Leadership at The Research Institute of Nationwide Children's Hospital

Dennis R. Durbin, MD, MSCE, is president of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, a professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and vice chair for Research in the Department of Pediatrics.

Lauren O. Bakaletz, PhD, is a principal investigator in and the director of the Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and Vice President of Basic Sciences Research at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Deena J. Chisolm, PhD, is director of the Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice and Vice President of Health Services Research in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital.

Katherine J. Deans, MD, MHSc, is the Chief Clinical Research Officer (CCRO) at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Amy J. Roscoe is the Vice President of Strategic Planning and Finance at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital.

William Smoyer, MD, is a member of the Section of Nephrology and Hypertension at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Vice President and Director for the Center for Clinical and Translational Research at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and a Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.

Matthew McFarland is Vice President of Commercialization and Industry Relations at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital.