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

Division Chief

Ryan McAdams, MD

Position title: Professor, Division Chief

Attending Physicians

Claudette Adegboro, MD

Position title: Assistant Professor, Physician Lead for the Periviable Infant Project/Maternal Fetal Medicine Liaison

Adam S. Bauer, MD

Position title: Assistant Professor, Associate Residency Program Director

Eileen Cowan, MD

Position title: Associate Professor

Timothy Elgin, DO, MSc

Position title: Visiting Associate 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

Pamela Kling, MD

Position title: Professor

Nathan Lepp, MD, MPH

Position title: Associate Professor

Jamie Limjoco, MD, MS, MMM

Position title: Associate Professor, AFCH NICU Medical Director

Elizabeth McBride, MD

Position title: Assistant Professor, Inpatient Acting Internship Director, Associate Fellowship Program Director

Nina Menda, MD

Position title: Associate Professor, Neonatology Director of Quality and Safety

C. Lydia Wraight, MD

Position title: Assistant Professor, Fellowship Director

Faculty Scientists

Douglas Dean III, PhD

Position title: Assistant Professor

Bikash Pattnaik, PhD

Position title: Associate Professor

Newborn Nursery Hospitalists

Nicole Baumann-Blackmore, MD

Position title: Associate Professor

Elizabeth Goetz, MD, MPH

Position title: Associate Professor

Rachel Petro, MD

Position title: Assistant Professor

Oresta Rule, MD

Position title: Assistant Professor

Beth Smith, MD

Position title: Associate Professor

Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH

Position title: Assistant Professor

Neonatology Hospitalists

Paige Condit, MD

Position title: Clinical Instructor

Jennifer Egelseer, DO

Position title: Associate Professor

Neonatal Nurse Practitioners

Alicia Barnes, MSN, NNP-BC

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Jessica Derks, MSN, NNP-BC

Position title: Nurse Practitioner Intern

Elizabeth Devine, MSN, NNP-BC

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Ashley Gray, MSN, NNP-BC

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Katherine Hirsch, MSN, NNP-BC

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Amber Humphries, MSN, NNP-BC

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Emily Lund, MSN, NNP-BC

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Angie Maginn, MSN, NNP-BC

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Ben Schultz, DNP, NNP- BC

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Kathryn Stadler, MSN, NNP-BC

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Jessica Steine, MSN, NNP-BC

Position title: Nurse Practitioner, Per Diem

Carolyn Terry, MSN, NNP-BC

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Clinical Staff

Kaitlyn Frisch, MSN-APNP-BC

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Fellows

Ann Chacko, MD

Position title: PGY 4 Fellow

Joshua Gollub, MD

Position title: PGY 4 Fellow

Ashleigh Rushing, MD

Position title: PGY 6 Fellow

Sarah Trinh, MD

Position title: PGY 5 Fellow

Henry Zapata Galarza, MD

Position title: PGY 6 Fellow

Postdoctoral Research Associates

Meha Kabra

Position title: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Administrative Support Staff

Riley Barnharst

Position title: Medical Program Assistant

Angela (Angie) Gangstad

Position title: Senior Medical Program Assistant

Brittany Johnson, BHA

Position title: Administrative Supervisor

Debra Swann

Position title: Senior Medical Program Assistant

Graduate Students

Sehrish Afsheen

Position title: Graduate Research Assistant

Samuel Bauer

Position title: Medical Student (Shapiro Fellowship)

Katie Beverley

Position title: Graduate Research Assistant

Deirdre O'Sullivan

Position title: Medical Student

Wyatt Paltzer

Position title: Graduate Research Assistant

Allison Spillane

Position title: Graduate Research Assistant

Research Staff

Enes Akyuz

Position title: Scientist I

Yu Chang

Position title: Associate Research Specialist

Regen Riley

Position title: Associate Research Specialist

Pawan Shahi, PhD

Position title: Assistant Scientist

Christine Sorenson, PhD

Position title: Distinguished Scientist

Ismail Zaitoun, PhD

Position title: Associate Scientist

Students

Anthony Babu

Position title: Student Researcher

Eli Cowan

Position title: Student Researcher

Baillie Frizell

Position title: Student Researcher

Stephen Fulbright

Position title: Research Assistant

Lauren Gadek

Position title: Student Researcher

Joseph Ho

Position title: Student Researcher

Samay Inampudi

Position title: Student Researcher

Kelsey Johnson

Position title: Student Hourly

Fatou Kolley

Position title: Student Researcher

Nyla Mathis

Position title: Student Researcher

Obiageli Oniah

Position title: Student Researcher

William Onuscheck

Position title: Student Researcher

Gracia Sandock

Position title: Student Researcher

Penda Smith

Position title: Student Researcher

Michelle Su

Position title: Undergraduate Student Researcher

Kendall Trieglaff

Position title: Student Researcher

Michelle Ubah

Position title: Student Researcher