Nationwide Foundation Endowed Chairs

Nationwide Foundation Endowed Chairs

Endowing leadership. Accelerating possibility.

A Lasting Investment

Endowed chairs are among the most prestigious distinctions in academic medicine, helping attract and retain exceptional leaders whose work advances research, innovation and patient care. Through its generous support, Nationwide Foundation has established 19 endowed chairs at Nationwide Children’s, fueling breakthroughs that improve the lives of children and families.

Christopher Breuer, MD

Christopher K. Breuer, MD

Nationwide Foundation Endowed Chair in Surgical Research

Director, Center for Regenerative Medicine

Jeff Bridge, PhD

Jeff Bridge, PhD

Nationwide Foundation Endowed Chair of Innovation in Behavioral Health Research

Director, Center for Suicide Prevention and Research

Deena Chisolm, PhD

Deena J. Chisolm, PhD

Nationwide Foundation Endowed Chair in Health Equity Research

Director, Center for Child Health Outcomes Research

Mark Galantowicz, MD

Mark E. Galantowicz, MD

Nationwide’s Murray D. Lincoln Endowed Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery 

Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery · Co-Director, The Heart Center

Patrick Gallagher, MD

Patrick Gallagher, MD

Nationwide’s John E. Fisher Endowed Chair in Neonatal Research 

Director, Center for Perinatal Research

Vidu Garg, MD

Vidu Garg, MD

Nationwide Foundation Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Research

Director, Center for Cardiovascular Research

Alex Kemper, MD

Alex Kemper, MD, MPH, MS

Nationwide Foundation Endowed Chair in Innovative Pediatric Care

Division Chief, Primary Care Pediatrics

Beth Kozel, MD, PhD

Beth Kozel, MD, PhD

Nationwide Foundation Endowed Chair in Genetic Medicine

Division Chief, Genetics and Genomic Medicine · Director, Constitutional Genomics Translational Research

Elaine Mardis, PhD

Elaine R. Mardis, PhD

Nationwide Foundation Endowed Chair in Genomic Medicine

Co-Executive Director, Steve and Cindy Rasmussen Institute for Genomic Medicine

Karen McCoy, MD

Karen S. McCoy, MD

Nationwide Foundation Endowed Chair in Pulmonary Medicine

Division Chief, Pulmonary Medicine

Jaimie Nathan, MD

Jaimie Nathan, MD

Nationwide Foundation Endowed Chair in Pediatric Transplantation

Department Chief, Pediatric Abdominal Transplant and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery

Leif Nelin, MD

Leif D. Nelin, MD

Nationwide’s Dean W. Jeffers Endowed Chair in Neonatology 

Division Chief, Neonatology

Gary Smith, MD, DrPH

Gary A. Smith, MD, DrPH

Nationwide’s Dimon R. McFerson Endowed Chair in Injury Research 

Director, Center for Injury Research and Policy

John David Spencer, MD

John David Spencer, MD

Nationwide Foundation Endowed Chair for Clinical and Translational Research

Division Chief, Nephrology and Hypertension · Co-Director, Kidney and Urinary Tract Center

Richard Wilson, PhD

Richard K. Wilson, PhD

Nationwide Foundation Endowed Chair in Genomic Medicine

Co-Executive Director, Steve and Cindy Rasmussen Institute for Genomic Medicine

Rachel Stanley, MD

Currently Vacant

Nationwide Foundation Endowed Chair in Emergency Medicine

Currently Open

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