Nationwide Children's Events & Announcements

Catherine Krawczeski, MD, Named Chief Medical Officer and Physician-in-Chief at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Jul 09, 2024

Catherine Krawczeski, MD, Named Chief Medical Officer and Physician-in-Chief at Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Nationwide Children’s Hospital announced today that Catherine Krawczeski, MD, the hospital’s physician-in-chief since 2022, will now also serve as Nationwide Children’s chief medical officer.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Names Jason Newland, MD, MEd, Chief of Infectious Diseases
Jul 08, 2024

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Names Jason Newland, MD, MEd, Chief of Infectious Diseases

Nationwide Children’s Hospital welcomes Jason Newland, MD, MEd, as the division chief of Infectious Diseases and an associate investigator in the Center for Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s. Dr. Newland is also a tenured professor at The Ohio State University and will hold the Cramblett Endowed Chair in Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

Jun 28, 2024

Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the City of Columbus Bringing Comprehensive Injury-Prevention Program to Central Ohio Children

Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the City of Columbus are hosting the Safety City Columbus injury-prevention program for the third straight summer. Safety City Columbus is a free, four-day program for children ages 5 to 7 to learn more about traffic lights and safety, fire prevention safety, stranger awareness, police officers and more.

Jun 27, 2024

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Appoints New Division Chief of Cardiology and Co-Director of the Heart Center

Nationwide Children’s Hospital welcomes Antonio Cabrera, MD, FAAP, FAHA, FACC, FHFSA, as the division chief of cardiology and co-director of the Heart Center.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Receives $25 Million Gift to Support Institute for Mental and Behavioral Health Research
Jun 14, 2024

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Receives $25 Million Gift to Support Institute for Mental and Behavioral Health Research

Nationwide Children’s Hospital announced today that longtime donors Joe and Linda Chlapaty have donated $25 million to support the recently launched Institute for Mental and Behavioral Health Research. The gift will fund innovative research, endowed faculty to recruit nationally renowned researchers, and construction for new facilities.

Jun 13, 2024

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Receives HRSA Grant, Strives to Improve Maternal and Infant Health in Southeast Ohio

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded Nationwide Children’s Hospital a $4.7 million grant for the implementation of the Healthy Start Initiative, striving to improve the health of moms and babies in three Appalachian Ohio counties.

Jun 06, 2024

New Close To Home ℠ Center to Open in Grove City

Nationwide Children’s Hospital announced plans today to expand its Close To Home℠ network by opening a new center in Grove City. The new center will expand convenient access to urgent care and specialized pediatric services for families in Grove City and surrounding areas.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Names Beth Kozel, MD, PhD, Division Chief of Genetic and Genomic Medicine and Director of Constitutional Genomics Translational Research
Jun 06, 2024

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Names Beth Kozel, MD, PhD, Division Chief of Genetic and Genomic Medicine and Director of Constitutional Genomics Translational Research

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Names Beth Kozel, MD, PhD, Division Chief of Genetic and Genomic Medicine and Director of Constitutional Genomics Translational Research

Jun 04, 2024

Injury Prediction Rule Could Decrease Radiographic Imaging Exposure in Children, Study Shows

In a study published today in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, researchers in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) – led by Julie Leonard, MD, MPH at Nationwide Children’s Hospital –created a highly accurate cervical spine injury prediction rule. When applied, the rule decreases the use of CT by more than 50% without missing clinically significant injuries or increasing normal X-ray use.