Conference Chairs
Patricia Beam, MSN, RN, BC
Coordinator
Pediatric Staff Development
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Susan Frejofsky, BSN, RNC
Coordinator
Women’s Health Staff Development
UH MacDonald Women’s Hospital
Conference Faculty
Deborah Avallone, MSN, RN, CDE
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Perinatal Services
UH MacDonald Women’s Hospital
Jill Baley, MD
Professor
Case Western Reserve University
Neonatology
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Kim F. Bixenstine, Esq
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
University Hospitals
Elyce Carson, MS, CGC
Certified Genetic Counselor
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
AlGene P. Caraulia
O.D. Professional Organizational Development & Learning
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Annette E. Caraulia
O.D. Professional Organizational Development & Learning
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Akhil Chouksey, MD
Chief, Allergy & Immunology
Vice Chair of Pediatrics
Metrohealth Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Jeanetta Daniels-Barrion, RT, RDMS, RVT
Senior Ultrasound Applications Specialist
GE Healthcare Ultrasound
Avroy A. Fanaroff, MD
Professor and Chair
Department of Pediatrics
Neonatology
Chair
Case Western Reserve University
Division of Neonatology
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Jonathan Fanaroff, MD, JD
Assistant Professor
Case Western Reserve University
Associate Director
Rainbow Center for Pediatric Ethics
Associate Medical Director
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Cynthia Griggins, PhD, MA
Assistant Professor
Case Western Reserve University
Co-Director Clinical Ethics Service
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Vivianne Hipol Gantous, RN, LAc
Licensed Acupuncturist
University Hospitals
Chagrin Highlands Center for Women’s Health
Marianne H. Hutti, DNS, WHNP-C
Professor of Nursing
Associate Director
Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Rima Itani, MS, RD, LD
Clinical Dietitian
UH MacDonald Women’s Hospital
Kitti Johnson, BSN, RN
Mid-America Perinatal Nurse Consultant
Hill-Rom Lactation Program
Antoinette Kline, MSN, RN, CS, LMT
Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
University Hospitals
Chagrin Highlands Center for Women’s Health
Eve Kutchman, MEd
Coordinator/Exercise Physiologist
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
A. Desiree LaBeaud, MD
Assistant Professor
Case Western Reserve University
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Helene Lannon, MSN, RNC, CNNP
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Sarah Lawhun, MEd, RD, LD
Clinical Dietitian
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
James H. Liu, MD
Arthur H. Bill Professor & Chair
Department of OB/GYN
Case Western Reserve University
Chair
Department of Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
UH MacDonald Women’s Hospital
Mary Laughlin, MD
Associate Professor
Case Western Reserve University
Department of Hematology & Oncology
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Anne Lyren, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor
Case Western Reserve University
Director, Rainbow Center for Pediatric Ethics
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Sangeeta Mahajan, MD
Assistant Professor
Case Western Reserve University
Chief, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Department of Urology
UH MacDonald Women’s Hospital
Patricia Maher, MS, CPNP, NNP
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Michele Matteo, BSN, RNC
Clinical Educator
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Lauren McAliley, MSN, MA, CNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Child Advocacy & Protection
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Melissa Meekins, PharmD
Pharmacy Clinical Specialist
Pediatric Oncology
Department of Pharmacy
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Mary Nock, MD
Assistant Professor
Case Western Reserve University
Co-Director, Neonatal – Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Karla Phipps, MSN, RNC CNNP
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Nikki Polis, PhD, RN
Director
UH MacDonald Women’s Hospital
Amy Seekely, BSN, RN
Clinical Educator
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Julia Skarbinski, BSN, RN
Director, Patient Safety & Risk Management
University Hospitals
Sumana Sundararajan, MD
Endocrinologist
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
George Allyn Van Buren, MD
Assistant Professor
Case Western Reserve University
Maternal/Fetal Medicine
UH MacDonald Women’s Hospital
Michele C. Walsh, MS, MD
Professor
Case Western Reserve University
Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Melissa Wingler, MEd
Social Worker
Cuyahoga County Department of Child & Family Services
Kathleen Daum Woods, BSN, RN, MSOD
Program Manager
Umbilical Cord Blood Program
UH Ireland Cancer Center
Hospital Administration
Patricia DePompei, MSN, RN
Director
Critical Care Units & Pediatric Network
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Nikki Polis, PhD, RN
Director
UH MacDonald Women’s Hospital
Kathleen J. Sanniti, MBA, RN
Director
Diagnostics & Surgical Units
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Molly Winterich, MSN, RN
Director
Acute Care & Adult CF Units
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital