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.
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
- Michele Dritz, 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
- Sarah Denny, MD, FAAP – Hospital Employed Physician Liaison
- Norman Christopher, MD, FAAP – Foundation Chair Liaison
Nominating Committee
- Sarah Adams, MD, FAAP
- Jerri Rose, MD, FAAP
- Lisa Ziemnik, MD, FAAP
Ohio AAP Staff
- Melissa Wervey Arnold – Chief Executive Officer
- Elizabeth Dawson – Chief Operating Officer
- Hayley Southworth, MS – Director of Program Management and Training
- Beth Barker, MSN, RN, – Director of Immunization Programs
- Lory Sheeran Winland, MPA – Director of Immunization Programs
- Kristen Stidham Fluitt, MS – Program Manager
- Alex Miller, MPH – Program Manager
- Olivia Simon – Foundation and Communications Coordinator
- Liz Bowman – Executive Assistant
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
- 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
- Lisa Ziemnik, MD, FAAP – Preschool Vision Screening QI Program
- Rebecca Brady, MD, FAAP – Maximizing Office Based Immunization
- Michele Dritz, MD, FAAP – LARC QI Program
- Robert W. Frenck, Jr., MD, FAAP -Teen Immunization Education Session Medical Director
- Sarah Denny, MD, FAAP – Store it Safe Child QI Program
- Michael Gittelman, MD, FAAP – Smoke Free Families Ohio Learning Collaborative
- Sarah Adams, MD, FAAP – Parenting at Mealtime and Playtime
- Aparna Bole, MD, FAAP – Lead Prevention QI Program
- James Duffee, MD, FAAP – Brush Book Bed QI Program
- Kate Krueck, MD, FAAP – CQN Adolescent Immunizations
- Kara Shah, MD, FAAP – Management of Atopic Dermatitis in Primary Care QI Program
- William Cotton, MD, FAAP – Population Health QI Program
Pediatric Societies