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Sheela Rath Geraghty, MD, MS, IBCLC, FAAP

Sheela Rath Geraghty, MD, MS, IBCLC, FAAP

Title

Medical Director, Cincinnati Children's Center for Breastfeeding Medicine

Appointment

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Email

sheela.geraghty@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-2526

Fax

513-636-4402

Bio

Sheela R. Geraghty is a general pediatrician and lactation consultant. Dr. Geraghty is the medical director for the Cincinnati Children’s Center for Breastfeeding Medicine. Dr. Geraghty’s research and clinical practice focus on barriers to successful breastfeeding

Credentials

BS: Biology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, 1991

MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1995

Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, 1995-1998

Chief Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, 1998-1999

Fellowship: General Academic Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2000-2003

MS: Epidemiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2003

Certification: Pediatrics, 1999, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, 2006

Awards and Honors

  • Medela Lactation Consultant Hall of Excellence, Medela, 2008
  • One Hundred Wise Women speaker, Consortium of woman-leaders in the Cincinnati Area, 2008
  • Celebrating Success Award, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Intradisciplinary Council, 2007
  • Forty Under 40 Inductee, Cincinnati Business Courier, 2007
  • Recognition for Breastfeeding Support, Ohio Lactation Consultant Association, 2006

Research

Breastfeeding, breast milk pumping, human milk banking, multiple births

Research Grants and Contracts

Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23), Role of Environmental Chemicals on Lactation Outcomes. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. 6/1/06-4/30/11.

Role of Environmental Chemicals on Lactation Outcomes. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. 06/01/06-5/31/11. #K23 ES014691-01.

Antidepressant Therapy in Breastfeeding Mother. Co-Investigator. University of Cincinnati, Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training, Pilot Grant Program. 07/01/10-6/30/11.

Publications, Most Recent

Geraghty, SR, Heier, JE, Rasmussen, KM. Got Milk? Sharing Human Milk Via the Internet. Public Health Reports. (In Press).

Vaughn, LM, Ireton, CL, Geraghty, SR, Diers, T, Nino, VJ, Falciglia, GA, Valenzuela, J, Mosbaugh, C. Sociocultural Influences on the determinants of breastfeeding by Latina mothers in the Cincinnati area. Family & Community Health. (In Press).

Geraghty, SR, Rasmussen, KM. Redefining “breastfeeding” initiation and duration in the age of breast milk pumping. Breastfeeding Medicine, 2010; 5(3),135-137.

Geraghty, SR, List, BA, Morrow, GB. Guidelines for establishing a donor human milk depot. Journal of Human Lactation, 2010; 26 (1), 49-52.

Geraghty, SR, Khoury, JC, Morrow, AL, Lanphear, BP. Response to Brody et al. Breastfeeding Medicine, 2009; 4 (2); 123.

Geraghty, SR, Morrow, AL, Lanphear, BP. The heart of the matter on breast milk and environmental chemicals: Essential points for healthcare providers and new parents.Breastfeeding Medicine, 2009; 4 (2); 125-126.

Geraghty, SR, Khoury, JC, Morrow, AL, Lanphear, BP. Reporting individual test results of environmental chemicals in breast milk: Potential for premature weaning. Breastfeeding Medicine, 2008; 3 (4), 207-213.

Geraghty, SR, Riddle, SW, Shaikh, U. The breastfeeding mother and the pediatrician. Journal of Human Lactation, 2008; 24 (3); 335-339.

Woo, JG, Dolan, LM, Morrow, AL, Geraghty, SR, Goodman, E. Breastfeeding helps explain racial and socioeconomic disparities in adolescent adiposity. Pediatrics, 2008; 121 (3): e458-65.

List, BA, Ballard, JL, Langworthy, KS, Vincent, AM, Riddle, SW, Tamayo, OW, Geraghty, SR. Electronic health records in an outpatient breastfeeding medicine clinic. Journal of Human Lactation, 2008; 24 (1): 58-68. 

Brinkman WB, Geraghty SR, Lanphear BP, Khoury JC, Gonzalez del Rey JA, DeWitt TG, Britto MT. Impact of Multi-source feedback on resident communication skills and professionalism:  A randomized controlled trial. Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, 2007;161:44-9. 

Presentations, Most Recent

Breast Milk Pumping: Clinical Implications. Invited Presentation. Regional Ohio Chapter of Nurse Midwives Annual meeting. 2010.

Geraghty, SR, Davidson, BS, Tabangin, ME, Morrow, AL. Breast Milk Pumping Rates in a Highly Motivated Breastfeeding Cohort. Poster presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD. May 2, 2009.

Breast Milk Pumping: A Review of What We Really Know. Invited Presentation. National Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine 13th Annual meeting. 2008.

Geraghty, SR, Davidson, BS, Tabangin, ME, Morrow, AL. Breast Milk Pumping Rates in a Highly Motivated Breastfeeding Cohort. Poster presentation. Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Annual Meeting.  Dearborn, MI. October 23, 2008.

List, BA, Ballard, JB, Langworthy, KS, Vincent, AM, Riddle, SW, Tamayo, OW, Geraghty, SR. Electronic Health Records In An Outpatient Breastfeeding Medicine Clinic. Poster presentation. Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Annual Meeting. Ft. Worth, TX. October 11, 2007 .

Geraghty, SR, Davidson, BS, Tabangin, ME, Morrow, AL. Determinants of Human Milk Volumes in a Highly Motivated Cohort of Breastfeeding Mothers. Poster presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2007. 

Geraghty, SR, Khoury, JK, Morrow, AL, Lanphear, BP. Reporting Environmental Chemicals in Breast Milk: Perspective of the Research Participant. Poster presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2007.

Professional Organization Memberships

Related Areas

  • Cincinnati Center for Breastfeeding Medicine
  • Pediatric Primary Care Unit

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