Dr. Bignall, chief diversity and health equity officer for Nationwide Children’s Hospital, is a key leader of pediatric diversity equity initiatives in the U.S. At Nationwide Children’s, he has significantly increased the diversity of medical trainees, culminating in the most diverse resident class in 2023. Outside of the hospital setting, he played a key role in advocating for an Ohio law against discrimination of living organ donors by insurers, enacted in 2022. In addition, he has been invited to give over 60 talks and presentations, including a keynote at the 2022 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Dr. Bignall has participated in The White House Health Equity Roundtable Series on Access to Care and serves as a board member for various healthcare organizations. His accolades include receiving the “Community Access to Child Health Award” from the American Academy of Pediatrics and being named a “40 Under 40 Leader in Minority Health” by the National Minority Quality Forum and the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust. Dr. Bignall has been recognized as a top doctor in pediatric nephrology by Castle Connolly every year since 2021.
