National Office

Dr. Barbara Barlow, MD, FACS, FAAP, Executive Director
Danielle Laraque-Arena, MD, FAAP, Associate Director
Joyce Pressley, Ph.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Health Policy and Management at the Columbia University Medical Center.
DiLenny Roca, MPH, MS, CPS Tech , Administrator
Walter Rice, Webmaster

Atlanta

Maneesha Agarwal, MD, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Terri McFadden-Garden, MD, Co-Principal Investigator

Austin

Nilda M. Garcia, MD, FACS, Trauma Medical Director
Jessica Naiditch, MD
Lindsay Pollok, MPH, Child Injury Prevention Coordinator
Karla Lawson, PhD, Trauma Research Manager
Stewart Williams, Injury Prevention Manager

Baltimore

Eileen M. McDonald, MS, Senior Scientist and Director, Johns Hopkins Children's Safety Centers
Debra Skultety - Robinson , Manager, Pediatric Burn & Trauma Program
Creason Walter, BS, CHES, CPST, Injury Prevention Program Coordinator, Pediatric Burn & Trauma Program
Isam Nasr, MD, Director, Pediatric Trauma Program
Justine Gately, Injury Prevention Program Coordinator, Pediatric Burn & Trauma Program

Birmingham

Kathy Monroe, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Michele Nichols, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
William D. King, Professor of Pediatrics
Jennifer Mccain MD, Physician with IFCK Bham
Alicia Webb MD, Physician with IFCK Bham

Boston (Boston Children's)

Lois Lee, MD, MPH, Attending physician, emergency department
David Mooney, MD, MPH, Director
Barbara DiGirolamo, Injury Prevention Specialist
Caitlin Farrell, Co-PI

Boston (MassGeneral)

Michael R. Flaherty, DO, FAAP, Director

Charleston, SC

Christian J. Streck, Jr., MD, Pediatric Trauma Director, Director of Injury Free, Assistant Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics (MUSC)
Madeline Gehrig, MSN RN CPEN, Pediatric Trauma Program Manager
Mary Beth Vassy, MPH, Pediatric Trauma Injury Prevention Coordinator

Chicago (Lurie Children's)

Karen Sheehan, MD, MPH, Medical Director
Michelle Macy, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Amy L. Hill, MS, Project Manager
Elizabeth Powell, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Gail Brodkey, LCSW, Program Coordinator and Community Liaison

Chicago (Rush/UI Health/Stroger)

Felicia Scott, Co-PI
Gina Lowell MD, MPH, Co-PI
Kyran Quinlan MD, MPH, PI

Cincinnati

Mike Gittelman, MD, FAAP, Co-Director
Wendy J. Pomerantz, MD, MS, FAAP, Co-Director
Stephanie Lyons, Senior Specialist- Injury Prevention

Hartford

Brendan Campbell, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator / Director of Pediatric Trauma at CT Children's Medical Center
Kevin Borrup, DrPH, JD, MPA, Director IFCK of Hartford
Steven Rogers, MD, Co-PI Injury Free Hartford / Pediatric Emergency Department Attending Physician
Amy Watkins, MPH, Assistant Manager, Injury Prevention Center

Houston (Children's Memorial)

Mary E Aitken, MD MPH, Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Sandra McKay, MD, Associate Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Michelle Ruda, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Sarah Beth Abbott, Injury Prevention and Outreach Education Coordinator
Marisol Nieves, Injury Prevention and Outreach Coordinator
Vikki Pennington, LMSW, CCLS, CPST, Child Life Specialist
Marisol Nieves, Injury Prevention and Outreach Coordinator

Indianapolis

Matthew Landman, M.D., MPH, FACS, Trauma Medical Director, Associate Professor of Surgery
Joseph O'Neil, M.D., MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor
Nickolas Hogan, EMT-P, Professional Outreach and Injury Prevention Coordinator
Dawn Daniels, PhD, RN, PHCNS-BC, Trauma Program Manager
Jodi Raymond, MPH, CSTR, CAISS, Epidemiologist and Research Coordinator

Jacksonville

Rebecca Melvin, BS, EMT-P, Trauma Education Coordinator/Injury Prevention Coordinator

Kansas City

David Juang, MD, PI - Director - Trauma & Burns.
Laura Kemerling MSN, RN C-NPT, Program Manager, Center for Childhood Safety & Injury Prevention
Shannon Bernal, BSN, CPSTI, Car Seat Program Coordinator
Phyllis Larimore, RN, BSN, MPH, PhD(c), Nursing Program Coordinator
Daniel Marx, BSN, MSN, MHSA, Burn Program Coordinator
David Seastrom, RN, BSN , Interim Trauma Program Manager, Trauma Services
Pablo Aguagyo, MD, QBS, Burn Program Director
Amy Looper, BS, CPSTI, Health Facility Assistant

Little Rock

Sharhonda Love, MPH, Community Health & Safety Director
Laura B Taylor, MPH, CHES, Director of Community Impact

Miami

Kari Hess, MBA , Director, Business Development Holtz Children’s Hospital, The Women’s Hospital at Jackson & Injury Free Coalition
Judy Schaechter, MD, M.B.A, Friend of Injury Free
Julia Belkowitz, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Oneith Cadiz, MD, Director
Lyse Deus, M.Ed, CPSTI, Program Administrator
Chad Thorson, MD, MSPH, Assistant Professor of Surgery The DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami/Miller School of Medicine; Division of Pediatric Surgery
Carolina Olazabal, Child Safety Educator
Gioconda Reina, MSW, Child Safety Educator
Isidro Perez, Transportation Specialist

Milwaukee

Michael Levas, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical College of WI, Attending Physician at the Emergency Department/Trauma Center of Children's WI, and Medical Director of Project Ujima
Marlene D. Melzer-Lange, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical College of WI

Minneapolis

Andrew Kiragu, MD, FAAP, FCCM, Principal Investigator
Julie Philbrook, R.N., DNP, MAN, MAL, Trauma Prevention Specialist

Minneapolis (Children's Minnesota)

Andrew Kiragu, MD, FAAP, FCCM, Principal Investigator
Dex Tuttle, M.Ed., CPST-I, Injury Prevention Program Manager, Trauma Services

Nashville

Stacey Pecenka, Manager, Trauma Injury Prevention Program

New Haven

Kirsten Bechtel, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine; Attending physician in the Pediatric Emergency Department of Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital; Medical director of the Pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program
James Dodington, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and of Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine; Co-Medical Director, Injury Prevention, Community Outreach and Research Program, Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital
Nick Aysseh, Manager, Center for Injury and Violence Prevention
Nick Aysseh, Program Coordinator, IFCK-New Haven, Manager YNHH Center for Injury & Violence Prevention

New York (Children's)

Vincent Pierre Duron, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery at CUMC
Steven Stylianos, MD, Co-Director, Injury Free Coalition for Kids at Morgan Stanley Childrens Hospital
DiLenny Roca, MPH, MS, CPS Tech , Injury Prevention Coordinator
Jeanne Rubsam, RN, MS, CPNP, Pediatric Trauma Coordinator
Ashley Blanchard, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in Emergency Medicine Columbia University Medical Center
Joseph F. Zwarick, MPA, BSN, BSChE , PI Specialist/Ped. Trauma Registrar

New York (Long Island, Staten Island)

Jose M. Prince, M.D., Pediatric Trauma Program Medical Director
Jillian Savino, MS, CHES, PC, Community Health Educator

Palo Alto

Stephanie Chao, MD, Principal Investigator
Melanie Stroud, RN, BSN, MBA, Pediatric Trauma Program Manager
Melissa Burke, Director of Community Relations and Community Partnership

Peoria

John Hafner, MD, Co-Principal Investigator
Richard Pearl, MD, Co-Principal Investigator
Jamie L. Sammis, Program Coordinator
Margo Yoder, LPN, Injury Surveillance Collection

Philadelphia (St. Christopher's)

Maria Diodonet, B.S., Injury Prevention Coordinator

Phoenix

David M. Notrica, MD, FACS, FAAP, Trauma Medical Director – Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Ilce Alexander, BA, Injury Prevention Specialist, Phoenix Children’s Center for Family Health and Safety, Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Phoenix

Pittsburgh (Children's)

Ward M Richardson, M.D., Director of Trauma and Injury Prevention
Christine A. Vitale MSN, RN, Manager - Injury Prevention; Program Coordinator
Marie Pagnotta, MPH, Community Programs Educator

Portland (OHSU Doernbecher)

Benjamin Hoffman MD, FAAP, CPST-I, Principal Investigator
Adrienne Gallardo BSW, MAOM, CPST-I, Program Coordinator

Portland (Randall Children's)

Mubeen Jafri, MD, Principal Investigator
Amber Kroeker, Program Coordinator

Providence

Michael Mello, MD, MPH, Director, Injury Prevention Center; Co-Investigator
Michael Chappell, Project Coordinator

Rochester

Anne Brayer, MD, Professor Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics

Salt Lake City

Charles Pruitt, MD, FAAP, Principal Investigator

San Diego

Mary Beth Moran, PT MS M.Ed, Director- Community Health
Lorraine Lynn, Manager, Injury Prevention
Joy Joelle Donofrio, DO, FAAP, FACEP, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego

Seattle

Beth Ebel, M.D., M.Sc., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics , University of Washington
Brian Johnston, MD, MPH, Chief of Pediatrics, Harborview Medical Center; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington
Lorena Chavez, MPH, CHES, Program Coordinator
Anthony Gomez, RS, Manager, Violence and Injury Prevention Unit

St. Louis

Lindsay Davidson Clukies, MD, FAAP, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Associate Trauma Medical Director Co-Director, Emergency Medical Services Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Nicole Kozma, Manager, Advocacy and Outreach
Lori Beck MSN, RN, CPEN, TNS, Trauma Nurse Coordinator

Tampa

Blevins, Elizabeth , Program Manager

Worcester, MA

Michael Hirsh, M.D., Co-Director, Injury Free Coalition for Kids, Worcester, MA
Mariann M. Manno, M.D., Co-Director, Injury Free Coalition for Kids, Worcester
Dominick Dunbar, Injury Prevention Educator Specialist
Asia Simpson, Injury Prevention coordinator
Pina Violano, Injury Prevention Consultant

 

 

Did you know?

Children living in poverty have a higher rate of injury than children of more substantial means, (Durkin 1994).

Did you know that falls are the leading cause of injury death among those ages 65 and older? Falls cause 61 percent of traumatic brain injuries in this age group. The good news is many falls can be prevented by maintaining physical strength and by making your home safer!

Hospital charges alone for an ATV trauma patient range from $5,500 - $299,289, with an average of $27,400.