Mission Statement
The Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics promotes the health, safety and well-being of children and adolescents so they may reach their full potential. The Ohio AAP will accomplish this by addressing the needs of children, their families, and their communities, and by supporting Chapter members through advocacy, education, research, service, and improving the systems through which they deliver pediatric care.
Ohio AAP Staff
- Melissa Wervey Arnold – Chief Executive Officer
- Elizabeth Dawson – Chief Operating Officer
- Hayley Southworth, MS – Director of Program Management and Training
- Lory Winland, MPA – Director of Immunization Programs
- Beth Barker, RN, BSN – Nurse Educator
- Kristen Stidham Fluitt, MS – Program Manager
- Renee Dickman, MS – Program Manager
- Ryan Aills – Communications Strategist
- Erin G Flynn – Development Consultant
- Samantha Anzeljc, PhD – Quality Improvement Consultant
- Joanne Gordon – MOBI Administrative Assistant
Directions to the Ohio AAP Office
Board of Directors
- Michael Gittelman, MD, FAAP – President
- Jill Fitch, MD, FAAP – President-Elect
- Christopher Peltier, MD, FAAP –Treasurer
- Rebecca Baum, MD, FAAP – Delegate-at-large
- Kate Krueck, MD, FAAP – Delegate-at-large
- Denise Warrick, MD, FAAP – Delegate-at-large
- Robert Murray, MD, FAAP –Immediate Past President
- William Cotton, MD, FAAP – Advocacy Chair Liaison
- Christopher Peltier, MD, FAAP – Hospital Employed Physician Liaison
Nominating Committee
- Sarah Adams, MD, FAAP
- Jonathan Price, MD, FAAP
- Tara Williams, MD, FAAP
Pediatric Chairs
- Nazha Abughali, MD, FAAP – Chair, Department of Pediatrics, MetroHealth
- John Barnard, III, MD, FAAP – Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
- Norman Christopher, MD, FAAP – Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Akron Children’s Hospital
- George Darah, DO – Interim Chair, Department of Pediatrics, University of Toledo
- John Duby, MD, FAAP – Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Dayton Children’s Hospital
- Margaret Hostetter, MD, FAAP – Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hosptial Medical Center
- Karen Montgomery-Reagan – Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Michelle Medina, MD, FAAP – Chair, Department of General Pediatrics, Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hosptial
- Michelle Walsh, MD, FAAP – Interim Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Medical Directors
- Rebecca Baum, MD, FAAP – Building Mental Wellness Program
- Rebecca Brady, MD, FAAP – Maximizing Office Based Immunization, Ohio QI2U-MenB
- Sarah Denny, MD, FAAP – Education and Sleep Environment, Injury Prevention/Safe Sleep
- Michele Dritz, MD, FAAP – Ohio QI2U-Adolescent Health
- Robert W. Frenck, Jr., MD, FAAP – Medical Director
- Kimberly Giuliano, MD, FAAP – Building Mental Wellness Program
- Michael Gittelman, MD, FAAP – Education and Sleep Environment, Injury Prevention/Safe Sleep, Injury Plus Seek Learning Collaborative, Smoke Free Families Ohio Learning Collaborative
- Jamie Macklin, MD, FAAP – Education and Sleep Environment, Injury Prevention/Safe Sleep
- Robert Murray, MD, FAAP – Good4Growth
- Judith Romano, MD, MD, FAAP – Good4Growth
- Amy Sternstein, MD, FAAP -Parenting at Mealtime and Playtime
- Elizabeth Zmuda, DO, FAAP – Parenting at Mealtime and Playtime
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