Practice History

History of Englender, Sper & Drasnin, MD's, Inc. -- ESD Pediatric Group

The ESD Pediatric Group was started in 1942 by Dr. Gail Englender. Dr. Englender was one of the early women pioneers in Cincinnati Pediatrics. She finished her residency during World War II and immediately began practicing general pediatrics. She was joined in 1963 by Dr. John Sper, and Dr. Ronald Drasnin creating the Englender, Sper & Drasnin Group Practice. All three of the original members of the practice have served as President of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical and Dental Staff, most recently Dr. Drasnin in 1989. The group has continued to grow and now includes a total of five pediatricians and one pediatric nurse practitioner.

Our original location was located in Avondale on Reading Road. That location then moved to Vernon Place in Mt. Auburn where it remained until 1999. As healthcare, demographics and population trends changed, it became clear that it was time to leave "pill hill" in 1999. In September 1999, the Vernon Place Office became "the Hyde Park Office" when it moved to it's current location on the corner of Madison and Edwards Roads in Central Cincinnati. The Hyde Park office has experienced tremendous growth in recent years and provides care to a wide variety of socioeconomic groups.

The Milford Office started off as a small office in downtown old Milford, and has rapidly grown to be the larger of the two offices. Currently located at 905 Main Street in Milford, this office continues to thrive as the premier private pediatric practice in the area.