The Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine and Pediatric Complex Care Program conducts innovative, inter-disciplinary, and family-engaged research. Faculty and staff within the division actively pursue high-impact clinical, educational, and quality improvement scholarship.
The Hospital Medicine-Complex Care Research Program’s research and scholarship focus on four core areas:
- Developing and implementing innovative tools and technologies to partner with and bring transparent communication into patient and family interactions.
- Leveraging big data sources to ask important clinical and health services questions.
- Introducting cutting-edge initiatives in quality improvement, systems of care, and service delivery.
- Establishing rich community partnerships, both locally and internationally.
Research Methods and Infrastructure:
Across the division, faculty and staff possess mixed-methods expertise conducting:
- Complex observational and quasi-experitment study designs
- Multi- and single-center quality improvement intiatives
- Qualitative (focus groups, key-informant interviews, expert consensus) designs
- Clinical trials
The division’s research program supports a diverse portfolio of research through:
- Project management, research, and biostatistical staff
- A collaborative manuscript writing group, CREATE – Collaborative for Research and Education Accelerating Team Empowerment
- A collaborative Secondary Data Group, which maintains a number of national and state-based datasets, including HCUP State Inpatient, ED, and Ambulatory Surgery Datasets, Kids’ Inpatient Database, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, National Survey of Children’s Health, among others.
Collaborative Relationships
We’re proud of our collaborative relationships with the following organizations:
- Family Voices of Wisconsin
- CYSHCNet
- Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network for Children with Medical Complexity
- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Wisconsin College of Engineering)
- Wisconsin Institute for Healthcare Systems Engineering (WIHSE)
- Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement (CQPI)
- Werner Lab
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Recent News
Mary Ehlenbach, MD, Initial Recipient of the O’Connor Family Professorship in Pediatrics
Congratulations to Mary Ehlenbach, MD (Associate Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine), who was appointed as the initial recipient of the O’Connor Family Professorship in Pediatrics. The professorship was initiated by Richard O’Connor, MD (retired Clinical Assistant Professor, Department …
What We Published In May 2020
Al Dhaheri N, Wu N, Zhao S, Wu Z, Blank RD, Zhang J, Raggio C, Halanski M, Shen J, Noonan K, Qiu G, Nemeth B, Sund S, Dunwoodie SL, Chapman G, Glurich I, Steiner RD, Wohler …
What We Published in April 2020
1. Ascierto PA, Fox B, Urba W, Anderson AC, Atkins MB, Borden EC, Brahmer J, Butterfield LH, Cesano A, Chen D, de Gruijl T, Dillman RO, Drake CG, Emens LA, Gajewski TF, Gulley JL, Stephen …
What We Published in February 2020
The following scholarly articles were published by Department of Pediatrics faculty and staff during February 2020: Affenzeller S, Wolkenstein K, Frauendorf H, Jackson DJ. Challenging the concept that eumelanin is the polymorphic brown banded pigment …
Pediatrics Faculty and Staff Present at the Society for Critical Care Medicine’s 49th Annual Congress
Nearly 5,000 critical care professionals attend the Society for Critical Care Medicine’s (SCCM) annual Congress to discover the latest solutions and developments, medical advances, cutting-edge treatments, and breakthroughs in intensive care unit (ICU) administration and …
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Team Members
Ann Allen, MD
Position title: Assistant Professor (CHS), Fellowship Director
Phone: For Patients
For Academic Inquiries: (608) 265-5545
Address:
Hospital Medicine
600 Highland Ave, H4/468
Sabrina Butteris, MD
Position title: Professor (CHS), Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs
Phone: For Patients
For Academic Inquiries: (608) 265-5545
Address:
Global Pediatrics
Hospital Medicine
600 Highland Ave, H4/470
Ryan Coller, MD, MPH
Position title: Assistant Professor, Division Chief
Phone: For Patients
For Academic Inquiries: (608) 265-5545
Address:
Hospital Medicine
600 Highland Ave, H4/410
Mary Ehlenbach, MD
Position title: Associate Professor (CHS), Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Phone: For Patients
For Academic Inquiries: (608) 265-5545
Address:
Hospital Medicine
600 Highland Ave, H4/464
Jonathan Fliegel, MD
Position title: Associate Professor (CHS)
Phone: For Patients
For Academic Inquiries: (608) 265-5545
Address:
Hospital Medicine
600 Highland Ave, H4/476
Ebba Hjertstedt, MD, MS
Position title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Phone: For Patients
For Academic Inquiries: (608) 265-5545
Address:
Global Pediatrics
Hospital Medicine
Michelle Kelly, MD
Position title: Associate Professor (CHS)
Phone: For Patients
For Academic Inquiries: (608) 265-5545
Address:
Hospital Medicine
600 Highland Ave, H4/419
Heidi Kloster, MD
Position title: Associate Professor (CHS), Associate Residency Program Director
Phone: For Patients
For Academic Inquiries: (608) 265-5545
Address:
Hospital Medicine
Education
600 Highland Ave, H4/418
Kirstin Nackers, MD
Position title: Associate Professor (CHS), Director of Undergraduate Medical Education
Phone: For Patients
For Academic Inquiries: (608) 265-5545
Address:
Hospital Medicine
Education
600 Highland Ave, H4/474
Heather Peto, MD, MPH
Position title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Phone: For Patients
For Academic Inquiries: (608) 265-5545
Address:
Hospital Medicine
600 Highland Ave, H4/477
Kristin Shadman, MD
Position title: Associate Professor (CHS), Director of Quality Improvement Scholarship
Phone: For Patients
For Academic Inquiries: (608) 265-5545
Address:
Hospital Medicine
600 Highland Ave, H4/419
Daniel Sklansky, MD
Position title: Associate Professor (CHS), Residency Program Director
Phone: For Patients
For Academic Inquiries: (608) 265-5545
Address:
Hospital Medicine
Education
600 Highland Ave, H4/445C
Nicole (Nikki) St Clair, MD
Position title: Associate Professor (CHS)
Phone: For Patients
For Academic Inquiries: (608) 265-5545
Address:
Global Pediatrics
Hospital Medicine
600 Highland Ave, H4/472
Kristin Tiedt, MD
Position title: Assistant Professor (CHS)
Phone: For Patients
For Academic Inquiries: (608) 265-5545
Address:
Hospital Medicine
600 Highland Ave, H4/468
Sarah Webber, MD
Position title: Assistant Professor (CHS), Director of Well-being
Phone: For Patients
For Academic Inquiries: (608) 265-5545
Address:
Hospital Medicine
600 Highland Ave, H4/472
Brian Williams, MD
Position title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Phone: For Patients
For Academic Inquiries: (608) 265-5545
Address:
Hospital Medicine
600 Highland Ave, H4/418
Gemma Warner
Position title: Administrative Program Specialist
Email: gwarner@pediatrics.wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 263-0740
Address:
Hospital Medicine
Coller Research Group
Ehlenbach Research Group
600 Highland Ave, H6/559