Meet Our Team
Leadership
David Brousseau, MD, MS
Professor of Pediatrics; Chief, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Amy L. Drendel, DO, MS
Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Director, Children's Wisconsin Emergency Department Trauma Center
Viday Heffner, MD, MHPE
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Fellowship Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Michael Levas, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Director of Social Medicine, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Medical Director, Project Ujima; Associate Director, Comprehensive Injury Center
Abigail Schuh, MD, MMHPE
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Director of Education, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program
Danny Thomas, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics; Research Director, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Co-Chair, Children's Wisconsin Human Research Review Board
Faculty
Shannon Baumer-Mouradian, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Director of Quality Improvement, Section of Emergency Medicine
Kathleen Beckmann, DO
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Co-Director, Continuous Professional Development
Ashley Bolin, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Lorin Browne, DO
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Associate Medical Director, Milwaukee County Emergency Medical Services
Sri Chinta, MBBS, MS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Keli Coleman, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Yilu "Bill" Dong, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Patrick Drayna, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Director of Point-of-Care Ultrasound, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Catherine (Cassie) Ferguson, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Director, Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Scholarly Pathway; Director of the Student Pillar, Kern Institute for the Transformation of Medical Education
Veronica Korthals, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Meagan Ladell, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Maureen Luetje, DO
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Jane Machi, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Member, Student Pillar, Kern Institute
Marlene Melzer-Lange, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Andrea K. Morrison, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Co-Director Children’s Wisconsin Health Literacy Task Force; Medical Director of Health Literacy
Erin O'Donnell, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Jean Pearce, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Michelle Pickett, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Ryan Scheper, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Medical Director, ED Gold
Megan L. Schultz, MD, MA
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Co-Director, Global Health Pathway; Assistant Director, Pediatric Clerkship; Assistant Director, Pediatric Residency Global Health Track
Breanne Pacheco Shah, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Sarah Thill, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
David Vyles, DO, MS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Patrick Walsh, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Tara Webb, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Wendi-Jo Wendt, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Adjunct Faculty
Matt Gray, MD
Assistant Adjunct Professor
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Christopher Spahr, MD
Associate Adjunct Professor
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Physician Assistants/Nurse Practitioners
Steve Abramowski, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Jeffrey Campbell, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Andrea De La Rosa, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Jerrid Dokey, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Kathleen Dreyer, APNP
Advanced Practice Nurse Provider
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Jasmine Haines, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Sandy Huitink, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Candi Humphreys, APNP
Advanced Practice Nurse Provider
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Kyle Kinderman, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Nandini Kolimas, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Olivia Kovarik, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Debra Schmidt, APNP
Advanced Practice Nurse Provider
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Sarah Slowik, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Katherine Vernon, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Sarah Wawrzyniak, APNP
Advanced Practice Nurse Provider
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Madeline Winn, PA-C
Fellows
2020-23
Erica Iafelice, DO
Jane Rivas, MD
2021-24
Swathi Prasad, MD
2022-25
Jamie Holland, MD
Nathan White, 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
Duke Wagner, DC, CCRC
Grants Operation Coordinator
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
Administrative Assistant Sr.
Christina Hoppe
Education Program Coordinator II