New Appointments
Bonny Named Chief of Adolescent Medicine
Andrea E. Bonny, MD, has been named chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Bonny, a principal investigator in the Center for Clinical and Translation Research at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute and associate professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, joined Nationwide Children’s in 2011. She also serves as the director of research for Adolescent Medicine. Dr. Bonny’s research focuses on reproductive health care for adolescents and adolescent substance abuse. She has served as a principal investigator on multiple externally funded grants including awards from the National Institutes of Health. She has authored more than 55 peer-reviewed publications and invited papers and has lectured nationally and internationally.
Chisolm Named Director of Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice and VP Health Services Research
Deena Chisolm, PhD, has been named the director of the Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice and vice president of Health Services Research at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute (AWRI). Dr. Chisolm is professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and professor of Health Services Management and Policy at OSU’s College of Public Health. Dr. Chisolm joined the AWRI in 2003 as a postdoctoral researcher, becoming a principal investigator in 2004. In 2012, she became co-director of the Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Fellowship program and in 2015 was named director of Population Health and Equity Research within the Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice. Her current research explores how health literacy, health policy and social factors influence the health of at-risk adolescents transitioning to adulthood and is funded by agencies including the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Connolly Named Division Chief of Neurology
Anne M. Connolly, MD, has joined Nationwide Children’s Hospital as division chief of Neurology and a member of the Center for Gene Therapy. An internationally recognized expert in pediatric neuromuscular disease and neuroimmunology, Dr. Connolly’s early research involved examining the relationship between auto-antibodies and development of childhood neurological disorders. She has helped develop outcome measures for infants and boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and has led or been a collaborator in numerous pivotal clinical trials in children with neuromuscular disorders. Dr. Connolly, who is also a professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, has published 90 peer-reviewed articles, 18 invited reviews and chapters and given more than 40 invited lectures the world over. She is associate editor for the Journal of Child Neurology and has served as a national thought leader for multiple foundation and government agency efforts to improve outcomes in children with neuromuscular disorders.
Krawczeski Named Division Chief of Cardiology
Catherine Krawczeski, MD, joined Nationwide Children’s as division chief of Cardiology in The Heart Center, George H. Dunlap Endowed Chair in Cardiology, and professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Prior to joining Nationwide Children’s, Dr. Krawczeski was medical director of the CVICU and director of the pediatric cardiology fellowship at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. She has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters and invited papers, and has lectured extensively nationally and internationally. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. An accomplished physician-scientist, Dr. Krawczeski’s research focuses on acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery and interventions for congenital heart disease. She has served as a principal investigator or co-investigator on more than 10 funded grants since 2004, with seven supported by the National Institutes of Health.
Oluyinka Olutoye Named Surgeon-in-Chief
Oluyinka O. Olutoye, MD, PhD, has been appointed surgeon-in-chief at Nationwide Children’s as well as professor and the E. Thomas Boles chair of Pediatric Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. In this role, Dr. Olutoye leads the 11 surgical departments within Nationwide Children’s. Dr. Olutoye previously served as co-director of the Fetal Center at Texas Children’s Hospital. As a pediatric and fetal surgeon, he brings specialized clinical expertise in fetal and neonatal surgery. In addition to his clinical expertise, Dr. Olutoye also leads an established research program focused on the role of the inflammatory response in scarless fetal wound healing, in utero correction of severe congenital malformations, and the early detection of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants. Dr. Olutoye received his medical degree from Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria, and earned his PhD in anatomy from Virginia Commonwealth University. He completed his General Surgery residency at the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Virginia Commonwealth University, and his fellowships in Pediatric and Fetal Surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Wallihan Named Residency Director
Rebecca G. Wallihan, MD, was named program director of the Nationwide Children’s Pediatric Residency Program in 2019. An attending physician in Infectious Diseases at Nationwide Children’s, Dr. Wallihan has served as associate director for the Pediatric Residency Program since 2012 and vice chair for Education in the Department of Pediatrics since 2015. On the national scene, she has served a number of important roles in the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD). These include serving as a member of the Vision 2020: Research and Scholarship Strategic Plan Working Group, the Research and Scholarship Task Force, and as a content expert for the Pediatric Milestones Assessment Collaborative – a joint initiative between APPD and the National Board of Medical Examiners. Dr. Wallihan is also associate professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.
