Meet Our 91΄σΙρ College of Wisconsin 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; 91΄σΙρ Director, Project Ujima; Associate Director, Comprehensive Injury Center; Co-Director, Health Equity Scholars Program
Jean Pearce, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; 91΄σΙρ Director Childrenβs 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΄σΙρIRB Pediatric Minimal Risk Committee; 91΄σΙρ 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 91΄σΙρ Director, Milwaukee County Emergency 91΄σΙρ 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, 91΄σΙρ 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
Maureen Luetje, DO
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; 91΄σΙρ Director, Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Medicine; Associate 91΄σΙρ 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 91΄σΙρ Director
Megan L. Schultz, MD, MA
Associate Professor; Director, Global Child Health Program; Co-Director, Global Health Pathway
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, APNP
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
Ellie Landreville, PA-C
Fellows
2022-25
Jamie Holland, MD
Nathan White, MD
2023-26
Hanna Heintz, MD
Emily Hogikyan, MD
2024-27
Abigail Mahler, MD
Emma Strode, DO
Research Staff
Sylvia Torres, MPH, CCRP
Clinical Research Manager
Mark Nimmer
Quality Outcomes Research Analyst III
Michael Armanious
Clinical Research Coordinator
Najia Ali
Clinical Research Assistant
Kyle Farris
Clinical Research Assistant III
Erika Kreuser
Clinical Research Assistant III
Hayder Jaafar
Postdoctoral Fellow
Holly Erpenbach, MS
Clinical Research Coordinator
Elise Rice
Clinical Research Assistant
Maya Pitts
Clinical Research Assistant
Kaitlyn Zakszewski
Clinical Research Assistant
Administrative Staff
Andrew Schuette, AuD, MBA
Division Administrator Sr.
Tammy Hosch
Administrative Assistant Sr.
Shayla Young
Administrative Assistant Sr.
Kim Pitre
Administrative Assistant Sr.
Erin Penzel
Education Program Coordinator II