The Chair of the Department of Pediatrics is: Michael W. Konstan, MD.

The Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship Faculty are as follows:

Nancy Roizen, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Chief, Division of Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics & Psychology

  • Academic interests include: Developmental and/or behavioral problems, Down syndrome and other syndromes, hearing loss, ADHD, autistic spectrum disorders
  • Fellowship role: Fellowship Director, attending in Fellows' Continuity Clinics, Down Syndrome Clinic, DBP Clinics, Rainbow Autism Diagnostic Clinic, and main mentor for fellows

Denise Bothe, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics & Psychology

  • Academic interests include: Developmental and/or behavioral problems; anxiety problems/stress management, school issues/ADHD, fetal alcohol syndrome
  • Fellowship role: Attending in DBP clinics, Adoption Clinic, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Clinic

Jane Holan, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics & Psychology

  • Academic interests include: Developmental delay, autistic spectrum disorders, Down syndrome
  • Fellowship role: Attending in DBP clinics

Shanna Kralovic, DO Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics & Psychology

  • Academic interests include: Developmental and/or behavioral problems, autistic spectrum disorders, ADHD
  • Fellowship role: Attending in DBP clinics, Rainbow Autism Diagnostic Clinic, and Fellows’ Continuity Clinic

Robert Needlman, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve

  • Academic interests include: Reach out and Read, The Dr. Spock Company
  • Fellowship role: Didactic teaching and mentoring of fellows

Karen Olness, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Family Medicine and Global Health

  • Academic interests include: Developmental and/or behavioral problems; children’s special needs in complex humanitarian disasters; international adoption
  • Fellowship role: Didactic teaching and mentoring of fellows and faculty

Roberta Bauer, MD, Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician, The Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation

  • Academic interests include: Developmental and/or behavioral problems, autism, NICH follow-up
  • Fellowship role: Supervising fellows at the Cleveland Clinic rotation

Maureen Hack, MD, Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Neonatology

  • Academic interests include: Neonatology
  • Fellowship role: Attending in Premie Follow-up Clinic for DBP Fellows; didactic teaching; research mentor

Lolita McDavid, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics

  • Academic interests: Child protection and child advocacy
  • Fellowship role: Child protection and child advocacy mentor

Carol Rosen, MD, Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pulmonology

  • Academic interests: Pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine
  • Fellowship role: Attending in Sleep Clinic; research mentor

Hudson G. Taylor, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics & Psychology

  • Academic interests: Pediatric Neuropsychology
  • Fellowship role: Primary research mentor

Rachel Tangen, Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics & Psychology
Academic Interests: Pediatric Neuropsychology
Fellowship role: Didactic teaching and mentoring of fellows

Rebecca Hazen, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics & Psychology

  • Academic Interests: Pediatric Psychology
  • Fellowship role: Supervising fellows in Toileting Clinic

Howard Hall, Ph.D., Psy.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics & Psychology

  • Academic Interests: Pediatric Psychology, Biofeedback, Hypnosis
  • Fellowship role: Supervising fellows in inpatient psychophysiologic consults