Contributors

Geri D. Hewitt, MD, is chief of the Section of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and a professor of Clinical Obstetrics in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Hewitt's primary interests are caring for the gynecologic and reproductive health needs for young girls as well as adolescents. Dr. Hewitt is an examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Hewitt is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a co-editor for the Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Tips for Clinicians section.

Dr. Horowitz is a Senior Associate Scientist / Clinical Psychologist at the National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program at the National Institutes of Health. She serves as a senior attending with a specialty in pediatric psychology on the Psychiatry Consultation Liaison Service in the Hatfield Clinical Research Center at NIH. As a Principal Investigator in the Intramural Program at NIMH, her research focuses on suicide prevention strategies in medical settings.

Cody Hostutler, PhD, is a pediatric primary care psychologist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University. He received training in integrated primary care at Lehigh University, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Nemours/A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children, and Geisinger Health System. His research interests include evaluating the effect that integrated primary care has on the quadruple aim (i.e., patient and provider satisfaction, clinical outcomes, reducing healthcare costs) as well as identifying and reducing health disparities.

Chet Kaczor, PharmD, MBA is the chief pharmacy officer at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Kelleher is a pediatrician whose research interests focus on accessibility, effectiveness and quality of health care services for children and their families, especially those affected by mental disorders, substance abuse or violence. He has a longstanding interest in formal outcomes research for mental health and substance abuse services. Dr. Kelleher is director of the Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice and vice president of Health Services Research at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Kelleher is also professor in the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine.

Dr. Kerlek is a child psychiatrist specializing in the treatment of children who have experienced maltreatment and exposure to violence. She works at Nationwide Children's Family Support Program at The Center for Safety and Healing.

Ibrahim Khansa, MD, FAAP, is a surgeon in the Department Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Nationwide Children's Hospital and clinical assistant professor of Plastic Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He is the co-director of the Hemangioma and Vascular Malformations program and member of the Center for Complex Craniofacial Disorders and the Cleft Lip and Palate Team. Dr. Khansa received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed a plastic and reconstructive surgery residency at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, followed by a pediatric craniofacial fellowship at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Simon Lee, M.D., is a pediatric cardiologist at The Heart Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. He specializes in advanced cardiac imaging, specifically cardiac MRI and CT. His clinical interests focus on the management of patients with coronary anomalies (congenital and acquired), as well as in stress perfusion imaging and non-invasive tissue characterization for assessing myocardial disease. Dr. Lee’s research interests involve the use of advanced imaging markers in MRI to detect cardiac allograft vasculopathy and transplant rejection in pediatric heart transplant patients. He is director of the Coronary Anomaly program and Director of the Kawasaki Disease Program.

Tiasha is the senior strategist for Clinical & Research Communications at Nationwide Children's Hospital. She provides assistance to investigators in The Research Institute and clinician-scientists at Nationwide Children’s for internal and external communication of clinical studies, peer-reviewed journal articles, grant awards and research news. She is also the editor-in-chief for Research Now, Nationwide Children's monthly, all-employee e-newsletter for research, as well as a writer for Pediatrics Nationwide.