Department of Pediatrics
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery Faculty & Staff

For Patients & Families:  UW Health                                For Academic Inquiries: (608) 417-6236

Interim Division Chief

Jamie Limjoco, MD, MS, MMM

Position title: Associate Professor, Interim Division Chief

Attending Physicians

Adam S. Bauer, MD

Position title: Associate Professor

Marisa Brant, MD

Position title: Visiting Associate Professor

Eileen Cowan, MD

Position title: Associate Professor, Associate Director for Pre-Clinical Pediatric Education

Timothy Elgin, DO, MSc

Position title: Associate Professor

Daniel Gorski, MD

Position title: Clinical Assistant Professor

Matthew Harer, MD

Position title: Associate Professor

Whitley Hulse, MD

Position title: Assistant Professor

Dinushan Kaluarachchi, MBBS

Position title: Associate Professor

Julie Kessel, MD

Position title: Associate Professor

Nathan Lepp, MD, MPH

Position title: Professor

Ryan McAdams, MD

Position title: Professor

Elizabeth McBride, MD

Position title: Assistant Professor, Fellowship Director

Nina Menda, MD

Position title: Associate Professor

Claudette Onyelobi, MD

Position title: Assistant Professor

Patrick Peebles, MD

Position title: Assistant Professor

Anudeepa Sharma, MBBS, MBA

Position title: Assistant Professor

C. Lydia Wraight, MD

Position title: Associate Professor, Associate Fellowship Director

Jingshing Wu, MD, PhD

Position title: Assistant Professor

Faculty Scientists

Douglas Dean III, PhD

Position title: Associate Professor

Bikash Pattnaik, PhD

Position title: Associate Professor

Newborn Nursery Hospitalists

Nicole Baumann-Blackmore, MD

Position title: Professor

Beth Becker, MD

Position title: Associate Professor

Elizabeth Goetz, MD, MPH

Position title: Professor, Newborn Nursery Section Chief

Rachel Petro, MD

Position title: Assistant Professor

Oresta Rule, MD

Position title: Assistant Professor, Associate Director for Phase 3 Pediatrics Internship Prep Course

Samantha Tyler, DO

Position title: Clinical Instructor

Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH

Position title: Assistant Professor

Neonatology Hospitalists

Erik Christensen, DO

Position title: Clinical Instructor

Jennifer Egelseer, DO

Position title: Associate Professor

Neonatal Nurse Practitioners

Angela Anderson, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Alicia Barnes, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Jessica Derks, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Elizabeth Devine, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Erica Drapeau, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Nicole Follette, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Kaitlyn Frisch, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Ashley Gray, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Katherine Hirsch, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Jennifer Howard, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Brook Ingebrigtson, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Dixita Kappell, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Erin Kooima, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Angie Maginn, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Amber Meagher, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Catie O'Leary-Bauman, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Melissa Rinehart, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Abby Schiller, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Ben Schultz, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Kathryn Stadler, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Jessica Steine, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Fellows

Jennifer (Jenny) Bauer, DO

Position title: PGY 5 Fellow

Paige Condit, MD

Position title: PGY 6 Fellow

Cassandra (Cassie) Heflin, MD

Position title: PGY 5 Fellow

Narmin Javadova, MD

Position title: PGY 4 Fellow

Rutvi Shah, MD

Position title: PGY 6 Fellow

Somi Singh, DO

Position title: PGY 4 Fellow

Postdoctoral Research Associates

Sanjai Kumar Pillala, PhD

Position title: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Administrative Support Staff

Michael Carmi

Position title: Medical Program Assistant

Angela (Angie) Gangstad

Position title: Senior Medical Program Assistant

Julie Johnson

Position title: Administrative Supervisor

Graduate Students

Taylor Duke

Position title: Project Assistant

Xiaoxu Rong

Position title: Graduate Research Assistant

Sara Singer

Position title: Graduate Student Researcher

Allison Spillane

Position title: Graduate Research Assistant

Elizabeth (Ellie) Younger

Position title: Graduate Project Assistant

Research Staff

Enes Akyuz, PhD

Position title: Scientist I

Sevgi Binay

Position title: Honorary Associate

Yu Chang

Position title: Research Specialist

Jessica Derks

Position title: NNP

Meha Kabra, PhD

Position title: Scientist I

Regen Riley

Position title: Associate Research Specialist

Benjamin Schultz

Position title: NNP

Pawan Shahi, PhD

Position title: Scientist I

Christine Sorenson, PhD

Position title: Distinguished Scientist III

Students

Anthony Babu

Position title: Student Researcher

Alexander Castro-Martinez

Position title: Research Assistant

Baillie Frizell

Position title: Student Researcher

Ya-Hsuan Han

Position title: Research Assistant

Samay Inampudi

Position title: Student Researcher

Fatou Kolley

Position title: Student Researcher

Sarah Lofland

Position title: Research Assistant

Nyla Mathis

Position title: Student Researcher

Obiageli Oniah

Position title: Student Researcher

Gracia Sandock

Position title: Student Researcher

Chase Schoenenberger

Position title: Student Researcher

Penda Smith

Position title: Student Researcher

Neelanjan (Neel) Srinivasan

Position title: Student Researcher

Michelle Su

Position title: Undergraduate Student Researcher

Kendall Trieglaff

Position title: Student Researcher

Michelle Ubah

Position title: Student Researcher

Kate Walker

Position title: Student Researcher