The Joan Fellowship in Pediatric Hemostasis-Thrombosis
About the Program
We are a federally designated Hemostasis & Thrombosis Center that cares for approximately 1,000 children with hemostasis-thrombosis problems each year. Our pediatric hemostasis-thrombosis services include:
- AYA Women’s Hematology
- Hemophilia
- ImmunoHematology
- Stroke
- ECMO/VAD Programs
- Thrombocytopenia
- Liver Transplant Program
- Thrombosis
Our extramurally funded physician-scientist faculty are focused full-time on hemostasis-thrombosis. Our affiliation with The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center provides exposure to additional hemostasis-thrombosis faculty and unprecedented research facilities.
The curriculum is tailored to matriculating fellows’ career goals: 50% clinical (⅔ outpatient) and 50% research. Elective opportunities include:
- Clinical hemostasis reference laboratory
- Hemostasis research laboratory
- Vascular Medicine
- Adult Hemophilia
- Adult Thrombosis
- Others
Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-23 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities.
Requirements
- Must be eligible/obtain an Ohio medical license
- Completed Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, or “IM”/Pediatrics Residency
- Completion of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship (or fellowship in a Hemostasis-Thrombosis-related discipline) prior to matriculation
- Board Eligible or Certified in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (or related discipline) prior to matriculation
- If not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, have a current J-1 or J-2 VISA
- Pediatric or IM sub-specialties with interest in Hemostasis-Thrombosis
Program Coordinator: Tami Davis (Tami.Davis@NationwideChildrens.org, (614) 722-3564)
Program Director: Bryce A. Kerlin, MD (Bryce.Kerlin@NationwideChildrens.org)
Associate Director: Vilmarie Rodriguez, MD, MS (Vilmarie.Rodriguez@NationwideChildrens.org)
Faculty
- Sarah H. O’Brien, MD
- Amy L. Dunn, MD
- Melissa J. Rose, DO
- Amanda E. Jacobson-Kelly, MD
- Amanda D. Sankar, MD