Speakers
Robin Cotton, M.D. - Director of the Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati.
John J. Downes, M.D. - Former Chief of Critical Care and Anesthesiology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and current Medical Director of its Ventilator Dependent Children's Home Program.
Pamela M. Schuler, M.D. - Assistant Professor, Division of Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Anne M. Connolly, M.D. - Associate Professor in Neurology, Department of Neurology, Division of Pediatric Neurology, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
David W. Molter, M.D. - Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Robin Cotton, M.D.
Robin Cotton, M.D., B.Chir., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.S.(C). Dr. Cotton graduated from the University of Cambridge, England in 1965 with his Medical Degree. After spending three years in the health service in England, he moved to Toronto and completed his residency and fellowship in Otolaryngology in 1972 followed by a Fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Cincinnati. He subsequently has dedicated his professional career to pediatric otolaryngology and has continuously aimed to raise the standard of care for children. His special interest has been the development of surgical techniques for reconstruction of the larynx and trachea in children.
Dr. Cotton has been Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) since 1974 where he has taught numerous residents and fellows. He has served as President of Sentac, The American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology and American Broncho-Esophagological Association. He has been recipient of many honors and awards, and was very proud to receive the Mosher Award from the Triological Society in 1990, the Chevalier Jackson Award 2002 and the DeRoaldes Award in 2002. He is on the Editorial Board of several journals and is a prolific contributor to the literature, having written over 250 articles and books.
Regarded as amongst the premier Pediatric Otolaryngologists of this era, Robin Cotton has built one of the world's finest centers for the diagnosis and treatment of airway abnormalities at the University of Cincinnati. He is the Medical Director of the Aerodigestive and Sleep Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He is a great leader and educator and is known for his high energy, creativity and dedication to providing superb patient care. Under his leadership, a significant research initiative has been developed at CCHMC, culminating with the recent opening of the Center for Hearing and Deafness Research. For these attributes, he is admired by all and serves as a great inspiration to his colleagues and students. Dr. Cotton has trained many of the leading Pediatric Otolaryngologists in the United States and abroad.
Dr. Cotton lives in Cincinnati with his wife, Cindi and five children.
Dr. Cotton can be reached at:
Children's
Hospital Medical Center
Pediatric Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
3333 Burnet Avenue, ML 2018
Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-30390
513-636-4356
John J. Downes, M.D.
John J. Downes, M.D. Medical Director, The Pennsylvania Ventilator Assisted Children's Home Program, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Professor Emeritus of Anesthesia and Pediatrics, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia. Dr. Downes grew up and received his early education in Chicago, Illinois. After obtaining a BS degree from St. Louis University, he attended Loyola University School of Medicine in Chicago where he received his MD degree in 1956. Following internship and two years in the Division of Indian Health of the U.S. Public Health Service, he completed residency training in general and pediatric anesthesiology at the University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as well as a research fellowship in pharmacology.
Dr. Downes joined the staff of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania in 1963 where he has spent his entire career. In 1964 and 1965 he received clinical research grants to study respiratory failure in premature infants as well as older infants and children with a variety of life threatening pulmonary disorders, a subject which has remained his principal clinical and research interest over the years. In 1967 he became the Medical Director of the nation's first pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at the Children's Hospital.
In 1972 Dr. Downes became the Director of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Children's Hospital and Professor of Anesthesia and Pediatrics at Penn, positions he held until 1996 when he retired from full time administrative and clinical activities to concentrate on the problems of children with chronic respiratory failure and their families. Dr. Downes has participated in the training of over 250 subspecialists in pediatric anesthesia and critical care medicine, many of whom hold leadership positions in the U.S.A. and abroad. He has authored over 100 research papers and book chapters, served on the boards of journals and professional organizations, and held numerous administrative positions at the Children's Hospital and Penn. He continues to be active in the care of patients and families, clinical research, and professional writing.
Dr. Downes and his wife JoAnn Splon Downes, MSW, have four adult children and six grandchildren. His outside interests include music, history, jogging, skiing and especially time with the grandchildren.
Dr. Downes can be reached at:
VACHP
100 N. 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-977-8830
513-636-4356
Pamela M. Schuler, M.D.
Pamela M. Schuler, M.D. Assistant Professor, Division of Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Schuler grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and went to undergraduate and medical school at the University of Michigan. Dr. Schuler did her internship and residency at Shands Teaching Hospital at the University of Florida and her pulmonary fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Buffalo. Thereafter, Dr. Schuler practiced as a pulmonologist and became the Director of the pediatric intensive care unit at Hahnemann University in Philadelphia. After two years, Dr. Schuler returned to St. Louis to become the Director of the pediatric intensive care unit at St. John's Mercy Medical Center. Dr. Schuler began to build her pediatric pulmonology practice and she became very interested in children needing chronic ventilatory support. In 2000, Dr. Schuler joined the staff at St. Louis Children's Hospital as an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Schuler is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric pulmonology and is board eligible in pediatric critical care.
Dr. Schuler's outside interests include cats, photography, ice hockey and skeet shooting.
Dr. Schuler can be reached at:
St. Louise
Children's Hospital
One Children's Place
St. Louis, Missouri 63110
314-454-2694
Anne M. Connolly, M.D.
Anne Maureen Connolly, M.D. Associate Professor In Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. Originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana, Dr. Connolly received in 1980 her B.S. from Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana, and in 1984 her M.D. from Indiana University in Indianapolis. Dr. Connolly then came to St. Louis, Missouri, where, between 1984 and 1988, she completed residency programs in Pediatrics at Saint Louis Children's Hospital, and Neurology at Barnes Hospital. Dr. Connolly served as a Fellow in Child Neurology at Saint Louis Children's Hospital from 1988 to 1990. Continuing at Washington University School of Medicine, she undertook a Fellowship in Neuromuscular Disease with Dr. Alan Pestronk, and a Research Fellowship in Developmental Neurology in the laboratories of Drs. Alan Pearlman and Alan Pestronk.
Dr. Connolly's clinical activities involve inpatient and outpatient evaluation of children with neuromuscular disorders. These diseases include muscular dystrophies, neuropathies (inherited and acquired), and disorders of the motor neuron including spinal muscular atrophy. Her academic interests relate to better diagnosis and treatment of these children and research interests relate to the role of the immune system in progression of inherited muscular dystrophies, as well as the role of the immune system in disorders of central nervous system disorders including autism, epilepsy, and opsoclonus myoclonus. She does bedside teaching of medical students and pediatric, neurology and neuromuscular residents in training and teaches electrodiagnostic procedures including EMG and nerve conduction studies both in the clinic and as a contributor for the lecture series.
Dr. Connolly is a member of the Child Neurology Society and the American Academy of Neurology. She has served on the Scientific Selection Committee of the Child Neurology Society, and currently is a member of the Resident Selection Committee for St. Louis Children's Hospital. Dr. Connolly is board certified in Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Neurology with special qualification in Child Neurology, and in Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Dr. Connolly is the mother of four children and her outside interests include scouts and coaching basketball.
Dr. Connolly can be reached at:
St. Louise
Children's Hospital
One Children's Place
St. Louis, Missouri 63110
314-454-6120
David W. Molter, M.D.
David W. Molter, M.D. Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Molter moved much of his early life as the son of an educator for IBM. He attended college in Durham, North Carolina and spent 19 years on the Duke campus. He graduated as a biomedical engineer in 1980 and worked as an engineer prior to attending Duke for both medical school and residency in otolaryngology - head and neck surgery. He then pursued fellowship training in pediatric otolaryngology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital under Dr. Robin Cotton. Dr. Molter joined the faculty at the University of Maryland in Baltimore where he practiced for five years. Three years ago, Dr. Molter joined the faculty at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital. Dr. Molter is the Director of the pediatric otolaryngology fellowship training program.
Dr. Molter's particular areas of interest are in the management of the pediatric airway, as well as cleft and craniofacial concerns. Many of his patients have multiple special needs. A certified geek, Dr. Molter is also interested in both electronic medical records and the applications of digital photography to clinical and research medicine.
Dr. Molter and his wife, Beth Molter, a physician's assistant, have a daughter in middle school and a son headed for college.
Dr. Molter can be reached at:
St. Louise
Children's Hospital
One Children's Place
St. Louis, Missouri 63110
314-454-6122
