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Written by Kaylee Sprau RD, LD, Registered Dietitian, Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition Does your child walk through the door after school and immediately claim they’re starving? Beginning the day with a healthy breakfast is key to starting the day out right. Equally as important is making sure your child has a healthy and balanced lunch to help keep them full and energized through the afternoon. As the new school year begins, parents find it can be challenging to pack exciting and nutrient packed lunches each day....

If you’re like me, then you have used the internet to search for health related information – A LOT. One report indicated that Americans spend an average of 52 hours a year obtaining information from the internet, but actually only visited with a physician 3 times a year. Let’s face it, unlike your doctor; the internet can always see you right now. With so much information available, and no one to truly regulate what content is displayed, how can anyone trust what they read?...

Contact Information Call us at: (419) 251-3232 Radiology2213 Cherry StToledo, OH 43608 (map) Learn more about James D. Darling Patient Care Locations Nationwide Children’s Hospital Toledo Education Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 03/01/2022 Board Certifications Diagnostic Radiology Fellowship Medical University of South Carolina Date Completed: 06/30/1995 Residency Medical College of Georgia Hospital Date Completed: 06/30/1993 Internship Methodist Healthcare - Memphis Hospitals Date Completed: 06/30/1989 Medical School Medical College of Georgia - Augusta University...

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-4625 Fax us at: (614) 722-4633 PediatricsNeurology700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Kevin M. Flanigan Biography Kevin M. Flanigan, MD, is the Robert F. and Edgar T. Wolfe Foundation Endowed Chair in Neuromuscular Research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in both Neurology and Neuromuscular Medicine, Dr....

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-1801 Fax us at: (614) 722-8927 Email Kristin N. Zajo, CGC Hematology/Oncology & BMT700 Children’s DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Kristin N. Zajo Biography Kristin Zajo, LGC, has been a genetic counselor within the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant at Nationwide Children’s Hospital since 2015. She completed her genetic counseling training at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Kristin has a strong interest in hereditary polyposis and inherited cancer predisposition syndromes, and works closely with the GI and Oncology teams to provide genetic risk assessment, counseling and testing....

Lichen planus (LIE kun PLAY nuss) is a rash that appears on the skin as shiny, flat bumps.The bumps may be clustered together in patches or dispersed (scattered far apart). They can be red or purple in color. The rash may be itchy. These bumps (also called lesions) can occur anywhere on the body but are most often found on the legs and wrists. Sometimes they can also appear in the mouth as white lines or bumps....

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-4559 Fax us at: (614) 722-4541 PediatricsNeonatology700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Maria R. Jebbia Academic and Clinical Areas Neonatology Physician Team Neonatology Fellowship Associate Program Director Primary Department Pediatrics Primary Section Neonatology Research Publications Nelin LD, Kielt MJ, Jebbia M, Jadcherla S, Shepherd EG. Bronchodilator responsiveness and dysanapsis in bronchopulmonary dysplasia. ERJ Open Res. 2022 Jul; 8: Korada S, Jebbia MR, Pavlek LR....

We are in the middle of long, cold winter. This time of year can be tough on anyone, but can you imagine braving the cold weather and tackling your resolutions while having a child in the hospital? It’s hard to fathom the emotional state of parents who may be feeling scared, alone or frustrated by being with a sick child in the hospital when there is so much going on at home....

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Contact Information Call us at: (419) 251-3232 Radiology2213 Cherry StToledo, OH 43608 (map) Learn more about Michael B. Richardson Patient Care Locations Nationwide Children’s Hospital Toledo Education Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/13/2022 Board Certifications Diagnostic Radiology Fellowship Montefiore Medical Center Date Completed: 08/31/2020 Fellowship Oregon Health and Science University Date Completed: 06/30/2012 Residency University of South Alabama College of Medicine Date Completed: 06/30/2011 Internship Ohio State University College of Medicine...

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-4953 Fax us at: (614) 722-5115 Hospital MedicineHospital Pediatrics700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Nancy N. Liao Biography Nancy Liao, MD, is a physician in the Section of Hospital Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. She is an assistant professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and serves as an Expert Educator. Dr. Liao attended medical school at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency and chief residency at Nationwide Children’s Hospital....

The Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, alongside partner, University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, recently launched a new program for parents, “Feeding Your Kids.” Feeding Your Kids, a partner of the Clinton Global Initiative, is a free, 45-day text and email-based program that addresses the real-life challenges of feeding kids and teenagers. Everything is written from a parent’s perspective and can be used by parents and caregivers with children of any age, from toddlers to teens....

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), the largest non-profit organization in the United States focused on finding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), announced that PPMD will award a $600,000 grant to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio to conduct clinical testing of a promising gene therapy technique for muscle disease. Investigators, led by Jerry Mendell, M.D., director of the Center for Gene Therapy in The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital with co-investigator Brian Kaspar, Ph....

The PAX Good Behavior Game® (PAX is Latin for peace) gives teachers the tools to help prevent behavioral health concerns and promote positive relationships in schools. It is typically targeted to elementary school children in kindergarten through fifth grade. If your child is in a classroom that has the PAX Good Behavior Game®, you might hear them say new words, such as: PAX (positive classroom behaviors) and Spleems (unwanted classroom behaviors)....

In fact, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in children, and it is the most common cause underlying elevated transaminases in asymptomatic children and adolescents cared for by the liver specialists (hepatologists) at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Download Now Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children & Adolescents Practice Tool In fact, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in children, and it is the most common cause underlying elevated transaminases in asymptomatic children and adolescents cared for by the liver specialists (hepatologists) at Nationwide Children’s Hospital....

The labrum is a piece of cartilage that lines the socket (acetabulum) of the hip joint. It provides strength and cushions the hip joint. A tear in the labrum can result from injury, repeated wear-and-tear to the hip joint, or from a bony deformity (impingement) in the hip joint. Signs and Symptoms Pain in the groin or front of the hip, which may go around to the side or back of the hip A clicking or catching feeling in the hip...

Nationwide Children’s Sports Medicine staff partners with parents and coaches to focus on injury prevention, conditioning and age-appropriate activities. We have compiled sport-specific information as well as general resources to help young athletes and the people who provide their training. In addition to the information on this page, browse our articles or find the answer to a frequently asked question. To help reduce risk of injury some fundamental factors are key with all sports:...

U.S. Poison Control Centers receive a call every 24 minutes, on average, regarding dietary supplement exposures, according to a new study from the Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Central Ohio Poison Center, both at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The study, published online today in the Journal of Medical Toxicology, found the rate of calls regarding dietary supplement exposures increased (46.1%) during 2000 to 2002, decreased (8.8%) during 2002 to 2005 and increased again (49....

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-6336 Fax us at: (614) 722-1753 Cardiothoracic SurgeryPatient Care Services700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Tamara D. Clark Academic and Clinical Areas Cardiothoracic Surgery Nurse Practitioner Team Heart Center Nurse Practitioner Team Primary Department Cardiothoracic Surgery Education Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 11/30/2007 Board Certifications Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care Graduate School Wright State University School of Medicine Date Completed: 06/23/2007...

Some current examples of IGM translational genomics programs include the following areas: Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Computational Genomics Genomics of Rare Disease Genomics of Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders Healthy Kids Genome Project Congenital Heart Disease Microbiome Methylation IGM Cancer Genomics Protocol IGM has partnered with the Hematology/Oncology department at Nationwide Children’s to develop a genomics protocol for comprehensive clinical- and research-based testing for patients with pediatric cancers and/or hematologic disorders. Initially, this translational research and clinical focus will be on patients with relapsed or treatment refractory disease and/or rare tumor types....