Kotagal ends her career at Cincinnati Children’s, honored by City Proclamation
Elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Named Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Winner of the Drake Medal and William Cooper Procter Medallion. Great Living Cincinnatian.
The remarkable 46-year career of Uma Kotagal, MBBS, MSc, at Cincinnati Children’s grew from the seeds of a neonatology fellowship in 1975 to its full blossom as a global leader in the fields of population health and quality improvement.
Kotagal retired June 30, 2021, from her role as Executive Leader, Population and Community Health Senior Fellow at Cincinnati Children’s to become Professor Emeritus after inspiring a generation of clinicians and researchers to strive to improve outcomes for children. To honor her achievements and contributions, Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley declared the date as Dr. Uma Kotagal Day.
Read more in the Cincinnati Children’s Science Blog and the July Issue of INSPIRE