John H Kennell, MD Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics School of Medicine Case Western Reserve University

NetWellness Articles associated with this Author:

	Article Name	Forum
	Doulas - A Risk-Free Option For Pain Relief During Childbirth	Pregnancy
	Finding a Qualified Doula	Pregnancy
	Doula Services	Pregnancy
	Kangaroo Care	Pregnancy

Education:

• 1944, B.S., University of Rochester, New York
• 1946, M.D., University of Rochester, School of Medicine

Post Graduate Training:

• April 1946 - June 1947 Internship, Childrens Hospital Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
• Sept. 1949 - Dec. 1951 Senior Assistant Resident and Chief Resident, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
• June 1950 - Dec. 1950 Chief Resident, Medical Out-Patient Dept., Children's Hospitals Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
• Jan. 1951 - Dec. 1951 Chief Resident, Medical Service, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, Mass.

Licensure or Certification:

• State of Ohio Medical Board American Board of Pediatrics, 1953.

Associations:

• Academy of Medicine
• Advisory Committee of United Children's Advocacy Foundation
• Alpha Omega Alpha
• Ambulatory Pediatric Association
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Association for the Care of Children in Hospitals
• Association of American Medical Colleges
• Medical Committee for Human Rights
• New York Aacademy of Science
• President 1986-87, Northern Ohio Pediatric Society
• Ohio Chapter Academy of Pediatrics
• Ohio State Medical Association
• Federation for Community Planning, Commitee on Children at Risk
• Society for Research in Child Development
• Society for Teachers of Family Medicine
• Committee on Research in Infancy
• International Society for Infant Studies
• 1980 - 1985 Committee on Child Development Research and Public Policy of Assembly of Behavioral and Social Sciences of National Research Council
• 1982 - 1984; 1984 - Present, Professional Consultant, International Childbirth Education Association
• 1983 - 1986 Chairman, Membership Committee, Society for Devlopment and Behavioral Pediatrics
• World Association for Infant Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, Member, Scientific Advisory Board
• Physicians for Social Responsibility
• 1987 - 1996 Editoral Board, International Lactation Consultant Association
• 1989 Editoral Board, Ab Initio
• 1993 Editoral Board, Journal of Neonatology, Turkey
• 1995 Editoral Board, Journal of Development and Behavioral Pediatrics
• Special Review Committee, Human Development and Drug Abuse Research, NIDA

Partial List of Publications:

• Kennell, J.H. Doula-Mother and parent-infant contact. In: T.B. Brazelton and T. Field, eds., Advances in Touch: New Implications in human development. Pediatric Round Table #14: Johnson & Johnson, 53-62, 1990.
• Kennell, J.H., Maratos, D.C., Klaus, M., Bogomolny, A. In: Biopsychology of Early Parent-Infant Communication, International Symposium; Maternal and Infant Behavior at the time of adoption, pp. 145-150, 1990.
• Kennell, J.H. and Rusin, W. Sports Participation for the Child with a Chronic Health Problem. In: Strauss, R.H., ed., Sports Medicine, Second Edition, Philadelphia; W.B. Saunders Co.,pp 464-485, 1991.
• Kennell, J.H., Klaus, M.H. Pediatric Support for Parents. In: Hoekelman, R., Blatman, S., Friedman, S., Nelson, N. and Seidel, H., Primary Pediatric Care, Second Edition, C.V. Mosby, St. Louis, 1992.
• Klaus, M.H., Kennell, J.H. Pregnancy, Birth and the First Days of Life. In: M.D. Levine, W.B. Carey, A.C. Crocker, eds., Development-Behavioral Pediatrics, pp 16-26, 1992.
• Kennell, J.H. Foward. In: Martinez, JG., Doctor-Patient Bonding, Its interaction with the parent-infant bonding.
• Klaus, M.H., Kennell, J.H. Care of the mother, father and infant. In: Neonatal-Peinatal Medicine. Fifth Edition, Fanaroff and Martin, C.V. Mosby, 1992.
• Kennell, J.H. Crying infant (Colic). In: Reece, R.M. (Ed) Manual of Emergency Pediatrics. Fourth Edition, W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, pp. 336-339, 1992.
• Kennell, J.H., Klaus, M.H. Parent Counseling. In: Knupple, R.A., Drukker., High Risk Pregnancy: A Team Approach. Second Edition, W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, pp. 704-716, 1993.
• Kennell, J.H. Foward, In: Johanna Goldfarb and Edith Tibbetts, eds., Breastfeeding Handbook. Hillside, NJ: Enflo Publishers.
• Klaus, M.H., Kennell, J.H. Care of the parents. In: M. Klaus and A. Fanaroff, eds., Care of the High-Risk Neonate: A Physiological approach. Fourth Edition. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co., pp.189-211, 1993.
• Kennell, J.H. Klaus, M.H. Bonding. In: Greenspan, S.I., Osofsky, J.D., Pruett, K., Handbook of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (submitted 1993).
• Kennell, J.H. The Best Start for a Less Stressful and a Non-Violent Childhood. In: Joao Gomes- Pedro, "Stress and the Violence in Childhood and Youth", (submitted 1996).
• Kennell, J.H. and Klaus, M.H. Care of the mother, father and infant. Chapter in: Fanaroff, A.A. and Martin, R.J. Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine: Diseases of the Fetus and Infant, pp. 548-661, Sixth Edition, Mosby Year Book Inc., 1997.
• Kennell, J.H. and Klaus, M.H. Pediatric Support for Parents. In: Hoekelman, R. et al, Primary Pediatric Care, Third Edition, Mosby Yearbook, pp. 517-526, 1997.

Hospital Appointments:

Grants:

• MCJ 009088. Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship Training Program. John H. Kennell; 1989 - 1993; $97,106/yr.
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2 R01 HD16915-04. Perinatal Effects of Support for Couples During Labor. John H. Kennell; 1988 - 1992; $158,021/yr.
• National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, MCJ-009142-01-0. Collaborative Psychosocial-Development Project. John H. Kennell; 1989 - 1993; $68,631 total.
• MCJ 009088. Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship Training Program. John H. Kennell; 1991 - 1997; 106,986/yr.
• MCJ 009142. Collaborative Psychosocial Development Project. John H. Kennell; 1993 - 1996; $23,480; 1996 - 1999; $12,000/yr.
• HD16915-08. Perinatal Effects of Doula Support and Epidural Analgesia. John H. Kennell; 1993 - 1997; $326,431/yr.
• MCJ 009088. Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship Training Program. John H. Kennell; 1997 - 2002; $111,115/yr.
• HD 16915-14. Evolutionary Practices to Increase Secure Attachment. John H. Kennell; 1999 - 2002; $2,027,892 total.

Awards:

• Appointed to Committee on Child Development Research and Public Policy of Assembly of Behavioral and Social Sciences of National Research Council, 1980 - 1985.
• The 1981 Distinguished Visiting Lydia Rapaport Professorship and The 1981 Lydia Rapaport Lecture.
• Golden Stethoscope, awarded by the Clinical Faculty of Rainbow Babies & Childrens Hospital, 1984.
• C. Anderson Aldrich Award, Child Development Section, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1984.
• John Lind Memorial Lecture, Stockholm, 1986.
• Jack Bares Award - Strengthening the Family, 1990.
• John B. Welsh Memorial Lecture, UC, San Diego, 1991.
• Conversations in Child Development with Arthur Hawley Parmelee, 1992.
• Ohio Pediatrician of the Year - Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1995.
• Cleveland Parent - Super Hero Award, 1997.
• SDBP Lectureship in Development and Behavioral Pediatrics, 1998.
• Cleveland Medical Hall of Fame, 1998.