Denise Adams MD [subsequently transferred to Boston Children’s Hospital; and then to a place as yet not known}
Their web presence is not forthcoming with staff rosters and transparent explanations of specific qualifications or relevant experience. It feels very industrial/commercial and not very family friendly; meaning this researcher immediately wondered how deep their “bench” is. Denise Adams is an amazing physician and on her expertise alone I would have been comfortable seeking medical support – with her gone I have no ready resource to contact. If you do and can provide other’s in our Born Rare Community with their names and such please do.
Original Dated Referral by a Contributor
Vascular Access
Vascular Access
Vascular Access Team
The vascular access team at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is nationally renowned for its multidisciplinary approach that combines the skills of nurses, doctors and technicians.
Our nursing team consists of three subgroups:
- Central venous catheter (CVC) nurses
- Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) nurses
- Peripheral intravenous (PIV) nurses
All vascular access nurses are cross-trained in various roles so they can assist with the work of all teams. Our goal is to provide optimal, evidence-based vascular access care for our patients.
Interventional radiologists provide support to the vascular access nurses in procedures such as placement of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) using a guide wire and verification of PICC tip locations.
The interventional radiologists also provide education to vascular access nurses and Cincinnati Children’s physicians.
We Treat Vascular Tumors and Other Complex Disorders
If you or your child has been diagnosed with a hemangioma, non-malignant vascular tumor or a vascular malformation or has an undiagnosed vascular lesion, our Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation Center can help. Contact us for an appointment or make a referral. Our specialists diagnose and treat children, adolescents and adults with conditions that include:
Conditions Treated
Infantile Hemangiomas
- PHACE Syndrome
- LUMBAR Syndrome (aka SACRAL / PELVIS Syndrome)
Congenital Hemangiomas
- Rapidly Involuting Congenital Hemangioma (RICH)
- Partially Involuting Congenital Hemangioma (PICH)
- Non-Involuting Congenital Hemangioma (NICH)
Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma / Tufted Angioma
- With or without Kasabach-Merritt Phenomenon
Capillary Malformations (Port-Wine Birthmarks)
- Sturge-Weber Syndrome
- Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)
- Capillary Malformation-Arteriovenous Malformation Syndrome
Venous Malformations
- Glomuvenous
- Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome (BRBNS), aka Bean Syndrome
- Maffucci Syndrome
Arteriovenous Malformations / Fistulas
Lymphatic Malformations
- Generalized Lymphatic Anomaly (GLA)
- Gorham Stout Disease (GSD)
- Kaposiform Lymphangiomatosis (KLA)
Combined Vascular Malformations
- Capillary Lymphatic Venous Malformation (CLVM), includes Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS) and Congenital Lipomatous Overgrowth Vascular Malformations, Epidermal Nevi Spinal / Skeletal Anomalies (CLOVES)
- Capillary Venous Malformation
- Venous Lymphatic Malformation
Lymphatic Channel Anomalies
- Lymphedema
- Lymphangiectasia
- Verrucous Vascular Malformations (aka Verrucous Hemangiomas)
Cutis Marmorata Telangiectatica Congenital (CMTC)
- Sturge-Weber Syndrome (SWS)
- Parkes Weber Syndrome (PWS)
- Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS)
- Congenital Lipomatous Overgrowth Vascular Malformations, Epidermal Nevi Spinal / Skeletal Anomalies (CLOVES)
- Maffucci Syndrome
- Proteus Syndrome
- Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)
- Multifocal Lymphangioendotheliomatosis with Thrombocytopenia (MLT), aka Cutaneous Angiomatosis with Thrombocytopenia (CAT)
- Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome (BRBNS), aka Bean Syndrome
- PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome
- Megencephaly Capillary Malformation Syndrome
- PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Syndrome (PROS)
- PHACE Syndrome
- LUMBAR Syndrome, aka SACRAL or PELVIS Syndrome
Contact Us
To ask about diagnoses not listed on this page, contact us at
or email HVMC@cchmc.org.
Meet Our Vascular Access Specialists
Meet the members of the Vascular Access Team at Cincinnati Children’s. See our Contact Us page for more information.
Medical Director
Manish N. Patel, DO
Vascular Access Team Leaders
Neil D. Johnson, MB, BS, MMed, FRANZCR
John M. Racadio, MD
Denise Adams MD [subsequently transferred to Boston Children’s Hospital; and then to a place as yet not known}
Their web presence is not forthcoming with staff rosters and transparent explanations of specific qualifications or relevant experience. It feels very industrial/commercial and not very family friendly; meaning this researcher immediately wondered how deep their “bench” is. Denise Adams is an amazing physician and on her expertise alone I would have been comfortable seeking medical support – with her gone I have no ready resource to contact. If you do and can provide other’s in our Born Rare Community with their names and such please do.
Original Dated Referral by a Contributor
Vascular Access
Vascular Access
Vascular Access Team
The vascular access team at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is nationally renowned for its multidisciplinary approach that combines the skills of nurses, doctors and technicians.
Our nursing team consists of three subgroups:
- Central venous catheter (CVC) nurses
- Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) nurses
- Peripheral intravenous (PIV) nurses
All vascular access nurses are cross-trained in various roles so they can assist with the work of all teams. Our goal is to provide optimal, evidence-based vascular access care for our patients.
Interventional radiologists provide support to the vascular access nurses in procedures such as placement of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) using a guide wire and verification of PICC tip locations.
The interventional radiologists also provide education to vascular access nurses and Cincinnati Children’s physicians.
We Treat Vascular Tumors and Other Complex Disorders
If you or your child has been diagnosed with a hemangioma, non-malignant vascular tumor or a vascular malformation or has an undiagnosed vascular lesion, our Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation Center can help. Contact us for an appointment or make a referral. Our specialists diagnose and treat children, adolescents and adults with conditions that include:
Conditions Treated
Infantile Hemangiomas
- PHACE Syndrome
- LUMBAR Syndrome (aka SACRAL / PELVIS Syndrome)
Congenital Hemangiomas
- Rapidly Involuting Congenital Hemangioma (RICH)
- Partially Involuting Congenital Hemangioma (PICH)
- Non-Involuting Congenital Hemangioma (NICH)
Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma / Tufted Angioma
- With or without Kasabach-Merritt Phenomenon
Capillary Malformations (Port-Wine Birthmarks)
- Sturge-Weber Syndrome
- Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)
- Capillary Malformation-Arteriovenous Malformation Syndrome
Venous Malformations
- Glomuvenous
- Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome (BRBNS), aka Bean Syndrome
- Maffucci Syndrome
Arteriovenous Malformations / Fistulas
Lymphatic Malformations
- Generalized Lymphatic Anomaly (GLA)
- Gorham Stout Disease (GSD)
- Kaposiform Lymphangiomatosis (KLA)
Combined Vascular Malformations
- Capillary Lymphatic Venous Malformation (CLVM), includes Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS) and Congenital Lipomatous Overgrowth Vascular Malformations, Epidermal Nevi Spinal / Skeletal Anomalies (CLOVES)
- Capillary Venous Malformation
- Venous Lymphatic Malformation
Lymphatic Channel Anomalies
- Lymphedema
- Lymphangiectasia
- Verrucous Vascular Malformations (aka Verrucous Hemangiomas)
Cutis Marmorata Telangiectatica Congenital (CMTC)
- Sturge-Weber Syndrome (SWS)
- Parkes Weber Syndrome (PWS)
- Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS)
- Congenital Lipomatous Overgrowth Vascular Malformations, Epidermal Nevi Spinal / Skeletal Anomalies (CLOVES)
- Maffucci Syndrome
- Proteus Syndrome
- Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)
- Multifocal Lymphangioendotheliomatosis with Thrombocytopenia (MLT), aka Cutaneous Angiomatosis with Thrombocytopenia (CAT)
- Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome (BRBNS), aka Bean Syndrome
- PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome
- Megencephaly Capillary Malformation Syndrome
- PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Syndrome (PROS)
- PHACE Syndrome
- LUMBAR Syndrome, aka SACRAL or PELVIS Syndrome
Contact Us
To ask about diagnoses not listed on this page, contact us at
or email HVMC@cchmc.org.
Meet Our Vascular Access Specialists
Meet the members of the Vascular Access Team at Cincinnati Children’s. See our Contact Us page for more information.
Medical Director
Manish N. Patel, DO
Vascular Access Team Leaders
Neil D. Johnson, MB, BS, MMed, FRANZCR
John M. Racadio, MD
Institution Profile
| Institution Type | Pending — see categories |
| City / Metro | Cincinnati, OH — Greater Cincinnati |
| Phone / Appointments | Pending verification |
| Program Website | https://helpcare4bornrare.wordpress.com/2014/02/19/cincinnati-childrens-vascular-access-team/ |
| Dedicated VA Program Page | Pending verification |
| Key Program Leadership | Pending — see affiliated practitioners |
Care4-Rare Catalog Cross-Reference
Conditions treated at this institution (by Care4-Rare Alpha Code / Hamburg Code) are pending confirmation from the institution. General scope: congenital vascular anomalies, per ISSVA classification framework.
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Additional Information
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Verification Status
Confidence: Tier 1 — Verified Institutional | Source: institution-site | Last Verified: Pending | Catalog Status: catalog:pending
Enrichment pilot import — 999-series marker. Original source: https://helpcare4bornrare.wordpress.com/2014/02/19/cincinnati-childrens-vascular-access-team/.