Every year, Cleveland Magazine publishes a list of the best doctors in northeast Ohio. Doctors complete a survey to evaluate and nominate their peers for this recognition. Congratulations to these Akron Children’s providers who made the 2025 Best Doctors list: Scott Boulanger, MD – Pediatric General Surgeon Jessica Castonguay, DO, MPH – Adolescent Medicine Specialist […]
Akron Children’s joins the Children’s Brain Tumor Network to accelerate pediatric research
Akron Children’s is now a member institution of the Children’s Brain Tumor Network (CBTN). Erin Wright, MD, Akron Children’s director of Neuro-oncology in the Showers Family Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders, serves as CBTN principal investigator. “Akron Children’s is very excited to join the Children’s Brain Tumor Network as an affiliate member,” said […]
Creation of the Melina Michelle Edenfield Fund supports efforts to fight pediatric brain tumors
Melina was a vibrant, energetic four-year-old girl who brought joy to the faces of everyone she met. Unfortunately, on May 22, 2020 her life and the lives of her family changed forever when she was diagnosed with a deadly brain tumor called Diffuse Midline Glioma. Her fight with this deadly tumor ended on June 24, 2020 when she passed away. While her […]
