John Meurer, MD, MBA
Professor Emeritus of Community Health and General Pediatrics; Institute for Health & Humanity
Locations
- Office at home in Elm Grove, WI
Contact Information
Education
Pediatrics residency, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital
MBA, Northwestern University
MD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
BS, Marquette University
Biography
After 30 years of distinguished service, Dr John Meurer retired from MCW in June 2025. As an emeritus professor, he continues to mentor a dozen MD, PhD and DrPH students in career development and research projects, particularly with STRYV365. He was a founding member of the MCW Center for Sustainability, Health and the Environment and is a board member of Healthy Climate Wisconsin.
Medical College of Wisconsin Honors and Awards
- Distinguished Service Award
- President’s Community Engagement Award
- Society for Teaching Scholars
- Outstanding Medical Student Teacher (7 awards)
- Outstanding Graduate School Educator (5 awards)
National Honors and Awards
- AOA National Medical Honor Society
- Best Doctors in America (12 years)
- Distinguished Service and Dedication, American Academy of Pediatrics
Publications
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(Rossi FM, Franchi L, Barreto N, Chorniy A, Weston BW, Meurer JR, Whittle J, Ackermann RT, Black B.) Med Care. 2026 Feb 01;64(2):77-88 PMID: 41433210 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105027098308 12/23/2025
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(Meurer JR, Lumelsky P, Chelius TH, McGuire M, Stoltenburg A, Bates G, Kosuri S, Sheriff S, Harvey T, Gundacker C, Sparapani R, Antognoli D, Hallowell C, Currie B.) Frontiers in Developmental Psychology. 2026;3 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105029966837 01/01/2026
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(Elaiho CR, Gundacker C, Chelius TH, Currie B, Meurer JR.) Children (Basel). 2025 Dec 31;13(1) PMID: 41597067 PMCID: PMC12839618 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105029112030 01/28/2026
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Guideline Adherence for Kidney Disease Testing at Federally Qualified Health Centers.
(Fraunhofer L, Cassidy L, Meurer J, Xu W, Wright C, Ennis J, Saran R, Bragg-Gresham J.) JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Sep 02;8(9):e2533812 PMID: 40991287 PMCID: PMC12461394 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105017101270 09/24/2025
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Game-Based Social-Emotional Learning for Youth: School-Based Qualitative Analysis of Brain Agents.
(Liverman E, Antognoli D, Elaiho C, McGuire M, Stoltenburg A, Navarrete A, Bates G, Chelius T, Gundacker C, Lumelsky P, Currie B, Meurer J Sr.) JMIR Form Res. 2025 Jul 24;9:e67550 PMID: 40706022 PMCID: PMC12289224 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105011544005 07/24/2025
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(Meurer JR, Schevers-Lumelsky P, Chelius TH, Murphy M, Hallowell CC, Currie B.) J Child Adolesc Trauma. 2025 Jun;18(2):257-264 PMID: 40469782 PMCID: PMC12130406 06/05/2025
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(Franchi L, Atanasov V, Stake M, Bates G, Osinski K, Meurer JR, Black B.) Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 27;15(1):3461 PMID: 39870809 PMCID: PMC11772571 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85217189950 01/28/2025
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Child Anxiety and Depression During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Unmet Mental Health Care Needs
(Daskalska L, Tarima S, Meurer J, Young S.) Child Psychiatry and Human Development. December 2025;56(6):1696-1708 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85184900880 12/01/2025
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Integrated clinical research ensembles: A pathway to increased academic productivity.
(Tarima S, Meurer JR, Friedland D, Ojiako N, Anello M, Zimmerman D, McCoy R, Shaker R.) J Clin Transl Sci. 2025;9(1):e209 PMID: 41111931 PMCID: PMC12529629 10/20/2025
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A multi-site investigation of outcomes associated with LENA grow coaching
(Moyle MJ, Heilmann J, Meurer J.) Child Language Teaching and Therapy. October 2025;41(3):219-237 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105016851719 10/01/2025
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Integrated clinical research ensembles: A pathway to increased academic productivity
(Tarima S, Meurer JR, Friedland D, Ojiako N, Anello M, Zimmerman D, Mccoy R, Shaker R.) Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. 2 September 2025;9(1) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105014745029 09/02/2025
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Navigating the COVID pandemic in rural America: lessons learned from rural public health officials
(Bates G, Meurer J, Kohlbeck S, Young S.) Journal of Public Health and Emergency. January 2025;9:1-23 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105031844706 01/01/2025