Megan M. Letson, MD

Megan M. Letson, MD, is Program Director for the Child Abuse Pediatrics Fellowship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. She also is an attending physician for The Center for Family Safety and Healing at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Letson is active in the Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Section on Child Abuse and Neglect and is a member of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association. Dr. Letson is an active Member of the Ray E. Helfer Society and is a member of the Program Committee and the Program Director Committee. Her professional interests include child physical and sexual abuse and Medical Child Abuse as well as medical education. Dr. Letson is interested in the long-term outcomes of children with abusive head injury using a multidisciplinary approach to address the medical, developmental/ behavioral and physical rehabilitation needs of these patients. Additionally, as part of her interest in medical education, Dr. Letson has a Master’s Degree in Education through the University of Cincinnati.

Gender:

• Female

Languages Spoken:

• English

Medical School

• University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
  Date Completed: 06/30/2003

Residency

• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  Date Completed: 06/30/2006

Fellowship

• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  Date Completed: 06/30/2008

Department:

• Pediatrics

Section:

• Child and Family Advocacy

Speciality:

• Child Abuse Pediatrics
  
• Pediatrics
  

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital:

• 07/01/2008

• Letson, MM, Tscholl JJ. 2012. Bruises, Burns, and Other Blemishes: Diagnostic Considerations of Physical Abuse.  Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Vol. 13, no. 3. (September): 155-165.
• McGraw, ML. 2011. Epidural Hematoma. In Abusive Head Trauma Pocket Atlas. Edited by Frasier, LD. St. Louis: GW Medical Publishing.
• McGraw, ML. 2011. Outcomes. In Abusive Head Trauma Pocket Atlas. Edited by Frasier, LD. St. Louis: GW Medical Publishing.
• McGraw, ML, Garton, K. 0. The Chemically Abused Child. In Child Maltreatment: A Clinical Guide and Reference. Edited by Chadwick DL, Giardino AP, Alexander R.