Emergency Medicine Patient_Hero

Meet Our Medical College of Wisconsin Pediatric Emergency Medicine Team

Leadership

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Amy L. Drendel, DO, MS

Professor of Pediatrics; Interim Chief, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

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Viday Heffner, MD, MHPE

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Fellowship Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

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Michael Levas, MD, MS

Professor of Pediatrics; Director of Social Medicine, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Medical Director, Project Ujima; Associate Director, Comprehensive Injury Center

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Jean Pearce, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Medical Director Children’s Wisconsin Emergency Department Trauma Center

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Abigail Schuh, MD, MMHPE

Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Director of Education, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program

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Danny Thomas, MD, MPH

Professor of Pediatrics; Research Director, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Co-Chair, Children's Wisconsin Human Research Review Board

Faculty

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Shannon Baumer-Mouradian, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Director of Quality Improvement, Section of Emergency Medicine

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Kathleen Beckmann, DO

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Co-Director, Continuous Professional Development

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Ashley Bolin, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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Lorin Browne, DO

Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Associate Medical Director, Milwaukee County Emergency Medical Services

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Sri Chinta, MBBS, MS

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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Keli Coleman, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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Yilu "Bill" Dong, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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Patrick Drayna, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Director of Point-of-Care Ultrasound, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Medical Director, POCUS, Children's Wisconsin

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Catherine (Cassie) Ferguson, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Director, Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Scholarly Pathway

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Veronica Korthals, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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Meagan Ladell, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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Maureen Luetje, DO

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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Marlene Melzer-Lange, MD

Professor of Pediatrics

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Andrea K. Morrison, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Co-Director Children’s Wisconsin Health Literacy Task Force; Medical Director of Health Literacy

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Erin O'Donnell, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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Michelle Pickett, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

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Ryan Scheper, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Medical Director, ED Gold

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Megan L. Schultz, MD, MA

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Director, Global Child Health; Co-Director, Global Health Pathway; Assistant Director, Pediatric Clerkship; Assistant Director, Pediatric Residency Global Health Track

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Breanne Pacheco Shah, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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Sarah Thill, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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David Vyles, DO, MS

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

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Patrick Walsh, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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Tara Webb, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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Wendi-Jo Wendt, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Adjunct Faculty

Matt Gray, MD

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Assistant Adjunct Professor

Christopher Spahr, MD

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Associate Adjunct Professor

 

  

Physician Assistants/Nurse Practitioners

Steve Abramowski, NP

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Nurse Practitioner

Jeffrey Campbell, PA-C

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Physician Assistant

Andrea De La Rosa, NP

Bobke Andrea NP

Nurse Practitioner

Stephanie Gross, NP

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Nurse Practitioner

Jasmine Haines, PA-C

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Physician Assistant

Sandy Huitink, PA-C

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Physician Assistant

Candi Humphreys, APNP

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Advanced Practice Nurse Provider

Kyle Kinderman, PA-C

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Physician Assistant

Nandini Kolimas, PA-C

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Physician Assistant

Olivia Kovarik, PA-C

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Physician Assistant

Mariah Marino, PA-C

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Physician Assistant

Debra Schmidt, APNP

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Advanced Practice Nurse Provider

Sarah Slowik, PA-C

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Physician Assistant

Marissa Tenneson, PA-C

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Physician Assistant

Katherine Vernon, PA-C

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Physician Assistant

Sarah Wawrzyniak, APNP

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Advanced Practice Nurse Provider

Madeline Winn, PA-C

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Physician Assistant

Fellows

2021-24

Madeline Field, MD
Swathi Prasad, MD

2022-25

Narmeen Kahn, MD
Jamie Holland, MD
Nathan White, MD

2023-26

Lindsay Boles, MD
 Hanna Heintz, MD
 Emily Hogikyan, MD

Research Staff

Sylvia Torres, MPH, CCRP
Clinical Research Manager

Mark Nimmer
Data Analyst II 

Michael Armanious
Clinical Research Coordinator 

Oliver Hayes                                     
Clinical Research Assistant

Najia Ali                                    
Clinical Research Assistant

Holly Erpenbach, MS
Clinical Research Coordinator 

Elise Rice
Clinical Research Assistant

Maya Pitts
Clinical Research Assistant

Kaitlyn Zakszewski
Clinical Research Assistant

Administrative Staff

Fouza Yusuf, MPH, CRA
Division Administrator

Shayla Crape
Administrative Assistant Sr.

Tammy Hosch
Administrative Assistant Sr.

Karen Zale, CAP, MOS
Administrative Assistant Sr.

Christina Hoppe
Education Program Coordinator II

Kara Trinkl
Administrative Assistant Sr.