Meet Our 91九色视频 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Team
Leadership
Amy L. Drendel, DO, MS
Professor of Pediatrics; Chief, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Viday Heffner, MD, MHPE
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Fellowship Co-Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
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; Co-Director, Health Equity Scholars Program
Jean Pearce, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Medical Director Children鈥檚 Wisconsin Emergency Department Trauma Center
Abigail Schuh, MD, MMHPE
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Director of Education, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Fellowship Co-Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Danny Thomas, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics; Research Director, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Chair, 91九色视频 IRB Pediatric Minimal Risk Committee; Medical Staff President-Elect
Faculty
Shannon Baumer-Mouradian, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Director of Quality Improvement, Section of Emergency Medicine
Kathleen Beckmann, DO
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Co-Director, Continuous Professional Development
Lorin Browne, DO
Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine; Director, Mission Control; 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, Medical Director, POCUS, Children's Wisconsin
Amanda Dupont, DO
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Catherine (Cassie) Ferguson, MD
Professor of Pediatrics; Director, Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Scholarly Concentration; Co-Director, Health Equity Scholars Program
Meagan Ladell, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Tyler Lennon, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Maureen Luetje, DO
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Medical Director, Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Medicine; Associate Medical Director
Jane M. Machi, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Marlene Melzer-Lange, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Michelle Pickett, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Jane Rivas, MD
Assistant Professor; Clinical Pillar Lead, Global Child Health Program
Ryan Scheper, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Associate Medical Director
Megan L. Schultz, MD, MA
Associate Professor; Director, Global Child Health Program; Co-Director, Global Health Pathway
Suzanne Seo, MD
Assistant Professor
Ashish Shah, MD, MEd
Assistant Professor
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
Wendi-Jo Wendt, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Adjunct Faculty
Christopher Spahr, MD
Associate Adjunct Professor
Physician Assistants/Nurse Practitioners
Steve Abramowski, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Andrea Bobke, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Jasmine Haines, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Sandy Huitink, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Advanced Practice Providers Manager
Candi Humphreys, DNP
Advanced Practice Nurse Provider
Kyle Kinderman, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Nandini Kolimas, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Olivia Kovarik, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Mariah Marino, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Debra Schmidt, APNP
Advanced Practice Nurse Provider
Sarah Slowik, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Marissa Tenneson, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Katherine Vernon, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Madeline Winn, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Susan Cronn, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC
Ellen Davis, PA-C
Demi Hagen, PA-C
Ellie Landreville, PA-C
Hope Orvold, DNP
Third Year Fellows
2022-25
Jamie Holland, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow
Residency: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, NE | Research interest: Injury prevention
Narmeen Khan, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow
Residency: University of Chicago Comer Children鈥檚 Hospital, Chicago, IL; Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL | Research interest: Violence prevention
Nathaniel White, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow
Residency: University of Vermont Children鈥檚 Hospital, Burlington, VT; Medical School: Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT | Research interest: Sedation practices
Second Year Fellows
2023-26
Lindsay Boles, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH | Research interest: Throughput, Process Improvement, Medical Education
Hanna Heintz, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow
Residency: 91九色视频AH-Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Medical School: 91九色视频, Milwaukee, WI | Research interest: Interface between prehospital and ED medicine and improving pediatric emergency medicine education in surrounding EMS communities
Emily Hogikyan, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI | Research interest: Medical Education, Patient Education
First Year Fellows
2024-27
Callie Krentz, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow
Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH; Medical School: 91九色视频, Milwaukee, WI | Research interest: QI - Patient and Family Experience
Abigail Mahler, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow
Residency: Washington University St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO; Medical School: 91九色视频, Milwaukee, WI | Research interest: Injury prevention
Emma Strode, DO
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow
Residency: Case Western Reserve/Rainbow Babies, Cleveland, OH; Medical School: A.T. Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville, Kirksville, MO | Research interest: Advocacy - Firearm storage, Food insecurity
Research Staff
Mark Nimmer
Quality Outcomes Research Analyst III
Michael Armanious
Clinical Research Coordinator III
Najia Ali
Clinical Research Coordinator I
Kyle Farris
Clinical Research Assistant III
Erika Kreuser
Clinical Research Assistant III
Hayder Jaafar
Postdoctoral Researcher
Holly Erpenbach, MS
Clinical Research Coordinator III
Elise Rice
Clinical Research Coordinator II
Maya Pitts
Clinical Research Assistant III
Kaitlyn Zakszewski
Clinical Research Coordinator I
Administrative Staff
Andrew Schuette, AuD, MBA
Division Administrator Sr.
Beatriz Envila
Administrative Assistant Sr.
Tammy Hosch
Administrative Assistant Sr.
Kim Pitre
Administrative Assistant Sr.
Shayla Young
Administrative Assistant Sr.
Erin Penzel
Education Program Coordinator II