National Office

Dr. Barbara Barlow, MD, FACS, FAAP, Executive 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
Walt Rice, Jr., Technical Consultant

Atlanta

Maneesha Agarwal, MD, FAAP, Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Sofia Chaudhary, MD, Assistant Professor in Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Terri McFadden-Garden, MD, Co-Principal Investigator
Amanda Batlle, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, Manager, Injury and Illness Prevention

Aurora

Clare Decker, MPH, CPH, CPST-I, STAC, Injury Prevention and Outreach Coordinator
Maya Haasz, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Austin

Jessica Naiditch, MD, FACS, FAAP, Trauma Medical Director, Dell Children's Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Karla Lawson, PhD, Trauma Research Manager
Stewart Williams, MBA , 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, MPH, CHES, CPST-I, Pediatric Injury Prevention Program Coordinator
Isam Nasr, MD, Director, Pediatric Trauma Program
Justine Gately, MAT, CPST-I, Pediatric Injury Prevention Program Coordinator

Birmingham

Kathy Monroe, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Alabama
Michele Nichols, MD, Professor Vice-Chair for Education Frederick W. Renneker, III, Endowed Chair in Pediatric Education Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program
William D. King, DrPH, 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, FACEP, FAAP, Senior Associate in Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital; Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Barbara DiGirolamo, M.Ed., CPSTI , Injury Prevention Program Coordinator State Chapter Director- Think First Boston
Caitlin Farrell, MD , Associate Professor of pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine

Boston (MassGeneral)

Michael R. Flaherty, DO, FAAP, Director
Toby Raybould, MS (she/her/hers), Trauma Prevention and Outreach Program Manager

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 Vassey, MPH, CPST-I, Pediatric Trauma Injury Prevention Coordinator & Safekids Charleston Area Coalition lead

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, Illinois (IMD: Rush/UI Health/Stroger)

Gina Lowell MD, MPH, Rush University Children’s Hospital Associate Professor and Director of Community Health for Pediatrics.
Felicia Scott-Wellington, MD, Assistant Professor and Interim Division Chief, Adolescent Medicine

Cincinnati

Mike Gittelman, MD, FAAP, Co-Director
Wendy J. Pomerantz, MD, MS, FAAP, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Division of Emergency Medicine
Stephanie Lyons, CPST-I, Program Manager, Comprehensive Children’s Injury Center Cincinnati Children's

Gainesville

Jordyn Zyngier, BS, EMT-B, Pediatric Trauma Injury Prevention & Outreach Coordinator

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

Kristen Beckworth, MPH, CHES, CPST-I, Program Manager

Houston, TX (UTHealth 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

Iowa City

Charles Jennissen, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics

Jacksonville

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

Kansas City

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

Louisville

Alexandra Passamonte, RN, BSN, CPST, RN Coordinator, Prevention and Wellness
Brit Anderson, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Vice Chair – Pediatric Advocacy
Ellen Madden, MPH, CPST, Manager, Norton Children’s Hospital Prevention and Wellness
Erin Frazier, MD, Medical Director - Norton Children’s Prevention and Wellness

Miami

Kari Hess, MBA , Director, Business Development Holtz Children’s Hospital, The Women’s Hospital at Jackson & Injury Free Coalition
Judy Schaechter, MD, MBA, 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
Taylor Rosenbaum, MD, MA, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
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

Shanika Kaltenbrun , Program Coordinator: Car Seat Services Safety Center
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
Ashley Mahnke, MBA, CHES, Supervisor, Safety Center
Mackenzie Rose, CHES, Program Coordinator at the Children's Wisconsin Safety Center

Minneapolis

Andrew Kiragu, MD, FAAP, FCCM, Principal Investigator
Kaytlin Hanson, M.S. CCC-SLP (she/her), Trauma Prevention Program Coordinator

Minneapolis (Children's Minnesota)

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

Nashville

Barbara J. Solomon, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Emergency Medicine
Stacey Pecenka, MPH, CPH , 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, CPST, FAAP, Medical Director - YNHH Center for Injury and Violence Prevention; Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Nick Aysseh, MPH, CPST-I, Manager – YNHH Center for Injury and Violence Prevention
Marcie Gawel, Injury Prevention Program Coordinator - YNHH Center for Injury and Violence Prevention
Monica Quisgard, Injury Prevention Coordinator - YNHH Center for Injury and Violence Prevention

New York (Children's)

Vincent Pierre Duron, MD, Director, Injury Free Coalition for Kids of New York (Children's) and Assistant Professor of Surgery at CUMC
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
Lesly Landaverde-Urias, Program Specialist Childhood Injury Prevention Program Safe Kids Coordinator
Salvador Vargas, Program Manager

Peoria

Teresa Riech, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Pediatric Emergency Department
Kathy.R.Youngman , Program Coordinator-Advocacy

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
Dannah Raz, MD, Division Chief of Developmental Pediatrics

Pittsburgh (Children's)

Ward M Richardson, M.D., Director of Trauma and Injury Prevention
Marie Pagnotta, MPH, CPSTI, Lead Coordinator for Injury Prevention Programs
Angela Masciantonio, Bachelor of Health Science - Public Health, Community Programs Specialist
Shannon Meyers, BA Public Health & Sustainability, Community Programs Educator

Portland (OHSU Doernbecher)

Benjamin Hoffman MD, FAAP, CPST-I, Principal Investigator
Adrienne Gallardo BSW, MAOM, CPST-I, Manager, Injury Prevention Program, OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital

Providence

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

Rochester

Anne Brayer, MD, Professor Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Erin Agnello, BSW, CPST, Program Coordinator

Salt Lake City

Charles Pruitt, MD, FAAP, Principal Investigator

San Diego

Lorrie Lynn, MA, CPSTI, Manager, Injury Prevention Trauma Team
Justin Assioun, MD FAAP, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

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 Clukies, MD, FAAP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics Associate Trauma Medical Director Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Nicole Kozma, Manager, Advocacy and Outreach
Lori Beck MSN, RN, CPEN, TNS, Pediatric Trauma Nurse Coordinator
Amanda Held, MSN, RN, CPN , PC/Trauma Nurse Coordinator

Tampa

Blevins, Elizabeth , Program Manager

Worcester, MA

Michael Hirsh, M.D., Co-Director, Injury Free Coalition for Kids, Worcester, MA
Jonathan Green, MD, Pediatric Surgeon
Dominick Dunbar, Injury Prevention Educator Specialist
Asia Simpson, Injury Prevention coordinator
Pina Violano, Injury Prevention Consultant

 

 

Did you know?

Bike helmets have proven to be the single most effective safety device in reducing head injury and death in bicycling crashes. Helmets reduce the risk of head injury by as much as 85 percent.

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

The CPSC estimates that ATVs result in more than 100,000 ER visits annually, including more than 30,000 injuries for children under 16 years.