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Division Members


All faculty members of the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
are board certified or board eligible in Pediatric Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics or the American College of Emergency Physicians.


PEM Faculty

Robert Bolte, MD
  Professor of Pediatrics
  Associate Director, Pediatric Trauma

  Research Interests
  - Appendicitis
  - Asthma
  - Pediatric trauma systems
  - Submersion injury

Howard Corneli, MD
  Professor of Pediatrics
  LifeFlight Medical Co-Director
  IRB Vice Chair

  Research Interests
  - Large injury databases
  - Diagnostic tests
  - Clinical decision-making
  - Bronchiolitis

Nanette Dudley, MD
  Professor of Pediatrics
 

   Research Interests
   - Pediatric Trauma
   - Child fatalities
   - Pediatric resident education

Richard Greenberg, MD
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

   Research Interests
   - Pediatric Sepsis
   - Pediatric EMS Education

Elisabeth Guenther, MD, MPH
  Associate Professor of Pediatrics

   Research Interests
   - Epidemiology of pediatric injuries

Bruce Herman, MD
  Associate Professor of Pediatrics

  Medical Director, Safe and Healthy Families
  Director, PEM Fellowship

   Research Interests
   - Child abuse and prevention
   - Toxicology

Maija Holsti, MD, MPH
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics


   Research Interests
   - Pediatric Seizures

Geoffrey Jackman, MD   
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
 
  Medical Director, Pediatric Educational Services

   Research Interests
   - Pediatric firearm studies

junkinsEdward Junkins, MD, MPH
  Associate Professor of Pediatrics

   Research Interests
   - Epidemiology of pediatric injuries

Howard Kadish, MD, MBA
  Professor of Pediatrics
  Division Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  

   Research Interests
   - PCR testing for detecting enterovirus infection
   - Evaluation of fever in the newborn infant
   - Rapid treatment unit management for patients with asthma

Allison (Hallie) Keller, MD
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

 Research Interests
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Roni Lane, MD
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

 Research Interests
   - Pediatric Anaphylaxis
   - Intranasal Midazolam
   - ED Protocols

mcdonnellWilliam McDonnell, MD, JD
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
  Adjunct Professor of Law

   Research Interests
   - Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)
   - Liability for inadequate pain management in the ED
   - Access to medical care and health care financing
   - Federal and state regulation of health care delivery

Doug Nelson, MD
  Professor of Pediatrics

  Medical Director, Emergency Department

   Research Interests
   - Sedation for pediatric procedures
   - Appendicitis
   - Urinary tract infections
   - Observation unit medicine

Charles Pruitt, MD
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
  Medical Director, Child Advocacy

   Research Interests
   - Injury Prevention and advocacy

Jeff Schunk, MD
  Professor of Pediatrics

   Research Interests
   - Childhood head injury
   - ED Process
   - Factors in Emergency Department patient satisfaction

Laura Sells, MD
  Associate Professor of Pediatrics

   Research Interests
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Joyce Soprano, MD
  Associate Professor of Pediatrics

   Research Interests
   - Pediatric sports injuries

Stephanie Spanos, MD
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

   Research Interests
   -

Pediatrician Faculty
Sarah Batterton, MD
Lucy Hansen, MD
Michael Johnson, MD
Katherine Lavender, MD
Michael Miescier, MD
Shannon Murphy, MD
Jonathan Pearson, MD
Tamara Pool, MD

David Sandweiss, MD
Medical Director, Rapid Treatment Unit

Fellows
Hilary Hewes, MD
- 3rd year Fellow
April Jaeger, MD

- 3rd year Fellow

Jennifer Plumb, MD

- 3rd year Fellow

Brent Kaziny, MD

- 2nd year Fellow

Kristin Schoolman, MD

- 2nd year Fellow

Leslie Field, MD

- 1st year Fellow

Jeff Robison, MD

- 1st year Fellow

Staff
Laurie Larsen, BS

Manager

Heather Sanders

Administrative Assistant

Pamela Carpenter, BA

Academic Coordinator, Residency and Fellowship Program
Graphic Designer

Rachel Page

Academic Coordinator, Residency and Fellowship Program

Kammy Jacobsen, CCRC

Project Coordinator, Research (PECARN)

Robyn Moore

Research Assistant (PECARN)

Michelle Metcalf

Research Assistant (PECARN)

Amy Watson

Research Assistant (PECARN)

Britta Ameel

Research Assistant (PECARN)

Natasha Kwendakwema

Research Assistant

 

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