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Donna A. Caniano, M.D.
Professor of Surgery; Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery; the H. William Clatworthy Jr. Professor in Pediatric Surgery
Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive, ED 379
Columbus, OH 43205-2664
(614) 722-3910

• B.A.: Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 1972
• M.D.: Albany Medical College, Albany, N.Y., 1976
• Specialty Training: Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, N.Y.; Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, Md.; Columbus Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
• Appointment: 1985
• Specialty Interests: Neonatal gastrointestinal disorders, Hirschsprung’s disease
• Research Interests: Biomedical ethics

Gail E. Besner, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive, ED 321
Columbus, OH 43205-2664
(614) 722-3912

• B.A.: Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 1978
• M.D.: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1982
• Specialty Training: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston,
  Mass.; Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Appointment: 1991
• Specialty Interests: Burns, pediatric laparoscopic surgery
• Research Interests: Growth factor involvement in wound healing

David R. Brigstock, Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery
Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive, Wexner Institute
Columbus, OH 43205-2664
(614) 355-2824

• B.S.: Brunel University, West London, United Kingdom, 1984
• Ph.D.: Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1988
• Specialty Training: Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
• Appointment: 1991
• Research Interests: Biology of connective tissue growth factor

Allen F. Browne, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive, ED 382
Columbus, OH 43205-2664
(614) 722-3912

• A.B.: Brown University, Providence, R.I., 1967
• M.D.: George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1971
• Specialty Training: Residency in general surgery, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Me.; fellowship in pediatric surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio; fellowship in pediatric surgery, Columbus Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
• Appointment: 2008
• Sprecialty Interests: Neonatal surgery, minimally invasive surgery, weight loss strategies in children, medical education
• Research Interests: Weight loss strategies in children, including surgical procedures; minimally invasive surgery in children, and treatment of appendicitis in children

Renata B. Fabia, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive, ED 379
Columbus, OH 43205-2664
(614) 722-3972

• M.D.: Silesian University School of Medicine, Katowice, Poland, 1985
• Ph.D.: Lund University, Lund, Sweden, 1993
• Specialty Training: The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
• Appointment: 2003
• Specialty Interests: General surgery in children and adolescents; burn and trauma management
• Research Interests: Inflammatory bowel disease, trauma

Jonathan I. Groner, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Surgery
Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive, ED 322
Columbus, OH 43205-2664
(614) 722-3919

• B.S.: Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., 1982
• M.D.: Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., 1984
• Specialty Training: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis.; Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
• Appointment: 1999
• Specialty Interests: Trauma, child advocacy
• Research Interests: Trauma prevention

Brian D. Kenney, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive, ED 379
Columbus, OH 43205-2664
(614) 722-3928

• B.A.: University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind., 1979
• M.D.: Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, 1983
• M.P.H.: Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, Mass., 1990
• Specialty Training: University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Appointment: 2003
• Specialty Interests: Laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, critical care, and thoracic surgery
• Research Interests: Clinical epidemiology and outcomes research

Marc P. Michalsky, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive, ED 379
Columbus, OH 43205-2664
(614) 722-3915

• B.A.: Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass., 1988
• M.D.: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, N.J., 1992
• Specialty Training: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, N.J.; Columbus Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
• Appointment: 2004
• Specialty Interests: Minimally invasive surgery, childhood obesity
• Research Interests: Childhood obesity, quality performance, surgical
  outcomes

Benedict C. Nwomeh, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive, ED 379
Columbus, OH 43205-2664
(614) 722-3972

• Undergraduate Degree: Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria, 1981
• M.D.: College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria, 1986
• Specialty Training: Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.; Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Appointment: 2003
• Specialty Interests: Pediatric general surgery, neonatal surgery, pediatric minimally invasive surgery, pediatric thoracic surgery
• Research Interests: Surgical education, clinical outcomes