Podcast | Infant Series: Positional Plagiocephaly and Torticollis

About the author: Young & Healthy Podcast

The Young & Healthy Podcast features thoughts and perspectives from Cincinnati Children’s experts, patients, families – and even kids! – on all things pediatric health. Hosted and produced by members of the communications team, Symfhani Fair-Harris, Kayla McNeal, Bo McMillian and Kate Setter, this podcast brings you lively conversations on current health topics and issues affecting children today. Please note that this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only.

Amy Mischnick, PT, MPT, is a Level II physical therapist at Cincinnati Children’s and leads the congenital muscular torticollis TRACK team in the division of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy. She has presented locally and nationally on the topic of torticollis, and her caseload focuses on patients with this diagnosis.

Dawn Rothchild, APRN, MSN, is an Advanced Practice Nurse in the Division of Plastic Surgery at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. She specializes in the care of children and adolescents with craniofacial conditions, abnormal head shapes (plagiocephaly), post-cancer reconstruction, and chronic, traumatic, surgical, or complex wounds. She takes a comprehensive approach to care, addressing the social, emotional, and physical well-being of each patient to optimize outcomes.

With master’s degrees in genetic nursing and perinatal health, Dawn Rothchild views each patient as a unique individual and provides care with the same dedication as if they were her own child. She was honored with Cincinnati Children’s CARES Spirit Award in 2010 and was a nominee for the Florence Nightingale Award for Nursing Excellence the same year.