Medical Leadership

Nationwide Children’s Hospital has more than 60 departments and sections dedicated to pediatric expertise. The list below is of those who hold medical leadership positions within the organization.

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Executive Leadership
Chief Executive Officer Timothy C. Robinson
Chief Medical Officer Rustin Morse, MD
Chief Operating Officer Richard J. Miller, MHA
Chief Financial Officer Nelson Weichold
President, Research Institute
 Dennis R. Durbin, MD
Physician-in-Chief
 Catherine Krawczeski, MD
Surgeon-in-Chief
 Oluyinka O. Olutoye, MD
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
 Lee Ann Wallace, RN, MBA, NEA-BC
Chief Strategy Officer
 Patty McClimon
Senior Vice President, Legal Services
 Rhonda Comer, JD
President, Nationwide Children's Foundation
 Stephen P. Testa, Jr.
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
 Donna W. Teach
Chief Human Resources Officer
 Lorina Wise, JD
Chief Information Officer - IS
 Denise Zabawski

 

 

Medical Administration
Associate Chief Quality Officer Ryan S. Bode, MD
Associate Chief Quality Officer Robert J. Gajarski, MD
Associate Community Medical Director Michelle C. Golla, MD
Chief Medical Information Officer Jeffrey M. Hoffman, MD
Associate Administrative Medical Director Bruce P. Meyer, MD
Associate Chief Quality Officer Anup D. Patel, MD
Associate Chief Quality Officer Julie B. Samora, MD
President, Partners For Kids Sean P. Gleeson, MD, MBA
Surgical Operations Officer Jonathan I. Groner, MD
Administrative Medical Director William W. Long, MD
Associate Community Medical Director Robert W. Snyder, MD

 

 

Medical Staff Officers
Medical Staff President Gregory D. Pearson, MD
Medical Staff Vice President Brent H. Adler, MD
Medical Staff Past President Robert W. Snyder, MD

 

 

Nationwide Children's Hospital Toledo Medical Staff Leaders
Chief Medical Officer R. W. Mills, MD (Primary Care Pediatrics)
Department Chair Heather Meade, MD (Pediatric Hospital Medicine)
Section Chief of Medical Specialties Andrea O'Boyle, MD (Pediatric Critical Care)
Section Chief of Surgical Specialties Jonathan Grischkan, MD (Otolaryngology)
Chief of Primary Care Specialties Shannon Wronkowicz, MD (Primary Care Pediatrics)
Nursing Director Donna Ruedisueli
Director of Operations Jennifer Strauss

 

 

Department and Section Chiefs
Department of Abdominal Transplantation & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Jaimie D. Nathan, MD
Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine Joseph D. Tobias, MD
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Mark E. Galantowicz, MD
Department of Dentistry Janice A. Townsend, DDS, MS
Section of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Hany A. Emam, DDS, MS
Section of Orthodontics Henry W. Fields, DDS
Division of Pediatric Dentistry Janice A. Townsend, DDS, MS**
Section of Pediatric Dentistry Janice A. Townsend, DDS, MS
Department of General Pediatric Surgery Gail E. Besner, MD
Department of Hospital Medicine Amy N. Tyler, MD
Section of Adult Hospital Medicine Sharon S. Clark, MD
Section of Hospital Pediatrics Michael F. Perry, MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Geri D. Hewitt, MD
Section of Fetal Medicine Adolfo Etchegaray, MD
Section of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Geri D. Hewitt, MD
Department of Ophthalmology David L. Rogers, MD
Department of Orthopedics Kevin E. Klingele, MD
Department of Otolaryngology Charles A. Elmaraghy, MD
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Shamlal Mangray, MBBS 
Section of Anatomic Pathology Nicoleta C. Arva, MD
Section of Clinical Pathology Kathleen K. Nicol, MD
Department of Pediatric Colorectal & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery Richard J. Wood, MD 
Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery Jeffrey R. Leonard, MD
Department of Pediatric Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Richard E. Kirschner, MD, FAAP, FACS
Department of Pediatric Urology V. Rama Jayanthi, MD
Department of Pediatrics Catherine Krawczeski, MD
Division of Adolescent Medicine Andrea E. Bonny, MD*
Section of Adolescent Medicine Heather D. Stewart, MD
Division of Allergy & Immunology Mitchell H. Grayson, MD*
Section of Allergy & Immunology Rebecca Scherzer, MD
Division of Cardiology Catherine Krawczeski, MD*
Section of Cardiology Robert J. Gajarski, MD
Division of Child & Family Advocacy Megan M. Letson, MD, M.Ed*
Section of Child & Family Advocacy Megan M. Letson, MD, M.Ed
Division of Clinical Informatics Jeffrey M. Hoffman, MD*
Section of Community Pediatrics Robert W. Snyder, MD
Division of Complex Care Garey H. Noritz, MD*
Section of Complex Care Laurie J. Glader, MD
Division of Critical Care Mark W. Hall, MD, FAAP, FCCM*
Section of Critical Care Nadeem Khan, MD, FAAP
Division of Dermatology Patricia M. Witman, MD*
Section of Dermatology Patricia M. Witman, MD
Division of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics Garey H. Noritz, MD* - Interim
Section of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics Garey H. Noritz, MD* - Interim
Division of Emergency Medicine Rachel M. Stanley, MD*
Section of Emergency Medicine Delia L. Gold, MD
Division of Endocrinology Manmohan K. Kamboj, MD*
Section of Endocrinology Manmohan K. Kamboj, MD
Division of Family Practice Vacant
Section of Family Practice Vacant
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology & Nutrition Carlo Di Lorenzo, MD*
Section of Gastroenterology & Hepatology & Nutrition Brendan M. Boyle, MD, MPH
Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine Beth Kozel, MD*
Section of Genetic and Genomic Medicine Kandamurugu Manickam, MD
Division of Hematology & Oncology Timothy P. Cripe, MD, PhD*
Section of Hematology & Oncology Nicholas D. Yeager, MD
Division of Infectious Diseases William J. Barson, MD* - Interim
Section of Infectious Diseases William J. Barson, MD
Division of Neonatology Leif D. Nelin, MD*
Section of Neonatology Edward G. Shepherd, MD
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension John David Spencer, MD*
Section of Nephrology and Hypertension Hiren P. Patel, MD
Division of Neurology Anne M. Connolly, MD*
Section of Neurology Jaime Dawn E. Twanow, MD
Division of Physical Medicine Michelle A. Miller, MD*
Section of Physical Medicine Michelle A. Miller, MD
Division of Primary Care Pediatrics Alex R. Kemper, MD*
Section of Primary Care Pediatrics Dane A. Snyder, MD
Division of Pulmonary, Sleep Medicine and Cystic Fibrosis Karen S. McCoy, MD*
Section of Pulmonary, Sleep Medicine and Cystic Fibrosis Richard D. Shell, MD
Division of Regional Hospital Medicine Nadeem Khan, MD, FAAP*
Section of Regional Hospital Medicine Nadeem Khan, MD, FAAP
Division of Rheumatology Stacy P. Ardoin, MD*
Section of Rheumatology Stacy P. Ardoin, MD
Division of Sports Medicine Thomas L. Pommering, DO*
Section of Sports Medicine Thomas L. Pommering, DO
Division of Toxicology Hannah L. Hays, MD*
Section of Toxicology Hannah L. Hays, MD
Division of Urgent Care Cynthia S. Zimm, MD*
Section of Urgent Care Cynthia S. Zimm, MD
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health David A. Axelson, MD
Section of Psychiatry David A. Axelson, MD
Section of Psychology Eric M. Butter, PhD
Department of Radiology Ellen M. Chung, MD
Section of Body Radiology Brent H. Adler, MD 
Section of Interventional Radiology Leah E. Braswell, MD
Section of Nuclear Medicine Adam J. Bobbey, MD
Section of Neuro Radiology Jeremy Y. Jones, MD

* Ohio State University Department of Pediatrics Division Chief

**Ohio State University College of Dentistry