Kimberly Wolf, DO, FAAP, FACOP, FAAPO, NABBLM-C

She/Her/Hers

Areas of Expertise

• Pediatric Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
• Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine

Biography

Dr. Kimberly Wolf is the Director of Pediatric Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) and Professor of OMM at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine-California (TUCOM). Prior to this role, Dr. Wolf served as the co-program director of the Osteopathic Recognition Track of the Pediatric Residency Program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital/Ohio State University, which was the first pediatric program to receive ACGME Osteopathic Recognition.

She received her medical degree from Western University College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 2010 and completed her internship and pediatrics residency training at the Nationwide Children's Hospital’s dually accredited program in Columbus, Ohio. After graduating, Dr. Wolf began her practice at Nationwide Children’s Hospital as a general pediatrician and also developed a pediatric OMM clinic where she trained medical students and residents.

She is a board-certified pediatrician and Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians and American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Wolf is also board-certified in Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine. She has spoken nationally and regionally on osteopathic scholarly activity and pediatric OMM including at OMED, OPSC, AAO, ACOP, and AAP. Dr. Wolf has served on numerous national committees for the AAO, AAP, ACGME, ACOP, NBOME, and OPSC. She also currently serves as the President of the American Academy of Pediatric Osteopathy (AAPO) and became one of the first to earn the designation of Fellow of the AAPO (FAAPO). She is the incoming chair of the AAP’s Section on Osteopathic Pediatricians.

In addition to pediatric OMT, Dr. Wolf is passionate about osteopathic research. She has done research on concussions, feeding dysfunction, asthma, constipation in chemotherapy, autism spectrum disorder, and how all of these conditions can be helped with OMT. Her current research in conjunction Osteopathy’s Promise to Children, is on a project evaluating the role of OMT in treating plagiocephaly. She also serves as the OMM Section Editor for the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine and was a co-Founder of the Conference on Osteopathic Research and Knowledge devoted to advancing high-quality evidence in the field of osteopathic medicine.

Clinical Specialty

• General Pediatrics
• Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
• Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine

Education

• Seton Hall University, 2006
• Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, 2010
• Nationwide Children's Hospital and Doctors Hospital Pediatric Residency, 2013

Certifications

• Board-certified Pediatrician, AOBP, 2013
• Board-certified Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine, NABBLM, 2025

Research

• Osteopathic Plagiocephaly Trial for Infants and Neonates (OPT-IN)
• Extensive research in the field of pediatric OMM including evaluating benefits of OMT for pediatric oncology patients, patients with autism spectrum disorder, feeding dysfunction, concussions, and more

Recent Publications

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8897-9812

Memberships and Affiliations

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians
• American Academy of Pediatric Osteopathy
• American Academy of Osteopathy
• American Osteopathic Association

Teaching Responsibilities

• Oversee the first and second year OMM/OPP curriculum
• Teach in the OPP1-OPP4 courses
• Pediatric eConferences
• liONMM Fourth-Year Clinical Rotation Course Director