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Kathryn Ruda Wessell, DO

Kathryn Ruda Wessell, DO

  • Specialty: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
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  • Primary Location: 6115 Powers Blvd (11 mi.)
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  • Languages Spoken: English

Office Locations

UH Parma Medical Arts Center 4 (11 mi.)

6115 Powers Blvd
Medical Arts Cntr 4 Ste 201
Parma, OH 44129
440-743-8125

RBC Rainbow Babies & Childrens (0 mi.)

11100 Euclid Ave
Ste 170
Cleveland, OH 44106
216-844-7770

UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital (0 mi.)

2101 Adelbert Rd
Zagara Specialty Clinic
Cleveland, OH 44106
216-844-7700

UH Landerbrook Health Center (7 mi.)

5850 Landerbrook Dr
Ste 220
Mayfield Heights, OH 44124
440-646-8055

UH Westlake Health Center (15 mi.)

960 Clague Rd
Westlake, OH 44145
216-844-7700

Rainbow Pediatric Specialty Center (18 mi.)

29160 Center Ridge Rd
Bldg 1 Ste A
Westlake, OH 44145
440-617-4750

Biography: Kathryn Ruda Wessell, DO

Expertise

  • Allergic Conjunctivitis
  • Allergic Rhinitis (hayfever)
  • Allergy and Immunology
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Asthma
  • Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria
  • Common Variable Immunodeficiency
  • Drug Allergy
  • Food Allergies
  • Idiopathic Anaphylaxis
  • Non-Allergic Rhinitis
  • Patient Education
  • Pediatrics Allergy and Immunology
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Primary immunodeficiencies

Titles

  • Director, Jeffrey Modell Center for Immunodeficiency, UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, CWRU School of Medicine

Certifications & Memberships

  • Allergy and Immunology - American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics
  • Pediatrics - American Board of Pediatrics
  • Pediatrics - American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics

Education

Fellowship | Allergy and Immunology
Allergy and Immunology - Uh Regional Hospitals - Richmond Campus (2013 - 2015)

Residency | Pediatrics
Pediatrics - Uh Case Medical Center (2010 - 2013)

Medical Education
Ohio University College Of Osteopathic Medicine (2010)

Other Education
Boston University School Of Medicine (2006)

Undergraduate
University Of Dayton (2002)

About

Kathryn Ruda Wessell, DO, is an assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s in Cleveland. She is dual board certified in allergy/immunology and pediatrics.

Dr. Ruda Wessell earned her Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Dayton, her Master of Arts Degree at Boston University School of Medicine, and her medical degree at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her residency in pediatrics at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s, and her fellowship training in allergy/immunology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Prior to joining UH in 2016, Dr. Ruda Wessell practiced allergy/immunology at HealthSpan.

Dr. Ruda Wessell is a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI) and the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (ACAAI). She is a recent past Co-President of the Cleveland Allergy Society, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Ohio Allergy and Immunology Society (OAIS). Her clinical interests are atopic dermatitis and general pediatric allergy disorders, with a particular focus on collaboration health care for children with multiple medical conditions.

Dr. Ruda Wessell has received honors and awards throughout her career, and most recently was named to the Top Doctors list by Cleveland Magazine.

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Industry Relationships

University Hospitals is committed to transparency in our interactions with industry partners, such as pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device companies. At UH, we disclose practitioner and their family members’ ownership and intellectual property rights that are or in the process of being commercialized. In addition, we disclose payments to employed practitioners of $5,000 or more from companies with which the practitioners interact as part of their professional activities. These practitioner-industry relationships assist in developing new drugs, devices and therapies and in providing medical education aimed at improving quality of care and enhancing clinical outcomes. At the same time, UH understands that these relationships may create a conflict of interest. In providing this information, UH desires to assist patients in talking with their practitioners about industry relationships and how those relationships may impact their medical care.

UH practitioners seek advance approval for certain new industry relationships. In addition, practitioners report their industry relationships and activities, as well as those of their immediate family members, to the UH Office of Outside Interests annually. We review these reports and implement management plans, as appropriate, to address conflicts of interest that may arise in connection with medical research, clinical care and purchasing decisions.

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As of December 31, 2016, Kathryn Ruda Wessell did not disclose any Outside Relationships with Industry.