Dr. Bignall is chief diversity and health equity officer at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, as well as a pediatric nephrologist, researcher and clinical associate professor of pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Bignall leads an office of nine, championing Nationwide Children’s ongoing efforts to cultivate an inclusive and diverse workforce. He is considered one of the thought leaders in pediatric diversity and equity initiatives and has been invited to give more than 60 talks, including giving a keynote address at the 2022 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. He has served as a member of The White House health equity roundtable series on access to care and serves as the chair of the American Society of Nephrology’s healthcare justice committee. Among his most crucial hospitalwide achievements was the increase in the diversity of Nationwide Children’s medical trainee classes. Dr. Bignall was the lead faculty member on the initiative, and the hospital’s 2023 class of residents was the most diverse in its history.
