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Pediatric Surgery

Medical College of Wisconsin Division of Pediatric Surgery - Faculty and Advanced Practice Providers

Faculty

Dave Lal, MD, MPH

Chief, Professor

John J. Aiken, MD

Professor

Christina Bence, MD

Assistant Professor

Casey Matthew Calkins, MD

Professor

Brian T. Craig, MD

Assistant Professor

John C. Densmore, MD

Professor

Katherine T. Flynn-O'Brien, MD, MPH

Associate Professor

David M. Gourlay, MD, FACS, FAAP

Professor

Christopher Thomas Laird, MD

Assistant Professor

Caroline Maloney, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Kirkwood A. Pritchard, Jr., PhD

Professor

Jose Salazar, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

John G. Schneider, MD

Assistant Professor

Amy Wagner, MD

Professor

Keith T. Oldham, MD

Emeritus Professor of Surgery

Thomas T. Sato, MD

Emeritus Professor of Surgery

Advanced Practice Providers

Sara Avery, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Susan R. Becker, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Diana Choren, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Terry Derks, BMS-PA, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Danielle N. Leranth, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Ruth Povlich, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Carly Windt, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

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