Darryl Robbins, DO, FAAP Receives Community Pediatrician Award

September 15, 2015

The Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (Ohio AAP), representing more than 2,900 members in the state of Ohio, is proud to announce the recipient of the Arnold Friedman, MD, FAAP Community Pediatrician Award to Darryl Robbins, DO, FAAP. This award is presented each year to a physician in recognition of commitment to their local community.

Dr. Robbins has been a longtime supporter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) at a national and state level. He has participated in a significant number of clinical and physician hospital search committees, has served as Medical Staff President and Standing Board Member of Nationwide Children’s Hospital. For almost 15 years, Dr. Robbins has worked to connect community pediatricians to pediatric resources through his leadership at Children’s Practicing Pediatricians (CPP), AAP, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and other local social service organizations.

“Dr. Robbins has a burning passion that is totally committed to caring for each child and their families,” said Bruce Meyer, MD, FAAP, a longtime friend and colleague. “He has dedicated many hours to many endeavors that involve the healthcare of children. Even with this intense commitment to services to all children, he has been an excellent husband, father and grandfather.”

The Ohio AAP and our members thank Dr. Robbins for his commitment to children and his local community.

About Nationwide Children's Hospital

Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 14,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.7 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.