Above and Beyond Doctor of the Year

2021 Doctor of the Year Nominees

This annual award recognizes physicians whose dedication, talents and skills have improved the lives of countless childhood patients. We proudly celebrate these doctors and their goodness and invite you to enjoy viewing their award’s evening video.

We will recognize 10 outstanding pediatric physicians who were nominated for 2021 at the 2021 Let's Dance for the Heart of It! Gala. From those ten doctors, one Doctor will be selected as the Aubrey Rose Foundation “Above & Beyond” Doctor of the Year, and will be announced at the Let’s Dance For The Heart Of It! Gala on November 6th at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza.

Below is the video of the 2019 Ten Finalists for Doctor of the Year.

The 2019 Above and Beyond Doctor of the Year was awarded to Dr. Sarat Thikkurissy.

BELOW ARE THE DOCTORS NOMINATED (BY YEAR) FOR THE ABOVE AND BEYOND DOCTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

* Bold – Above & Beyond Doctor of the Year
^ – Doctor of the Year

2020 was cancelled because of Covid-19

2019

DOCTOR	AFFILIATION
Dr. Michelle Burch ^	Pediatric Associates of Fairfield
Dr. Thomas Catalanotto ^	Pediatric Associates of Fairfield
Dr. Kristin Dinkelaker	Pediatric Associates of Fairfield
Dr. Nicole George	Pediatric Associates of Fairfield
Dr. Nicole George	Private Practice
Dr. Richard Grossberg ^	UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Center for Comprehensive Care – Solon, OH
Dr. Jennifer Haskell	Pediatric Associates of Fairfield
Dr. Joe Leanza^	Springdale – Mason Pediatrics
Dr. Michelle B. Lierl ^	Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center – Allergy and Immunology
Dr. John McAuliffe ^	Allergy
Dr. Deborah Mowery ^	Dayton Children’s Hospital
Dr. Monica Oerther ^	Pediatric Associates of Fairfield
Dr. Gilbert Sayeg	Memorial Hospital
Dr. Curtiss Sheldon	Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Dr. Elizabeth Shely	Group Health Associates
Dr. Jodi Smith ^	Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine – Indianapolis, IN
Dr. David T. Stamer	Caremount Medical – Fishkill, NY
Dr. Sarat Thikkurissy *	Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center-Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. V. Wade Weatherington	Pediatric Associates of Fairfield
Dr. Gary Weisenberger	Group Health Associates – Western Hills
Dr. Eric Whitney	Dayton Children’s Hospital

2018

DOCTOR	AFFILIATION
Dr. Joseph Bailey	Queen City Pediatrics
Dr. Amy Benge	Queen City Pediatrics
Dr. Debbie Borchers	Crossroads Health Centers West
Dr. Hermine Brunner ^	CCHMC-Pediatric Rheumatology
Dr. Stephen Church^	East Louisville Pediatrics
Dr. Kristin Dinkelaker	Pediatric Associates of Fairfield
Dr. Robert Engelhardt	Queen City Pediatrics
Dr. Craig Erickson ^	CCHMC Hamilton Avenue
Dr. Bryan Goldstein	CCHMC-Pediatric Cardiology
Dr. Nancy Hagerman ^	CCHMC-Pediatric Anesthesia
Dr. Kiti Ho	Pediatric Associates of Fairfield
Dr. Tom Kimball	CCHMC-Cardiology
Dr. Jennifer Lail ^	CCHMC-Complex Care Clinic
Monica Leonard. CNP	Queen City Pediatrics
Dr. John Morehous	CCHMC-Fairfield Urgent Care
Dr. Kathryn O’Malley	Muddy Creek Pediatrics
Dr. Michael Rutter	CHMC-Otolaryngology
Dr. Ronna Schneider ^	Suburban Pediatrics
Dr. Shelly Voet ^	Pediatric Associates NKY
Dr. Denise Warrick	Group Health – Anderson
Dr. V. Wade Weatherington ^	Pediatric Associates of Fairfield
Dr. Gary Weisenberger ^	Group Health – Western Hills
Dr. Kenneth Zwergel *	Queen City Pediatrics

2017

DOCTOR	AFFILIATION
Dr. Libbey Spiess *	Queen City Physicians – Western Hills Pediatrics – TriHealth
Dr. John Bruns ^	Queen City Physicians – Groesbeck Pediatrics – TriHealth
Dr. Joseph Gibbons ^	Westside Pediatrics
Dr. Donald Gilbert ^	Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Dr. Todd Habel ^	Muddy Creek Pediatrics
Dr. Paul Korn ^	Landen Lakes Pediatrics
Dr. Michael Fiedler	Primary Pediatrics
Dr. Lisha Fieler	Group Health – Western Hills
Dr. Deborah Goodlander	Springdale Mason Peds
Dr. Daniel Lovell	Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Dr. Jon Mumma	Group Health – Anderson
Dr. Wafa Nasser	The Whole Child Pediatrics
Dr. Kathryn O’Malley	Muddy Creek Pediatrics
Dr. Phillip Putnam	Cincinnati Children’s Hospital GI Eosinophilic Clinic
Dr. Keith Stowers	Pediatric Care of Kentucky
Dr. Kenneth Zwergel	Queen City Physicians – Western Hills Pediatrics – TriHealth

2016

DOCTOR	AFFILIATION
Dr. Paul Rupp *	Mercy Health – Monfort Heights Family Medicine
Dr. Parul Bawa ^	Springdale – Mason Pediatrics
Dr. Ilias Illiopoulos ^	Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Dr. Marc Richardson ^	Pediatric Associates of Harrison
Dr. Stephanie Ware ^	Indiana University – Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research
Dr. Kenneth Zwergel ^	Queen City Physicians – Western Hills Pediatrics – TriHealth
Dr. Kevin Kelly	Pediatric Care of Kentucky
Dr. Tim Knilans	Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Dr. Christian Berkhahn	Metro Pediatric Associates
Dr. Libbey Spiess	Tri-Health – Queen City Physicians
Dr. Michael Rutter	Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

2015

DOCTOR	AFFILIATION
Dr. Sharon Harp *	Queen City Physicians – Western Hills Pediatrics – TriHealth
Dr. Janine Arruda ^	Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Dr. Paul Breyer ^	Dayton Children’s
Dr. Parinda Mehta ^	Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Dr. Jennifer Ringel ^	Suburban Pediatrics Associates
Dr. Raouf S. Amin	Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Dr. Richard Dammell	Western Hills Internal Medicine – TriHealth
Dr. Deborah Gerdes	Hyde Park Internists
Dr. Roger Herman	Anderson Hills Pediatrics
Dr. Jeanne James	Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Dr. John Markovich	Group Health Associates – Anderson
Dr. Laurie Tsilianidis	Cleveland Clinic
Dr. Brenda Wong	Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

2014

DOCTOR	AFFILIATION
Dr. Raouf S. Amin *	Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Dr. Joseph M. Bailey ^	Queen City Pediatrics
Dr. Stephen G. Bird ^	Group Health – Finneytown
Dr. Jeffrey S. Christian ^	Dayton Children’s
Dr. Joseph E. Ross ^	Dayton Children’s