Chair, Department of Pediatrics, OSU College of Medicine
Physician-in-Chief, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus
What do you like best about practicing medicine at Ohio State and Nationwide Children’s Hospital?
What really excites me is the fact that all of our activities are driven by the missions of clinical care, education, research and advocacy. It’s tremendously inspiring to know that you’re on the same page as the organization you work for.
What excites you most about the future of medicine?
We’re making tremendous strides in understanding why some people get certain diseases. So many factors come into play, from cultural and ethnic background to genetics to lifestyle.
How do you think P4 Medicine (medicine that is more predictive, preventive, personalized and participatory) will change your specialty over the next 10 years?
There’s much greater emphasis on the predictive and personalized aspects. Focus will also change from treating an existing illness to working with patients to help them make good decisions so they become involved and informed. Currently, not everyone has the knowledge or resources to obtain care.
Name one of your medical career mentors and tell us what you learned from him/her.
I’ve had many mentors throughout my career, starting with my father, a small-town family physician, to the late Dr. Ralph Feigin at Baylor, where I was a third-year resident and fellow. Also, Dr. Grant Morrow in the Molecular and Human Genetics section at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, an OSU professor of Pediatrics and former Department chair. What they all have in common is passion and a glass-half-full mentality. They are optimistic problem-solvers.
What advice do you have for young physicians early in their careers?
Fully explore different opportunities and pick something that really excites you. The right career match will be so enjoyable it can hardly be called work.
What are your outside interests or greatest personal achievements outside of your work?
I’ve been married for 34 years and have two grown children. My wife and children are great people and make me very proud. They are successful in their own right.
rising star: Carlo DiLorenzo, MD, clinical professor of Pediatrics, director of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and professor of Clinical Pediatrics at OSU. Along with co-authoring the only book on pediatric gastrointestinal motility, Carlo is an accomplished innovator in the field and has been internationally recognized. He also exhibits the same can-do mentality as my mentors. He utilized his clinical, research and leadership skills to develop one of the nation’s top divisions of pediatric gastroenterology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Because of his enthusiasm, people rallied behind him, creating a new spirit in the
Department. Carlo is a leader in every sense of the word.CV summary
Medical Degree: Jefferson Medical College
Internship: Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus
Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine
Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine
National Offices or Board Positions:
• Certification: Pediatrics
• Certification: Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Clinical and Research Interests: Management of infants, children and adolescents with infectious diseases, particularly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and healthcare-associated infections; clinical trials for the treatment of HIV infection; the management of complications of HIV infection; and measures for identification and prevention of healthcare-
associated infections.
