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Gail E. Besner, M.D.
H. William Clatworthy Professor of Pediatric Surgery
Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery
Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive, ED 321
Columbus, OH 43205-2664
(614) 722-3914

  • 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: Pediatric congenital abnormalities, necrotizing enterocolitis, pediatric burns
  • Research Interests: Growth factor involvement in wound healing, intestinal injury, tissue engineering, stem cell research

 

 

Jennifer H. Aldrink, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinical
Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive, ED 320
Columbus, OH 43205-2664
(614) 722-0440

  • B.S.: Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 1995
  • M.D.: East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 2000
  • Specialty Training: Residency in general surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 2007; residency in pediatric surgery, The Ohio State University, 2009
  • Appointment: 2010
  • Specialty Interests: Pediatric oncology, anorectal malformations, pediatric thyroid disorders 
  • Research Interests: Pediatric oncology, stem cell research

 


Christopher K. Breuer, MD
Professor of Surgery
Deputy Vice Chair, Research
Co-Director, Tissue Engineering Program, CRMCBT
700 Childrens Dr., WB4151
Columbus OH 43205
(614) 355-5754

  • BA: Biology, College of the Holy Cross, 1986
  • MD: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
  • Specialty Training: General surgery residency, Rhode Island Hospital, 1992; pediatric surgery residency, Children's Hospital Boston, 1993; surgical research fellowship, Harvard Medical School, 1995; chief residency, Rhode Island Hospital, 1997; pediatric surgery fellowship, Hasbro Children's Hospital, 1999
  • Appointment: 2012
  • Clinical and Research Interests: Bioengineered tissue blood vessels, congenital heart defects, general pediatric surgery

 

 

David R. Brigstock, Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery
Nationwide 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 

 

 

 

Katherine J. Deans MD, MHSc.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive, ED 321
Columbus, OH 43205-2664
(614) 722-3914

  • B.A.: Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass., 1994
  • M.D.: Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1998
  • MHSc: Duke University, Durham, N.C., 2005
  • Specialty Training: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Appointment: 2012
  • Specialty Interests: Neonatal congenital anomalies, minimally invasive surgery, non-accidental trauma
  • Research Interests: Surgical outcomes
     

 

 
Karen Diefenbach, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive, ED 383
Columbus, OH 43205-2664
(614) 722-3670

  • B.S.: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Il, 1992
  • M.D.: University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Il, 1996
  • Specialty Training: Residency in general surgery, University of Illinois; research fellowship and pediatric surgery fellowship, Yale University
  • Appointment: 2012
  • Specialty Interests: Neonatal surgery and minimally invasive surgery for congenital anomalies and acquired diseases, pediatric gastrointestinal disease
  • Research Interests: Neonatal surgery and minimally invasive surgery for congenital anomalies and acquired diseases, pediatric gastrointestinal disease
     

 

 

Renata B. Fabia, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive, ED 382
Columbus, OH 43205-2664
(614) 722-3910

  • 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 Surgery
Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive, ED 379
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
Nationwide 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

 

 

Denis R. King, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive, ED 379
Columbus, OH 43205-2664
(614) 722-0440

  • B.S.: University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind., 1965
  • M.D.: Hahneman Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa., 1969 
  • Specialty Training: The Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, Ohio; Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio; Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Fla. 
  • Appointment: 1978
  • Specialty Interests: Tumors, nutrition support, trauma
  • Research Interests: Tumors, nutrition support 

 

 

Marc P. Michalsky, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Nationwide 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

 

 

 

Peter C. Minneci MD, MHSc.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive, ED 379
Columbus, OH 43205-2664
(614) 722-0440

  • B.A.: Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 1994
  • M.D.: New York University, New York, N.Y., 1998
  • MHSc: Duke University, Durham, N.C., 2005
  • Specialty Training: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Appointment: 2012
  • Specialty Interests: Neonatal congenital anomalies, minimally invasive surgery, non-accidental trauma
  • Research Interests: Surgical outcomes
     

 

 

R. Lawrence Moss, M.D.
Professor of Surgery; Surgeon-in-Chief
700 Children's Drive, ED 379
Columbus, OH 43205-2664
(614) 722-5163

  • B.A.: Stanford University, Palo Alto, Ca.
  • M.D.: University of California - San Diego, San Diego, Ca., 1986
  • Specialty Training: Virginia Mason Medical School, Seattle, Wa.; Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Il.
  • Specialty Interests: Separating conjoined twins, surgical repair of complex pelvic malformations, minimally invasive pediatric surgery, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), infant life-support systems
  • Research Interests: Necrotizing enterocolitis, evidence-based surgery, database development, analysis of non-randomized data in surgery

 

 

Benedict C. Nwomeh, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Nationwide 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, inflammatory bowel disease
  • Research Interests: Surgical education, clinical outcomes

 

 

 

Steven Teich, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive, ED 379
Columbus, OH 43205-2664
(614) 722-0448

  • Undergraduate Degree: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 1976 
  • M.S.: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 1977
  • M.D.: SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY, 1981
  • Specialty Training: George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC; Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Appointment: 1989
  • Specialty Interests: Gastric and sacral nerve stimulation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) 
  • Research Interests: Gastric and small bowel electrical stimulation