Neonatology & Newborn Nursery Faculty & Staff

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

Division Chief

Ryan McAdams, MD

Associate Professor (CHS), Division Chief

Global Pediatrics
Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
McAdams Research Group

Attending Physicians

Claudette Adegboro, MD

Assistant Professor (CHS)

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Adam Bauer, MD

Assistant Professor (CHS), Assistant Director-Internship Prep Course

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Megan Berube, MD

Assistant Professor (CHS)

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Eileen Cowan, MD

Assistant Professor (CHS), Associate Fellowship Program Director

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Matthew Harer, MD

Assistant Professor (CHS)

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Harer Research Group

Dinushan Kaluarachchi, MBBS

Assistant Professor (CHS)

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Julie Kessel, MD

Associate Professor (CHS)

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Pamela Kling, MD

Professor

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Kling Research Group

Nathan Lepp, MD, MPH

Clinical Associate Professor

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Jamie Limjoco, MD

Associate Professor (CHS), AFCH NICU Medical Director

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

David McCulley, MD

Assistant Professor

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
McCulley Research Group

Nina Menda, MD

Meriter NICU Medical Director & Assistant Professor (CHS)

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Olachi Mezu-Ndubuisi, MD, OD

Assistant Professor

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Mezu-Ndubuisi Research Group

Michael Porte, MD

Clinical Professor

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Neena Shah, MD, MBA

Clinical Professor

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

C. Lydia Wraight, MD

Assistant Professor (CHS), Fellowship Program Director

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Faculty Scientists

Douglas Dean III, PhD

Assistant Professor

For Academic Inquiries: (608) 417-6236

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Dean Research Group

Bikash Pattnaik, PhD

Assistant Professor

For Academic Inquiries: (608) 417-6236

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Pattnaik Research Group

Newborn Nursery Hospitalists

Nicole Baumann-Blackmore, MD

Clinical Associate Professor

For Patients
For Academic Inquiries: (608) 417-6236

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Elizabeth Goetz, MD, MPH

Associate Professor (CHS)

For Patients
For Academic Inquiries: (608) 417-6236

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Rachel Petro, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

For Patients
For Academic Inquiries: (608) 417-6236

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Beth Smith, MD

Clinical Associate Professor

For Patients
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Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor (CHS)

For Patients
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Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Neonatology Hospitalists

Jennifer Egelseer, DO

Clinical Associate Professor

For Patients
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Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Paul Neary, MD

Clinical Associate Professor

For Patients
For Academic Inquiries: (608) 417-6236

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Child Protection

Patrick Peebles, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Course Director-Inpatient Acting Internship

For Patients
For Academic Inquiries: (608) 417-6236

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Neonatal Nurse Practitioners

Alicia Barnes, MSN, NNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner

Alicia.Barnes@uwmf.wisc.edu

(608) 417-6236

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
202 S Park St

Lisa Dailey, DNP, NNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner, Per Diem

ldailey@pediatrics.wisc.edu

(608) 417-6236

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
202 S Park St

Kelly Devous, MSN, NNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner, Team Supervisor

devous@wisc.edu

(608) 417-6236

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
202 S Park St

Amanda Fuentes

Nurse Practitioner

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Lydia Harris, MSN, NNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner, Locum

(608) 417-6236

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
202 S Park St

Katherine Hirsch, MSN, NNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner

khirsch@pediatrics.wisc.edu

(608) 417-4125

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
202 S Park St

Amber Humphries, MSN, NNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner

akhumphries@pediatrics.wisc.edu

(608) 417-6236

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
202 S Park St

Krista Jelle

Nurse Practitioner

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Jaclyn Miller

Nurse Practitioner

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Kimberly Mitchell, MSN, NNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner

kjmitchell2@wisc.edu

(608) 417-6236

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
202 S Park St

Emily Niederhauser, MSN, NNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner

Emily.Niederhauser@uwmf.wisc.edu

(608) 417-6236

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
202 S Park St

Christian Rhoads, MSN, NNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner

crhoads@pediatrics.wisc.edu

(608) 417-6236

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
202 S Park St

Kathryn Rinaldo, MSN, NNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner

krinaldo@wisc.edu

(608) 417-6236

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
202 S Park St

Jessica Steine, MSN, NNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner, Per Diem

Jessica.Steine@uwmf.wisc.edu

(608) 417-6236

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
202 S Park St

Carolyn Terry, MSN, NNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner

cterry@uwhealth.org

(608) 417-6236

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
202 S Park St

Kimberly Tritz, MSN, NNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner

ktritz@pediatrics.wisc.edu

(608) 417-7691

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
202 S Park St

Danial Zepplin, DNP, NNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner

DZepplin@uwhealth.org

(608) 417-6236

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
202 S Park St

Fellows

Megan Derrer, MD

PGY 4 Fellow

mderrer@uwhealth.org

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Daniel Gorski, MD

PGY 4 Fellow

dgorski@uwhealth.org

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Elizabeth McBride, MD

PGY 5 Fellow

emcbride@pediatrics.wisc.edu

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Ryan Meinen, DO

PGY 6 Fellow

rmeinen@uwhealth.org

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
202 S Park St., #5E

Carmen Verwoerd, MD

PGY 5 Fellow

cverwoerd@uwhealth.org

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
202 S Park St., #5E

Postdoctoral Research Associates

Meha Kabra

Postdoctoral Research Associate

mkabra2@wisc.edu

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Pattnaik Research Group
200 N Charter St, #112

Administrative Support Staff

Angela Gangstad

Senior Medical Program Assistant

agangstad@pediatrics.wisc.edu

(608) 417-6481

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
1010 Mound Street, #414

Brittany Johnson

Program Assistant Supervisor

bjohnson@pediatrics.wisc.edu

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
1010 Mound Street, #403

Julie Johnson

Associate Medical Program Assistant

jjohnson@pediatrics.wisc.edu

(608) 262-1717

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
600 Highland Ave, H6/569

Graduate Students

Samuel Bauer

Medical Student (Shapiro Fellowship)

sjbauer2@wisc.edu

(608) 417-6446

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
202 S Park St., Atrium Lab

Katie Beverley

Graduate Research Assistant

kbeverley@wisc.edu

(608) 262-0991

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Pattnaik Research Group
200 N Charter St, #106

Deirdre O'Sullivan

Medical Student

dlosullivan@wisc.edu

(608) 417-5780

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
202 S Park St., Atrium Lab

Wyatt Paltzer

Graduate Research Assistant

wpaltzer@wisc.edu

(608) 265-9932

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
McCulley Research Group
425 Henry Mall, #5250

Allison Spillane

Graduate Research Assistant

aklutz@wisc.edu

(608) 417-4283

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Pattnaik Research Group
200 N Charter St

Research Staff

Enes Akyuz

Honorary Fellow

eakyuz@wisc.edu

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Pattnaik Research Group

Yu Chang

Associate Research Specialist

ychang97@wisc.edu

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Pattnaik Research Group
200 N Charter St, #106

William Genthe

Associate Research Specialist

wgenthe@wisc.edu

(608) 265-9932

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
McCulley Research Group
425 Henry Mall, #5250

Pawan Shahi, PhD

Assistant Scientist

pshahi@pediatrics.wisc.edu

(608) 262-0991

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Pattnaik Research Group
200 N Charter St, #106

Christine Sorenson, PhD

Distinguished Scientist

cmsorenson@pediatrics.wisc.edu

(608) 263-5831

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Sorenson Research Group
1111 Highland Ave, #9451

Giangela Stokes

Associate Research Specialist

gstokes@wisc.edu

(608) 265-9932

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
McCulley Research Group
425 Henry Mall, #5250

Ismail Zaitoun

Associate Scientist

iszaitoun@wisc.edu

(608) 263-5831

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Sorenson Research Group
1111 Highland Ave, #9428

Students

Jacob Faultersack

Shapiro Student

jfaultersack@wisc.edu

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
McAdams Research Group
202 S Park St

Baillie Frizell

Student Researcher

bfrizell@wisc.edu

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Hailey Johnson

Student Research Assistant

hajohnson3@wisc.edu

(608) 262-6949

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Mezu-Ndubuisi Research Group
1500 Highland Ave, #T515

Kelsey Johnson

Student Hourly

kjohnson92@wisc.edu

(608) 263-3360

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Sorenson Research Group
600 Highland Ave, K4/968

Fatou Kolley

Student Researcher

kolley@wisc.edu

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Nyla Mathis

Student Researcher

nmathis@wisc.edu

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Ellie Olson

Student Researcher

eeolson7@wisc.edu

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Mezu-Ndubuisi Research Group

Obiageli Oniah

Student Researcher

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Nithin Ramachandran

Student Researcher

nvramachandr@wisc.edu

(608) 417-6236

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Pattnaik Research Group
200 N. Charter Street

Luke Richard

Shapiro Student

ljrichard@wisc.edu

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
McCulley Research Group

Regen Riley

Student Researcher

rriley4@wisc.edu

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Mezu-Ndubuisi Research Group
1500 Highland Ave

Ethan Rosen

Shapiro Student

ebrosen@wisc.edu

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Kling Research Group
202 S Park St

Amy Rothwell

Shapiro Student

arothwell@wisc.edu

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Harer Research Group

Gracia Sandock

Student Researcher

gsandok@wisc.edu

(608) 265-9932

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
McCulley Research Group
425 Henry Mall, #5250

Penda Smith

Student Researcher

psmith27@wisc.edu

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery

Lauren Stenman

Student Researcher

lstenman@wisc.edu

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Mezu-Ndubuisi Research Group

Michelle Su

Shapiro Student

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Mezu-Ndubuisi Research Group

Maika Thao

Student Researcher

mthao44@wisc.edu

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
McCulley Research Group
425 Henry Mall, #5250

Kendall Trieglaff

Student Researcher

trieglaff@wisc.edu

(608) 417-5780

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery
Kling Research Group
202 S. Park St., Atrium Basement

Michelle Ubah

Student Researcher

Neonatology & Newborn Nursery