Infusion and Sedation Center

The Infusion and Sedation Center at Akron Children’s Hospital provides two distinct services. Our sedation services to help children relax when they need to hold still for a test or procedure. Infusion is an outpatient procedure providing IV therapy for children and young adults to treat a variety of conditions.

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Our Doctors/Providers

Department Heads:

Troy Sands, MD

Director, Pediatric Sedation Services; Pediatric Hospitalist

Physicians/Providers:

Tarun Bhalla, MD, MBA, FAAP

Chair, Anesthesia & Pain Medicine; Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Sophia Chen, MD

Pediatric Hospitalist

Carly Dulabon, MD

Pediatric Hospitalist

LeRoy Eberly, MD

Director, Hospital Medicine at Akron Children's Hospital Beeghly Campus; Pediatric Hospitalist

Samantha Gunkelman, MD

Co-Director, Residency Quality Improvement Program; Pediatric Hospitalist

Lindsay Harsey, DO

Co-Director, EBM and Journal Club; Pediatric Hospitalist

Nimisha Jain, MD, FAAP

Pediatric Hospitalist

Kathryn Mansel, MD, FAAP

Pediatric Hospitalist; Associate Pediatric Residency Program Director; Co-Director, EBM and Journal Club

James Nard, MD

Director, Hospital Medicine; Pediatric Hospitalist and Sedationist

Susan Nofziger, MD

Pediatric Hospitalist

Lauren Ousley, DO

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician

Brittany Potts, MD

Pediatric Hospitalist; Medical Director, Hospital Based Services; Associate Chair, Department of Pediatrics; Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Advanced Practice Providers

Hannah Rhodes, DO, FAAP

Pediatric Hospitalist

Zachary Rohrer, DO

Pediatric Hospitalist/Nocturnist

Lawrence Shaffer, MD, FAAP

Pediatric Hospitalist

Jeffrey Solomon, MD, FAAP, FACP

Pediatric Hospitalist

Wendy Van Ittersum, MD, FAAP

Medical Director, Patient and Staff Safety; Director, Pediatric Residency Simulation Program; Pediatric Hospitalist

Kenneth Wyatt, DO

Pediatric Hospitalist; Pediatric Clerkship Director

Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants: