Vice President and Associate Chief Medical Officer
University Hospitals

Attending Physician and Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care
Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Case Western Reserve University

Research Interests:
Pediatric disaster preparedness and response

Committees/Memberships:
Commissioner, National Commission on Children and Disasters; 2008-present
Committee Member, Ohio Department of Health Pediatric Preparedness Committee, 2007-present
Founder and Lead Physician, Pediatric Specialty Team Ohio (PST-Ohio), 2006-present
Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital Disaster Representative, National Association of Children’s Hospitals (NACH), 2006-present
City of Cleveland Department of Public Safety Physicians Advisory Board, Cleveland, Ohio, November 2003-present

Presentations:
“The Creation of a Multi-Children’s Hospital Disaster Response Team: A Model for the Nation.” National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, March 2008

“Update on Pediatric Trauma and Disaster Response.” American Association for Respiratory Care Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, December 2007

“Creation of a Multi-Children’s Hospital Disaster Team.” National Association of Children’s Hospitals (NACHRI) Spring Meeting, San Francisco CA, March 2007

Pediatric disaster preparedness and response Commissioner, National Commission on Children and Disasters; 2008-present Committee Member, Ohio Department of Health Pediatric Preparedness Committee, 2007-present Founder and Lead Physician, Pediatric Specialty Team Ohio (PST-Ohio), 2006-present Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital Disaster Representative, National Association of Children’s Hospitals (NACH), 2006-present City of Cleveland Department of Public Safety Physicians Advisory Board, Cleveland, Ohio, November 2003-present “The Creation of a Multi-Children’s Hospital Disaster Response Team: A Model for the Nation.” National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, March 2008 “Update on Pediatric Trauma and Disaster Response.” American Association for Respiratory Care Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, December 2007 “Creation of a Multi-Children’s Hospital Disaster Team.” National Association of Children’s Hospitals (NACHRI) Spring Meeting, San Francisco CA, March 2007