Three UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Faculty Elected to Prestigious American Pediatric Society

CLEVELAND, Ohio- Three pediatric faculty members and leaders from University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's (UH Rainbow) have been elected to membership in the American Pediatric Society (APS), one of the nation's most distinguished academic pediatric organizations.

The newly elected APS members include:

• Michael S. Dell, MD, Vice Chair for Education, UH Rainbow, Professor of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine, and Morris S. Dixon, Jr., MD Chair in Global Child Health, UH Rainbow
• Ross E. Myers, MD, Director of the Pediatric Residency Program, UH Rainbow and UH Cleveland Medical Center, Professor of Pediatrics, CWRU School of Medicine
• Samudragupta Bora, PhD, Founding Director, UH Health Services Research Center, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, CWRU School of Medicine

These distinguished caregivers are among 92 individuals elected to APS membership for the Class of 2026 and will be formally recognized at the APS Howland Gala during the Pediatric Academic Societies 2026 Meeting in Boston next spring.

Founded in 1888, APS is North America's first academic pediatric organization. Its members are nationally and internationally recognized leaders in child health who advance academic pediatrics through education, research, leadership development, and innovative approaches to improving child and adolescent health. New members are nominated by current APS members in recognition of their exceptional contributions as clinicians, educators, scholars, researchers, and policymakers.

"The American Pediatric Society is a prestigious academic institution that has helped advance the quality of health care for children for more than a century," said Marlene R. Miller, MD, MSc, Pediatrician-in-Chief, University Hospitals; Professor of Pediatrics, CWRU School of Medicine; and Marsha L. Antonucci Distinguished Chair of Pediatrics, UH Rainbow. "I am proud to congratulate Michael Dell, Ross Myers, and Samudragupta Bora on this well-deserved honor and their extraordinary impact on pediatric medicine and research."