Jennifer H. Aldrink, MD
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Jennifer Aldrink, MD's surgical interests focus on pediatric and adolescent surgical oncology, including chest and abdominal solid tumors such as neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor, ovarian tumors, sarcoma, melanoma, thyroid cancer, and metastatic disease. She is the director of Surgical Oncology, a member of the Thyroid Disease team and the Pigmented Skin Lesion team. She is a graduate of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and completed her general surgery residency at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Aldrink completed a fellowship in pediatric surgery at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
Dr. Aldrink is a member of the Children's Oncology Group (COG), and participates actively on the Renal Tumor Committee, Surgical Committee, and Rare Tumor Committee. She is a member of the Society of Surgical Oncology, International Society of Pediatric Surgical Oncology, the Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative, and the Cancer Committee of the American Pediatric Surgical Association. She is also a member of The American College of Surgeons, The Society of University Surgeons, American Academy of Pediatrics and American Pediatric Surgical Association.
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Surgical Oncology Clinic
Co-Director -
Melanoma & Pigmented Lesion Clinic
Physician Lead -
Pediatric Surgery
Surgeon Team -
Pediatric Thyroid Program
Director -
Trauma
Surgeon Team -
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Faculty -
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
Faculty -
Perinatal Surgery Fellowship
Faculty -
Primary Department
General Pediatric Surgery
- Top Doctor, Castle Connolly, 2022
- Exceptional Women in Medicine Award, Castle Connolly, 2022
- Golden Apple Teaching Award, 2021
- Golden Apple Teaching Award, 2020
- Bruce P. Meyer Family Art of Medicine Award, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 2020
- Denis R. King Teacher of the Year Award, 2018
- Best Scientific Poster Of Merit Award, American College of Surgeons, 2016
- Member, Society of University Surgeons, 2018 - Present
- Surgical Section Publications Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2018 - 2020
- Cancer Committee, American Pediatric Surgical Association, 2017 - 2020
- Program Committee, American Pediatric Surgical Association, 2015 - 2017
- Surgical Section Program Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2015 - 2017
- Surgical Critical Care Committee, American Pediatric Surgical Association, 2015 - 2018
- Hodgkin Lymphoma Committee, Children's Oncology Group, 2014 - Present
- Renal Tumor Committee, Children's Oncology Group, 2014 - Present
- Member, International Society of Paediatric Surgical Oncology, 2012 - Present
- Member, International Society of Paediatric Oncology, 2012 - Present
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 2011 - Present
- Member, Association for Academic Surgery, 2011 - Present
- Rare Tumor Committee, Children's Oncology Group, 2011 - Present
- Cancer Committee, American Pediatric Surgical Association, 2011 - 2014
- Specialty Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section of Surgery, 2010 - Present
- Surgery Committee, Children's Oncology Group, 2010 - Present
- Institution Representative, Children's Oncology Group, 2009 - Present
- Member, The Society of Surgical Oncology, 2009 - Present
- Member, American Pediatric Surgical Association, 2007 - Present
- Member, Alpha Omega Alpha, 1999 - Present
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 07/01/2009
Board Certifications
- Pediatric Surgery
- Surgery
| Fellowship | Nationwide Children's Hospital | Date Completed: 06/30/2009 |
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| Residency | Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center | Date Completed: 06/30/2007 |
| Medical School | Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina Univers | Date Completed: 05/13/2000 |