cause of injury death. In Ohio, deaths from unintentional drug overdose far exceed deaths from motor vehicle accidents, with prescription opioids being involved in the majority of these deaths....

This Labor Day Weekend, something new is making waves. The Great Scioto Duck Race, organized by The Development Board of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, will take place on Sunday, September 2 at Genoa Park on the Scioto Mile. Come cheer on thousands of rubber ducks as they are dropped into the Scioto River from the Broad Street bridge and race to the finish line. Buy your rubber racing duck entry at participating Kroger stores for just $5 each August 1 through August 18....