Boston Red Sox fan Dr. Michael DiSano hit a homerun when he joined Akron Children’s team as our newest pediatric epileptologist in our NeuroDevelopmental Science Center. While he loves anything baseball and rooting on his current home team, the Cleveland Indians (just as long as they’re not playing the Red Sox), he’s most passionate about […]
New pediatric neurologist Dr. Matthew Ginsberg cooks up high-quality care for kids
Medicine wasn’t always the path Dr. Matthew Ginsberg thought he would take — veterinarian, karate champion and chef also made the list. In fact, he originally pursued food science in college. It wasn’t until he volunteered in a first responder group in Australia and worked with autistic children back in the states (and finally got […]
New city, refreshing adventures await Cindy Dormo
In many ways, Cindy Dormo, vice president, pediatrics, grew up along with Akron Children’s. As a recent college graduate with a health information management degree, she felt brave when she moved 125 miles away from home to take her first professional job. When she joined Children’s nearly 4 decades ago, the hospital employed fewer than […]
Research looking to relieve acute headaches in kids
For anyone who has ever suffered a migraine, they’ll be the first to tell you it’s unlike a typical headache. The intensity and duration is enough to make even the toughest adult want to lie down in a dark room and rest for days. While adults have access to migraine-specific prescription medications to ease the […]
Parents of children with autism have an advocate in Jessica Fister
Parents of children diagnosed with autism face a difficult and uncertain path. There are worries about school, how a child will be treated by others and whether he or she will be able to function on their own, said Michael Ott, the parent of a 10-year-old boy with autism. Michael and his wife, Ginger, are […]
Team Stella’s classroom purple party, teddy bear drive celebrates epilepsy awareness with staff
There were purple streamers and balloons, cookies with purple icing, purple props for the photo booth and purple prizes for games. The purple party in Stella Miller’s fifth grade classroom at W.S. Stinson Elementary School in Canal Fulton was a celebration of Epilepsy Awareness Month and a reward for Stella’s class in collecting the most […]
