Steven Kuerbitz, MD, pediatric hematologist-oncologist at Akron Children’s, has never shied away from challenges. When he was young, Dr. Kuerbitz, his parents and siblings attended a church that had just installed a new pipe organ. He loved its sound. Although he was only 15, he decided he wanted to learn to play this grand […]
Stow family affected by cancer starts foundation to support pediatric cancer patients
Life can turn on a dime and no one knows that better than 17-year-old Dylan Fink and his family. Prior to Sept. 2020, Dylan was a healthy teenager playing baseball, lacrosse and conditioning in a CrossFit gym. When he noticed a swollen lymph node on his neck in June of that year, no one, including […]
Local family shares daughter’s courageous battle with neuroblastoma
Andrew and Brittney Harr still vividly remember the day in November 2022 they learned their 3-year-old daughter, Dylan, had cancer. “Dylan was complaining that her back hurt and was limping and walking differently,” said Brittney. “I took her to the doctor a number of times, but they chalked it up to growing pains.” Following her […]
Dr. Hannah Elkus to serve as new director of QI for Hematology/Oncology
Projects centered on quality improvement have an emphasis of putting processes in place to ensure the safest, most effective care for patients. Consistently measuring these processes and implementing new methods of structure improves outcomes for patients. New to leading this charge in the division of Hematology/Oncology is Dr. Hannah Elkus. Dr. Elkus toured Akron Children’s […]
Akron Children’s cancer program earns reaccreditation
The Commission on Cancer, a quality program of the American College of Surgeons, has once again granted three-year accreditation to the cancer program at Akron Children’s. To earn this voluntary accreditation, a cancer program must meet 34 Commission on Cancer quality care standards, be evaluated every three years through a survey process and maintain levels […]
Dr. Jeffrey Hord elected VP of national medical society
Jeffrey Hord, MD, director of Akron’s Children’s division of Hematology-Oncology, has been elected incoming vice president of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology’s (ASPHO) Board of Trustees. At Akron Children’s, he also holds the LOPen Charities and Mawaka Family Chair in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. Election to the society’s board of trustees are based on exemplary contributions […]