Donna A. Caniano

Donna A. Caniano, MD is Professor of Surgery Emeritus at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Surgeon-in-Chief Emeritus at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. She graduated from Vassar College and received her medical degree from the Albany Medical College. She completed a residency in general surgery at the Albany Medical Center Hospital, a fellowship in pediatric surgical critical care at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and a residency in pediatric surgery at the Columbus Children’s Hospital. In 1999, Dr. Caniano was appointed the H. William Clatworthy, Jr. Professor of Pediatric Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Surgeon-in-Chief at the Columbus Children’s Hospital, and program director for the residency in pediatric surgery. Dr. Caniano has served as the chairperson of the Section on Surgery of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and as secretary of the American Pediatric Surgical Association. She is a member of numerous professi