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Jilda Vargus-Adams, MD, Physical Medicine/Rehab, Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

JildaNVargus-AdamsMD

Physical Medicine/Rehab Cincinnati, OH

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 2000 - 2002
  • Harvard School of Public Health
    Harvard School of Public HealthM.S., Epidemiology, 2002
  • University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of Medicine
    University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics/Physical Med & Rehab, 1995 - 2000
  • Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of MedicineClass of 1995
  • Brown University
    Brown UniversityB.A., Biomedical Ethics, 1990

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1996 - 2025
  • KY State Medical License
    KY State Medical License 2006 - 2010
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Nominee, Staff Making a Difference Award CCHMC, 2013
  • Nominee, Gayle G Arnold Award for Best Scientific Paper AACPDM, 2013
  • Cerebral Palsy Team Co-Leader, Team Award Finalist for the Family Centered-Care Award CCHMC, 2011
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Pain as a root of the problem: health-related quality of life in children with cerebral palsy  
    Vargus-Adams JN, Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 1/1/2016
  • Quality of life for adolescents with cerebral palsy: perspectives of adolescents and parents  
    Vargus-Adams JN, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 1/1/2009
  • Effects of oral baclofen on children with cerebral pals  
    Vargus-Adams JN, Michaud LJ, Kinnett DG, McMahon MA, Cook EF, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 1/1/2004
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • The Participation of Young Children with Cerebral Palsy: Relationship to Child, Environmental, and Family Factors
    Moress C, Ito M, Winkler S, Vargus-Adams J, Annual Conference of the American Occupational Therapy Association; American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1/1/2017
  • Implementation of a Hip Surveillance Care Algorithm for Cerebral Palsy: A Quality Improvement Project
    Vargus-Adams J, Jameson S, Kinnett D, Annual Meeting of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine; Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 1/1/2017
  • Outcomes of a 17 Week Running Program for Youth With Physical Disabilities
    Vargus-Adams JN, Schmit J, Lucas K, Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine; Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Boston, MA, 1/1/2016
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Lectures

  • Communicating a Diagnosis or Risk 
    Columbus, OH - 1/1/2018
  • Medical Interventions and Durable Medical Equipment 
    Columbus, OH - 1/1/2018
  • Introduction to the new AACPDM hip surveillance care pathway for children with cerebral palsy: What�s the consensus? How can it be implemented? 
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 1/1/2017
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Other

  • The Perlman Center at Cincinnati Children�s: A Model for Integrated Therapies and Ongoing Care Coordination for Cerebral Palsy 
    AACPDM Newsletter
    1/1/2011
  • Cerebral Palsy 
  • Oral Medications for Cerebral Palsy 
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Grant Support

  • Towards Improved Clinical Trials In Cerebral PalsyEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2010
  • Towards Improved Clinical Trials In Cerebral PalsyEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2006–2009
  • Oral Baclofen On Function In Cerebral PalsyNational Center For Research Resources2005

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