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Meet Our Medical College of Wisconsin Pediatric Hospital Medicine Team

Faculty Leadership

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Erin Preloger, MD

Interim Division Chief, Associate Professor

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Vanessa McFadden, MD, PhD

Associate Division Chief, Associate Professor

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Heather Toth, MD

Professor

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Faculty

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Lolia Abibo, MD

Assistant Professor; Research Pillar Lead, Global Child Health Program

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Sarah Bauer, MD

Associate Professor

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Brett J. Bordini, MD

Associate Professor

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Alina G. Burek, MD

Associate Professor

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Rosellen Choi, MD

Assistant Professor

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Erica Y. Chou, MD

Associate Professor

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Leah Cotter, DO

Assistant Professor

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Maximilian Cruz, MD

Assistant Professor

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Emily Densmore, MD

Assistant Professor

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Danita R. Hahn, MD

Assistant Professor

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Eli Harman, MD

Assistant Professor

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Amanda Kopydlowski, MD

Assistant Professor

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Katherine Krause, MD

Assistant Professor

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Sara M. Lauck, MD

Assistant Professor

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Tracey H. Liljestrom, MD

Assistant Professor

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James J. McCarthy, MD

Associate Professor

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Chelsea McElroy, DO

Assistant Professor

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Kaitlyn McQuistion, MD

Assistant Professor

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Elizabeth Mertens, MD

Assistant Professor

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Brandon L. Palmer, MD

Associate Professor; Assistant Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program

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Amanda J. Rogers, MD

Associate Professor; Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program; Associate Director, Pediatrics-Neurology Residency Program

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Elizabeth Segar, MD

Assistant Professor

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Paula Soung, MD

Associate Professor

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Sheila Swartz, MD

Associate Professor

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Lauren L. Titus, MD

Assistant Professor; Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program

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Sarah Vepraskas, MD

Associate Professor

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Jennifer M. Watson, MD

Associate Professor

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Michael Wedoff, MD

Assistant Professor

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Michael C. Weisgerber, MD

Professor

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Sarah Yale, MD

Associate Professor

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Fox Valley Providers

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Nicholas L. Anderson, MD

Assistant Professor

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Mary Bartel, MD

Assistant Professor

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Andrea Carberry, MD

Assistant Professor

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John Edwards, MD

Assistant Professor

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Jonathan Gutzeit, MD

Assistant Professor

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Kevin Hayes, DO

Assistant Professor

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Peter David Holzwarth, MD

Assistant Professor

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Eileen Jekot, MD

Assistant Professor

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Lynn Kohlmeier, MD

Assistant Professor

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Petra Laeven-Sessions, MD

Assistant Professor

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Claudia Navarez Flores, MD

Assistant Professor

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Casandra ZumMallen, MD

Assistant Professor

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Current Fellows

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Heather Gladfelter, MD

Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow, 2024-2026

Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine; Residency: Corewell Health/Michigan State University/Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

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Elizabeth (Liz) Smits, DO

Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow, 2024-2026

Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University United States of America; Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

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Austin Cummings, MD

Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow, 2025-2027

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin; Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin

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Ashley Hollo, MD

Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow, 2025-2027

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin; Residency: University of Colorado

Advanced Practice Providers

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Jaime L. Fox, CNP, CPNP-AC/PC, CCTC

CSG APP Assistant Director

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Crystal Bales, APNP

Nurse Practitioner

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Julia Blumenshine, PA-C

Physician Assistant

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Alaina Casper, CPNP-AC/PC

Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

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Jennifer Corcoran, PA-C

Physician Assistant

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Nicole D. Emlen, CPNP-AC

APP Manager

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Morgan Hauer, PA-C

Physician Assistant

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Laura Helm, PA-C

Physician Assistant

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Sarah Juckem, PA-C

Physician Assistant

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Antoinette Patzlsberger, PA-C

Physician Assistant

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Emily Poenitsch, PA-C

Physician Assistant

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Lindsey Ray, PA-C

Physician Assistant

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Alexis A. Sover, PA-C

Physician Assistant

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Katherine Waller, DNP

Nurse Practitioner

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Molly Williams, APNP

Nurse Practitioner

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Staff

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Melissa Barber

Sr. Division Administrator

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Judy Borchardt

Administrative Associate

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Kelsey Porada, MA

Clinical Research Coordinator III

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Patti Shreve

Administrative Assistant, Sr.

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