Josie Greco has been beating the odds since her birth on April 30, 2008. You may remember her as an Akron Children’s superhero patient for the 2017 Akron Marathon Race Series. Now at age 17, Josie continues to make her mark on the world. Josie survived a traumatic birth, arriving 11 weeks early and weighing […]
Physician staff gives back to patient families in need
In recognition of National Doctors’ Day, the medical staff executive committee voted to make a $16,000 donation to the newly opened Food Farmacy on the Boardman campus. This is the third year that medical staff funds have been used to make a charitable donation rather than purchasing tokens of appreciation for providers. Presenting the donation […]
Akron Children’s appoints physicians to new leadership roles
Akron Children’s has appointed three physicians to new leadership roles that report to Akron Children’s president and CEO Chris Gessner. Shefali Mahesh, MD, serves as pediatrician in chief. She is responsible for the overall performance and effectiveness of Akron Children’s pediatric medical subspecialty and primary care physicians and related services. She also oversees marketing and […]
Director of hospital medicine gets recognized on a national stage for excellence in clinical care
James Nard, MD, began his career in hospital medicine before it was even an accredited, board-certified specialty. For more than 36 years, he dedicated his practice to improving medical outcomes and patient care standards in hospital medicine through pediatric care excellence, research and education. Today, Dr. Nard is being recognized on a national stage for […]
New medical staff officers begin two-year terms
In July, Kerwyn Jones, MD, pediatric orthopedic surgeon and former chair of Pediatric Orthopedics began a two-year term as medical staff president. Dr. Jones is joined by, Laura Markley, MD, child and adolescent psychiatrist, who is serving as president-elect. Shefali Mahesh, MD, will continue to serve the medical staff as past president. Dr. Mahesh is […]
Dr. Shefali Mahesh new chair of pediatrics
Dr. Shefali Mahesh has been named Dr. Noah Miller Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Akron Children’s. Dr. Mahesh joined Akron Children’s in 2008 as a pediatric nephrologist, most recently serving as director of Pediatric Nephrology & Dialysis. She is also president of the medical staff. She shares a little more about her new […]
