Meet Our Experts at The Children's Hospital

The Children’s Hospital boasts a wide range of world-renowned experts and specialists that span the care continuum and are a great resource when developing news stories on children’s health, safety and policy. The following is a list of just a few of our experts. If you are interested in speaking to one of them or you would like to find an expert in another field, Media Relations can help.

James Todd, MD, Director of Epidemiology

Specialty: INFECTIOUS DISEASES/EPIDEMIOLOGY

Dr. Todd was awarded a special citation by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the original description of Toxic Shock Syndrome. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in pediatrics and infectious diseases, and has served on numerous committees of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.

Kate Emery, MD, Emergency Department

Specialty: INJURY PREVENTION

Dr. Clark has spoken in front of the Colorado Legislature on child product safety, a National Traffic Highway Safety Association grant studying restraints in SUVs, and the Junglemobile, a mobile injury-prevention project for children.

Bob Brayden, MD

Specialty: IMMUNIZATIONS & VACCINES

Dr. Brayden is president of the Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition. He also has written numerous articles on immunization and has received and been supportive to grants that study immunization delivery.

Jeff Dolgan, MD, Chief of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry

Specialty: BEHAVIORAL/MENTAL HEALTH

In 1999, Dr. Dolgan spoke at the NACHRI annual meeting on the “Stop the Violence” panel and served as The Children’s Hospital’s spokesman on Columbine. Dr. Dolgan also developed the Dollar-A-Day teen pregnancy prevention program in 1992 for the National Planned Parenthood Association. The program is still strong today. In September 2002, Dr. Dolgan spoke on post-traumatic stress disorder at the 11th Annual O’Neil Pediatric Clinical Update.

Nancy Krebs, MD, Head of Section of Nutrition in Department of Pediatrics

Specialty: CHILD NUTRITION

Dr. Krebs was the first recipient of the American Society for Clinical Nutrition’s Physician Nutrition Specialist for 1998 to 2000. Dr. Krebs also is the current chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition and is the principal investigator for the Nutrition Academic Award in Colorado at the School of Medicine, an NIH-supported grant to foster nutrition training for physicians, including pediatricians, residents and medical students.

Andrew Sirotnak, MD, Director of the Kempe Child Protection Team 

Specialty: CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT

Dr. Sirotnak serves on the State Child Fatality Review Team, testifies frequently in court cases involving crimes against children and is active in public awareness for the issues of child abuse. He was elected in 2008 to the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Child Abuse and Neglect. He lectures extensively about child abuse and neglect to a wide range of audiences. His current clinical work, education and outreach efforts, administrative duties and research all focus on child maltreatment.

Michael H. Handler, MD, FACS, FAAP

Specialty: NEUROSURGERY

Dr. Handler has been at The Children’s Hospital since 1994 and is an associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Colorado Medical School. His areas of particular interest include pediatric brain tumors, epilepsy and congenital malformations. Dr. Handler has been certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and the American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery. He is immediate past president of the medical staff at The Children’s Hospital and serves as secretary of the Colorado Neurosurgical Society.

Norman R. Friedman, MD

Specialty: PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY and SLEEP MEDICINE

Dr. Friedman joined The Children’s Hospital in 2000, where he currently serves as director of the Rocky Mountain Pediatric Sleep Disorders Unit. Dr. Friedman also is an assistant professor with the Department of Otolaryngology and Pediatrics. He is board-certified in Otolaryngology and Sleep Medicine.