Jonathan I. Groner, MD

Nationwide Children's Hospital Medical Professional

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Biography

Jonathan I. Groner, MD, is a Professor of Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He is the trauma quality medical director of the Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and the medical director of the Center for Pediatric Trauma Research. He is also a full-time faculty member of the Division of Pediatric Surgery and has a busy clinical practice that covers not only trauma and burns, but also acute care and general pediatric surgery.

Dr. Groner’s research interests include the impact of trauma on minority children, firearm-related trauma, child abuse, and pediatric head injury. He has a strong interest in medical ethics and has written extensively about the role of physicians in capital punishment. Dr. Groner is a past president of the Central Ohio Trauma System and the Pediatric Trauma Society.

Academic and Clinical Areas
Awards, Honors & Organizations
  • Career Contribution Award Recipient, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 2017
  • Golden Stethoscope Award Recipient, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 2015
  • Denis R. King Teacher of the Year Award, Nationwide Children's Hospital Department of Pediatric Surgery, 2014
  • Golden Apple Teaching Award, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, 2013
  • Denis R. King Teacher of the Year Award, Nationwide Children's Hospital Department of Pediatric Surgery, 2011
  • Denis R. King Teacher of the Year Award, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Department of Pediatric Surgery, 2009
  • Golden Apple Teaching Award, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, 2007
  • Listed, Best Doctors in America
Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 05/17/1994

Board Certifications
  • General Surgery
  • Pediatric Surgery
Fellowship Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Date Completed: 06/30/1989
Residency Nationwide Children's Hospital Date Completed: 06/30/1993
Residency Medical College of Wisconsin Date Completed: 06/30/1991
Residency Medical College of Wisconsin Date Completed: 06/30/1987
Internship Medical College of Wisconsin Date Completed: 06/30/1985
Medical School Northwestern University Hospital Date Completed: 06/16/1984
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General Pediatric Surgery