Physician Presented Award During Pediatrics Annual Meeting

Newswise — The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Adolescent Health presented its Adele Dellenbaugh Hofmann Award to Robert T. Brown, M.D., chief of the section of adolescent health at Columbus Children's Hospital and professor of clinical pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health.

The Adele Dellenbaugh Hofmann award is given each year to an individual who exemplifies excellence in the field of adolescent health. Specifically, the individual must be an advocate for adolescents and a leader in enhancing the care of the adolescent in pediatrics. The award was presented to Brown on October 11, 2004 during the AAP's National Conference and Exhibition held in San Francisco.

"Dr. Brown has devoted his career to delivering high-quality care to adolescents with a wide array of medical and psychosocial problems," said Thomas N. Hansen, M.D., chief executive officer of Columbus Children's Hospital and chairman of the department of pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. "His leadership in the field of pediatrics is inspiring and we are honored to have him as part of our team."

Brown received his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. He completed his residency at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, also in Philadelphia, and his fellowship at the University of Alabama in Birmingham before joining Columbus Children's Hospital in 1982. Brown is the past chair of the AAP's Section of Adolescent Health and former program chair and president of the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. He also previously served as an executive board member of the Society for Adolescent Medicine and was a co-founder and past president of the Ohio Valley Chapter of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. Currently, he serves as medical director for the Stecker Scholar program at Columbus Children's Hospital, a program that provides mentorship opportunities for international physicians and nurses. He is also an executive board member of the AWARE Foundation, an organization devoted to public education on adolescent health and sexuality issues. Columbus Children's Hospital is a healthcare network that provides wellness, preventive, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative care for infants, children, adolescents and selected adult patients. A medical staff of more than 800 and a hospital staff of 4500 provide state-of-the-art pediatric care for nearly 600,000 patient visits annually. Children's is home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health and Ohio's first Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center. Columbus Children's Research Institute is one of the top ten National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More than 75,000 consumers receive health and wellness education each year and affiliation agreements with nearly 100 institutions allow more than 1,700 students and 500 residents to receive training at Children's. The preferred pediatric provider in Central Ohio since 1892, Columbus Children's Hospital is dedicated exclusively to full-service health care for children - serving every child for every reason. More information is available by calling (614) 722-KIDS (5437) or through the hospital's web site at http://www.columbuschildrens.com.