Outpatient Clinical Programs

Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Med-Peds Primary Care Programs

Our Med-Peds primary care teams are focused on ensuring excellent care for all ages of patients. Our robust interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, medical assistants, and dietitians work together to support even the most complex and high risk patients regardless of age or diagnosis.

Our unique Med-Peds training has resulted in the development of multiple novel programs focused on improving care for specific populations.  These include:

Our Med-Peds Section leads the Mom-Baby Dyad program, a clinical program caring for postpartum moms and infants in tandem, with special care coordination after pregnancy affected by high risk conditions. We partner with colleagues from across OSUWMC, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and community to create seamless transitions from obstetric care to primary care for women and their infants after pregnancy. Our partners include Obstetrics and Gynecology, Family Medicine, Neonatology, Psychiatry,  Moms2B, and the Ohio Better Birth Outcomes Collaborative. Evaluation of our Dyad program has been supported by the Ohio Department of Health and Ohio Department of Medicaid. The Dyad program is currently expanding its clinical care sites beyond Med-Peds to Family Medicine and select subspecialty sites. We are also expanding telehealth services to engage postpartum mothers who have had preterm delivery in primary care. For more information, please contact Seuli Brill, MD (Director, Mom-Baby Dyad Program) at Seuli.Brill@osumc.edu.

MOMI PODS MOMI PODS partners with colleagues from across the Wexner Medical Center, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and the community to create seamless transitions from obstetric care to primary care for both birthing parent and infant.
Center for Autism Services and Transition-CAST CAST is a primary care based model focused on improving access to care and quality of care for autistic adults as they transition from pediatric to adult healthcare settings.
The Ohio State Complex Care Program The Ohio State Complex Care Program is a multi-disciplinary service designed to provide primary and preventive care for young adults with chronic conditions. The program lets them transition smoothly from pediatric to adult medical care and facilities. Directed by Katrina Johnson, MD, the program focuses on coordinating care with our outpatient and inpatient specialists. The Complex Care Clinic is open to people who meet these criteria: Diagnosed with an intellectual or developmental disability, congenital or genetically acquired syndrome, or pediatric-onset disability AND Requires care from multiple types of medical experts AND Depends on one or more of these types of technology: Tracheostomy, Gastrostomy, Assistive devices (wheelchairs, durable medical equipment, or augmentative communication tools) Physiology and Anatomy altering surgery or organ transplant in childhood.

We have primary care providers with expertise in providing primary care for cystic fibrosis (CF).  We have a close network of specialists with expertise in extrapulmonary complications of CF.  Through this network of primary care and specialty providers, patients have access to care for common complications adults with CF face, including mood disorders, cystic fibrosis related diabetes, pancreatic insufficiency, GI disorders, liver disease and cirrhosis, osteopenia and osteoporosis, antibiotic allergies, chronic sinus disease, pulmonary hypertension, and more.  We work collaboratively to deliver care by keeping in mind unique limitations faced by this population.  

The Ohio State University is one of the very few integrated primary care/sickle cell clinics in the world.  The goal of this program is being the first sickle cell program globally with a solid partnership between primary care providers and hematologists that 1) advances clinical care using the chronic care model throughout the lifespan, 2) addresses the national crisis of the scarcity of knowledgeable providers to care for adults with sickle cell disease by educating the next generation of hematologists and primary care providers to care for this population, and 3) promotes a research agenda to help demonstrate ideal treatment for this vulnerable population. In the clinic, individuals with sickle cell disease are co-managed with primary care providers and hematologists and seen by both primary care and hematology during the same clinic visit. A transition program also helps adolescents and young adults transition from pediatric to adult sickle cell centers with the same primary care providers. This program also has a very unique home visiting program where a primary care provider goes out and provides care for individuals with sickle cell disease within their home.

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