Conference Faculty

Carl Backes, Jr, MD
Fellow, Section of Cardiology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus, OH

Scott Berns, MD, MPH
Senior Vice President, Chapter Programs, March of Dimes

Krisanna Deppen, MD
Physician, Family and Addiction Medicine, Ohio Health Columbus, OH

Mary Englehart, RN
Labor and Delivery Manager, Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH

Ruth Ferroni, RN
Education Nurse Specialist, The Heart Center, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Margaret Holston, RN
NICU Program Manager, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus, OH

Jay Iams, MD
Vice Chair, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbus, OH

Arthur James, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, The Ohio State University; Co-Director, Ohio Better Birth Outcomes, Nationwide Children’s Hospital; and Co-Director, Ohio Collaborative to Prevent Infant Mortality, Ohio Department of Health, Columbus, OH

Paul Levy
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Randy Miller, MD
Physician, Pediatrix Medical Group and Neonatology Section at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Nehal Parikh, MD
Physician, Neonatology Section, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Kristina Reber, MD
Associate Division Chief, Neonatology Section, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Theresa Ruby, RNC, BSN
Clinical Manager, Maternity, Southern Ohio Medical Center Portsmouth, OH

Jone Stone, RNC
Nurse Manager, Maternity, Southern Ohio Medical Center Portsmouth, OH

Gautham Suresh, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, The Dartmouth Institute of Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Hanover, NH

Robert White, MD
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; Adjunct Professor of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN

Pre-Conference Faculty

Michael T. Bigham, MD, FAAP
Clinical Assistant Professor, NEOMED Pediatric Critical Care Medical Director, Transport Services, Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH

Courtney Cira, RRT-CPFT
Clinical Research Coordinator, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Kathleen Deakins, MSHA, RRT-NPS, FAARC
Clinical Manager of Women’s and Children’s Respiratory Care and Respiratory Diagnostic Services, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH

Mitzi Denser, RRT
Transport Clinician, Transport Team, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Amy Haughn, MBA, RN, CMTE
Transport Team Program Manager, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Jill Jones, RN MS NNP-BC
NNP, PICC Team Coordinator, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Brandon Kuehne, RRT-NPS-RPFT
Program Manager, Neonatal Respiratory Services, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
 
Susan Lynch, MD
Medical Director, The Comprehensive Center for BPD, Neonatology Section, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Craig Nankervis, MD
Physician, Neonatology Section, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Renee Nisthauz, RN, MS, NNP-BC
NNP, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Erika Osborn, RN, MS, NNP-BC
NNP, PICC Team Coordinator, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
 
Teresa Puthoff, Pharm D
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Neonatology Section, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

David Rogers, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmologist, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Lindsay Schray, Pharm D
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Neonatology Section, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Balinda Schluer, RNC-NPT, BSN
Transport Clinician, Transport Team, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Hamilton P. Schwartz, MD, FAAP, FACEP
Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Medical Director, Cincinnati Children’s Transport Team, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

Edward Shepherd, MD
Neonatology Section Chief, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Dennis Swick, RN, C-NPT, EMT
Clinical Leader, Transport Team, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Christine Valentine, MD
Assistant Professor/Neonatologist, Division of Neonatology, Perinatal, and Pulmonary Biology; Principal Investigator, The Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Human Milk and Lactation, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

Cyndi White, RRT-NPS, AE-C, FAARC, RTIII
Research Division of Respiratory Care, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

Jonathan Wispe, MD
Physician, Medical Director, Transport Team, Neonatology Section, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH