Cory N. Criss, MD

Cory Criss

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Biography

Cory Criss, MD, FACS, is a pediatric surgeon at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, program director of surgical critical care, and co-director of the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). His clinical work is focused on esophageal and thoracic disease, ECMO, critical care, and pilonidal disease. In addition, Dr. Criss is the founder and director of the Innovation Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, an internal mechanism with a full-time biomedical engineering team focused on driving innovative projects forward, identifying new ideas, and device development. He is the principal investigator and COO of the ~6.95 million dollar FDA funded Midwest Pediatric Device Consortium (MPDC) a multi-institutional consortium focused on pediatric device development for inventors across the country. In addition, he also services on the Technology Innovation Prioritization Committee, the Steering Committee of the Product & Equipment Value Analysis (PEVA) team, Clinical Pathways Program, and Center for Surgical Outcomes Research. 

Academic and Clinical Areas
Awards, Honors & Organizations
  • Innovators in Healthcare and Life Sciences Award, Columbus Business First, 2024
  • Dr. Dennis King Teacher of the Year Award, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 2023
Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 09/05/2022

Board Certifications
  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Surgery (General Surgery)
  • Surgical Critical Care
Fellowship CS Mott Children's Hospital - Ann Arbor MI Date Completed: 08/01/2022
Fellowship Michigan Medicine Date Completed: 06/30/2018
Fellowship Michigan Medicine Date Completed: 07/31/2017
Residency University Hospitals of Cleveland Date Completed: 06/30/2020
Medical School Ross University School of Medicine Date Completed: 05/31/2012
Research Funding

Cobicure Fellowship for MedTech Innovation, Other

Food and Drug Administration

The Midwest Pediatric Device Consortium P-50 Device Consortium Grant, Other

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Real World Evidence for Achieving Target Glycemic Control with Type 1 Diabetes in Diverse Youths Using Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Other

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General Pediatric Surgery