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Can Yerebakan, MD, PhD, Named Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Nationwide Children’s has named Can Yerebakan, MD, PhD, chief of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery effective in September. Upon joining Nationwide Children's in 2024, Dr. Yerebakan stepped into the position of associate chief of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and director of the Congenital CT Surgery Fellowship. Prior to joining Nationwide Children’s and the Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Dr. Yerebakan served as associate chief of cardiovascular surgery at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., and professor of surgery and pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Dr. Yerebakan has contributed to more than 170 peer-reviewed publications in journals and delivered more than 200 presentations worldwide in three languages. He is an active scientific reviewer and serves on the editorial boards of several high-impact journals. He is an active member of several professional organizations, including the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, AATS Congenital Scholarship Committee, the European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and the German Society for Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. Dr. Yerebakan is principal investigator at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s. His research primarily focuses on the fetal development of single ventricle congenital heart disease.

Nationwide Children's Named a Top 10 Best Employer for Healthcare Professionals by Forbes

Nationwide Children’s has been named one of America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals by Forbes, ranking No. 8 among 250 organizations nationally. Nationwide Children’s ranked No. 4 among children’s hospitals nationally and No. 2 among hospitals in Ohio.

This recognition builds on several Forbes workplace honors this year. The hospital was named the No. 1 employer and hospital in Ohio and ranked among the top two children’s hospitals nationwide on Forbes’ America’s Best Large Employers list. Nationwide Children’s also was ranked the No. 1 company in central Ohio, the No. 1 hospital in Ohio and among the top five healthcare systems in the country on Forbes’ Best Employers for Company Culture list. In addition, Nationwide Children’s was named the No. 1 children’s hospital nationally and the No. 1 hospital in Ohio on Forbes’ Best Employers for New Graduates list. The complete list can be viewed on the Forbes website.