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Performance Leadership Team
A d o l e s c e n t H e a lt h C e n t e r
Michael Fisher
President and Chief Executive Officer
o f G r e at e r C i n c i n n at i
Janet Ach
President
Frank Biro, MD
Director, Division of Adolescent Medicine
Ca r e F o u n d a t i o n
Michael Lee, DDS
President
Stephen Wilson, DMD, MA, PhD
Director, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
C o n va l e s c e n t H o s p i ta l
f o r Ch i l d r e n
Pamela Terp
Chair
Phillip C. Long
President
J a c k Ru b i n s t e i n F o u n d at i o n
f o r D e v e l o p m e n ta l D i s o r d e r s
JoAnn Hagopian
President
Mitchell Cohen, MD
Vice Chair of Pediatrics for Clinical Affairs
Brian D. Coley, MD
Radiologist-in-Chief and Director,
Department of Radiology
Dwight E. Ellingwood
Senior Vice President, Planning
and Business Development
Michael K. Farrell, MD
Chief-of-Staff
Jane Garvey
Vice President, Marketing
and Communications
Tracy Glauser, MD
Associate Director, Clinical Translational
Outcomes and Health Services Research,
Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation
Scott J. Hamlin
Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer
Cheryl Hoying, PhD, RN
Senior Vice President, Department
of Patient Services
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Marketing and Communications
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Jane Garvey, Vice President
William M. Kent
Senior Vice President, Infrastructure
and Operations
Charles Dean Kurth, MD
Anesthesiologist-in-Chief and Director,
Department of Anesthesia
Frederick Ryckman, MD
Senior Vice President, Medical Operations
James A. Saporito
Senior Vice President, Development
Elizabeth A. Stautberg, Esq.
General Counsel and Senior Vice
President, Legal and Public Affairs
Arnold W. Strauss, MD
Physician-in-Chief; Chair, Department
of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati;
and Director, Cincinnati Children’s
Research Foundation
Jeffrey Whitsett, MD
Interim Associate Director, Basic Sciences,
Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation
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Message from our CEO and Chairman
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Message from our Finance Leaders
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Casting Light on a Rare Lung Disease
Tribute: William Kuenneth Schubert, MD
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Deciphering the Mysteries of Eosinophilic Disorders
22
Revealing the Power of a Life-Altering Drug
28
Guiding Asthma Patients to a Better Quality of Life
Elli Edwards, Jennifer Sennett,
Shannon Studebaker
32
The Convalescent Hospital for Children:
Evolving, Educating, Empowering
Ph o t o g r a p h y
34
Donor Recognition
Ryan Kurtz; additional photos from
the Cincinnati Children’s archive
77
Financial Report
80
Our Leaders
Beatrice Katz
Uma R. Kotagal, MD
Senior Vice President, Quality
and Transformation
T A BLE OF CONTENTS
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Writer/project director
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David Schonfeld, MD
Director, Division of Developmental
and Behavioral Pediatrics
Elisabeth Baldock, PhD
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Marianne F. James
Senior Vice President, Information
Services, and Chief Information Officer
C I N C I N N AT I C H I L D R E N ’ S H O S P I TA L M E D I C A L C E N T E R
Ch i l d r e n ’ s D e n t a l
Richard G. Azizkhan, MD
Surgeon-in-Chief
I L LU M I N AT I N G D I S C O V E R I E S
Affiliates
Design
Real Art
Donor recognition
Printing
Wendling Printing Company
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is a teaching
affiliate of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
The medical center is accredited by The Joint Commission;
CARF, The Rehabilitation Commission; and the Association
ILLUMINATING
for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc.
We have been awarded Magnet recognition from the American
Nurses Credentialing Center for quality patient care and nursing
excellence. Our pediatric residency training program is approved
by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
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appropriately qualified persons of diverse backgrounds. The medical
BRIDGING RESEARCH, CARE AND COMMUNITY
ancestry, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation or
Cincinnati Children’s affirmatively seeks to attract to its staff
center does not discriminate against any employee or applicant
based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam conflict.
Cincinnati Children’s ranked third among all pediatric hospitals in the
2012 U.S. News & World Report survey of best children’s hospitals.
©2012 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
2012 ANNUAL REPORT
COVER Jordan Scott, 9, has eosinophilic
esophagitis and is a patient of the Cincinnati
Center for Eosinophilic Disorders.
F r o m l e f t t o r i gh t : Cincinnati Children’s first home was a rented house. Tw o William Cooper Procter gave $2.5 million to build and endow the Children’s Hospital Research Foundation. Th r e e Cincinnati Children’s was the first pediatric hospital to have a building dedicated to research.
It opened in 1931. F o u r Josef Warkany, MD, arrived January 1, 1932, for a one-year fellowship. He spent his entire career at Cincinnati Children’s, becoming a pioneer in the study of birth defects. F i v e Chemist and inventor Leland Clark, PhD, developed the first functional heart-lung machine.
Using Clark’s machine, the cardiology team at Cincinnati Children’s performed the first open heart surgery.
1883
1924
Incorporation papers for
the Protestant Episcopal
Hospital for children are
signed November 16, 1883.
The hospital opens in
a rented three-bedroom
house in March 1884.
1887
Hospital moves
to its second home.
The new hospital
opens with 20
beds on two wards
and room for two
additional wards.
1921
William Cooper
Procter, president of
Procter & Gamble, is
elected president of
the hospital’s board of
trustees, a position he
held until his death in
1934. The hospital’s
name is changed to
The Children’s Hospital.
Procter forms a dynamic
partnership with
the newly appointed
B.K. Rachford Chair
of Pediatrics of the
University of Cincinnati
College of Medicine, Albert
Graeme Mitchell, MD.
Working together over the
next decade, Procter and
Dr. Mitchell increase the
size of The Children’s
Hospital, enlarge the staff
and expand the hospital’s
mission to include medical
education and research.
1926
The Children’s Hospital establishes an academic
affiliation with the College of Medicine as
the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Mitchell
is the first to be both chair of Pediatrics and
physician-in-chief of The Children’s Hospital,
a tradition that continues today.
On December 6, the hospital moves into its
new, 200-bed facility adjacent to the college,
built on land Procter selected and purchased.
1928
Dr. Mitchell advocates for research at
The Children’s Hospital. In December,
Procter announces a gift of $2.5 million
to build and endow The Children’s
Hospital Research Foundation.
1931
The Children’s Hospital Research
Foundation opens. The Children’s
Hospital is the nation’s first pediatric
hospital with a building dedicated
to research.
1932
Josef Warkany, MD, arrives from
Vienna for a one-year research
fellowship. He spends his entire
and highly productive career
at Cincinnati Children’s.
Known as the father of teratology,
Dr. Warkany did pioneering
research on nutritional and
environmental factors that
cause birth defects.
F r o m l e f t t o r i gh t : Albert Sabin, MD, spent 30 years at Cincinnati Children’s. The Sabin oral polio vaccine was adopted by the World Health Organization in its campaign to eradicate polio worldwide. Tw o In 1988, Jeffrey Whitsett, MD, announced his research team had identified and cloned two
proteins essential for human surfactant. Today surfactant replacement therapy is routinely used to save the lives of premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome. Th r e e Richard Ward, PhD, began studying rotavirus in 1981. His research, in partnership with David Bernstein, MD, led to development
of a safe, effective vaccine to prevent rotavirus infection. The vaccine is now used around the world. F o u r Cincinnati Children’s broke ground for a new clinical sciences building in 2012. The 425,000 square foot building will provide space to consolidate and expand patient-oriented research activities.
1957
1939
1951
Albert Sabin, MD, joins The Children’s Hospital Research
Foundation. His research proved that poliovirus enters
the body through the digestive tract. He also found polioresistant antibodies in some children, suggesting they
had been infected by a weakened strain that produced
immunity. Based on these observations, he developed
the world’s first attenuated (weakened) live-virus
vaccine–the Sabin oral polio vaccine.
Chemist Leland Clark, PhD, then based
at Antioch College, brings his bubble
defoam oxygenator heart-lung bypass machine
to Cincinnati Children’s. Cardiologist Samuel
Kaplan, MD, and surgeon James Helmsworth,
MD, work with Clark to perfect it. A prolific
inventor, Dr. Clark also developed the Clark
oxygen electrode, which is used worldwide
in medical and industrial applications.
1942
Ashley Weech, MD, is named chairman
of Pediatrics and director of The Children’s
Hospital Research Foundation. After WWII
ends, he expands the faculty, adding directors
of new subspecialty divisions as the field of
pediatrics becomes increasingly specialized.
Building a Research Legacy
1952
Using the heart-lung machine, the
Cincinnati Children’s team performs
the earliest open heart surgery, reported
in the Journal of the American Medical
Association (October 4, 1952).
1956–2012 on back cover
The World Health
Organization chooses
Sabin’s vaccine for
worldwide testing. Millions
of doses are given in Russia,
Holland, Mexico, Chile,
Sweden and Japan.
1960
The first US test of
the Sabin oral polio
vaccine begins in
Cincinnati on April
24, 1960, known as
Sabin Sunday. More
than 20,000 children
received the vaccine.
1976
1963
Edward Pratt, MD, is named
chairman of Pediatrics and
director of The Children’s
Hospital Research Foundation.
The Clinical Research Center
is established, with William
K. Schubert, MD, as its
founding director.
1968
The Institute for
Developmental Research
(IDR) opens. The building
doubled office and laboratory
space, and allowed a large
influx of research scientists.
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Lonnie Wright, MPH, PhD,
is appointed the hospital’s first
full-time president and CEO.
1979
Dr. Schubert succeeds
Dr. Pratt as chairman
of the Department
of Pediatrics and director
of the Children’s Hospital
Research Foundation.
1983
Dr. Schubert
is appointed
president
and CEO.
2003
1988
1993
Neonatologist Jeffrey Whitsett, MD,
announces his team has identified
and cloned two proteins essential
to human surfactant. The discovery
made it possible to produce synthetic
human surfactant for treating
premature infants with respiratory
distress syndrome.
Thomas Boat, MD, succeeds Dr. Schubert
as chairman of Pediatrics and director of the
Children’s Hospital Research Foundation.
1996
2004
James M. Anderson succeeds Dr.
Schubert as president and CEO.
The rotavirus vaccine
developed by Richard Ward,
PhD, and David Bernstein,
MD, is licensed in Mexico.
Today the vaccine is used in
over 100 countries, and the
World Health Organization
has recommended that
rotavirus vaccine be
included in all national
immunization programs.
1998
1991
First new research building
since 1968 opens, providing
space for 19 research programs
in 240 new labs. Research
is increasingly focused
on molecular genetics.
Demolition of the 1926 hospital
begins to make way for a new
research building. Construction
begins in 2004.
Cincinnati Children’s begins
an ambitious building expansion.
Over the next four years, the Sabin
Education Center, a research wing,
a garage, and a new hospital
building (now called Location A)
are added to the Burnet Campus.
Improving Child Health
2007
Location S opens on
the site of the 1926
hospital. The building
adds 415,000 square
feet for research. Reflecting
the depth and breadth
of its research program,
Cincinnati Children’s
is now second in the
nation in NIH grants
for pediatric research.
Arnold Strauss, MD,
succeeds Dr. Boat
as chair of Pediatrics
and director of the
Cincinnati Children’s
Research Foundation.
2010
Michael Fisher succeeds
James Anderson as
president and CEO.
2012
Cincinnati Children’s
breaks ground for a
425,000 square foot
clinical sciences building
that will provide space
to consolidate and expand
patient-oriented research.
When the building opens
in 2015, Cincinnati
Children’s will have
1.4 million square feet
for research.
Performance Leadership Team
A d o l e s c e n t H e a lt h C e n t e r
Michael Fisher
President and Chief Executive Officer
o f G r e at e r C i n c i n n at i
Janet Ach
President
Frank Biro, MD
Director, Division of Adolescent Medicine
Ca r e F o u n d a t i o n
Michael Lee, DDS
President
Stephen Wilson, DMD, MA, PhD
Director, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
C o n va l e s c e n t H o s p i ta l
f o r Ch i l d r e n
Pamela Terp
Chair
Phillip C. Long
President
J a c k Ru b i n s t e i n F o u n d at i o n
f o r D e v e l o p m e n ta l D i s o r d e r s
JoAnn Hagopian
President
Mitchell Cohen, MD
Vice Chair of Pediatrics for Clinical Affairs
Brian D. Coley, MD
Radiologist-in-Chief and Director,
Department of Radiology
Dwight E. Ellingwood
Senior Vice President, Planning
and Business Development
Michael K. Farrell, MD
Chief-of-Staff
Jane Garvey
Vice President, Marketing
and Communications
Tracy Glauser, MD
Associate Director, Clinical Translational
Outcomes and Health Services Research,
Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation
Scott J. Hamlin
Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer
Cheryl Hoying, PhD, RN
Senior Vice President, Department
of Patient Services
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Marketing and Communications
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Jane Garvey, Vice President
William M. Kent
Senior Vice President, Infrastructure
and Operations
Charles Dean Kurth, MD
Anesthesiologist-in-Chief and Director,
Department of Anesthesia
Frederick Ryckman, MD
Senior Vice President, Medical Operations
James A. Saporito
Senior Vice President, Development
Elizabeth A. Stautberg, Esq.
General Counsel and Senior Vice
President, Legal and Public Affairs
Arnold W. Strauss, MD
Physician-in-Chief; Chair, Department
of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati;
and Director, Cincinnati Children’s
Research Foundation
Jeffrey Whitsett, MD
Interim Associate Director, Basic Sciences,
Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation
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Message from our CEO and Chairman
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Message from our Finance Leaders
6
Casting Light on a Rare Lung Disease
Tribute: William Kuenneth Schubert, MD
16
Deciphering the Mysteries of Eosinophilic Disorders
22
Revealing the Power of a Life-Altering Drug
28
Guiding Asthma Patients to a Better Quality of Life
Elli Edwards, Jennifer Sennett,
Shannon Studebaker
32
The Convalescent Hospital for Children:
Evolving, Educating, Empowering
Ph o t o g r a p h y
34
Donor Recognition
Ryan Kurtz; additional photos from
the Cincinnati Children’s archive
77
Financial Report
80
Our Leaders
Beatrice Katz
Uma R. Kotagal, MD
Senior Vice President, Quality
and Transformation
T A BLE OF CONTENTS
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Writer/project director
2 0 1 2 A N N UA L R E P O RT
David Schonfeld, MD
Director, Division of Developmental
and Behavioral Pediatrics
Elisabeth Baldock, PhD
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Marianne F. James
Senior Vice President, Information
Services, and Chief Information Officer
C I N C I N N AT I C H I L D R E N ’ S H O S P I TA L M E D I C A L C E N T E R
Ch i l d r e n ’ s D e n t a l
Richard G. Azizkhan, MD
Surgeon-in-Chief
I L LU M I N AT I N G D I S C O V E R I E S
Affiliates
Design
Real Art
Donor recognition
Printing
Wendling Printing Company
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is a teaching
affiliate of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
The medical center is accredited by The Joint Commission;
CARF, The Rehabilitation Commission; and the Association
ILLUMINATING
for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc.
We have been awarded Magnet recognition from the American
Nurses Credentialing Center for quality patient care and nursing
excellence. Our pediatric residency training program is approved
by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
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appropriately qualified persons of diverse backgrounds. The medical
BRIDGING RESEARCH, CARE AND COMMUNITY
ancestry, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation or
Cincinnati Children’s affirmatively seeks to attract to its staff
center does not discriminate against any employee or applicant
based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam conflict.
Cincinnati Children’s ranked third among all pediatric hospitals in the
2012 U.S. News & World Report survey of best children’s hospitals.
©2012 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
2012 ANNUAL REPORT
COVER Jordan Scott, 9, has eosinophilic
esophagitis and is a patient of the Cincinnati
Center for Eosinophilic Disorders.
ILLUMINATING
DISCOVERIES
BRIDGING RESEARCH, CARE AND COMMUNITY
2012 ANNUAL REPORT
Dear Friends,
In our annual reports, we try to capture in words and
pictures the vision that drives Cincinnati Children’s and
our many partners: the passion to improve child health;
the commitment to discovery, innovation and improvement.
This year, we focus on one of the most powerful ways we
improve child health: through patient-oriented research.
Research at Cincinnati Children’s spans the entire arc
from basic science through application and outcomes
research, from bench to bedside and into the community.
Every day, we strive to cast new light on complex diseases–
and most importantly, to translate discoveries into new
treatments that make a difference for patients.
In this report, you’ll read about three programs that
excel in bridging research, discovery and care.
You’ll learn about two girls from Kuwait who are in
Cincinnati for lifesaving care of a rare lung disease,
and about pioneering research that offers them hope
of a cure. You’ll learn how researchers and parents formed
a productive partnership that resulted in rapid advances
in the fight against eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders.
And you’ll learn about leading-edge clinical trials of the
first medicine that can shrink brain, kidney and lung
tumors in patients with tuberous sclerosis.
TOP TO BOTTOM
Michael Fisher, Thomas Cody
These inspiring achievements are changing the outcome
for our patients today–and illuminating the way to
a healthier future for children everywhere.
We remember 2012 as a year of exciting beginnings but
also sad losses. In February, we lost one of our greatest
leaders –William Kuenneth Schubert.
As leaders of Cincinnati Children’s, we know that a great
and enduring institution must excel in the present and
continually look to the future. The strength of Cincinnati
Children’s today is a tribute to the wisdom, vision
and actions of leaders, staff and supporters throughout
our 129-year history. It’s the responsibility of this
generation to plan for the well-being of the children
and families who will need us 129 years from now.
In a career spanning nearly 50 years at Cincinnati Children’s,
Dr. Schubert was a distinguished pediatrician, teacher, child
advocate, researcher and leader, as well as a generous supporter.
He made immeasurable contributions to our institution,
our community and to the families we are privileged to
serve. We continue to build on the legacy he left.
We were proud, therefore, to announce plans in April 2012
to build a new clinical sciences building. When it opens
in 2015, it will provide space to consolidate and expand
patient-oriented research activities. It will allow us to
strengthen the critical link between research and patient
outcomes. It will help us do more, learn more and improve
the lives of more children and families.
Sincerely,
Michael Fisher
President and CEO
This investment is a mark of our unwavering commitment
to improve child health. We move forward knowing that
achieving the best results for children will take support
from many partners and donors who share the passion
to make a difference. Together, we will advance knowledge,
improve care and change lives.
Thomas G. Cody
Chairman
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Dear Friends,
In many ways, fiscal 2012 represents the culmination of
a long, steady financial journey and first steps toward
a new way forward.
This approach demands that we work with community
partners and stakeholders in ways we are only beginning
to harness and adequately support.
For the past seven years, Cincinnati Children’s has been
exceptionally focused on improving and expanding
programs, facilities, partnerships and infrastructure to
meet two complementary but different goals: to better
serve our community’s children and to be the global
leader in providing complex care for patients from
all geographies. The responsibilities and stewardship
associated with these roles required financial excellence
in two very different and demanding business models.
Conversely, our commitment to being the global leader
for complex pediatric care requires a business model based
on unique clinical capabilities coupled with leading-edge
scientific discovery. To succeed, we must differentiate our
services from the national and global market and establish
Cincinnati Children’s as the destination of choice for
highly specialized care.
As the community’s leader in promoting and improving
the health of our region’s children and teens, Cincinnati
Children’s recognizes that healthcare must shift from a
system focused on delivering medical services to a new
model that empowers children and families to take
charge of their own health. This year’s annual report
features a story about our efforts to help families whose
children have asthma manage the disease more effectively
and reduce their need for hospital care. This shift in
philosophy requires a new business model–one focused
on strengthening the patient’s self-management skills
and on ensuring that when care is required, families have
access to the right care, at the right time, in the right
setting, which may well be outside our hospital walls.
T O P T O B O T T O M Scott Hamlin,
Robert D. H. Anning, Felicia Williams
In the end, revenue growth stimulated by increased demand
for services, coupled with successful per-patient-treated
cost reductions led to net operating revenues of over $128
million–a strong improvement over last year. This, in turn,
will allow us to accelerate our investment in new scientific
discovery, new program offerings, expanded community
partnerships and in the infrastructure and family support
our patients require.
Sincerely,
The improved financial results of fiscal 2012 (see Financial
Report, pages 77-79) hint at the powerful potential locked
within our journey to become far better at both roles–
community leader and global leader. The statistical
highlights in our financial report show that we were able
to touch the lives of a record number of patients and
families in virtually every setting in which we provide
care. Increased demand for our services and expertise
led to operating revenues that grew nearly 9 percent to
$1.85 billion this year. And equally satisfying, our per
patient encounter cost of providing clinical care actually
decreased about 4 percent on an inflation-adjusted basis,
as a result of an institution-wide effort to decrease costs
and improve efficiency and productivity. A nation hungry
for demonstrably better value from its healthcare system
is demanding that we take this success much further in
the coming years–and we are committed to doing that.
S c o tt H a m l i n
Executive Vice President and COO
Robert D.H. Anning
Chair, Finance Committee
F e l i c i a W i l l i a ms
Chair, Audit and Compliance Committee
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Nawaf and Fatemah Al-Shammari searched the world for a doctor who could
help their daughter. By the time the search led them to Cincinnati Children’s,
hope was running out for 3-year-old Nourah.
Within a month Nourah was in the ICU, unconscious,
on a respirator. While she was in the ICU, her doctors
performed the bronchoscopy. The results were surprising:
They didn’t find infection or inflammation, but sediments–
evidence of a very rare lung disease.
She was desperately ill from a mysterious lung disease.
Nourah Al-Shammari came to Cincinnati Children’s for
lifesaving treatment for a rare lung disease. Now a cure
is on the horizon, thanks to pioneering research.
Casting
Light
on a Rare Lung Disease
At Cincinnati Children’s, the Al-Shammari family found
a doctor with expertise in the complex treatment Nourah
needs. And more, they found a research team with expertise
in lung biology.
Her parents and medical team began searching for help
outside Kuwait.
It’s a rare combination: outstanding patient care sideby-side with outstanding research; collaboration among
the doctors who treat sick children and the researchers
studying what underlies disease; basic science grounded
in clinical challenges.
“I sent her records to many hospitals,” her father recalls,
“but no one would accept her case.”
Nourah’s doctor sought advice from pulmonary experts
worldwide through an online discussion group on the
internet. That’s how he found Robert Wood, MD, PhD,
director of bronchoscopy at Cincinnati Children’s.
For Nourah, it’s a combination that made all the difference.
The best available treatment saved her life. Innovative
research offers hope for a complete cure.
“I saw his inquiry and recommended whole lung lavage,” says
Dr. Wood. “He asked if he could send his patient to me.”
A M y st e r i o u s L u n g D i s e a s e
Born in Kuwait in 2005, Nourah was an apparently healthy
baby until she was 2½ years old. Then suddenly she became
very sick with asthma and coughing. She grew lethargic.
She turned blue.
“W o o d ’ s L u n g L au n d r y ”
Whole lung lavage (WLL) is a complicated procedure, used
to treat pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP). For decades
the only thing known about this rare disease was that
patients with PAP have too much surfactant in their lungs,
making it difficult for them to get air in.
What was making her so sick?
A lung specialist wanted to do a bronchoscopy exam,
but Nourah was too sick to risk giving her anesthesia
for the procedure.
Surfactant, a fatty substance produced by the lungs, reduces
surface tension and keeps the lung’s tiny air sacs (alveoli)
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excess surfactant. As a result, her family has remained in
Cincinnati since 2008. Dr. Wood washes her lungs every
3 to 6 weeks.
laboratory studies of an innovative genetic therapy that,
in preliminary tests, cures it.
Nourah and Bashayer will be in the first group of patients
offered the new therapy when it is approved for testing
in humans.
Cousin Bashayer Arrives
Nourah is alive today because of the expert care available at
Cincinnati Children’s. But the story is far more complicated.
Decades of Discovery
Scientists at Cincinnati Children’s have been at the leading
edge of research on surfactant-related diseases since the
1980s, when a team led by neonatologist Jeffrey Whitsett,
MD, did groundbreaking work on respiratory distress
syndrome in premature infants.
Back home in Kuwait, her cousin, Bashayer, also suffered
from pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Not long after Nourah
arrived in Cincinnati, Bashayer’s family moved here, too.
Nourah undergoes whole lung lavage every three to six weeks. In the OR, Dr. Robert Wood inserts
a breathing tube into her lungs. He keeps one lung mechanically ventilated and dry while he fills the other with saline, vibrates her
chest wall to mix the surfactant into the saline, and then drains her lung. He repeats this several times. The process is repeated at a later
time to clean the other lung.
W h o l e L u n g L ava g e
Dr. Wood now was treating first cousins–just 3 and 4
years old–with PAP.
The lungs of premature babies are not able to produce
enough surfactant. Respiratory distress due to insufficient
surfactant is a killer in these tiny babies.
Very unusual.
For decades, PAP was believed to be an acquired disease,
occasionally seen in children, but mostly in adults.
Dr. Wood, one of the world’s experts, has 40 years of
experience with the procedure in children. He agreed
to see Nourah.
open. Having either too little or too much surfactant
is life-threatening.
Without it, air sacs in the lung collapse when we exhale
and struggle to expand with a new breath. This is what
happens in premature babies who are born before their
lungs have developed the capacity to produce surfactant.
The US and Kuwaiti embassies worked together to get
the family the necessary travel visas and arrange the 6,800
mile trip, accompanied by a doctor and nurse.
Dr. Wood performed Nourah’s first lavage treatment just
three days after she arrived in Cincinnati in November
2008. He washed her lungs with many liters of saline to
remove the surfactant sediment. Within three weeks, she
was well enough to leave the hospital.
But if we have too much surfactant, as in PAP, it fills
up space that should be filled with air.
There’s only one treatment for PAP: washing the lungs
to get rid of excess surfactant. “Lung laundering,”
as Dr. Wood calls it.
Though the treatment is effective, lavage is a temporary
fix. Nourah’s lungs continue to become clogged with
Not many hospitals have the ability to perform whole lung
lavage on a child as young, tiny and fragile as Nourah.
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Dr. Whitsett made an important breakthrough in the
fight to save preemies. He identified and cloned two
proteins essential to human surfactant. His research made
it possible to produce a genetically engineered surfactant
treatment for preemies. Surfactant replacement therapy
is now routinely used in newborn ICUs–saving thousands
of babies every year.
Today, because of Nourah, Bashayer and a handful of
other young patients, researchers at Cincinnati Children’s
have identified a previously unknown hereditary type
of PAP (hPAP).
Working rapidly, a research team led by Bruce Trapnell, MD,
developed a test to diagnose hPAP and is conducting
Opp o r t u n i t i e s f o r D i s c o v e r y
“You have to know enough basic science to be able to problem solve, and you have to understand the
disease enough to know what you’re looking for. Cincinnati Children’s brings the two halves together–
research and clinical care, tools and patients. The combination makes this one of the best places on the
planet to do pulmonary research.”
Bruce Trapnell, MD
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Dr. Whitsett and his research team have continued to focus
intensively on lung biology and surfactant-related diseases.
In fact, their research in the 1990s helped explain the basic
biology of PAP.
“When this work began, no one knew how PAP
developed,” says Dr. Trapnell. “In fact, there was
a lot of misunderstanding.” People thought PAP was
the result of the body producing too much surfactant.
Piece by piece, a different picture emerged from
laboratory research at Cincinnati Children’s.
T h e B a s i c s o f PA P
The work began when scientists at MIT turned to
Dr. Whitsett for help. They were trying to understand
the role of a newly identified protein, GM-CSF (granulocyte
macrophage colony-stimulating factor). The protein appeared
to promote the growth of macrophages. It was important
to understand GM-CSF’s role, because macrophages in
our white blood cells are a key part of the immune system.
It turns out that PAP is not due to overproduction
of surfactant but under-clearance of old, used surfactant.
Research showed that GM-CSF is needed for macrophages
to mature. If the cells don’t mature, they can’t do their job.
In the lung, a key job is to get rid of used surfactant. If they
don’t do this, the surfactant accumulates as sediment.
Over time, the lungs fill up.
Described as garbage collectors, macrophages travel through
the body, looking for trash, such as worn out cells or toxins
or bacteria. When they find something that shouldn’t
be there, they surround it and digest it.
As this insight became clear, a research team in Japan
discovered that patients with PAP had an antibody against
GM-CSF. By the early 2000s, the Japan and Cincinnati
teams were working together.
To learn more about the role of GM-CSF in this process,
the scientists created a model in mice by knocking out the
gene that makes the GM-CSF protein. They expected to
find that the mice would not be able to make macrophages.
Meticulous work at Cincinnati Children’s proved that the
antibody was not merely present, but was actually causing
the disease.
That’s not what happened. The mice did produce
macrophages, but oddly enough, the mice had a lot
of surfactant in their lungs. Why?
This finding defined PAP as an autoimmune disorder–
a condition in which the body mistakenly attacks its own
normal functioning.
The researchers needed an expert in lung disease and
surfactant. They turned to Dr. Whitsett, who recognized
the mice had PAP.
One output of the research was a diagnostic test for
autoimmune PAP, making a bridge from the basic science
lab to clinically relevant information. Today Cincinnati
Children’s is one of just four centers worldwide that
performs diagnostic testing for autoimmune PAP.
Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s have been studying
PAP ever since.
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L e ft Jeffrey Whitsett, MD, conducted research in the 1980s that resulted in lifesaving surfactant replacement therapy for premature
babies with respiratory distress syndrome. R i g h t Cincinnati Children’s investigators have continued to focus on surfactant-related
diseases. The research team studying hPAP includes (l-r) Takuji Suzuki, MD, PhD, Brenna Carey, PhD, and Bruce Trapnell, MD.
After a decade of work, we thought we had a pretty clear
picture of the basic biology of PAP. Until we started
seeing patients like Nourah and Bashayer.
They reanalyzed the data and retrospectively found five
other cases. Then Nourah and Bashayer arrived.
By now there were enough cases to begin to define the
natural history of this new condition. Going further,
Dr. Trapnell developed a test to diagnose it, and he
created a mouse model to study it in the lab.
Because it turned out, they don’t have the antibody.
H e r e d i ta ry PA P
In 2007, Dr. Wood saw a 6-year-old girl from North Carolina
who appeared to have PAP. But when Dr. Trapnell ran the
diagnostic test on a blood sample, she did not have the antibody.
When he measured her GM-CSF level, it was elevated.
Molecular analysis identified a genetic defect in the
macrophages. They can’t receive signals from GM-CSF.
Since they don’t get the right message, they don’t clean
up old surfactant.
This was something new.
The outcome is the same as in autoimmune PAP–too
much surfactant in the lungs. But the disease pathway
in hPAP is quite different.
Over the years the research team had carefully maintained
a database of patient information and blood samples.
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“We know exactly where the target is,” says Dr. Trapnell.
“By deepening our understanding of the basic biology, we
can move toward therapy for these conditions, and we are
likely to learn something more general about autoimmune
and genetic diseases that can be applied to other, more
common and complex conditions.”
Parents, physicians and researchers all feel a sense of urgency,
yet know the work must move forward step by step. It may
take two years or more before all the preclinical work
is completed and Cincinnati Children’s receives approval
to begin human testing through a clinical trial.
In the meantime, Nourah and Bashayer need regular lavage
treatments. Is there a way they can have these treatments
in Kuwait?
L e ft Bashayer Al-Shammari, Nourah’s cousin, also has hPAP and undergoes regular whole lung lavage treatments at Cincinnati
Children’s. R i g h t Nawaf Al-Shammari searched the world for a hospital that could help his daughter. Here he shares a quiet
moment with Nourah.
The long-term investment in lung research at Cincinnati
Children’s has had an enormous impact. It bridged the
gap between understanding basic biology and advancing
care to improve the health of children.
Dr. Wood has begun training Kuwaiti physicians to perform
whole lung lavage in children as small as Nourah and
Bashayer. As a first step, a Kuwaiti team visited Cincinnati
Children’s in April to observe the procedure. A second trip
for more training and hands-on experience is being planned,
in preparation for the children to return to Kuwait.
Basic science studies of surfactant led to a lifesaving
treatment for respiratory distress syndrome in premature
infants and to an ongoing interest in other surfactantrelated diseases, including PAP.
Studying hPAP led to inventing a new procedure–
pulmonary macrophage transplantation. “It’s not just
a new treatment,” Dr. Trapnell says, “but a new class
of treatment.” It opens the potential for new therapeutic
approaches to other lung diseases.
“They deserve to be home,” Dr. Wood says.
“We have all the facilities here,” says Dr. Trapnell. “We’ll do
the preclinical studies on safety and dosing. The Cincinnati
Children’s Vector Lab will make the gene therapy vector
and the Cell Manipulation Lab will prepare the cells for
genetic therapy. We have all the necessary infrastructure.”
N e x t S t e ps
In a stunning advance, the basic research quickly led to a new
type of therapy: pulmonary macrophage transplantation.
In the lab, Dr. Trapnell’s team is able to correct the gene defect
in mice macrophage cells and put the cells back into the lung.
For Nourah and Bashayer, macrophage transplant offers
the hope of a complete cure.
“Because the GM-CSF levels are high, the macrophages
we put into the lung proliferate,” he explains. “They go
through the lung like Pac-Man, cleaning up surfactant.
As they do this, they also get rid of excess GM-CSF, so
the whole system comes back into equilibrium. It works
so well, with just one treatment.”
“We’re very happy that there’s a treatment,” says Fatemah
Al-Shammari. “The girls can’t have lung lavage all their lives.”
Why Study Rare Disease?
PAP is a very rare disease–fortunately. One of the reasons
to focus on rare diseases, Dr. Trapnell points out, is that
they typically have a single cause that can be isolated
and studied.
The possibilities are speculative at this stage. But that’s
a critical part of clinical science: linking clinical need,
creative thinking and meticulous basic science to push
the boundaries of knowledge, advance care and improve
outcomes for patients.
Autoimmune PAP is caused by an antibody that attacks
only one protein in a single signaling pathway that
macrophages require to function normally. Hereditary
PAP is caused by a defect in another single component
of the same signaling pathway.
Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be at the forefront
of such cutting-edge translational research.
“Despite more than 20 years of research, not one lung
disease has been successfully treated by gene therapy,”
Dr. Trapnell points out. “This has the potential to be
a major advance, the first successful lung gene therapy.”
Cincinnati Children’s is uniquely positioned to move
this research from the lab to patients.
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W i l l i a m K u e n n e t h S c h u b e rt, M D
July 12, 1926–February 25, 2012
The Cincinnati Children’s community mourns the
passing of one of our greatest leaders, William Kuenneth
Schubert, MD.
director of the Clinical Research Center. In 1968, he
established the Division of Gastroenterology. He also
served as director of the pediatric residency program
and chief-of-staff. He went on to be chairman of the
Department of Pediatrics and director of the Cincinnati
Children’s Research Foundation (1979-93) and president
and CEO (1983-96).
In a career spanning nearly 50 years at Cincinnati Children’s,
Dr. Schubert dedicated his life to improving the health
of children in our community and around the world.
He made immeasurable contributions as a physician,
child advocate, researcher, teacher, mentor and leader.
And throughout his career, he gave generously to support
the work of the institution he loved.
Dr. Schubert was a compassionate physician, a brilliant
diagnostician and an outstanding educator. He inspired
generations of pediatricians and pediatric specialists.
A Cincinnati native, Dr. Schubert attended the University
of Cincinnati College of Medicine and completed his
pediatric residency and fellowship training at Cincinnati
Children’s. After seven years in private practice, he joined
Cincinnati Children’s full-time in 1963, as the founding
As a scientist, he did important research on liver disease,
cholesterol, iron deficiency and Reye syndrome. He was
a model of the clinician/researcher and encouraged
physicians to pursue research careers.
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As a child advocate, he was a spokesman for the position
that no child should be turned away for lack of ability
to pay. He worked tirelessly to pass the Hamilton County
Health and Hospitalization tax levy and to consolidate
pediatric care at Cincinnati Children’s, so that all kids
could be treated equally.
Aw a r d s HONORIN G D r . S c h u b e r t
1 9 8 9 William Cooper
Procter Medallion
(Cincinnati Children’s)
1 9 9 1 Daniel Drake Medal
(University of Cincinnati
College of Medicine)
Under his leadership as chairman of Pediatrics and
president and CEO, Cincinnati Children’s grew in
clinical and research programs, recruited world-class
talent and added new facilities. After he retired in 1996,
Dr. Schubert continued to serve Cincinnati Children’s
as a trustee, advisor and elder statesman.
Distinguished
Alumni Award (University
of Cincinnati College of
Medicine)
1992
Lifetime Hero
Award (Cincinnati
Business Courier)
2003
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Murray Davidson
Award (American Academy
of Pediatrics, Section
on Gastroenterology)
2003
2 0 0 4 Great Living
Cincinnatian (Cincinnati
USA Regional Chamber)
2 0 1 1 Business Hall
of Fame (Jr. Achievement
of Greater Cincinnati)
“I remember telling my daughter Jori, when she was 14 years old, that she would
not be able to eat food anymore,” recalls Ellyn Kodroff. “We sat at the kitchen
table and sobbed as she took small sips of the vile-tasting formula, the only thing
she could now have.”
Jori, now 20, has an eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorder
(EGID). She and her parents travel to Cincinnati Children’s
from Chicago every three months so that she can be treated
by the Cincinnati Center for Eosinophilic Disorders (CCED),
led by Marc Rothenberg, MD, PhD.
“Food is far more than just nourishment,” says Karen
Philip, whose 12-year-old daughter, Grace, lives with an
EGID. “It is an expression of our cultures and traditions.
To have to view something so life- and soul-sustaining
as a physical threat is daunting and, at times, exhausting.”
Cincinnati Children’s has become the acknowledged leader
in treating and studying eosinophilic disorders–newly
recognized conditions in which the body’s immune system
treats food as a harmful entity, a foreign invader.
Ashton Burke learns about eosinophils during lab day, when patients
with eosinophilic disorders get to meet researchers and have fun playing
educational games modeled on real research activities.
Deciphering
the Mysteries
D e c i p h e r i n g t h e M y st e r y
A growing number of patients around the world face the
challenge of living with and finding care for eosinophilic
conditions. In the last decade, rates of many types of
allergic diseases have skyrocketed. EGIDs now affect as
many as one in 1,000 people. Though they are more
common than inflammatory bowel disease and Crohn’s
disease in children, EGIDs are not yet as widely known
and are often misdiagnosed.
In response to food, the body rapidly produces too many
immune cells called eosinophils. The cells attack the
pathway that food takes–esophagus, stomach, intestines
and other organs.
The eosinophils trigger chronic inflammation, pain and
tissue damage. Individuals with EGID suffer from growth
problems, stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhea, and
have trouble swallowing.
During a recent orientation session for new patients
at the CCED, several families talked about their
difficulties of finding expert care: “My doctor had only
seen one other patient with this condition,” said one.
“You’re kind of a mystery,” said another.
Some patients do well if they eliminate specific foods
from their diet. Others are forced to stop eating all food
and live on a liquid formula diet. The social, emotional
and psychological effects can be staggering.
Cincinnati Children’s is at the forefront of deciphering
the mystery by bringing eosinophilic disorders to the
attention of the medical community, as well as conducting
research to understand these conditions and advance care.
of Eosinophilic Disorders
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research,” Dr. Putnam points out. “We’d only be able
to look at the end of the chain–the cells under a
microscope. We wouldn’t understand the processes.”
T r a n sf o r m i n g t h e L a n d s c a p e
Today the CCED is the world’s largest, most experienced
clinical program for EGIDs, and the most productive
research center.
As with any new research endeavor, securing funding
to pursue new ideas was vital. In addition to traditional
federal research grant funding, the partnership
and investment of private donors proved essential
to advance the study and care of EGIDs.
Lab day is open to patients and family members of all ages. Here a youngster gets his first look through a microscope.
Marc Rothenberg, MD, PhD (at left), leads the Cincinnati Center for Eosinophilic Disorders. Here he meets with postdoctoral
research fellow Ting Wen, PhD.
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Right
The work began in 1999, with one child.
At the time, there had been only a few reports in medical
journals about patients who were thought to have reflux
disease but did not respond to medication and had elevated
eosinophils. Not much was known about the condition.
Gastroenterologist Philip Putnam, MD, had a new patient
in clinic. A biopsy sample of the child’s esophagus showed
a lot of eosinophils.
The Cincinnati Children’s team wanted to understand
more about these mysterious conditions: How to recognize
them. How to diagnose them. The underlying biological
pathways. How to make life better for patients who suffer
with them.
He consulted with Dr. Rothenberg, director of the Division
of Allergy/Immunology, who had done extensive basic
research on eosinophils and their role in triggering
allergic inflammation.
That first patient at Cincinnati Children’s was soon
followed by others. Dr. Putnam and Dr. Rothenberg
started holding a combined clinic and meeting to talk
about what they were seeing. Soon pathologist Margaret
Collins, MD, joined their team.
From that small beginning, a comprehensive patient care and
research program grew. It was the first of its kind anywhere.
Pa rt n e r i n g to A dva n c e R e s e a rc h
Linking clinical and research expertise was critical to the
program’s success. “We’d be flying blind without the basic
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It has seen more than 1,000 children and adults since 1999.
Families come from across the country and around the
world seeking hope, healing and a better quality of life.
The center has brought major research discoveries from
the laboratory bench to the clinic–transforming the
landscape for patients living with eosinophilic disorders.
From hosting small fundraisers, to securing large-dollar
support from nonprofits and foundations, to creating
advocacy groups and testifying before Congress,
the EGID community quickly established itself
as an integral part of the CCED team.
First, the CCED’s research in mouse models clarified the
nature of these diseases. “Esophagitis used to be thought
of as only acid reflux related,” says Dr. Rothenberg.
“Our early studies provided a new paradigm, which
subsequently has been accepted–that esophagitis
could be an allergen-driven inflammatory process.”
The Kodroff family launched the Campaign Urging Research
for Eosinophilic Disease (CURED), a national advocacy
organization dedicated to raising public awareness of
EGIDs and funds for research to cure it. The Buckeye
Foundation, which is managed by the Philip family, also
supports the CCED’s work. “It was a smart investment,”
says Karen. “Dr. Rothenberg had the infrastructure
needed to make a meaningful impact on the disease.
We knew our investment would yield results.”
This discovery led to a now widely practiced
treatment approach: anti-inflammatory drugs
for eosinophilic esophagitis.
The CCED conducted the first controlled clinical trial
to test this approach. Today, two anti-inflammatory drugs
are routinely used to control symptoms, and others are
under development.
These two groups have become transformational
partners, donating more than $4 million to advance
the study and care of EGIDs at Cincinnati Children’s.
In another important contribution, the CCED advanced
understanding of the genetics of EGIDs.
“Witnessing their huge commitment is a tremendous
inspiration for our team,” says Dr. Rothenberg.
“Their partnership allowed us to pursue new ideas,
often less conventional and more far-reaching than
would be acceptable to typical funding agencies.”
The CCED’s patient data, along with information compiled
from its web-based patient registry, revealed that the disease
occurs in families, suggesting that genetics has a role.
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L e ft Jori Kodroff ’s family established the Campaign Urging Research for Eosinophilic Disease (CURED). Their partnership has
provided critical support for research at Cincinnati Children’s. R i g h t Philip Putnam, MD, talks to 4-year-old Ellie Plummer before
he performs an endoscopy procedure to test for eosinophils in her esophagus.
Ellie was diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis when she was a baby. At 2½ she was put on the elemental diet. She stopped eating
food and got all her nutrition from an amino acid formula. After three months, the eosinophils cleared out. Then Dr. Putnam began
testing one food at a time to see what foods are safe for her. Today, Ellie can eat six foods, including apples, potatoes and grapes.
In fact, as EGIDs are better understood, many adults–
including the parents and relatives of some of our
pediatric patients–are finally being diagnosed after
a lifetime of struggling with an unrecognized condition.
Dr. Rothenberg’s team also has developed a molecularbased diagnostic test for the disease. The test is currently
being commercialized so that it can be available to
patients everywhere.
the clinical research enterprise necessary for truly meaningful
translation of our findings to patients.”
The CCED team has done pioneering research to decipher
the genetic underpinnings of eosinophilic disorders. Dr.
Rothenberg’s lab identified and defined the role of several
genes and proteins involved.
Thanks to these and other achievements, doctors are
better able to reduce patients’ eosinophil levels and
control the disease.
Jori is now able to eat a few foods. Her college
accommodates her very restricted diet by making her
individualized meals with foods that are safe for her.
These discoveries are fueling research for another promising
treatment approach: antibodies against the proteins IL-5
and IL-13. Dr. Rothenberg led the first trials of anti-IL-5
and anti-IL-13. Several companies are now pursuing
these approaches.
Moving to the Next Level
“The partnership of philanthropists helped us bring
three major findings from the bench to patients,” says
Dr. Rothenberg. “Their investment helped us build
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Dr. Rothenberg is convinced that “modern genetic approaches
give us the technical capacity to begin to understand why
people develop the disease–and that will help us develop
better diagnostic tests and treatments, and ultimately find
the cure.”
But more needs to be done to improve outcomes for those
who live with EGID.
“We’re making groundbreaking discoveries, but we still
understand too little,” Dr. Rothenberg says. “A recent
study by our group, showed that children with EGID have
the lowest quality of life compared with a wide number
of other common pediatric chronic diseases. It’s humbling
to see the degree of patient suffering despite all that we’re
doing. We need to bring this whole field to a higher level–
and we’re well positioned to do that.”
The patients and philanthropists who have run this race
with him look forward to the day when they will cross
the finish line together.
“I believe Dr. Rothenberg will find a cure,” Ellyn Kodroff
says. “Then Jori and all the others suffering will have the
opportunity to eat and enjoy life again.”
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Alyssa Loftus was a baby when she was diagnosed with a rare disease. Little was
known about it, and there were very few specialized clinics in the country to serve
patients with it.
Since there was no clinic for her in Cincinnati, Alyssa’s
parents traveled over 600 miles to take her to the nearest
specialist–and he was about to retire.
Every patient is affected differently. In some, symptoms
are mild. In others, they’re severe. Though the TS
tumors are not cancerous, they can be devastating and
life-threatening. Tumors in the brain can cause seizures,
autism and profound developmental delay. Tumors can
destroy kidney and lung function.
Concerned, they reached out to David Franz, MD,
a young neurologist who had trained at Cincinnati
Children’s and was joining the staff. Would he start
a clinic for patients with tuberous sclerosis (TS)?
From the beginning, the Cincinnati Children’s clinic
set out to offer a new level of care.
He said yes, and the institution supported the effort.
Patients once were isolated, and care was fragmented.
At Cincinnati Children’s, care would be coordinated.
Patients would find lifelong care for all aspects of the disease.
That was 1992. Today that clinic is the largest, most
comprehensive TS clinic in the world. It is transforming
care for children and adults with tuberous sclerosis.
David Franz, MD, launched a clinic for patients with tuberous sclerosis (TS)
in 1992. Today the TS program at Cincinnati Children’s is the world’s largest
and is recognized for clinical excellence and leadership in clinical research.
“All the specialties were there, in one clinic,” says Alyssa’s
father. “The multidisciplinary approach was a huge benefit.”
“It was a huge leap of faith on the part of Cincinnati
Children’s,” says Alyssa’s father, Douglas Loftus. “The whole
team’s commitment to creating a better future for kids
with TS is just extraordinary.”
In its first 10 years, the program gained recognition
for clinical excellence. In its second decade, it became
a powerhouse for clinical research.
Alyssa, now 21, “has gotten the best care available,”
her father says, “and it was right here in our backyard.”
Revealing
the Power
The Cincinnati Children’s team has led a series of highly
successful trials of the first drug that can alter the course
of the disease. These studies resulted in rapid FDA
approval of the medicine’s use for brain and kidney
complications of tuberous sclerosis.
Finding Hope
Tuberous sclerosis is a genetic disease that can cause
tumors to grow throughout the body–in vital organs,
on the skin and in the eye.
The future is no longer hopeless for patients with TS.
o f a L i f e - A lt e r i n g D ru g
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L e ft When Alyssa Loftus was a baby, her family traveled hundreds of miles to the nearest tuberous sclerosis specialist. Her parents
asked Dr. Franz to start a TS program at Cincinnati Children’s. R i g h t Douglas Loftus is deeply grateful for the care his daughter
has received, saying, “Alyssa would not have the life she has today if it were not for Cincinnati Children’s.”
reasoned this drug might reduce the growth of tumors
in patients with TS.
F r o m G e n e D i s c o v e r y t o T r e a tm e n t
New information about the genetics and molecular
biology of tuberous sclerosis made this progress possible.
Their insight opened the door to the first effective treatment.
In the 1990s, researchers identified the TS mutation
in two genes. By 2000, scientists had discovered that
normally these genes control a protein, mTOR, that
regulates cell growth throughout the body.
They began to plan a clinical study of rapamycin and
build the necessary infrastructure for the research.
The pilot study tested whether rapamycin could reduce
the size of kidney tumors in TS patients and prevent new
tumors from growing. It was led by nephrologist John
Bissler, MD, the world’s leading expert on the kidney
complications of tuberous sclerosis.
The research to identify the mTOR pathway was done
by cancer biologists, but the Cincinnati Children’s TS
team seized on the implications for tuberous sclerosis.
In individuals who inherit the TS mutation, mTOR
is overactive, causing uncontrolled cell growth and
tumors. But there was an existing drug, rapamycin,
that inhibits mTOR. The Cincinnati Children’s team
As the trial began in 2003, there were doubters.
Dr. Franz recalls, “The drug had been used for transplant
and cancer patients. Skeptics asked what made us think
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Jonathan Fields underwent two surgeries for brain tumors caused by tuberous sclerosis. When he developed another tumor in 2008,
his physician in New York referred him to the clinical trial at Cincinnati Children’s. The medication has reduced the size of the
tumor and given Jonathan a better quality of life. Jonathan’s family moved to Cincinnati last year to be close to care.
it could fix a genetic condition. Some thought it might
make the tumors worse.”
the brain, Dr. Franz wanted to try it. Could it also shrink
this patient’s brain tumor? It did–leading Dr. Franz and
colleague Darcy Krueger, MD, PhD, to launch a study
of TS patients with brain tumors.
Exceeding Expectations
“The families and patients who participated in the trial
were more than equal partners in this research,” says
Dr. Bissler. “They were courageous and altruistic.”
While monitoring patients’ lungs, Dr. Bissler
found that those with a dangerous lung disease–
lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)–showed improved
lung function. LAM affects up to 40 percent of women
with TS. Could rapamycin help them and others with
LAM? A third trial was launched, led by pulmonologists
Frank McCormack, MD, from the University of Cincinnati,
and Bruce Trapnell, MD, from Cincinnati Children’s.
As a precaution, Dr. Bissler monitored the brain
and lungs of study participants for potential harmful
side effects of the drug. This led the research in
unexpected directions.
One patient enrolling in the kidney trial was found
to have a brain tumor. Early results of the kidney study
suggested rapamycin was shrinking kidney tumors.
Even though it was thought rapamycin did not penetrate
The rare combination of wide-ranging expertise in one
institution, along with a commitment to clinical
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Dr. Franz recruited 28 patients at Cincinnati Children’s
for a larger-scale brain tumor study. Alyssa was the 17th
to enroll. She had developed a tumor that was rapidly
growing and was facing the possibility of a very difficult
brain surgery. After six months on the medicine, the
tumor had shrunk 50 percent. In fact, tumors shrunk
in all 28 patients. None required surgery for brain
tumors after treatment. Of those with active epilepsy,
86 percent had seizures less often.
L e ft Nephrologist John Bissler, MD (left), is the world’s expert on the kidney complications of tuberous sclerosis. Here he talks with
research associate Brian Siroky, MD. R i g h t Misty Orlando Barnhart with Jo Coombs, RN. Misty was diagnosed with TS at age 14
and underwent surgery to remove a tumor-filled kidney at 19, but new tumors grew in her remaining kidney. She found the clinical
trial at Cincinnati Children’s in 2010. “When I came here, the tumors were so big you couldn’t see my kidney,” she says. “Now you can’t
see the tumors, and I have 100 percent normal kidney function. I call it my miracle.”
The medicine reduced the size of kidney tumors in all
participants. When it was stopped, tumors grew again
in most patients. Of those with LAM, 70 percent had
improved lung function that was partially sustained even
after the medicine was stopped.
research, made it possible for Cincinnati Children’s
to lead simultaneous trials for kidney, brain and lung.
In each case, results exceeded expectations.
F i n a l l y , A n App r o v e d D r u g T h e r a p y
Results of all these trials have been reported at professional
meetings and in major medical journals, beginning in
2006 when Dr. Franz published data for the first five
patients with brain tumors to be treated with rapamycin.
Tumor size decreased in all patients.
These initial findings supported the idea that inhibiting
mTOR is an effective treatment, and led to larger followup studies.
Dr. Bissler presented outcomes of his international
follow-up study in February 2012. Kidney tumors
shrunk in all patients who received the drug. 42 percent
of patients experienced a 50 percent reduction in tumor
size. In April 2012 the FDA responded to the data
by granting expedited approval of the drug for noncancerous kidney tumors in TS patients.
Within hours, Dr. Bissler started receiving calls from
patients around the world wanting to come to Cincinnati
Children’s for care.
These results were reported in 2010. The FDA responded
by granting accelerated approval of the drug for TS patients
with brain tumors, while requiring a larger study.
T r a n sf o r m i n g L i v e s
The outcome of these clinical trials has been transformational
for patients and extraordinarily gratifying for the doctors
and nurses who work closely with them. “I have the best
job in the world,” says Jo Coombs, RN. “We see truly
amazing affects of this drug. It changes lives.”
This next, placebo-controlled trial involved 117 patients
at centers in the US, Canada and Europe. The outcome,
reported at professional meetings in 2011 and published
in 2012, confirmed the robust results of the initial study.
Says Dr. Bissler, “The families and patients inspire us.
It’s deeply gratifying that now we can actually do
something that gives them hope for the first time.”
A larger-scale LAM study was coordinated through
a consortium of 13 institutions around the world.
The findings, published in 2011, showed that the drug
stabilizes lung function and improves patients’ quality
of life. In 2012, a citizen’s petition requesting accelerated
approval of the drug for treating LAM was filed with
the FDA. Meanwhile multicenter research to confirm
the study results are in progress.
“I get passionate when I talk about it,” Doug Loftus
acknowledges. “Alyssa would not have the life she has
today if it were not for Cincinnati Children’s.”
Dr. Bissler organized a placebo-controlled trial of kidney
tumors. The national TS Alliance spread the word
that Cincinnati Children’s was recruiting participants.
118 patients in 11 countries enrolled.
Results of a two-year study of patients with kidney tumors,
LAM or both were reported in 2008. Participants received
the medicine for a year, followed by a year without it.
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Charlotte Long is all smiles as she watches her grandson run and play at
Cincinnati’s beautiful new Washington Park. “It’s wonderful to see him,” she says.
“Last summer was really bad. He was sick a lot and couldn’t play outside.”
Antonio Long was able to play outdoors this summer because
his asthma is under control, thanks to an intensive education
and support initiative at Cincinnati Children’s.
G UIDIN G A S T H M A P A T IEN T S T O
A Better
Quality
of Life
Antonio Long, 4, suffers from asthma. Exercise is one
of the triggers that starts him coughing and wheezing.
health care nurses, inpatient and outpatient services,
hospital staff and community partners.
Before his asthma was under good control, breathing
problems brought Antonio to the emergency department
(ED) several times, and his grandmother, who is his guardian,
missed work to take care of him when he was sick.
For Antonio, the path to a better quality of life began last
January, during a routine visit to the Pediatric Primary
Care Center (PPCC) at Cincinnati Children’s.
Knowledge and confidence
Antonio and Charlotte enjoyed a happier summer this
year, thanks to an intensive effort at Cincinnati Children’s
to improve care for children with asthma.
Because Antonio required emergency care several times
in 2011, Charlotte was offered the opportunity to
meet with Lauren Poling, one of two asthma care
coordinators in the PPCC.
T a r g e t i n g c o mm u n i t y h e a l t h i ss u e s
Cincinnati Children’s strategic plan targets four major
community health issues. Asthma is one of those priorities.
Says Charlotte, “I’m so glad I took advantage
of the opportunity.”
Having a care coordinator means that Charlotte now has
a teacher and an advocate to help reduce barriers to care.
Charlotte counts on her if she has questions or concerns.
“I feel comfortable calling Lauren when I’m unsure what to
do,” she says, recalling one hot, smoggy day when she called
to confirm when to give Antonio his medicine and how
much to give. Poling was able to review the asthma care
plan developed by Antonio’s provider and give her guidance.
Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood
and one of the top reasons children are admitted to the
hospital. In Hamilton County, Ohio, one in six children
has been diagnosed with asthma. The figure increases
significantly for children who live below the poverty line.
Our goal is to help patients improve control of their
asthma to prevent ED visits and hospitalizations.
The work is being accomplished through a large-scale
collaboration of primary care doctors and pulmonary
disease specialists, asthma care coordinators and home
Poling also referred Charlotte to another service that
made a difference: the Asthma Home Health Pathway.
Since 2010, Cincinnati Children’s home health nurses
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hospitals and organizations across the community to marshal
health information technology to improve asthma care.
The Department of Health and Human Services launched
the Beacon Community Program in 2010 with grants to
17 communities, which are models for innovation using
information technology to tackle leading health problems.
The Greater Cincinnati HealthBridge collaboration is
focusing on asthma and diabetes.
a month’s supply of medicine and a copy of the child’s
asthma care plan.
In another improvement on the inpatient units, respiratory
therapists now conduct an asthma risk assessment, using
a checklist embedded in the hospital’s electronic medical
record. The assessment identifies families who would benefit
from an asthma care plan, education during the hospital
stay, participation in the Asthma Home Health Pathway
or referral to community resources.
Because Antonio needed emergency care several times in 2011, he was referred to the asthma care coordinator in the Pediatric
Primary Care Center. R i g h t Asthma care coordinator Lauren Poling (right) talks with Mona Mansour, MD, in the Pediatric
Primary Care Center.
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have visited over 500 families to provide asthma care
teaching in the home.
“Education is everything,” Charlotte says. “I know
I’m doing it right, and Antonio was learning with me.
He knows how many puffs to take.”
Cheryl Patterson, RN, visited Charlotte and Antonio
six times over six months to reinforce the education
Charlotte received in the hospital.
A bundle of interventions
She helped Charlotte identify things in the environment
that can trigger Antonio’s asthma. She taught her to
look for early signs of an asthma episode, so she can give
Antonio medicine to stop the attack from getting worse.
She reviewed the difference between controller medicine,
which is given daily to reduce inflammation and prevent
flare-ups, and rescue medicine, which is given as a fastacting treatment for wheezing and shortness of breath.
And she coached Charlotte on how to fit the inhaler mask
correctly so Antonio gets all the medicine into his lungs.
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The same risk assessment tool is used by asthma care
coordinators in our primary care clinics to assess highrisk patients and by our home health care nurses during
home visits.
Mona Mansour, MD, heads the Beacon program for the
Cincinnati Children’s primary care clinics. She notes that
“having regional alerts made us aware of patients who are
eligible for asthma care coordination because of visits to
providers outside of the hospital. It allows us to reach out
to these patients, regardless of where they go for care.”
When conventional treatment, care coordination and
education aren’t enough, the hospital’s Asthma Center offers
intensive, specialized care by pulmonary disease experts.
P a r t n e r s i n t h e c o mm u n i t y
Work to improve outcomes for children with asthma extends
to collaborations with many partners in the community.
Antonio’s asthma is under much better control, thanks
to education and support that gave Charlotte the skills
and confidence she needs to manage his care.
One effort is a school-based asthma initiative at Rockdale
and South Avondale elementary schools, both located
near our main campus in the Avondale neighborhood.
The asthma initiative also includes approaches designed
to meet other challenges families face.
Another is a long-standing asthma initiative with 38
community-based pediatric practices that are members
of Tri State Child Health Services, a physician hospital
organization. Collectively these practices serve 13,000
children with asthma in Greater Cincinnati.
An Asthma Inpatient Task Force, led by hospitalist Jeffrey
Simmons, MD, and Asthma Center director Carolyn
Kercsmar, MD, spearheaded efforts to improve families’
access to asthma medications at home. Children who’ve
had a hospital stay due to asthma now go home with
In March, HealthBridge introduced an ED Admit Alert
System that sends electronic alerts to primary care
physicians when their patients with asthma or diabetes
visit the emergency room in any of 21 area hospitals.
All of these initiatives are keeping kids out of the hospital.
Dr. Mansour reports that children admitted to the hospital
for asthma are now 50 percent less likely to be readmitted
or to be seen in the ED within 30 days, and are 23 percent
less likely to return within 90 days. For high-risk children
who receive asthma care coordination in our primary care
clinics, the average number of days between ED visits or
hospital admission has gone from 173 to 325 days.
The numbers are impressive. But nothing is more
impressive to Charlotte Long than watching Antonio
run through the park.
And as a participant in the Greater Cincinnati Beacon
Collaboration, Cincinnati Children’s is working with
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M A K IN G A DI F F ERENCE
THE C O N V ALE S CENT H O S P ITAL F O R CHIL D REN
EVOLVIN G , EDUCA T IN G , E M P O W ERIN G
The hallmark of a successful organization is being nimble
enough to meet the changing needs of the community.
That is exactly what the Convalescent Hospital for
Children has done for more than 180 years. While
it closed its doors as a separate hospital a decade ago,
the Convalescent Hospital has opened thousands more
doors through its formal partnership with Cincinnati
Children’s, bringing hope and healing to children and
families in their time of need.
Hospital for Children has continuously evolved to meet
the most pressing needs of children and teens in our
community and beyond.
“Cincinnati Children’s and the Convalescent Hospital
for Children have an impressive history of championing
the care of children,” says Convalescent Hospital board
member Pam Terp. “Today, we are working together
to meet the complex needs of young adults with
developmental disabilities.”
From responding to the needs of children orphaned by
a cholera epidemic in the 1830s to providing a resource for
children suffering with chronic illnesses in the 1930s; from
funding research to battle respiratory distress in premature
infants in the 1980s to supporting the underserved needs
of patients with mental illness in the 1990s, the Convalescent
Project SEARCH is one of the more recent programs
to benefit from the support of the Convalescent Hospital.
Founded at Cincinnati Children’s more than 15 years
ago, Project SEARCH is an internationally recognized job
training program for people with significant disabilities.
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L e ft Project SEARCH founder Erin Riehle, MSN, RN (center), with program graduates (l-r) Eric Johnson, Paul Wilson and
Mary Bodle. R i g h t Project SEARCH graduate Jill Frambes works as a sterile processing technician at Cincinnati Children’s.
The program partners with schools and a diverse cadre
of employers to transition students with special needs
from high school to meaningful employment. Project
SEARCH opens new doors for its graduates and allows
them to establish independence and build self-esteem.
coupled with a passionate program leader and supported
by a world-class organization, has created amazing outcomes.
Project SEARCH has expanded to more than 200 programs
in hospitals and businesses in 42 states and seven countries.
More than 2,500 students participate in the program
worldwide each year, with approximately 67 percent
obtaining full-time employment by graduation.
“What began with the vision and determination of one
person has grown into a program that provides a future
and a purpose to thousands of people with disabilities,”
says Marie Huenefeld, a Convalescent Hospital board
member and strong supporter of Project SEARCH.
“One of the best parts is that so many former Convalescent
Hospital children have benefited from the program.”
“The Convalescent Hospital is very proud to partner with
Cincinnati Children’s in this program,” Marie says. “It has
been a thrill for all of us connected to Project SEARCH
to watch the growth and impact it has had not only in
Cincinnati, but across the US and around the world.”
Convalescent Hospital’s investment in Project SEARCH
has been instrumental to its success. Their partnership,
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Partnership
MA K E S THE
Difference
As a nonprofit hospital and research center,
advance treatments and change the outcome
Cincinnati Children’s relies on friends like you
for children in Cincinnati, across the nation
to provide hope and healing to the children
and around the world.
and families entrusted to our care.
We are profoundly grateful to those who have
Your partnership provides seed money to develop
chosen to partner with Cincinnati Children’s
new programs and services. Your support improves
to advance discovery and help bridge what
the quality, safety and reliability of pediatric
happens in our research labs into improved
healthcare. Your investment provides funding
treatments and care. Together, we are
for innovative research to prevent disease,
improving child health.
G I F T S T O CINCINNATI CHIL D REN ’ S
Fiscal year 2012: July 1, 2011– June 30, 2012
UNRE S T RIC T ED ( 2 1 % )
RE S EARCH ( 4 1 % )
Supports the most pressing needs
of the medical center.
Advances groundbreaking discoveries that will improve
care for kids in our community and around the world.
$6,376,775
$12,730,129
$11,805,512
P A T IEN T CARE ( 3 8 % )
Provides expert family-centered care
to all children entrusted to our care.
T O T AL :
$30,912,416
As a nonprofit hospital and research center, we are grateful for all gifts made to Cincinnati Children’s. Unless otherwise noted, this report
lists all donors who gave $500 or more in fiscal year 2012 (July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012). We have made every effort to be accurate
and complete with this listing. Should you find an error or omission, please call the Department of Development at 513-636-6347.
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D O N O R REC O G NITI O N
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Pichler
Estate of Louis M. Sloan
Leukemia and Lymphoma SocietySouthern Ohio
The Procter & Gamble Fund
Estate of Lova D. Riekert
Hannah Jo Smith Research
for Leukemia Foundation
The H.B., E.W., and F.R. Luther
Charitable Foundation
Estate of Dr. George Rieveschl Jr.
Estate of Joseph S. Stern Jr.
John J. & Mary R. Schiff Foundation
Estate of Ralph J. Stolle
March of Dimes Foundation
The Robert C. and Adele R. Schiff
Family Foundation, Inc.
The Sunshine Charitable Foundation
Marriott International
Estate of Leroy E. Schilling
Mr. G. Richard Thomas
Dr. and Mrs. Lester W. Martin
Ruth Lyons Children’s Fund
Cornerstone Contributors
These generous supporters have made gifts to Cincinnati Children’s totaling $1 million or more. Because of their partnership,
Cincinnati Children’s continues to be a leader among pediatric hospitals. Our research pioneers are changing the way doctors
all over the world care for children. Our clinicians are able to provide state-of-the-art, family-centered care, and countless
lives have been saved.
Dr. and Mrs. Ira A. Abrahamson Jr.
Kohl’s Department Stores
Roger P. Schlemmer
Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Mr.* and Mrs. Manuel D. Mayerson
Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. McLaurin
Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trusts
Western & Southern Financial
Group Masters
Dr. and Mrs. C. Nelson Melampy
Marge & Charles J. Schott Foundation
Louise A. Williams Trust
The Oxley Foundation
Michael M. Shoemaker Trust
Estate of Louise S. Wilshire
Fondation Leducq
Ms. Jean L. Abrahamson
Cincinnati Center for Developmental
Disorders Foundation
American Heart Association
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Cody Sr.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Anonymous (8)
Mr. Reed L. Coen
Association of Volunteers
The Convalescent Hospital for Children
General Electric Evendale Employees’
Community Service Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Richard G. Azizkhan
The Cooperative Society
Emma Margaret Goldman Trust
Patricia Heekin Briggs
Dr. and Mrs. Alvin H. Crawford
Estate of Irving Goldman
Mrs. Lela C. Brown
CURED
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Buckeye Foundation
Charles H. Dater Foundation
Marjory J. Johnson Trust
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Bunning
Boomer Esiason Foundation
Ms. Lyn M. Jones
Robert Rogan Burchenal Foundation
Junior Co-Operative Society
Estate of Dorothy S. Campbell
James M. Ewell Charitable
Remainder Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. Carter
Fifth Third Bank
Robert T. Keeler Foundation
Cincinnati Children’s Employees
Mrs. Barbara J. Fitch
Dorothy M. M. Kersten Trust
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)–two words
that changed Dennis and Ann Flaherty’s life forever.
Their son William was diagnosed with this life-threatening
immunodeficiency disorder when he was only 3 years old.
After a long battle that included a bone marrow transplant,
William is now a happy and healthy 8-year-old, but Dennis
and Ann haven’t forgotten how daunting the journey to the
cure can be.
The Children’s Heart Association
The Flaherty Family
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Food Allergy Initiative
Kindervelt of Children’s Hospital
Medical Center
Determined to find a way to bring more awareness about
the newly recognized disorder to the medical community,
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Mrs. Mary Lou Tecklenburg
Mr. Robert B. Gardner
Ida C. Kayser Trust
M A K IN G A DI F F ERENCE
Dennis and Ann Flaherty
to improve care for those diagnosed and to help families
facing HLH, the Flahertys have provided seed funding
for the HLH Center of Excellence at Cincinnati
Children’s. The center is focused on four pillars–
research, education, clinical care and family support.
“This center will significantly change the outcome
for families facing this disease through earlier detection,
treatments and family-focused support,” Dennis says.
“This journey can be extremely dark at times, and the
HLH Center of Excellence at Cincinnati Children’s will
be a beacon of hope.”
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Individuals and Family Foundations
Cincinnati Children’s is able to change the outcome for families because of our long-standing partnership with donors. We thank
the many patients, families, staff and friends who have made charitable gifts to support our work. Each and every donor makes
a difference in the lives of the families we serve.
Anonymous (6)
Dr. and Mrs. Ellis Arjmand
Mr. Dee Ellingwood and
Ms. Kaycee McGinley
Dr. Stephen Levitt
Dr. and Mrs. Richard G. Azizkhan
Mrs. Barbara J. Fitch
LKC Foundation
Ted and Kim Beach
Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Frank
Jerry and Tyra Markham
Mr. Leonard H. Berenfield
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Gougeon
Ms. Dee A. Martin
Dr. Janet A. Borcherding
Robert Gould Foundation
Mrs. Martha H. McGraw
Mr. and Mrs. Gene I. Mesh
Andrea Lerner Levenson
Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Bourgraf
Mr. Donald L. Grant
$1,000,000 +
Mrs. Mary Lou Tecklenburg
Mr. and Mrs. Scott J. Hamlin
Mr. and Mrs. Elroy E. Bourgraf Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Gusweiler
Mitch’s Mission
The Flaherty Family
Mr. G. Richard Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Terence L. Horan
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Bray
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton A. Haynes
Ms. Gail Norris
Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. McLaurin
Nancy and David Wolf
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Horn
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Brennaman
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Hildbold
Richard L. Hunt*
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Cambron
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald P. Ipach
Ohio River Valley Combined
Federal Campaign
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Jaquet
Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. Carter
Marianne and Donald James
Jane and Rob Portman
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell S. Meyers
Dr. and Mrs. Brian D. Coley
Mr. Brandon J. Janszen
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Quinn
Mrs. Nancy M. Miller
Mrs. Molly E. Kaplan*
Dr.* and Mrs. Joseph L. Rauh
Donald J. Moeggenberg*
Dr. Robin T. Cotton and
Ms. Cynthia M. Fitton
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Karsen
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Ritch
Namaste Foundation
The Crosset Family Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Robbins
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin W. Reilly
Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. Dean
Walter and Olivia Kiebach
Charitable Foundation Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Sepela
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. DiMarco
Ellen and Mark Knue
The Dodson Foundation Inc.
The Ronald Kuntz Family
Dr. Frederick C. and
Mrs. Susan H. Ryckman
Dr. Dennis Drotar and
Dr. Peggy A. Crawford
Denise and John Kuprionis
Ms. Donna L. Schiff
Dr. C. Dean Kurth
Alan and Cheryl Schriber
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Pichler
The Sunshine Charitable Foundation
$50,000 – $99,999
Anonymous (2)
$100,000 – $999,999
Henry and Elaine Fischer
Anonymous (3)
Dr. and Mrs. David L. Goldfarb
Mrs. Lela C. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Mathile
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Cody Sr.
Sophie’s Angel Run LLC.
CURED
Mr. Richard A. Weiland
Michael and Suzette Fisher
Food Allergy Initiative
Joseph E. Ghory Allergy Fund of
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
$25,000 – $49,999
Annie Wallingford
Anderson Foundation
Rudolph and Marie Simich
Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Eric L. Smidt
Elizabeth Mendenhall
Anderson Foundation
Mrs. Mauri Willis
John J. & Mary R. Schiff Foundation
Mr. James M. Anderson and
Reverend Marjorie C. Anderson
The Craig Young Family Foundation
The Robert C. and Adele R. Schiff
Family Foundation Inc.
Anonymous (4)
$10,000 – $24,999
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Allen
Mr. William J. Sinkula
Dr. Nathaniel A. Chuang and
Dr. Jeannie S. Huang
Hannah Jo Smith Research
for Leukemia Foundation
Clack Foundation Inc.
Amgis Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Alvin H. Crawford
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D.H. Anning
Liam’s Lighthouse Foundation
Neena Rao Charitable Corporation
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Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Robinson
Mrs. Jean E. Wommack
Alpaugh Foundation
Children’s Circle of Care
Individuals, couples and family foundations that gave $10,000 or more during calendar year 2011, or whose cumulative gifts
have exceeded $1 million, are recognized as members of Children’s Circle of Care. Founded in 1995 by North America’s most
prestigious children’s hospitals, Children’s Circle of Care honors the major benefactors of the 25 leading pediatric hospitals.
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Skyler Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald K. Chasteen
Mrs. Mary Jane Schubert
Dr. Lesley L. Breech and
Dr. Jack B. Basil
Dr. Cheryl L. Hoying and
Mr. Joseph L. Hoying
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Jaeger
Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Smith
Madge Chidlaw*
George W. and Elizabeth W.
Kelly Foundation
Dr. Joseph T. Stegmaier and
Mrs. Barbara R. Sporck-Stegmaier
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel I. Choo
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Kent
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Schwartz
Gerry and Bill Cowlin Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Kincaid
The Scoliosis Foundation
Dr. Rebeccah L. Brown and
Mr. Dan O. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Terry S. Karageorges
Ms. Elizabeth A. Stautberg
The Robert and Christine Steinmann
Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Still
Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Strange
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard P. Suer
The Sutphin Family Foundation
The Richard H. Sutphin
Family Foundation
JS Turner Family Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel von Allmen
Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Yeakle
YOT Full Circle Foundation
Schwab Charitable Fund
Mr. Thomas A. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Cummins
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Kinman
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Seta
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Brown Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Danis
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Klare
Mr. Jay Shaw
Ms. Joyce J. Keeshin
John & Shirley Davies Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Koch
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Singer
Mr. and Mrs. Danny R.
Brummett-Mason
Colin J. Dembo Memorial Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Stein Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Klare
Amy Diamond and Family
Edward T. and Blanche C. Korten
Charitable Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Citrone
Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Koch
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Dineen
Arthur and Elizabeth Kuhn Fund
Mrs. Barbara E. Stern
Mr. William C. Clasen and Ms.
Kathleen Winter
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Dunn Jr.
Mr. John E. Lanier and
Ms. Jane E. Garvey
Mrs. Mary L. Strutz
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Lukens Jr.
Mr. Jerome F. Tatar
Dr. Nancy K. and Mr. David A. Eddy
Mrs. Trudie R. Ficks
Mrs. Roberta S. Fisher
Donald and Deborah Gilbert
Mrs. Jocelyn H. Glass
Dr. and Mrs. James M. Greenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Gregory
$5,000 – $9,999
Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Guttman
Helen T. Andrews Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Louis B. Guttman
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Hayden III
Dr. Diane S. Babcock
Ms. Casey Hilmer
Drs. Wynndel P. Baldock and
Elisabeth E. Baldock
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Hirschfeld
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Berman
Dr. Margaret K. Hostetter
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Blackmore III
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Brown III
Ms. Madeleine Burmester
The Raymond C. and
Anna T. Johnson Foundation Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Steven C. Carleton
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Keckeis
Mr. Michael J. Hoogeveen
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Mr. and Mrs. Millard H. Mack
Anne S. and James J. McGraw Jr.
The Mead Foundation
Blanche M. and Herbert A. Metzger
Memorial Fund
Mr. James A. Miller
Morgan Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Steinman III
Mr. and Mrs. Davis M. Tapp
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Thomson III
Max Richard Thornsbury Foundation
Mr. Alan S. Threlkeld
Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. Tranter
Mr. and Mrs. David I. J. Wang
Mr. Jonathan Zipperstein
Mr. Robert L. Collins
Dr. Sandra J. Degen and
Dr. Jay L. Degen
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Donelan Jr.
Ms. Sonia L. Donoher
Dr. Lorah D. Dorn
Mr. and Mrs. David F. Dougherty
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Ellis III
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Enneking III
Ms. Margaret A. Everist
Dr. Ardythe L. Morrow and
Mr. Kenneth R. Haag
$2,500 – $4,999
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne I. Fanta
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Abbinante
Dr. and Mrs. Michael K. Farrell
Dr. and Mrs. Martin J. Murphy
Anonymous
Mrs. Sandy L. Fritz
Dr. Arthur M. Pancioli and
Dr. Rita M. Girard
Dr. and Mrs. Mark C. Ault
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Gentner
Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Baughan
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew T. Hanson
Nina and Edward Paul
Ms. Marty Betagole
Mrs. Phyllis Harlow
Dr. John P. Perentesis and
Dr. Stella M. Davies
Dr. Francis M. Biro and
Ms. Nancy L. Bloemer
John and Carrie Hayden
Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Rabinowitz
Mr. and Mrs. Gary S. Bohn
Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Helpling
Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Schiff Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Bowen
Mr. Aaron Hempfling
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Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Kiessling
Jay and Karen Kratz
Dr. Catherine L. Krawczeski and
Mr. Richard A. Krawczeski
Mr. Michael Kresser
Dr. Ann W. Kummer
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Lah IV
Mr. John LaRocca
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Lazarow
Mr. Jie Li
Dr. and Mrs. Philip K. Lichtenstein
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas P. Loftus
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Lovell
Dr. and Mrs. Francesco T. Mangano
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Mattis
Mr. Ken May
Dr. Jaclyn W. McAlees and
Mr. Marcus McAlees
Dr. and Mrs. John E. McCall
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Menyhert
Mr. Steven Messer
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Anderson Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Cirino
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Demmerle II
Mr. Peter D. Morey and
Dr. Bernadette L. Koch
Dr. Parke G. and Dorothy M.
Smith Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Rob H. Anning II
Mr. James M. Brown
Dr. Douglas F. Clapp
Mr. and Mrs. Paul DeNicolo
The Philip Smith Foundation
Anonymous (3)
Mr. James W. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Cochran
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew E. DeWitt
Ms. Anne K. Morton
Mrs. Violet K. Solomon
Mr.* and Mrs. Neil A. Armstrong
Dr. Pamela I. Brown
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. DeWitt
Mr. Todd Moss
Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Speed
Mr. and Mrs. James Barter
Bruce Family Foundation
Dr. Mitchell B. Cohen and
Dr. Morissa Cohen
Dr. and Mrs. Louis J. Muglia
Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Bauer
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Brummett
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Collins
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Deye
Dr. and Mrs. Charles M. Myer III
Dr. Lori J. Stark and
Mr. Eric A. Grohsgal
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Baverman Jr.
Mrs. Cynthia Burnett
Dr. Beverly L. Connelly
Dr. and Mrs. Scott E. Dillingham
Mr. and Mrs. Suresh Nirody
Mr. Daryl Strother
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Beard
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Burns
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Cook
Dr. Mark S. Dine
Mr. James R. Office
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Beckman
Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Buttari
Mr. and Mrs. Dannah J. Crosby
Alex Dinkel Foundation
The Richard and Dorothy
Pandorf Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Sylvester
Mrs. Cindi Bedinghaus
Mr. and Mrs. Kerry R. Byrne
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Beiting
Mr. Ian Pinales
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Terp
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Beiting
Mr. Michael Camacci and
Ms. Diana L. Collins
Dr. Michael H. Cynamon and
Ms. Wendy Ressler
Mr. James R. Doellman
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Sylvester
Ms. Sarah Dailey
Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Dworjanyn
Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Preston
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas U. Todd
Mrs. Lois G. Benjamin
Mrs. Tiffanne Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton C. Daley Jr.
Ms. Lalita Duggal
Drs. John and Judy Racadio
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Towbin
Mr. Stephen S. Campbell
Lewis and Marjorie Daniel Foundation
Mr. Darryl Echoles
Mr. Raja Ram
Ms. Robin Uhl
Mr. Travis Bible
Mr. Thomas J. Cash
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Darlington
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Eckerle
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Rauh
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Valentine
Drs. David and Elaine Billmire
Ms. Susanne M. Cassidy
Mr. and Mrs. Shailaja Datla
Mr. and Mrs. Ian S. Edwards
Mr. William R. Remke
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Van Der Horst
Mr. and Mrs. Erik Bjerke
Ms. Carrie A. Cassis
Mrs. Katharine M. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Barry N. Ehrnschwender
Ms. Erin Riehle
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Whitsett
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Cebo
Dr. and Mrs. Adekunle H. Dawodu
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Elder
Rose Family Fund
Mr. Brian R. Wildman
Dr. Melodie G. Blacklidge and
Mr. Kenneth Dunn
Mr. and Mrs. Scott L. Chandler
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Dearing
Mrs. Susan Rutkowski
Mr. and Mrs. Jay V. Wittenbaum
Dr. Barbara A. Chini and
Mr. Paul V. Janavicius
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. DelGrande
Gene and Neddie Mae Elkus
Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Randall L. Delk
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Elms
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Saporito
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan S. Schafer
Mr. and Mrs. Brett Schappacher
Mr. Matt Schmitz
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey N. Schner
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory W. Schube
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald S. Skidmore
Catharine S. Smith, C. Kenneth Smith,
and Philip S. Smith Family Fund
Mr. Richard L. Betagole
Mr. Thomas H. Blalock
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Blanton
$1,000 – $2,499
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Able
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Acklen
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Adams
Mr. and Mrs. Michael V. Downing
Mr. and Mrs. Arlen D. Bockhorn
Mr. and Mrs. Damon D. Bowling
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Boyce
Dr. Evaline A. Alessandrini and
Mr. Thomas F. Alloy
Dr. Rebecca C. Brady
Dr. Raouf S. Amin and
Dr. Amal H. Assa’ad
Mrs. Eleanor J. Brenan
Dr. Maria T. Britto
Mr. Robert A. Anderle
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron L. Broomall
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Mr. and Mrs. William O. DeWitt Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Branson
Schubert Society
Employees of Cincinnati Children’s who give $1,000 or more in a fiscal year are recognized as members of the William K.
Schubert, MD, Society. Named for the beloved and greatly missed pediatrician and dedicated leader of the medical center,
this society honors those who follow Dr. Schubert’s example of generous philanthropic support.
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Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Falcone Jr.
Mrs. Kimberly Goins
Ms. Mary Maureen Heekin
Mr. and Mrs. Tony L. Johnston
Susan and Roy Kulick
Dr. Mona E. Mansour
Mr. and Mrs. D. Vincent Faris
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Gold
Mr. Paul Heiman
Dr. and Mrs. Blaise V. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Laden
Mr. and Mrs. Randall G. Marsh
Ms. Jena Feichtner
Mrs. Amanda J. Goldsmith
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey K. Heinichen
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Josephic
Mr. Chris D. Lahna
Mr. and Mrs. Luke S. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Feldmann
Dr. and Mrs. Stuart L. Goldstein
Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Helmrath
The Juilfs Foundation
Dr. Tal Laor
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander R. Marx
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Finn
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Goodwin
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hemingway
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lapinsky
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton L. Mathile
Mr. and Mrs. Marc E. Flick
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley M. Govert
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Henize
Dr. Karen A. Kalinyak and
Mr. Joseph G. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Larson
Mr. and Mrs. Brian May
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Fogarty
Mr. Louis C. Graeter II
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Henke
Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Kalnow
Ms. Michele Laumer
Mr. and Mrs. Joshua K. Mayers
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Ford III
Mr. and Mrs. Michal L. Grau
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Herman
Mr. and Mrs. Bill E. Katz
Mr. and Mrs. Simati L. Laupola
Dr. and Mrs. David C. Mayhaus
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Forrester
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Gribbell
The Herzog-Beckman Foundation
Ms. Stacy Katz
Mr. Eric Lavender
Dr. and Mrs. John J. McAuliffe III
Mr. Gary Franke
Mr. Thomas W. Griffiths
Mr. Ronald G. Hess
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew V. Kayes
Mr. Ernest Lawhorn
Mr. John McCann
Dr. and Mrs. James E. Heubi
Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Keller
Ms. Ruth Lebow
Dr. and Mrs. James J. McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Kerechek
Mr. William T. Lecher
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin T. McCormick
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Leikhim
Mr. and Mrs. Mark B. McDonald
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Frebis
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Haas
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Frey
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Habel
Dr. and Mrs. Harry F. Fry
Ms. Jamilah Hackworth
Mr. Ron Hicks and
Ms. Michele Fronckiewicz
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Frye
Mr. and Mrs. Gary G. Hagopian
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Hill
Mr. Stephen J. Knox and
Ms. Betsy Kiley
Dr. and Mrs. Marc A. Levitt
Mr. Robert W. McDonald
Hainline Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Max W. Hillman Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Kimball
Mrs. Barbara G. Lewis
Mr. Powell McHenry
Ms. Joy E. Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. Harlyn J. Hubers
Dr. Eileen C. King and
Mr. Dennis W. King
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Litmer
Ms. Vicki M. McIver
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Fussinger
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gaskey
Ms. Joan M. Gates
Mr. and Mrs. Jason E. Hammann
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Hughes
Dr. and Mrs. Rodney P. Geier
Ms. Michele Hanson
Mrs. Martha G. Huheey
Dr. and Mrs. John W. Klekamp
Dr. Mitchel D. Livingston and
Mrs. Carol Livingston
Dr. Michael J. and
Dr. Janelle A. Gelfand
Ms. Roberta S. Harding
Ms. Mary Jo Hutchins
Ariana Knue
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel McLinden
Mr. John J. Locaputo
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F. McMahon III
Dr. Parameswaran Hariharan and
Dr. Lalitha Hariharan
Ms. Tracy Inman
Carly Knue
Ms. M. Anne Longo
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Irvine
Zachary Knue
Dr. Charles T. Mehlman and
Dr. Elsira M. Pina
Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Jacob
Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Koch
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Giesler
Robert & Helen Harmony Fund
For Needy Children
Dr. Sarah L. Lopper and
Mr. Jeffrey A. Lopper
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jarnicki
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Koenig
Ms. Barbara L. Glassmeyer
Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Jinks
Mr. and Mrs. Chase M. Kohn
Mr. George B. Lott and
Ms. Barbara N. Wurth
Dr. and Mrs. C. Nelson Melampy
Mr. Danny D. Harris
Ms. Julie M. Glassmeyer and
Mr. Paul D. Berlage
Mr. and Mrs. John Hartz
Dr. and Mrs. Alan H. Jobe
Mr. and Mrs. Curt W. Koslovsky
Mrs. Elizabeth Lovett Grover
Ms. Patricia L. Messmer
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Hastings
Mrs. Arlyn T. Johnson
Dr. Alice Kreisle and Mr. Jon Bormet
Dr. Maurizio Macaluso
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Meyer
Ms. Patricia A. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Krier
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos F. Mahaffey
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Millar
Mr. and Mrs. Rick L. Johnson
Mr. Gerard Kroger
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Mailender
Mr. and Mrs. J. Michael Miller
Mr. Robert A. Johnston
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Kroner
Mr. David B. Malik
Mr. Kelly T. Miller
Mr. Kevin E. Gessner
Mr. and Mrs. Karl J. Gieseke
Dr. and Mrs. Jack L. Gluckman
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Hatcher
Mrs. Deane B. Godfrey
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Hausfeld
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Goering
Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Hazlewood
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Ms. Sharon M. McLeod
Mrs. Jodi Meister
Ms. Kristin R. Melton
Ms. Maura L. Moran
Mrs. Christine Opdycke
Ms. Judith R. Ragsdale
Mr. George E. Morgan III
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Palermo Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Rands
Mr. Tim and The Honorable
Kathleen Rodenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Singleton
Mr. Timothy M. Timmers
Dr. and Mrs. Michael L. Mucenski
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Panioto Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Doug B. Rawlings
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Rogers
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Sluzewski
Ms. Patricia M. Tobergte
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Muething
Dr. Ruben Papoian and Ms. Lynn Briggs
Red Bird Hollow Foundation
John G. Smale*
Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Tobias
Mr. and Mrs. Alan W. Mullins
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Pappenheimer Jr.
Dr. Pramod P. Reddy and
Dr. Usha P. Reddy
Ms. Nicole R. Rotunno and
Mr. Robert F. Rogas
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Smallwood
Dr. Joseph C. Todd
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Rutherford
Dr. Joel N. Myers
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Myers
Mr. Jason W. Napora and
Ms. Alison Momeyer
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Parker
Dr. Alice A. Passer and
Mr. Barry I. Krieger
Dr. and Mrs. William S. Pease
Mr. Steve M. Singer
Ms. Terri L. Thrasher
Mr. Christopher J. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Townsend
Richard D. Reis Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Rutz
Solomon/Rau Family
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn A. Travis
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory W. Renzenbrink
Dr. and Mrs. Howard M. Saal
Dr. and Mrs. Imre Solti
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Sansalone
Mrs. Gayle P. Riemer
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Saladonis
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Sowar Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Turner Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy E. Needham
Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Pence
Mr. and Mrs. Brad A. Rife
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Saxion
Paul and Karen Sparling
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Tyger
Dr. David P. Nelson
Mrs. Sandra S. Perry
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Saxton
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Spohr
Dr. Judith B. Van Ginkel
Mr. and Mrs. Hale Newman
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Pilcher
Dr. Isidro Risma and
Dr. Kimberly A. Risma
Ms. Anne Scharff
Dr. and Mrs. S. Andrew Spooner
Ms. Laura C. Nixon
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Planes Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Eppa Rixey IV
Mr. and Mrs. Alan M. Schell
Dr. and Mrs. Paul E. Steele
Mr. Herbert L. Venable and
Ms. Julia Abell
Mr. and Mrs. John Nordmeyer
Mr. and Mrs. Kim F. Pleggenkuhle
Mr. and Mrs. Danny L. Roark
Ms. Mary A. Schell
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Steinert
Carl S. and Stephanie M. Vorhoff
Ms. Debbie H. Ogden
Ms. Carrie Pollick
Reuben B. Robertson Foundation
Mr. Thomas R. Schiff
Dr. Mark C. Steinhoff
Ms. Lynn R. Olman
Mr. Jay R. Purdy
Mr. and Mrs. Alan G. Schmidt
Ms. Yvonne E. Stepter
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher and
Kathleen Vuturo
Mr. and Mrs. David B. O’Maley
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin E. Quill
Dr. Nicole C. Robinson and
Dr. Bryce Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Schmitz
Mrs. Amy Stoll
Susan Wade Murphy
Dr. David P. Schor and
Ms. Susan M. Elek
Dr. and Mrs. Arnold W. Strauss
Mr. James T. Walker and
Ms. Kathleen A. Furlong
Mr. John T. Schwierling Jr.
M A K IN G A DI F F ERENCE
Ms. Elizabeth Schumacher
Ms. Mary Beth Schutter
Joe and Susan Pichler
Joe and Susan Pichler have known many families whose
children have received exceptional care at Cincinnati
Children’s, often for conditions that require sophisticated
analysis and treatment. These experiences led them to talk
with Arnold Strauss, MD, chair of the Department of
Pediatrics, who told them of the critical need to expand
treatment programs for children and teens suffering from
mental illness, an area of medicine that is often underserved
and underfunded. The Pichlers responded with a significant
gift in support of the Partial Hospitalization Program,
which provides inpatient therapeutic care for children
and adolescents in a daily, nine-hour program that allows
them to go home to their families each night.
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Mr. Christopher M. Scowden
Dr. Robert A. Shapiro and
Ms. Elaine E. Fink
Ms. Julie Ann Shaw
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Shelton
Mr. John M. Shepherd
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Sims
Mr. Richard Stuart
Mr. and Mrs. Gail R. Stultz
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Sullivan
Ms. Kathleen M. Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Sullivan III
Ms. Regina C. Surgener
Dr. Alexandra Szabova
Dr. Nicole M. Tepe and
Mr. Matthew Wortman
Mr. James W. Thompson
Mr. Robert W. Thompson
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Mr. and Mrs. Jason A. Walker
Mr. Richie Walker
Mr. and Mrs. John Waltz
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Ward
Dr. Gary D. Webb
Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Webb
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew A. Webster
The Weichert Kranbuhl
Family Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Derek Wheeler
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Wick
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Aronow
Dr. Daniel T. Brown and
Mr. Mark R. Haggard
Dr. and Mrs. Kerry R. Crone
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Elder
Mrs. Joyce R. Wilhelm
Dr. Cindy J. Bachurski
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Willett
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Bankes
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Curran III
Dr. and Mrs. Ravindhra G. Elluru
Dr. and Mrs. Jack W. Gottschalk
Mr. and Mrs. John Curro
Mr. Gilbert Embry
The Charles M. Grant Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard M. Barbash
Dr. Jennifer M. Brown and
Mr. Richard T. Brown
Dr. and Mrs. J. Paul Willging
Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. Davies
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. English
Mr. Joseph N. Green
Ms. Cheryl D. Bauer
Ms. Kim R. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Craig M. Davis
Mr. Jeffrey Engram
Dr. and Mrs. John H. Greinwald Jr.
Mr. Richard L. Bere
Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Brueshaber
Mrs. Kathleen G. Davis
Mrs. Roberta Winters
Mrs. Mildred Berning
Dr. and Mrs. Alessandro de Alarcon
Dr. Kelly T. Epplen and
Mr. Michael F. Epplen
Mr. James M. Grodnick
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Brunner
Mr. David Wiser
Mrs. Arlene Bertellotti
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Bryen
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Decker
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Fagin II
Dr. Neera Gulati
Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Witte
Mrs. Janet Betts
Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Buchheit
Dr. D. Robert Haas
The Farmer Family Foundation
Beth Joanna Habbert Memorial Fund
Ms. Gin L. Wong
Mr. Mark S. Bever and
Ms. Nancy J. Burns
Dr. William R. DeFoor and
Dr. Catherine A. DeFoor
Ms. Karen Fahlgren
Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Burlingham
Ms. Jessica H. Byerly
Mr. and Mrs. James K. Dempsey III
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory M. Feary
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Hammer
Wood-Byer Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beyer Jr.
Dr. Donita Bylski-Austrow
Ms. Dawn M. Denno
Mrs. Robin L. Felty
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Hampton
Dr. Linda L. Workman
Dr. and Mrs. Jorge A. Bezerra
Dr. Marc M. Cahay
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey DeRossette
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. James N. Harjo Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Bible
Ms. Barbara Campbell
Dr. Peter Dickie
Mr. and Mrs. Marc D. Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Hartman
Marilyn and Thomas Zemboch
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Bitter
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Carpenter
Mr. Richard Dobson
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Florko
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Hartman
Mr. James Zenni
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Booth
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Cassidy III
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Dobson
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy D. Focht
Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Hartman
Ms. Sharon E. Ziegler
Mrs. Monica Borell
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan K. Chambers
Mrs. Clarissa C. Doggett
Mr. and Mrs. Earl D. Folker
The Hayden Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Borgman
Mr. Weiguo Chen
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Dolan
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Foxx
Dr. Daniel Heffernan
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Bosse
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle M. Chirico
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Dole
Mr. Steven L. Frank
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony E. Helton
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bost
Mr. Kevin M. Clark
Ms. Lisa Dorriere
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Freiberger
Colonel and Mrs. Thomas Henwood
Ms. Mary A. Bowling
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Cloughessy
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Doyle Jr.
Mr. Alan P. French
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Heringer
Ms. Catherine O. Bradford
Mr. Timothy J. Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Driscoll
Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Fritz
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher N. Herrell
Dr. and Mrs. Kim Brady
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. Gary G. Drook
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Gahl
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory L. Herrin
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Brant
Ms. Melinda S. Corcoran
Mr. and Mrs. Dana M. DuBois
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Gamblin
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore F. Herschede
Mr. Mark Brasington
Mr. and Mrs. Gary G. Cox
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Dyer
Mrs. Susanne E. Geier
Mr. Stephen Breech
Dr. and Mrs. Edward J. Crane
Ms. Stephanie Ebken
Mr. John B. Goering
Dr. Andrew D. Hershey and
Dr. Gurjit Khurana Hershey
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome A. Brehm
Mr. John Craynon
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey G. Hester
Mr. John W. Brod
Ms. Elli Edwards and
Mr. Michael Scarpa
Mrs. Dolores S. Goldfinger
Dr. and Mrs. Michael D. Crenshaw
Mr. Jack Goldsmith
Mr. Donald Hiler
Dr. and Mrs. Alan S. Brody
Dr. Gail Croall and Mr. David T. Croall
Mr. and Mrs. W. Charles Ehlers
Ms. Kathleen Good
Mr. John J. Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne A. Williams
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Wilson
Dr. and Mrs. Edward J. Wnek
Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Yauss
$500 – $999
Ms. Ngqika Abdul-Khabir
Dr. Denise M. Adams and Mr.
Christopher S. Adams
Mrs. Ruth Adams
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Aglamesis
Dr. and Mrs. Henry T. Akinbi
Mrs. Sharon L. Andersen
Ms. Michelle L. Annis
Anonymous (2)
Mrs. Wilma D. Anthony
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Ms. Erin Gore
Mr. Charles R. Grone
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Hoel
Mr. Kenneth Kemen
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Levin
Mr. and Mrs. William G. McBrayer III
Mr. and Mrs. David D. Hoguet
Mr. Michael R. Kemer
Mr. and Mrs. Ozzie Levine
Mr. and Mrs. Irving W. Horowitz
Mr. Steven Kenat and Ms. Heidi B. Jark
Mr. and Mrs. James I. Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. House
Mr. James R. Kimmel
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Leyritz
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Huesing
Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. King
Ms. Elizabeth J. Hunt
Ms. Angela Kinstler
Mrs. Diana L. Nordling
Ms. Mara M. McClellan
Mr. Nicholas P. Miller and
Ms. Hillery A. Banawitz
Mr. Edward L. McClure
Mrs. Arlene F. Mitchell
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Nymberg
Mrs. Judy A. Moermond
Mr. Michael F. O’Connor
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Little
Mr. Scott McDermott and
Ms. Shannon Studebaker
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Monroe
Ms. Mandy O’Leary
Mr. Mark Lloyd
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. McEwan
Mr. Richard T. Morgan
Mr. Michael E. Ollinger
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Morris Jr.
Dr. Lauren R. Ostling
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Nordloh
Dr. Lisa L. Hunter and
Mr. Richard W. Smolak
Ms. Shawna K. Kirkendall
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Lobono
Mr. Sarah McGough
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Kitzmiller
Mr. and Mrs. Leon H. Loewenstine Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry T. McGruder
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Moskowitz
Mr. and Mrs. James Overbey
Mr. John M. Isidor and
Ms. Sandra P. Kaltman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Klare
Mr. Terrence Loftus
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. McKee
Mrs. Marjorie Motch
Mr. Richard A. Padgett
Mr. Barry S. Klein and
Ms. Dawn M. Denno
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Logemann
Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. McNamara
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Nelson
Mr. James Page
Ms. Janet Jacob
Mr. Joseph Lohre
Meisel Family Foundation Inc.
Mrs. Jenifer Neltner
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Jeanmougin
Ms. Lori S. Klug
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Lohrer
Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Mercurio
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Neville
Dr. Shobana Pandian and
Dr. Joseph Eapen
Dr. Clinton H. Joiner and
Dr. Mary E. Frederickson
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Koenig
Dr. Jason T. Long
Dr. Arnold C. Merrow
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Newell
Paroz Family Foundation
Mrs. Christina S. Kohnen
Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Louis
Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Meyer
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Newton
Dr. Peter Pathrose
Ms. Diane B. Jokerst
Mrs. Suzanne Kopcha
Mr. and Mrs. Ted M. Lucien
Dr. Linda J. Michaud
Mr. and Mrs. Simon C. Nielsen III
Mr. Mario Patino
Mr. and Mrs. Leighton Jones
Mr. Mark U. Krone
Ms. Tina M. Kroovand
Mr. Alexander P. Miller
Mr. Paul Justice
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher G. Lutz
Dr. Orly Ben-Yoav Nobel and
Mr. Robert Nobel
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Peck
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Junga
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Lunsford
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Middendorf
Dr. and Mrs. Darcy A. Krueger
Mr. Eric Mailloux
Ms. Judith E. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Noll Jr.
Mrs. Dorothy H. Perlman
Dr. and Mrs. Suhas G. Kallapur
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Kuhlman
Dr. Geraldine M. Kaminski
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Kuhr Sr.
Dr. Janine C. Malone and
Mr. Joseph A. Malone
Mr. and Mrs. Garrett A. Kamstra
Mr. and Mrs. Samir Kulkarni
Dr. and Mrs. Peter B. Manning
Mrs. Olga D. Kanuschak
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kuy
Mr. and Mrs. Eric M. Markus
Ms. Lisa Keegan
Mr. and Mrs. Andrej P. Kyselica
Ms. Lisa K. Keehan
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Lamendola
Dr. Lisa J. Martin and
Mr. Chad J. Martin
Mr. Thomas K. Keehan
Mr. Matthew G. Lanier
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Martindell
Mrs. Barbara Keeling
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Lawson
Dr. and Mrs. Jack Matyas
Ms. Lisa A. Kellar
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. LeBlond
Dr. and Mrs. Todd A. Maugans
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Keller
Mr. and Mrs. Guenter Lensges
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Maxwell
Mr. Paul A. Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Leser
Mr. Tony Mazzone
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Mr. and Mrs. John E. Pepper Jr.
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David and Nancy Wolf
David and Nancy Wolf have a theory about the secret
of our success, and they want to share that with children
around the globe. “A special passion exists at Cincinnati
Children’s,” David says. “Nancy and I have seen it in every
doctor, nurse and staff member. We want doctors and
researchers from across the world to experience that passion
and carry it on to their patients.” Through a generous
gift, the Wolfs have funded an opportunity for doctors
from Israel to do just that. The David and Nancy Wolf
Israel Exchange Training Program provides top medical
students from Israel with the opportunity to spend time
at Cincinnati Children’s learning from our world-class
physicians and researchers, impacting an exponential
number of doctors and patients from across the world.
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Mr. and Mrs. Scott Sheffer
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert B. Weiss
Dr. Sally R. Shott and
Mr. Andrew M. Shott
Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wendling
Mr. Nicholas Teegarden
Ms. Mary Sue Wentzel
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Simon
Dr. and Mrs. Roger E. Teller
Mr. Barton Weprin
Ms. Melody L. Siska
Mr. Drew L. Smith
Dr. Nathan Timm and
Dr. Kimberly Daly
Mr. Thomas E. Wheat and
Ms. Anne E. McGrath
Dr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Smith Jr.
Mr. J. Raphael Tincher
Ms. Katrina White
Dr. Teresa A. Smolarek
Mr. James N. Trumble II
Mr. R. J. Solway
Mr. and Mrs. William Tsacalis
Mr. Roger B. White and
Mrs. Marsha K. Lee-White
Mr. Robert D. Sommer
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin T. Tunney
Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Wilhelm
Mr. J.D. Spahn
Ms. Molly Vance
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory K. Williams
Mr. Randal Spear
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Vanderschueren
Ms. Tabitha Williamson
Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Pfeiffer
Mr. and Mrs. Sean D. Rice
Dr. and Mrs. Michael D. Scheiber
Mr. Peter Spreen
Ms. Sue M. Vanney
Mr. Steven R. Wilson
Dr. Jannel Phillips
Dr. and Mrs. Ward R. Rice
Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Schlachter
Dr. Mary A. Staat
Mr. and Mrs. Drew Verdecchia
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Wittenbaum
Mrs. Vivian Planck
Mr. Kenneth Richardson
Dr. Mary W. Schley
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Stecher
Dr. Marty O. Visscher
Dr. Yan Xu
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford H. Pliskin
Ms. Terri A. Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Schmidt
Steenberg Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Yarger
Ms. Eveline A. Poe
Mr. and Mrs. Stacey M. Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Bertram H. Steinhard
Mr. and Mrs. Barry S. Porter
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Robke
Mr. Robert C. Kanter and
Dr. Rosemary E. Schmidt
Dr. Brian E. Volck and
Dr. Jill S. Huppert
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Stephenson
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Vonderhaar
Mrs. Layel Zelazny
Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Zengel
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Young
Mr. Mark E. Potticary
Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Roeder
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Schmidt
Ms. Janine Stockmeier
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery J. Waggoner
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Potts
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence C. Rohling
Mr. John H. Schnehain
Mrs. Caroline F. Sutphin
Ms. Judith A. Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Ziegler
Mr. J. Dale Proffitt
Dr. and Mrs. Marc E. Rothenberg
Mr. Eugene Schneider
Mrs. Jean W. Sutphin
Mr. George W. Webb
Ms. Maria Zigmunt
Mr. Adam Puccini
Mr. Ricardo Ruiz
Mrs. Joan E. Schraml
Mr. Richard Sutphin
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Weiper
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Zimmerly
Mr. Christopher Puckett
Mrs. Jennifer Ruschman
Ms. Margie Scruggs
Dr. Mary E. Sutton
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Pugh
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Russell
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Searfoss
Ms. Doreen A. Quinn
Mr. and Mrs. Brian M. Russell
Ms. Sylvia F. Sears
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Raible Jr.
Dr. Michael Rutter
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Sebens
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Raines
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Saalfeld
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Rechtin
Mr. and Mrs. R. Daniel Sadlier
Mr. Sai Shankarlingam and
Mrs. Anitha T. Panchanathan
Mr. and Mrs. Jason T. Saskowsky
Mr. and Mrs. Manivakkam J. Shanker
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory E. Reder
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M A K IN G A DI F F ERENCE
“Our family chose to help Cincinnati Children’s because it was a smart investment. They had the
infrastructure in place needed to make a meaningful impact on the disease. We knew our investment
would yield results.”
K a r e n P h i l i p, T h e B u c k e y e F o u n d a t i o n
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William Cooper Procter Society
Ms. Anna M. Elsasser
The William Cooper Procter Society recognizes and honors friends of Cincinnati Children’s who inform us that they have included
the medical center in their will, estate plan or other deferred gift arrangement. Named in memory of Colonel Procter, whose
visionary gift established our research endowment, this society acknowledges these generous individuals who have chosen to
leave a legacy to improve children’s lives for generations to come.
Mrs. Willa M. Garner
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hayden
Ms. Gladys R. Elsasser
Ms. Alice M. Geier
Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. Heyman
Mr. and Mrs. Mark G. Essig
Mrs. Susanne E. Geier
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Hildbold
Mr. and Mrs. David Falk
Mrs. Kathleen L. Hill
Dr. and Mrs. Michael K. Farrell
Dr. John A. Gennantonio and
Dr. Margretta E. Gennantonio
Ms. Terri J. Feie
Dr. and Mrs. Roger G. Giesel
Mrs. Barbara Hoekenga
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Fillion
Ms. Gladys R. Glassmeyer
Ms. Marion R. Holthaus
Mr. Michael D. Finch
Mrs. Dolores S. Goldfinger
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace R. Holzman Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy D. Hockney
Dr. and Mrs. Ira A. Abrahamson Jr.
Mrs. Beatrice Bluestein
Mrs. Charlene F. Combs
Michael and Suzette Fisher
Mr. Wayne C. Gover
Ms. Shawn Hooper
Ms. Jean L. Abrahamson
Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Blum
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Conner
Mrs. Barbara J. Fitch
Dr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Grabowski
Mr. and Mrs. Terence L. Horan
Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon R. Flowers
Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord R. Gross
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Humphreys
Mr. Richard L. Hunt*
Dr. and Mrs. Richard I. Abrahamson
Dr. Thomas and Dr. Barbara Boat
Mrs. Lois A. Cooper
Dr. Ann L. Akeson
Dr. Janet A. Borcherding
Dr. and Mrs. Harold Fogelson
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Elroy E. Bourgraf Sr.
Dr. Robin T. Cotton and
Ms. Cynthia M. Fitton
Mr. Raymond J. Haarman
Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Frank
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred P. Hallam
Dr. and Mrs. Joe F. Inman
Mr. Robert A. Anderle
Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Bradbury
Dr. and Mrs. Alvin H. Crawford
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Friedlander
Mrs. Margaret H. Hamer
Ms. Barbara A. Jackson
Mr. James M. Anderson and
Reverend Marjorie C. Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Bratburd
Mrs. Geraldine Crawford
Mr. Robert B. Friedman
Mr. and Mrs. Scott J. Hamlin
Lillian M. Fritz
Mrs. Marilyn H. Harra
Dr. Richard L. Jackson and
Dr. Judith A. Harmony
Dr. and Mrs. William M. Fye
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Hatala
Mrs. Betty K. Johnson
Mrs. Mary E. Briggs
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Daniels
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D.H. Anning
Mrs. Lela C. Brown
Mrs. Barbara R. DeGarmo
Ms. Carole J. Arend
Robert Rogan Burchenal Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Deitschel Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Aronow
Mr. Peter W. Bushelman
Dr. Alexander M. Della Bella
Dr. and Mrs. Richard G. Azizkhan
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Cambron
Mrs. Barbara Dellerman
Dr. Diane S. Babcock
Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. Carter
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. DeWitt
Dr. Earladeen D. Badger
Department of Surgical Services,
Cincinnati Children’s
Mr. and Mrs. William O. DeWitt Jr.
Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology,
Cincinnati Children’s
Ms. Lynne Downs
Dr. Francis M. Biro and
Ms. Nancy L. Bloemer
Dr. Douglas F. Clapp
Mr. and Mrs. Todd M. Duncan
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Cochran
Ms. Donna S. Eby
David D. Black*
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Cody Sr.
Dr. and Mrs. Franklin J. Edge
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Blinn
Mr. Reed L. Coen
Mrs. Joan T. Ehas
Mrs. Elaine H. Baverman*
Dr. and Mrs. Corning Benton
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Beshear
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Ms. Audrey J. Dick
Ms. Jane R. Dummer
M A K IN G A DI F F ERENCE
Tom and Mary Ellen Cody
“Anything you can do to get involved with Cincinnati
Children’s is a privilege,” says Tom Cody, chairman of
the Cincinnati Children’s Board of Trustees. In addition
to his institutional leadership, Tom and his wife Mary
Ellen are passionate philanthropists who are leading
by example through their generous support of the Heart
Institute. The institutes at Cincinnati Children’s are
grounded on three mainstays–clinical care, research
and education. The Codys’ gift will impact all three.
In addition to supporting continuing education for the
institute’s pediatric cardiac specialists, it will also expand
the Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Program. VADs are
mechanical pumps used to keep patients alive while they
wait for heart transplants, and they are also being studied
as a treatment to repair cardiac muscle damage, reducing
the number of patients needing heart transplants.
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Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O’Brien
Ms. Arlene J. Sansone
Ms. Michelle B. Starkey
Mrs. Mildred A. Jones
Dr. Harold K. Marder and
Dr. Jewel D. Slesnick
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Okenfuss
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Sathe
Dr. James F. Steiner
Drs. Brad W. Warner and
Barbara B. Warner
Ms. Margaret H. Jung
Ms. Marie A. Marley
Dr. Sonya G. Oppenheimer
Ms. Donna L. Schiff
Mrs. Mary S. Stern
Dr. Richard B. Warriner III
Dr. Mark A. Kahn
Dr. and Mrs. James M. Marrs
Mr. Maurice E. Oshry
Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Schiff Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Stevenson
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Washburn
Mrs. Olga D. Kanuschak
Dr. and Mrs. Lester W. Martin
Mr. Bruce A. Pavlech
Mrs. Nancy L. Schlemmer
Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Stix
Mr. Dustin J. Waters
Mrs. Molly E. Kaplan*
Mr. Manuel D. Mayerson*
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Pease
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Schmidt
Ms. Kathleen J. Stotler
Mr. and Mrs. Barry S. Weinstein
Mrs. Marie C. Katzenstein
Mrs. Rhoda Mayerson
Mr. and Mrs. Kroger Pettengill
Mr. and Mrs. Dale L. McGirr
Dr. Steven M. Pilipovich
Dr. C. Frederic Strife and
Dr. Janet L. Strife
Mr. Harvey M. Weitkamp
Dr. and Mrs. Emanuel Kauder
Mr. Robert C. Kanter and
Dr. Rosemary E. Schmidt
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Welch
Mr. Aloysius F. Keller
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. McGraw
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Place
Ms. C. Jean Schroer
Dr. and Mrs. David M. Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wert
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Kimball
Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. McLaurin
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Planes Jr.
Dr.* and Mrs. William K. Schubert
Mr. G. Richard Thomas
Dr. Clark D. West
Mr. Allen J. King
Dr. J. Scott McMurray
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Raines
Mr. and Mrs. Phil F. Schultz
Mr. James L. Thompson
Mrs. Patricia P. Whitaker
Ms. Patricia Kisker*
Jeanette L. Meier
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Rauh
Dr. William J. Scott Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Tobias
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Whitsett
Mrs. Margaret W. Kite
Dr. and Mrs. C. Nelson Melampy
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rauh
Kenneth and Lois Sears
Dr. Joseph C. Todd
Dr. and Mrs. J. Paul Willging
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Koetters
Dr. Mary P. Melvin*
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Rauh
Mr. and Mrs. David B. Sharrock
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas U. Todd
Dr. and Mrs. Gordon W. Womack
Mrs. Gladys M. Kurtz
Reverend and Mrs. Roger L. Meredith
Dr. and Mrs. J. Mark Reed
Dr. and Mrs. Curtis A. Sheldon
Mr. Leonard C. Tolliver Jr.
Mrs. Jean E. Wommack
Dr. Beatrice C. Lampkin
Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Meyer
Dr. and Mrs. David M. Rider
Mrs. Kathleen A. Sherlock
Dr. and Mrs. Randolph T. Travis
Mrs. Joan R. Wood
Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Lerer
Mrs. Frances M. Miller
Reverend Mr. Luis O. Riva Saleta
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Vankalker
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Woodiwiss
Dr. and Mrs. James L. Lessard
Mr. John N. Miller
Mrs. Marjorie B. Robbins
Mr. Andrew M. Shott and
Dr. Sally R. Shott
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Wacksman
Dr. and Mrs. Frank C. Woodside III
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Robbins
Ms. Miriam R. Siegel
Ms. Saundra E. Walker
Ms. Lynne T. Wu
Dr. Anthony J. Mortelliti and
Dr. Gisella Mortelliti
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Robinson
Dr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Smith Jr.
Mr. Thomas A. Long* and
Dr. Ann R. Gelke
Mrs. Marjorie Motch
Ms. Andrea T. Rosenthal
Carl J. Mueller*
Mrs. Ruth F. Rosevear
Dr. John R. Liu and Ms. Kari A. Jodal
Ruth M. Mueller
Dr. Robert R. Ross
Dr. Jennifer M. Loggie
Dr. and Mrs. Charles M. Myer III
Mr. and Mrs. Snowden M. Rowe
Mr. George B. Lott and
Ms. Barbara N. Wurth
Mrs. Gayle R. Nesselhuf
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Russell
Mr. and Mrs. Joel L. Newberg
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Lyons
Estate of Lucile H. Ryan
Mr. and Mrs. Hale Newman
Mr. and Mrs. Millard H. Mack
Mr. Paul L. Niklas
Dr. Frederick C. and
Mrs. Susan H. Ryckman
Ms. Lyn M. Jones
Dr. Joseph E. Levinson and
Dr. Sophia M. Levinson
Dr. and Mrs. Philip K. Lichtenstein
Ms. Judith E. Miller
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Mrs. Phyllis M. Romanow
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Zanotti
Estates and Trusts
Corporations, Foundations and Other Nonprofits
Throughout our history, Cincinnati Children’s has benefited from thoughtful friends who have provided for the future needs
of the medical center. With grateful appreciation, we honor the memory of these donors who provided a gift during the past
year through their estate plan.
Businesses, foundations and nonprofit organizations–both large and small–partner with Cincinnati Children’s in our important
work. Their generous support of our mission plays a vital role in advancing care for patients and families, while strengthening
and enriching our community.
Rose M. Albrecht Trust
Estate of Jackie Kasten
Estate of Marie A. Reichel
$1,000,000 +
$100,000 – $249,999
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Doris M. Akeson
Ida C. Kayser Trust
Carolyn Rueppel
The Convalescent Hospital for Children
American Liver Foundation
Histiocytosis Association of America
William Belmont Backs and
Louise Nuxoll-Backs Trust
Dorothy M. M. Kersten Trust
Estate of Lucile H. Ryan
American Thoracic Society
Hope on Wheels Hyundai Dealers
Estate of Richard C. and Jean Kinstler
Estate of Leroy E. Schilling
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
(National Headquarters)
Angels for Eosinophilic
Research Alliance
Josh Cares
Katherine E. Cooke Trust
Estate of Donald J. Moeggenberg
Michael M. Shoemaker Trust
Division of Emergency Medicine,
Cincinnati Children’s
The Edward and Edna Frances T.
Everlien Charitable Trust
Marion H. Morrison Trust
J. Frederick and Helen B. Vogel Trust
Fondation Leducq
Children’s Digestive Health
Nutrition Foundation
Estate of Mildred J. Walters
March of Dimes Foundation
The Children’s Heart Association
Louise A. Williams Trust
The Perinatal Institute
Children’s Heart Foundation
Lupus Foundation of America Inc.
Bernal R. Woodward Trust
Toyota Motor North America Inc.
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
$500,000 – $999,999
Cincinnati Center for Developmental
Disorders Foundation
The H.B., E.W., and F.R. Luther
Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third
Bank and Narley L. Haley, Co-Trustees
Mary S. Belville Trust
Estate of Joseph W. Heideman, Jr.
Juliet C. Muller Helmsworth Trust
Estate of Richard L. Hunt
Otto Luedeking Trust
Dorothy T. Mueller Trust
Mandyam Dhati Narayan Trust
Betty H. Palmer Charitable Lead Trust
Charles W. Scott Trust
American Heart Association Inc.
The Sontag Foundation
St. Baldrick’s Foundation
The Cure Starts Now Foundation
Division of Pediatric and Adolescent
Gynecology, Cincinnati Children’s
The Sidney Kimmel Foundation
for Cancer Research
Kohl’s Department Stores
Leukemia Research Foundation
Macy’s Department Stores
Matching Gifts
Masimo Foundation
Helen G., Henry F. & Louise Tuechter
Dornette Foundation, Fifth Third
Bank, Trustee
The Ohio National Foundation
Fifth Third Bank
John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust
Food Allergy Initiative
Speedway LLC
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America
Fosdick & Hilmer Inc.
The V Foundation for Cancer Research
Orthopaedic Research &
Education Foundation
Foundation for Anesthesia
Education and Research
Walmart Foundation
$250,000 – $499,999
Autism Speaks
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
CancerFree KIDS Pediatric
Cancer Research
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The Procter & Gamble Fund
Marge & Charles J. Schott Foundation
Macy’s Inc.
Dairy Queen Corporation
TriVersity Construction
Markey Cancer Foundation
Bear Necessities Pediatric
Cancer Foundation
Medtronic Foundation
Children’s Cancer Research Fund
Messer Construction Company
Dental Care Foundation,
Cincinnati Children’s
Truist
Max’s Blue Butterfly
Anonymous
National Tuberous Sclerosis Association
Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions
Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc.
Endocrine Fellows Foundation
Wound Healing Society Foundation
Aplastic Anemia & MDS
International Foundation
Ohio Cancer Research Associates
Dikla Insurance Company Ltd.
The PNC Financial Services Group
Epic Systems Corporation
The PNC Foundation
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.
The Nelson Stark Company
The Childhood Brain
Tumor Foundation
Society of Cardiovascular
Anesthesiologists Foundation
Fort Washington Investment
Advisors Inc.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation
for Cancer Research
GE Aviation
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Therapeutics Inc.
THP Limited Inc.
Tourette Syndrome Association
GBBN Architects
Thrasher Research Fund
The Gerber Foundation
UCB Inc.
General Electric Evendale Employees’
Community Service Fund
Western & Southern Financial
Group Masters
The Gorilla Glue Company
$50,000 – $99,999
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
American Lung Association
(Headquarters)
Charles H. Dater Foundation
Fifth Third Asset Management Inc.
The Hartmann-Ryan Team
at Cassidy Turley
Victory Wholesale
General Electric Foundation
Matching Gifts
$25,000 – $49,999
Insuring The Children
American College of Rheumatology
Research & Education
International OCD Foundation
Auction to Benefit Project SEARCH
HORAN
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.
$10,000 – $24,999
American Academy of Allergy,
Asthma & Immunology
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Endowment Foundation
American Financial Group Inc.
M A K IN G A DI F F ERENCE
Wa l m a rt / S a m ’ s C l u b
When corporations and communities come together,
miracles can happen. Cincinnati-area Walmart and
Sam’s Club customers and employees rallied during the
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’ Miracle Balloon
Campaign benefiting Cincinnati Children’s. This year’s
campaign was one of the most successful ever, more than
doubling last year’s contribution.
Club family,” says regional manager David Gose.
“Our customers and associates are parents, aunts and
uncles, brothers and sisters and of course, grandparents.
When we see children who need medical care, we want
to make a difference. The Miracle Balloon Campaign
provided an opportunity for our customers and associates
to give whatever they could afford to children who need
the level of care that Cincinnati Children’s provides,
and they gave without hesitation.”
“The children treated at Cincinnati Children’s hold
a special place in the hearts of the Walmart and Sam’s
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American Society for Surgery
of the Hand
Anonymous
Carpet Cushions & Supplies Inc.
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
Cincinnati Music and
Wellness Coalition
CinRon Marketing Group LLC
Cisco Systems Inc.
Citizens United for Research
in Epilepsy
Costco Wholesale-Springdale
Healthnetwork Foundation
Huron Consulting Group Inc.
Interim HealthCare of Cincinnati Inc.
International House of Pancakes
The Frank J. Kloenne and Jacqueline
D. Kloenne Foundation
Turner Construction Company
$5,000 – $9,999
AFLAC
AHRA Education Foundation
The Archiable Electric Company
Bahl & Gaynor Investment Counsel Inc.
Butler County Medical Center LLC
The Cambridge Charitable Foundation
Chase Bank
Children’s Tumor Foundation
Circle K Midwest
Clover Hill Farm Inc.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Columbus Foundation
R.G. McGraw Insurance Agency Inc.
Corporex Companies Inc.
National Hemophilia Foundation
Cotswold Foundation
Al. Neyer Inc.
CSL Behring LLC
NISH National Office
Operating Account
Deloitte
Ohio Casualty Foundation
Duke Energy Foundation
Ohio Credit Union League
dunnhumbyUSA
Omnicare Inc.
Foxx Construction LLC
The Peck Hannaford & Briggs Co.
Frost Brown Todd LLC
Plastic Surgery Foundation
Genesys Telecommunications
Laboratories Inc.
RCF Group
Tackling TS Charity
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DiaPharma Group Inc.
Give with Liberty Matching
Gifts Program
GKN Aerospace Cincinnati
Time Warner Cable
Dell Inc.
Palo Alto Networks Inc.
Great Clips Inc.
The Union Central Life
Insurance Company
Delta Community Credit Union
The Highfield Foundation
EMC Corporation
The Procter & Gamble Company
Shareholder Services
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
United Way of Greater Cincinnati
Five Guys Burger and Fries
Ransohoff Inc.
Katz, Teller, Brant & Hild
Valvoline Instant Oil Change
General Electric United Way Campaign
Ruttle Design Group Inc.
Kicks for Kids
WLWT
Genzyme Corporation
SGC Foundation
Lundbeck Inc.
Wright Brothers Inc.
GR/AD Architects
Smile Train
Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP
M&T Investment Group
Marriott Foundation For People
With Disabilities
Marriott International
Joanna McAfee Childhood
Cancer Foundation
Miles That Matter Foundation
Olivia J. Murray Foundation
MV Commercial Construction LLC
Nativity The Pop Opera
PEDCO E & A Services Inc.
Pension Corporation of America
PNC Bank
Pomeroy
RE/MAX Regional ServicesAlpharetta, GA
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor
Society of Nursing
$2,500 – $4,999
3D Exhibits
Ace Hardware Foundation
American College of Radiology
Avaya Inc.
Baker Concrete Construction
Bank of America
Bank of America Matching Gifts
Bayer Becker / Terracon
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Brenco Inc.
Building Blocks Foundation
Clever Crazes for Kids
CBCE
cHc Manufacturing Inc.
Chico’s FAS Inc.
Cintas Corporation
Society for Pediatric Dermatology
CO-OP Financial Services
Sodexo
CTS Telecommunications
Strauss & Troy
Curtis Inc.
Thompson Hine LLP
DeBra-Kuempel
Han’s White Tiger Tae Kwon Do
Anthony D. Castelli, Attorney at Law
Harmony Staffing Services LLC
Department of Accounting,
Cincinnati Children’s
Healthcare Regional Marketing
Department of Home Care Pharmacy,
Cincinnati Children’s
Human Arc Corporation
Jack Dym Investment LTD.
The Success Group LTD.
Division of Infectious Diseases,
Cincinnati Children’s
The Health Foundation
of Greater Cincinnati
United Group Services Inc.
Champion Window Mfg. & Supply
Maxwell C. Weaver Foundation
Cincinnati Wholesale Ice Cream Inc.
Hispanics Avanzando Hispanics
The Wilbert Foundation
Cochlear Americas
Human Genetic Therapies Inc.
Zanett Commercial Solutions Inc.
Controlled Credit Corp.
Huntington Bank
Zeus Sports Inc.
CREW Greater Cincinnati
J. II Fire Systems Inc.
Kenneth Wong Corporation
KeyBank
KLH Engineers Inc.
Kolar Design
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon
Lone Star Steakhouse-Middletown
Loth, Inc./IWS
The Lubrizol Foundation
Luckenbach Lines Inc.
Macy’s Foundation
Meijer
Netscout
Novartis International AG
OMNOVA Solutions Foundation
ORACLE
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Cafco
Custom Glass & Glazing Inc.
$1,000 – $2,499
The 100 Times Foundation Corporation
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Pharmacy LLC
W. Ron Adams P.S.C.
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Akers Packaging Services Inc.
Economy Linen & Towel Service
American Lung Association
of the Midland States
Every Child Succeeds
American Scaffolding Inc.
Arthritis Foundation
BHDP Architecture
Bowling Green Pediatric Dental Group
Findlow Filtration Inc.
Fink Foundation
FirstGroup America
Gas America Charitable Foundation
BP Fabric of America Fund
The Patrick and Amanda Gavin
Charitable Foundation
Brooks Brothers Group Inc.
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Bruegger’s Enterprises Inc.
Green Crest Golf Course
Buffalo Wild Wings
H & R Block Financial Advisors Inc.
Butler Technology and Career
Development School
Carol and Ralph V. Haile Jr.,
U.S. Bank Foundation
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Hub Pen Company Inc.
IBM Employee Services Center
Johnstone Supply/Controls Center Inc.
Just Give
Kao Brands Company
Keating, Muething & Klekamp PLL
Kessler Foundation
Key Foundation Matching Gifts
Kroger Company
LPK
Martin & West PLLC
McCarthy Strategic Solutions
Med Assets
Med-El Corporation
Merrill Lynch Matching Gift Program
Mid-American Junior Golf Tour
Middletown Community Foundation
Mike-Sells Potato Chips
New York Life Insurance Co-Cincinnati
Neyer Properties Inc.
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Nutricia North America
Océ North America, Inc. Matching
Gifts Program
Office Depot Regional Office
Total Quality Logistics
Carrigan and Grimm Inc.
Ohio Legislative Black
Caucus Foundation
Traction LLC
Traincroft Inc.
Department of Home Health Care,
Cincinnati Children’s
Ohio Physical Therapy Association
US Bank
Omega Processing Solutions LLC
On Line Design Inc.
Oticon Inc.
Phonak Corporation
Pitcher, Enders & Drohan CPA’s Inc.
Planes Moving & Storage Inc.
Pratt Corrugated Holdings Inc.
Prestige Technical Services Inc.
Pride Technologies
Progressive Podiatry LLC
Radisson Hotel Cincinnati Riverfront
Remke bigg’s
August A. Rendigs, Jr. Foundation
Rite Aid Corporation
Sinai Hospital
Scripps Financial Service Center
See Kids Dream
Semler Industries Inc.
Sharefax Credit Union Inc.
Sheldon-Reder
Suburban Real Estate Corporation
Superior Honda
Teri Studios
TGW International Inc.
Thunder11
Illinois Tool Works Foundation
Matching Gifts
Niscayah Inc.
Standex Electronics Inc.
Northwestern Mutual-West Chester
Steiner Electric Company
NxTech, Incorporated
Stiles Associates
Chemed Foundation
Information & General Services
MBA Chapter
OK Interiors Corporation
Tactical Advantage Group LLC
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Cheviot Savings Bank
International Traders Inc.
Dennis Ott Builders Inc.
Ashley Ward Inc.
Chick-fil-A
P L Marketing Inc.
U.S. Bancorp Matching
Gift Foundation
Widmer’s Cleaners
CINFAB, LLC
JPMorgan Chase Matching
Gifts Program
ComDoc
JTM Provisions Co. Inc
CTL Engineering Inc.
Ben Kelhoffer Foundation Inc.
Custom Fabricators Inc.
Kenwood Dealer Group Inc.
Parkside Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center
Customer Relationship Metrics
LaRosa’s Pizzerias
Passport Health Communications Inc.
Vanguard Charitable
Endowment Program
Cutting Edge Services Corporation
LexisNexis
Performance Honda
Vitronic Promotional Group
Doner Financial Inc.
LifeCenter Organ Donor Network
Perry Interiors Inc.
W E L Ventures Inc.
Duke Energy Matching Gifts Program
Lindhorst & Dreidame Company
Pfizer Inc.
Waltz Business Solutions
Duke Energy-Zimmer
Generation Station
Logistics and Procurement Services LLC
Pinnacle Environmental Consultants Inc.
Market Precision Inc
Reed Medical INC.
Warren County Records
Center & Archives
Duke Realty Corporation
Maxor National Pharmacy Service Corp.
REinvest Consultants
Ernst & Young Foundation
McLane Food Service Inc. #153
RespirTech
Express Employment Professionals Inc.
Medco Employee Giving Campaign
SALIX
Figure Weight Loss
Miltenyi Biotec Inc.
SEI-Cincinnati LLC
Food Lion
MMG Corporate Communication Inc.
Spina Bifida Association of Cincinnati
Gannett Foundation Matching Gifts
M-Pact Corporation
Genentech Inc.
The Carter Nedley Foundation
SpringHill Suites
by Marriott-Waterstone
$500 – $999
AAkron Rule Corp.
Advanced Bionics
Advanced Health Media LLC
Alternative Design
American Cold Storage Systems Inc.
American Cornhole LLC
Anonymous (2)
Aptalis Pharma US Inc.
Arts Rental Equipment Inc.
Baule USA LLC
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Besse Medical Associates
R. P. Biederman Co. Inc.
Boutique 280
Bow Automation
Bretagne, LLC Kentucky Account
Brower Insurance Agency Incorporated
Tim Browne Memorial Inc.
The Bungie Foundation
CAI Insurance Agency Inc.
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The Pampered Chef
Paragon Financial Group
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater
Cincinnati Inc.
United Way of Greater Stark County
Western & Southern Life
Insurance Company
WKRC-TV
Women’s Plastic Surgery Centre
WRP Associates LLC
XL Insurance Group
YPO Forum X
Gilead Sciences Inc.
Greystone Investments Management
Hahana Beach
Handy Window Shade Inc.
Healthlinx Executive Search Inc.
Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.
M A K IN G A DI F F ERENCE
“When we see children who need medical care, we think of their families and we want to work with
Cincinnati Children’s to make a difference.”
D av i d G o s e , Wa l m a rt / S a m ’ s C l u b
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Chairs and Fellowships
We are grateful to the individuals, families, corporations and foundations that had the vision to establish permanent endowment
accounts to benefit the children and families we serve. Their investment in the future of the medical center provides ongoing support
for salaries, equipment and laboratory costs that are necessary to create new knowledge to advance and improve child health.
The Beatrice C. Lampkin Chair
of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
The George Rieveschl, Jr.,
Chair in Research
The Division of Pediatric
Surgery Research Chair
The Joseph E. Levinson Chair
of Pediatric Rheumatology
The Jeff Robbins Chair
The Katherine Stewart Waters
Chair of Experimental Hematology
and Cancer Biology
The Luther Foundation Research Chair
of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
The Alvin H. Crawford Chair
of Pediatric Spine Surgery
The Marjory J. Johnson Chair
of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
The Robert L. Creedon Chair
of Pediatric Dentistry
The Marjory J. Johnson Chair
of Brain Tumor Translational Research
The Division of Critical Care
Medicine Chair
The Marjory J. Johnson Chair of
Vascular Tumor Translational Research
The EMSC Chair of Pediatric
ER Medicine
The Neil D. Johnson Chair
of Radiology Informatics
The Gunnar Esiason/Cincinnati Bell
Chair of Life Sciences Research
The Rob and Jessican Kahn Chair of
General and Community Pediatrics
The James M. Ewell Chair
of Pediatric Research
The Samuel and Molly Kaplan Chair
of Pediatric Cardiology
The David G. and Priscilla R.
Gamble Chair of Neonatology
The Dorothy M.M. Kersten Chair
of Pediatric Gastroenterology
The Division of Pediatric
Gastroenterology Chair
The Kindervelt Chair of Pediatric
Pulmonary Biology
The Lee Ault Carter Chair
of Pediatric Ethics
The Emma Margaret and Irving
Goldman Chair of Pediatric
Ophthalmology
The Deb Kleisinger Chair
of Novel Cancer Treatment
The Robin T. Cotton Research Chair
of Pediatric Otolaryngology
The David N. Glass Chair
of Pediatric Rheumatology
The Alvin H. Crawford Chair
of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
The Carolyn Hamlin Chair
of Otology Research
Chairs
The Division of Allergy
and Immunology Chair
The Richard and Geralyn Azizkhan
Chair of Pediatric Surgery
The William F. and Rebecca A. Balistreri
Chair of Pediatric Hepatology
The William S. Ball Chair
of Radiology Research
The Corning Benton Chair
of Radiology Education
The Thomas Boat Chair
of Pulmonary Medicine
The Kevin E. Bove Chair
of Pediatric Pathology
The Hubert and Dorothy Campbell
Chair of Pediatric Pulmonology
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The Othilda Krug Chair
of Child Psychiatry
The Beatrice C. Lampkin Chair
of Cancer Biology
The Lester W. Martin Chair
of Pediatric Surgery
The Robert and Sarah McLaurin Chair
of Pediatric Neurosurgery Research
The C. Nelson Melampy Chair
of Pediatric Anesthesiology
The A. Graeme Mitchell Chair
of Human Genetics
The M. Susan Moyer Chair of Pediatric
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
The Robert Myers and Mary
Colgate Shoemaker Chair
of Pediatric Endocrinology
The Sonya Oppenheimer
Chair of Developmental
and Behavioral Pediatrics
The Division of Pathology Chair
The Aaron W. Perlman Chair of
Pediatric Rehabilitative Medicine
The B.K. Rachford Chair of Pediatrics
The Louise W. and Joseph L. Rauh
Chair of Adolescent Medicine
The Pauline and Lawson Reed Chair
of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
The Thelma and Jack Rubinstein
Chair of Pediatric Developmental
Disorders and Mental Retardation
The Richard Ruddy and Barbara
Wriston-Ruddy Chair of Pediatric
Emergency Medicine Research
The Frederick C. Ryckman Chair
of Pediatric Surgery
The Albert B. Sabin Chair
of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
The Schlemmer Family Chair
of Pediatric Research
The Jacob G. Schmidlapp Chair
of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
The William K. Schubert Chair
of Pediatric Research
The Curtis Sheldon and Jeffrey
Wacksman Chair of Pediatric Urology
The Frederic and Carolyn Silverman
Chair of Pediatric Radiology
The Charles H. Sloan Sr., Olive Louise
Sloan, and Charles H. Sloan Jr. Chair
of General Pediatric Research
The StarShine Chair
The Janet L. Strife Chair of
Radiology Quality and Safety
The Ralph J. Stolle Chair
of Pediatric Immunology
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The Transplant Hepatology Chair
The Carl Weihl Chair of General
and Community Pediatrics
The Clark D. West Chair
of Pediatric Nephrology
The Louise M. Williams Chair
of Pediatric Nephrology
F e l l o ws h i ps
The William George Bauer Fellowship
in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
The Mary Louise Burton Fellowship
in Pediatric Gastroenterology
The Ruth Knittel Dietz Perinatal
Research Institute Fellowship
The Katharine S. and Gerald J. Ficks
Fellowship in Neonatology
The Andrew Jergens Foundation
Fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology
The Junior Co-Operative Society
Fellowship in Pediatric Diabetes
The Junior Co-Operative
Society Fellowship in Pediatric
Infectious Diseases
The Ida C. Kayser Fellowship
in Pediatric Pulmonology
The Edward L. Pratt Fellowship
in Pediatric Medicine and Nutrition
The Reginald C. Tsang Fellowship in
Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology
The Edward F. Scully Fellowship
in Pediatric Endocrinology
The Josef F. Warkany Fellowship
in Human Genetics
The Frank C. Woodside and
Dinsmore & Shohl Fellowship
in Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Tribute Gifts
When donors make a gift in honor or memory of a loved one, our patients benefit from their generosity. We thank the families
and friends of the following individuals, who have had $500 or more donated in their name.
Mr. Joshua C. Mack
Timothy Browne
Andrew J. Hagen
Kurtis Martin
Raymond Buse III
Christopher Harmon
Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. McLaurin
Paul Carroll
Kaylynn M. Hartman
Mr. Nick Moloney
Dalton Chandler
Joyce Heiman
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Northern
Arun Chatterjee
Zachary Heringer
Ms. Priscilla Peyton
Manuel Chavez Sr.
Mary Hess
Ms. Cameron Rawlings
Steven A. Cirino II
Mr. Anthony G. Hoel
Dr. Pramod P. Reddy and
Dr. Usha P. Reddy
Jennifer K. Clanton
Kyle T. House
Phyllis Clyde
Anabelle Huff
Mr. Seth Rogers
Bruce W. Cochran
Alice Humbert
Ms. Lynn W. Roy
Sophia Cordier
Elizabeth M. Igel
Ms. Julien R. Guttman
Joyce W. Coykendall
Gregg Jacob
Dr. and Mrs. Richard G. Azizkhan
Dr. Mitchell B. Cohen and
Dr. Morissa Cohen
Brayden Schindler
Dr. Nancy Hagerman
Mrs. Catherine A. Schneider
Hunter A. Creech
Judith Johnson
Mr. Lynwood L. Battle Jr.
Ms. Maya Collins
Ms. Sylvia Heiby
Ms. Sara Shinn
Mary Christine Daush
Richard E. Kaeser
Jamie Benassi
Mr. Louis Costello
Bailey A. Hemingway
Mr. Reese Stuart
Mrs. Shirley I. Davies
Jenna Kamphaus
Mr. Jake Bertellotti
Dr. and Mrs. Kerry R. Crone
Ms. Casey Hilmer
Grace Tapp
Rowan Dinn
Joseph Kanuschak
Mr. Pierce J. Blalock
Carter John Davis
Mr. Jacob T. Hoffman
Dr. Ann Weichert
Dr. Harold Downing
John B. Kara
Cameron I. Bordainick
Colin Davis
Ms. Kai N. Hollingsworth
Dr. Brenda Wong
Amanda M. Drake
Ben Kelhoffer
Mr. Matthew K. Bormet
Mr. Shane P. DiGiovanna
Mrs. Kristin Horsburgh
Patricia Droppelman-Helton
Hayes R. Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. Elroy E. Bourgraf Sr.
Tanner Dole
Richard C. Kinstler
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Bredenfoerder
Mr. Frank Wray and
Ms. Kathleen M. Kool-Wray
Emily Dubois
Nicholas Dworjanyn
Deborah L. Folker
Matthew Korfhagen
Nathaniel Brown
Master Manish Eapen
Ms. Katherine Koslovsky
Curtis G. Buerkett
Mr. Ryan Elliot
Dr. Helen Kranbuhl
Master Michael Buerkett
Ms. Elsa Fagin
Mr. and Mrs. Venu G. Krishnamoorthy
Brady Campbell
Ms. Marie Fern
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel I. Choo
Mr. Michael A. Fisher
Mr. Jonathan J. Calderas and
Dr. Corinne Lehmann
Jonah Chuang
Dr. David N. Franz
Ms. Kathryn Leikhim
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Cody Sr.
Ms. Ava M. Gallino
Dr. and Mrs. Marc A. Levitt
Ms. Ashley Gavin
Ms. Lauren Lloyd
I n H o n o r Of
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I n M e m o r y Of
Erik Anderson
Rebecca Archambeault
Regan Leigh Arnold
Henrietta F. Belmont
Michael Blessinger
Lora Bodley
Norbert Borgman
Natalie Bost
Emily M. Brehm
Gerardo (Jerry) Brindisi
Ayelet Y. Galena
Wright Lanier
Julia Gallino
Jenna C. Laumer
Clifton Kippy Gideon
Andrew Lee
Judith E. Gilliam
Michael Little
Caroline Goebel
Thomas A. Long
Kim Goebel
Eleanor S. Lortz
Joseph M. Gruber
Patricia E. Macke
Florence Guttman
Manuel D. Mayerson
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Auxiliaries
J u n i o r C o - Op e r a t i v e S o c i e t y G i ft :
Established in 1910, the Junior Co-Operative Society
operates and staffs the Gift Shops at Cincinnati Children’s
Burnet and Liberty campuses. The Gift Shops are filled
with a wonderful selection of toys, games, cards and books
to lift the spirits of hospitalized children. All proceeds
from the Gift Shops are donated to the medical center.
Their dedicated volunteers live by their motto, “the more
you shop, the more we give.”
K i n d e r v e lt
C i t y P r e s i d e n t:
G i ft :
Shelia McCuddy
Dr. Jack H. Rubinstein
Joe Stima
Sophie Meinhardt
Michael Salt
Abby Lyn Streszoff
Patrick & Drew Meisenheimer
Mitchell W. Sayre
Robert Taylor Jr.
Tony R. Merk
Robert F. Schapker
Marjorie Timko
William J. Meyer
Francis J. Scharon
Michael C. Torbeck
Kyle Miller
Holly Schmitz
Samuel George Towne
Mary Susan Moyer
Jonathan P. Schmitz
Faith Venerable
Ms. Janie Newton
Dr. William K. Schubert
Mason Ward
Kurt A. Ostling
Paul D. Seiter
Michael T. Washburn
Norman Oxley
Luke Seitz
Lillian Wesner
Dr. Aaron W. Perlman
George Shelby
Molly West
Crystal G. Phillips
Kathleen A. Sinkula
Ronald West
Ian Pierce
Sophia Jane Smallwood
William Whitsett
Bhama Rajaram
Kortney Snyder
Ryan Wilson
Puli Pradip Reddy
Russell Dale Stephenson
Sarah E. Zoz
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Marjorie Gilsdorf
$482,832
P r e s i d e n t:
United by a common interest in supporting the medical
center, Cincinnati Children’s auxiliaries have been essential
to our success. If you would like more information about
our auxiliaries, or if you wish to join in their important
work, please call 513-636-6080.
Buffie Rixey
$575,550
Ass o c i a t i o n o f V o l u n t e e r s
Our largest fundraising auxiliary, Kindervelt is widely
recognized as one of Greater Cincinnati’s outstanding
volunteer organizations. With nearly 1,000 members
in groups around the region, linked by a citywide board
of trustees, Kindervelt truly lives its mission to “have
fun while raising funds” for the patients and families
of Cincinnati Children’s. In its more than 40-year history,
the women of Kindervelt have contributed over $15 million
to the medical center.
Jeane Elliott
$60,300
P r e s i d e n t:
G i ft :
The Association of Volunteers has supported
the Convalescent Hospital for Children, an affiliate
of Cincinnati Children’s, for more than 40 years.
To raise funds for the Convalescent Hospital, the
association sponsors the Cincinnati Art & Antiques
Festival. This four-day antique show, held each October,
is one of the largest and finest in the country.
T h e C o o p e r a t i v e S o c i e t y Nancy Sorg
$761,600
P r e s i d e n t:
F u n n y C o mp a n i e C l o w n s G i ft :
P r e s i d e n t:
G i ft :
Our first auxiliary, the Cooperative Society has served
Cincinnati Children’s for more than 125 years. In addition
to financial contributions, members of the Cooperative
Society also give generously of their time. Members volunteer
for the Division of Child Life and Recreational Therapy,
the Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children and
the sewing room.
Donald Bachmann
$13,160
Since 1983, the Funny Companie Clowns have been
delighting children and adults throughout the community,
while raising money for Cincinnati Children’s. The 25member volunteer auxiliary performs at holiday parties,
company picnics, birthday parties and festivals, and has
raised nearly $200,000 for the medical center.
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Special Events and Community Organizations
American Board of Internal Medicine
B2B Halloween BashFamilies Against Brain Injury
Kiwanis Club of Kenwood-SilvertonMadeira Golf Outing
Brenco Golf Outing
Chipping In for Children Happy Hour
Leis for Sheriff Committee
Chippin’ in for Children
CJCC Volleyball Tournament
A Night In For Neuroblastoma
SGC Foundation Golf Outing
Cincinnati Friends of Charity
Olde Sawmill Elementary
Torch Relay
Cincinnati Marathon, Inc.
Our Lady of Lourdes School
Toys for Nicholas
Cincy Kids 4 Kids
Primrose School of West Chester
Becca’s 2nd Annual Legendary
Run for the Cure
Turpin Parents Soccer Club
John R. Estep Charity Golf Outing
R.C. Hinsdale School
Xavier University Charity Golf Outing
Families Against Brain Injury
Xavier University Dance Marathon
Abby Glaser’s Family Talent
Show Fundraiser
Rocks Football Team 7th and 8th
Grade Car Wash
Special events bring people together to benefit our young patients, while building awareness of the medical center and children’s
health issues. Cincinnati Children’s thanks each and every volunteer and supporter who gave time, talent and resources for an
event that benefited the medical center. Those events that raised $500 or more are listed here.
$500,000 +
Katie Linz Foundation
Cincinnati Walks for Kids
The Plaid Open
Celestial Ball
Sample, Savor and Support
Liam Nolen Bradley Memorial
Tennis Masters Series
Fairlawn Local School
Warrior Run: The Race For Life
Ellen B. Ganson Memorial Foundation
$250,000 – $499,999
An Evening to Honor Milt Kantor
$100,000 – $249,999
Angels for Eosinophilic Research
Golf Tournament
Ruth Lyons Children’s Fund
$10,000 – $24,999
Champions Fore Cincinnati
Children’s Golf Outing
Funny Companie Clowns
Hearts are Trump Euchre Tournament
$50,000 – $99,999
LEGO KidsFest
Annual Golf Outing Benefiting
the Center for Infants and Children
with Special Needs
Neurosurgery Chiari Fundraiser
Memorial Cancer Research Golf Outing
Passport to Forever
Tri State Society of
Healthcare Engineers, Inc.
StarShine Hospice Golf Classic
Win a Wine Cellar
StarShine Hospice Cornhole
Charity Classic
Kendall’s Second Annual EB Walk/Run
Kilgore Elementary Dance-a-thon
Kolping Seth Stevens Memorial
Soccer Tournament
Olivia J. Murray Second
Annual Golf Outing
Green Crest Christmas Walk
Ronald McDonald House Charities
of Greater Cincinnati
All Saints School
Han’s White Tiger Tae Kwon Do
Break-a-Thon
Ross-Butler Tech DECA
Powder Puff Football Game
Angels of Mercy the SaNyiah
Rose Lynn Memorial
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
7:30pm Music Group
$1,000 – $2,499
Acoustic Night at Scotty’s
The Basement Band
Kenwood-Silverton-Madeira
Kiwanis Golf Outing
Paul Seiter Annual Memorial Fundraiser
Nativity The Pop Opera
Operation Beard for Bucks!
St. Ursula Academy
Orange & White Football Game
Simon’s Fund
The Spirit Of Cincinnatus
$25,000 – $49,999
$5,000 – $9,999
Max Richard Thornsbury
Foundation- CDH Research
Bluegrass for Babies
2012 Auto Expo
Team Jenna
Children’s Charitable Care Golf Outing
Abby’s Run for the Heart
Walk for EB
Cincinnati Golfers for Charity
Association of Philippine Physicians
of Greater Cincinnati
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$2,500 – $4,999
M A K IN G A DI F F ERENCE
A n E v e n i n g H o n o r i n g M i lt K a n to r
Milt Kantor is a businessman, a husband, a father,
a grandfather and a friend to many. As an avid
philanthropist for most of his life, Milt has called upon
many of his friends in the world of sports to share their
time and resources for causes that are close to his heart.
life and his generosity during an event that benefited
the Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute at Cincinnati
Children’s. Guests included Bobby Knight, Cris
Collinsworth, “Big O” Oscar Robertson, Dolph Schayes,
Bob Huggins and others who were thrilled to honor Milt
while supporting the health and healing that Cincinnati
Children’s provides for kids around the world.
For his 85th birthday, Milt’s family gathered some of those
sports legends, and 500 other friends, to celebrate his
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Shred Day-Souders Financial Group
Greek Philoptochos Society
Riverside Athletic Boosters
Catholic Kolping Society of Cincinnati
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.
Indy Racing League
Spooky Film Festival
Hoops for the Cure
Rockdale Temple Religious School
Jimmy’s Limousine Service
Saint Cecilia School Fundraiser
First Christian Church
Kai’s Love Hats
Sycamore Community School District
International Society for Research
in Human Milk & Lactation
Department of Audiology,
Cincinnati Children’s
Felix Leshey Foundation
StarShine Plant and Flower Sale
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Cengage Learning
First Watch Restaurants Inc.
Ms. Hadia Kahn
Sycamore High School Student
Council Event-Mr. Sycamore
Lakota West High School- School
Government Association
Saint Margaret York Parish
Cincinnati Carvers Guild
Mr. Daigle Fisher
KIDSovercancer Foundation
St. Romain Dance Academy
Cincinnati Precision Instruments Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy D. Focht
Kindergarden School
South Central Ohio Minority
Supplier Development Council
Cincy Kids 4 Kids
Mr. Grant Forster
La Salle High School
Cintas Corporation
Freestore Foodbank
Mrs. Theresa L. Labbe Wise
Amanda Thomson Piano Recital
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Frisch’s Restaurants
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Ladrigan
Lakota Plains Junior School
$500 – $999
Bethel International
United Methodist Church
Florence Lodge 33
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Germania Society
Gorilla Glue 1/2 Day Vacation Raffle
Ben Kelhoffer Golf Outing
Madeira City School District
Shirley Mann Elementary School
Sucker Sale “Ella’s Elves”
Music Therapy Donation
from Thomas Wright Lemier
Warren County Records Center
& Archives Bake Sale
Clark Montessori School
Foundation, Inc.
From the Heart Church
Ministries of Cincinnati
Westboro Friends Church
Coca-Cola Refreshments
Nu Chapter Omega
GE Aviation
Woodland Elementary Walk-a-Thon
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Cody Sr.
Ms. Joanne Geiger
Dr. Ernest H. Lawhorn and
Dr. Susan R. Lawhorn
Coldwell Banker West Shell
Mr. and Mrs. David Gilday
Ms. Latisha Lewis
Commonwealth Financial Network
Mr. and Mrs. Olivier R. Gillier
Dr. Anne Lucky
Companions in Courage Foundation
Girl Scout Daisy Troop #43840
Luxottica Retail
Compass Group
Girl Scout Troop #41725
Mann Elementary School
Parkway Products Annual Golf Outing
Gifts-in-Kind
We thank the following individuals, corporations and organizations that helped ease the stress of our patients and families with
their donations of toys, services and other non-cash gifts, valued at $500 or more.
Adopt-a-BookHannah and Alex Laman
Ms. Hanna Barlow
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold R. Barnett
The LaRosa Family
Coney Island
Girl Scout Troop #42599
The Marvin Lewis Community Fund
Ms. Deanna Cox
Mr. Gavin Goeser
Mason Intermediate School
Ms. Gail Cox
Greater Cincinnati Relocation
Council (GCRC)
Ms. Virginia J. McDowell
Ms. April Dalton
Boy Scouts Pack 742
Ms. Barbara Decker
GWRRA Chapter OhX2
Miami University
Brent James and the Contraband
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Dickman
Mr. Justin Hall
Hamilton County Sheriff ’s Department
Miami University Residence
Hall Association
Messer Construction Company
Amazon.com
Bennett’s Beavers
Ms. Tammy Brinegar
The Dragonfly Foundation
American Book Company
Mr. and Mrs. Chad Blanchard
Mr. and Mrs. Vasiliki Brunson
Drawing Dreams Foundation
Jeffrey Thomas Hayden Foundation
Ms. Abby Murphy
Mrs. Frank Anastasia
Blue Ash Airport Days
Mr. Daniel P. Bueche
dunnhumbyUSA
Mrs. Pat Hueslman
Music to Heal
APKE Premium Cleaning
Bob Roncker’s Running Spot
Bunnies By The Bay
Mrs. Betty Dzeich
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Huysse
Nativity The Pop Opera
Mr. Kevin Burton
Elisha Lodge #106
IKEA West Chester
Mr. Michael Nesi
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Carroll
Mr. and Mrs. David Ellis
Indian Hill
Newport Aquarium
Mr. and Mrs. Chris C. Ayers
Ms. April Baker
Books for Cure-Natasha Saputra
and Megha Battina
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Newport Independent SchoolNewport Intermediate School
Response Marketing Inc.
Terrace Park Elementary
Roads, Rivers and Trails
Mr. R. Jeffrey Thomas
The Ohio State University College
of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Robbins
Mr. Richard Thomas
The Alicia Rose “Victorious” Foundation
Ms. Tari Torbeck
Otis Spunkmeyer Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Rosenlieb
Total Quality Logistics
Ms. Catherine A. O’Toole
Saint Susanna School
Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.
Nina and Edward Paul
Sans Souci Sorority
Toys for Nicholas
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro
Scarlet Oaks
Pepsi Beverages Company
PetSmart
The Friends of The School for
Creative & Performing Arts
Tri State Paranormal
of Northern Kentucky
Phillip A. Sharp Middle School
Ms. Shannon Scott
University of Cincinnati
The PNC Financial Services Group
Seven Hills Church
University of Cincinnati-Public Safety
Procter & Gamble
Dr. and Mrs. Peter Y. Sheng
Ursuline Academy
Q Laboratories Inc.
Skyline Chili of Middletown
Ms. Amy Vaughan
Readers Hideaway
Sodexo
Walmart Foundation
Pete Delois Recreations Outlet
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Staffilino
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene K. Reis
Ms. Lynova Stamper
Warren County Records
Center & Archives
Mr. and Mrs. Justin D. Reno
Ms. Kimetra Stone
Ms. Carol Wobser
Republic Capital Truck and Trailer Sale
Stonz
Ms. Tatiana M. Yewisiak
F INANCIAL RE P O RT
Ms. Missy Tripp
Fiscal year 2012: July 1, 2011– June 30, 2012
(Dollars in Thousands)
Op e r a t i n g R e v e n u e s a n d E x p e n s e s
Op e r a t i n g
revenues
* Deceased
Op e r a t i n g
expenses
As a nonprofit hospital and research center, we are grateful for all gifts made to Cincinnati Children’s. Unless otherwise noted, this report
lists all donors who gave $500 or more in fiscal year 2012 (July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012). We have made every effort to be accurate
and complete with this listing. Should you find an error or omission, please call the Department of Development at 513-636-6347.
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fy 2012
fy 2011
$1,286,492
252,401
149,858
162,987
1,851,738
$1,144,142
229,749
153,914
165,603
1,693,408
Salaries and Benefits
Services, Supplies and Other
Depreciation
Interest
Total Operating Expenses
1,072,522
514,968
119,574
15,926
1,722,990
1,033,823
479,392
110,716
16,104
1,640,035
Available to Reinvest in the Mission
$128,748
$53,373
Net Hospital Patient Services Revenue
Professional Services Revenue
Research Grants
Other Operating Revenue
Total Operating Revenues
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(Dollars in Thousands)
Ass e ts
Condensed Balance Sheet
fy 2012
fy 2011
Cash and Equivalents
Marketable Securities
Patient Accounts Receivable, Net of Allowances for Uncollectible Amounts
Other Current Assets
Current Assets
$169,667
258,903
214,355
126,599
769,524
$97,451
227,642
204,081
122,522
651,696
840,978
3,678
81,324
937,327
$2,632,831
851,701
4,620
74,261
886,162
$2,468,440
$227,089
20,365
247,454
$188,643
19,432
208,075
467,223
441,819
1,156,496
481,471
245,039
934,585
397,514
156,702
922,119
1,476,335
526,991
135,943
870,921
1,533,855
$2,632,831
$2,468,440
Property and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation
Funds Held in Trust
Other Long-term Assets
Interest in Net Assets of Supporting Organizations
Total Assets
Liabilities
and
n e t a ss e ts
P a t i e n ts
O u tp a t i e n t
v i s i ts
S t a t i st i c a l
H i g h l i g h ts
fy 2012
fy 2011
fy 2010
fy 2009
fy 2008
Admissions (includes short stay)
Average Length of Stay (days)
Emergency Department Visits
Patient Encounters
30,579
4.7
124,274
1,144,858
30,951
4.4
121,875
1,087,260
32,981
4.1
125,130
1,078,798
31,217
4.4
114,985
1,003,079
27,392
4.5
93,456
925,944
65,347
832,317
65,247
65,446
797,280
29,868
65,915
793,814
28,374
60,243
735,926
29,635
61,788
693,636
31,941
Inpatient
Outpatient
Surgical Hours
6,365
27,094
44,240
6,141
26,168
42,874
5,667
25,492
40,825
5,667
24,669
39,462
6,323
22,845
43,325
Active Medical Staff
Total Employees
Full-time Equivalents
1,572
12,932
10,976
1,516
12,654
10,781
1,498
12,368
10,455
1,442
11,666
9,871
1,292
10,680
9,104
Primary
Specialty
Test Referral Center
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Current Portion of Long-term Debt
Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt
Other Long-term Liabilities
Total Liabilities
N e t Ass e ts
Unrestricted Net Assets
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets
Permanently Restricted Net Assets
Total Net Assets
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
78
Surgical
procedures
People
79
O UR LEA D ER S
(Lists reflect leadership as of June 30, 2012)
Off i c e r s o f t h e B o a r d
B o a r d o f T r u st e e s
Thomas G. Cody, Esq.
Chairman
Sharry Addison
Pamela Terp
Robert D. H. Anning
Felicia Williams
Carol Armstrong
Craig Young
Michael Fisher
President and Chief Executive Officer
Vicki L. Davies
Treasurer
Elizabeth A. Stautberg, Esq.
Secretary
Richard G. Azizkhan, MD
Lynwood Battle
Michael S. Cambron
Willie F. Carden Jr.
Lee A. Carter
T r u st e e s E x Off i c i o
Rt. Reverend Thomas Breidenthal
The Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio
Kay Fricke
Family Advisory Council
Thomas G. Cody, Esq.
Katharine DeWitt Jr.
Auxiliaries
Nancy Krieger-Eddy, PhD
Nancy Sorg
President, Cooperative Society
Michael Fisher
Vallie Geier
Marjorie Gilsdorf
President, Junior Co-Operative Society
Louis D. George
Michael Hirschfeld, Esq.
Joyce J. Keeshin
M. Denise Kuprionis, Esq.
Peggy Mathile
Buffie Rixey
President, Kindervelt
T r u st e e s Em e r i t i
Ralph Burchenal
Jane Portman
Barbara Fitch
John Steinman
Arnold W. Strauss, MD
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Kroger Pettengill
Performance Leadership Team
A d o l e s c e n t H e a lt h C e n t e r
Michael Fisher
President and Chief Executive Officer
o f G r e at e r C i n c i n n at i
Janet Ach
President
Frank Biro, MD
Director, Division of Adolescent Medicine
Ca r e F o u n d a t i o n
Michael Lee, DDS
President
Stephen Wilson, DMD, MA, PhD
Director, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
C o n va l e s c e n t H o s p i ta l
f o r Ch i l d r e n
Pamela Terp
Chair
Phillip C. Long
President
J a c k Ru b i n s t e i n F o u n d at i o n
f o r D e v e l o p m e n ta l D i s o r d e r s
JoAnn Hagopian
President
Mitchell Cohen, MD
Vice Chair of Pediatrics for Clinical Affairs
Brian D. Coley, MD
Radiologist-in-Chief and Director,
Department of Radiology
Dwight E. Ellingwood
Senior Vice President, Planning
and Business Development
Michael K. Farrell, MD
Chief-of-Staff
Jane Garvey
Vice President, Marketing
and Communications
Tracy Glauser, MD
Associate Director, Clinical Translational
Outcomes and Health Services Research,
Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation
Scott J. Hamlin
Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer
Cheryl Hoying, PhD, RN
Senior Vice President, Department
of Patient Services
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Jane Garvey, Vice President
William M. Kent
Senior Vice President, Infrastructure
and Operations
Charles Dean Kurth, MD
Anesthesiologist-in-Chief and Director,
Department of Anesthesia
Frederick Ryckman, MD
Senior Vice President, Medical Operations
James A. Saporito
Senior Vice President, Development
Elizabeth A. Stautberg, Esq.
General Counsel and Senior Vice
President, Legal and Public Affairs
Arnold W. Strauss, MD
Physician-in-Chief; Chair, Department
of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati;
and Director, Cincinnati Children’s
Research Foundation
Jeffrey Whitsett, MD
Interim Associate Director, Basic Sciences,
Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation
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Message from our Finance Leaders
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Casting Light on a Rare Lung Disease
Tribute: William Kuenneth Schubert, MD
16
Deciphering the Mysteries of Eosinophilic Disorders
22
Revealing the Power of a Life-Altering Drug
28
Guiding Asthma Patients to a Better Quality of Life
Elli Edwards, Jennifer Sennett,
Shannon Studebaker
32
The Convalescent Hospital for Children:
Evolving, Educating, Empowering
Ph o t o g r a p h y
34
Donor Recognition
Ryan Kurtz; additional photos from
the Cincinnati Children’s archive
77
Financial Report
80
Our Leaders
Beatrice Katz
Uma R. Kotagal, MD
Senior Vice President, Quality
and Transformation
T A BLE OF CONTENTS
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Writer/project director
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David Schonfeld, MD
Director, Division of Developmental
and Behavioral Pediatrics
Elisabeth Baldock, PhD
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Marianne F. James
Senior Vice President, Information
Services, and Chief Information Officer
C I N C I N N AT I C H I L D R E N ’ S H O S P I TA L M E D I C A L C E N T E R
Ch i l d r e n ’ s D e n t a l
Richard G. Azizkhan, MD
Surgeon-in-Chief
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Affiliates
Design
Real Art
Donor recognition
Printing
Wendling Printing Company
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is a teaching
affiliate of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
The medical center is accredited by The Joint Commission;
CARF, The Rehabilitation Commission; and the Association
ILLUMINATING
for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc.
We have been awarded Magnet recognition from the American
Nurses Credentialing Center for quality patient care and nursing
excellence. Our pediatric residency training program is approved
by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
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appropriately qualified persons of diverse backgrounds. The medical
BRIDGING RESEARCH, CARE AND COMMUNITY
ancestry, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation or
Cincinnati Children’s affirmatively seeks to attract to its staff
center does not discriminate against any employee or applicant
based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam conflict.
Cincinnati Children’s ranked third among all pediatric hospitals in the
2012 U.S. News & World Report survey of best children’s hospitals.
©2012 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
2012 ANNUAL REPORT
COVER Jordan Scott, 9, has eosinophilic
esophagitis and is a patient of the Cincinnati
Center for Eosinophilic Disorders.
F r o m l e f t t o r i gh t : Cincinnati Children’s first home was a rented house. Tw o William Cooper Procter gave $2.5 million to build and endow the Children’s Hospital Research Foundation. Th r e e Cincinnati Children’s was the first pediatric hospital to have a building dedicated to research.
It opened in 1931. F o u r Josef Warkany, MD, arrived January 1, 1932, for a one-year fellowship. He spent his entire career at Cincinnati Children’s, becoming a pioneer in the study of birth defects. F i v e Chemist and inventor Leland Clark, PhD, developed the first functional heart-lung machine.
Using Clark’s machine, the cardiology team at Cincinnati Children’s performed the first open heart surgery.
1883
1924
Incorporation papers for
the Protestant Episcopal
Hospital for children are
signed November 16, 1883.
The hospital opens in
a rented three-bedroom
house in March 1884.
1887
Hospital moves
to its second home.
The new hospital
opens with 20
beds on two wards
and room for two
additional wards.
1921
William Cooper
Procter, president of
Procter & Gamble, is
elected president of
the hospital’s board of
trustees, a position he
held until his death in
1934. The hospital’s
name is changed to
The Children’s Hospital.
Procter forms a dynamic
partnership with
the newly appointed
B.K. Rachford Chair
of Pediatrics of the
University of Cincinnati
College of Medicine, Albert
Graeme Mitchell, MD.
Working together over the
next decade, Procter and
Dr. Mitchell increase the
size of The Children’s
Hospital, enlarge the staff
and expand the hospital’s
mission to include medical
education and research.
1926
The Children’s Hospital establishes an academic
affiliation with the College of Medicine as
the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Mitchell
is the first to be both chair of Pediatrics and
physician-in-chief of The Children’s Hospital,
a tradition that continues today.
On December 6, the hospital moves into its
new, 200-bed facility adjacent to the college,
built on land Procter selected and purchased.
1928
Dr. Mitchell advocates for research at
The Children’s Hospital. In December,
Procter announces a gift of $2.5 million
to build and endow The Children’s
Hospital Research Foundation.
1931
The Children’s Hospital Research
Foundation opens. The Children’s
Hospital is the nation’s first pediatric
hospital with a building dedicated
to research.
1932
Josef Warkany, MD, arrives from
Vienna for a one-year research
fellowship. He spends his entire
and highly productive career
at Cincinnati Children’s.
Known as the father of teratology,
Dr. Warkany did pioneering
research on nutritional and
environmental factors that
cause birth defects.
F r o m l e f t t o r i gh t : Albert Sabin, MD, spent 30 years at Cincinnati Children’s. The Sabin oral polio vaccine was adopted by the World Health Organization in its campaign to eradicate polio worldwide. Tw o In 1988, Jeffrey Whitsett, MD, announced his research team had identified and cloned two
proteins essential for human surfactant. Today surfactant replacement therapy is routinely used to save the lives of premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome. Th r e e Richard Ward, PhD, began studying rotavirus in 1981. His research, in partnership with David Bernstein, MD, led to development
of a safe, effective vaccine to prevent rotavirus infection. The vaccine is now used around the world. F o u r Cincinnati Children’s broke ground for a new clinical sciences building in 2012. The 425,000 square foot building will provide space to consolidate and expand patient-oriented research activities.
1957
1939
1951
Albert Sabin, MD, joins The Children’s Hospital Research
Foundation. His research proved that poliovirus enters
the body through the digestive tract. He also found polioresistant antibodies in some children, suggesting they
had been infected by a weakened strain that produced
immunity. Based on these observations, he developed
the world’s first attenuated (weakened) live-virus
vaccine–the Sabin oral polio vaccine.
Chemist Leland Clark, PhD, then based
at Antioch College, brings his bubble
defoam oxygenator heart-lung bypass machine
to Cincinnati Children’s. Cardiologist Samuel
Kaplan, MD, and surgeon James Helmsworth,
MD, work with Clark to perfect it. A prolific
inventor, Dr. Clark also developed the Clark
oxygen electrode, which is used worldwide
in medical and industrial applications.
1942
Ashley Weech, MD, is named chairman
of Pediatrics and director of The Children’s
Hospital Research Foundation. After WWII
ends, he expands the faculty, adding directors
of new subspecialty divisions as the field of
pediatrics becomes increasingly specialized.
Building a Research Legacy
1952
Using the heart-lung machine, the
Cincinnati Children’s team performs
the earliest open heart surgery, reported
in the Journal of the American Medical
Association (October 4, 1952).
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The World Health
Organization chooses
Sabin’s vaccine for
worldwide testing. Millions
of doses are given in Russia,
Holland, Mexico, Chile,
Sweden and Japan.
1960
The first US test of
the Sabin oral polio
vaccine begins in
Cincinnati on April
24, 1960, known as
Sabin Sunday. More
than 20,000 children
received the vaccine.
1976
1963
Edward Pratt, MD, is named
chairman of Pediatrics and
director of The Children’s
Hospital Research Foundation.
The Clinical Research Center
is established, with William
K. Schubert, MD, as its
founding director.
1968
The Institute for
Developmental Research
(IDR) opens. The building
doubled office and laboratory
space, and allowed a large
influx of research scientists.
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Lonnie Wright, MPH, PhD,
is appointed the hospital’s first
full-time president and CEO.
1979
Dr. Schubert succeeds
Dr. Pratt as chairman
of the Department
of Pediatrics and director
of the Children’s Hospital
Research Foundation.
1983
Dr. Schubert
is appointed
president
and CEO.
2003
1988
1993
Neonatologist Jeffrey Whitsett, MD,
announces his team has identified
and cloned two proteins essential
to human surfactant. The discovery
made it possible to produce synthetic
human surfactant for treating
premature infants with respiratory
distress syndrome.
Thomas Boat, MD, succeeds Dr. Schubert
as chairman of Pediatrics and director of the
Children’s Hospital Research Foundation.
1996
2004
James M. Anderson succeeds Dr.
Schubert as president and CEO.
The rotavirus vaccine
developed by Richard Ward,
PhD, and David Bernstein,
MD, is licensed in Mexico.
Today the vaccine is used in
over 100 countries, and the
World Health Organization
has recommended that
rotavirus vaccine be
included in all national
immunization programs.
1998
1991
First new research building
since 1968 opens, providing
space for 19 research programs
in 240 new labs. Research
is increasingly focused
on molecular genetics.
Demolition of the 1926 hospital
begins to make way for a new
research building. Construction
begins in 2004.
Cincinnati Children’s begins
an ambitious building expansion.
Over the next four years, the Sabin
Education Center, a research wing,
a garage, and a new hospital
building (now called Location A)
are added to the Burnet Campus.
Improving Child Health
2007
Location S opens on
the site of the 1926
hospital. The building
adds 415,000 square
feet for research. Reflecting
the depth and breadth
of its research program,
Cincinnati Children’s
is now second in the
nation in NIH grants
for pediatric research.
Arnold Strauss, MD,
succeeds Dr. Boat
as chair of Pediatrics
and director of the
Cincinnati Children’s
Research Foundation.
2010
Michael Fisher succeeds
James Anderson as
president and CEO.
2012
Cincinnati Children’s
breaks ground for a
425,000 square foot
clinical sciences building
that will provide space
to consolidate and expand
patient-oriented research.
When the building opens
in 2015, Cincinnati
Children’s will have
1.4 million square feet
for research.
Performance Leadership Team
A d o l e s c e n t H e a lt h C e n t e r
Michael Fisher
President and Chief Executive Officer
o f G r e at e r C i n c i n n at i
Janet Ach
President
Frank Biro, MD
Director, Division of Adolescent Medicine
Ca r e F o u n d a t i o n
Michael Lee, DDS
President
Stephen Wilson, DMD, MA, PhD
Director, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
C o n va l e s c e n t H o s p i ta l
f o r Ch i l d r e n
Pamela Terp
Chair
Phillip C. Long
President
J a c k Ru b i n s t e i n F o u n d at i o n
f o r D e v e l o p m e n ta l D i s o r d e r s
JoAnn Hagopian
President
Mitchell Cohen, MD
Vice Chair of Pediatrics for Clinical Affairs
Brian D. Coley, MD
Radiologist-in-Chief and Director,
Department of Radiology
Dwight E. Ellingwood
Senior Vice President, Planning
and Business Development
Michael K. Farrell, MD
Chief-of-Staff
Jane Garvey
Vice President, Marketing
and Communications
Tracy Glauser, MD
Associate Director, Clinical Translational
Outcomes and Health Services Research,
Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation
Scott J. Hamlin
Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer
Cheryl Hoying, PhD, RN
Senior Vice President, Department
of Patient Services
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Jane Garvey, Vice President
William M. Kent
Senior Vice President, Infrastructure
and Operations
Charles Dean Kurth, MD
Anesthesiologist-in-Chief and Director,
Department of Anesthesia
Frederick Ryckman, MD
Senior Vice President, Medical Operations
James A. Saporito
Senior Vice President, Development
Elizabeth A. Stautberg, Esq.
General Counsel and Senior Vice
President, Legal and Public Affairs
Arnold W. Strauss, MD
Physician-in-Chief; Chair, Department
of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati;
and Director, Cincinnati Children’s
Research Foundation
Jeffrey Whitsett, MD
Interim Associate Director, Basic Sciences,
Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation
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Message from our CEO and Chairman
4
Message from our Finance Leaders
6
Casting Light on a Rare Lung Disease
Tribute: William Kuenneth Schubert, MD
16
Deciphering the Mysteries of Eosinophilic Disorders
22
Revealing the Power of a Life-Altering Drug
28
Guiding Asthma Patients to a Better Quality of Life
Elli Edwards, Jennifer Sennett,
Shannon Studebaker
32
The Convalescent Hospital for Children:
Evolving, Educating, Empowering
Ph o t o g r a p h y
34
Donor Recognition
Ryan Kurtz; additional photos from
the Cincinnati Children’s archive
77
Financial Report
80
Our Leaders
Beatrice Katz
Uma R. Kotagal, MD
Senior Vice President, Quality
and Transformation
T A BLE OF CONTENTS
14
Writer/project director
2 0 1 2 A N N UA L R E P O RT
David Schonfeld, MD
Director, Division of Developmental
and Behavioral Pediatrics
Elisabeth Baldock, PhD
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Marianne F. James
Senior Vice President, Information
Services, and Chief Information Officer
C I N C I N N AT I C H I L D R E N ’ S H O S P I TA L M E D I C A L C E N T E R
Ch i l d r e n ’ s D e n t a l
Richard G. Azizkhan, MD
Surgeon-in-Chief
I L LU M I N AT I N G D I S C O V E R I E S
Affiliates
Design
Real Art
Donor recognition
Printing
Wendling Printing Company
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is a teaching
affiliate of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
The medical center is accredited by The Joint Commission;
CARF, The Rehabilitation Commission; and the Association
ILLUMINATING
for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc.
We have been awarded Magnet recognition from the American
Nurses Credentialing Center for quality patient care and nursing
excellence. Our pediatric residency training program is approved
by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
DISCOVERIES
appropriately qualified persons of diverse backgrounds. The medical
BRIDGING RESEARCH, CARE AND COMMUNITY
ancestry, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation or
Cincinnati Children’s affirmatively seeks to attract to its staff
center does not discriminate against any employee or applicant
based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam conflict.
Cincinnati Children’s ranked third among all pediatric hospitals in the
2012 U.S. News & World Report survey of best children’s hospitals.
©2012 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
2012 ANNUAL REPORT
COVER Jordan Scott, 9, has eosinophilic
esophagitis and is a patient of the Cincinnati
Center for Eosinophilic Disorders.