Marlene D. Melzer-Lange, MD

Emergency Medicine

Title(s): Medical director, Emergency Services, program director, Project Ujima, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; professor, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin.

Education: Medical degree, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1975; residency, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1975-1978.

Certification(s): Pediatrics; pediatric emergency medicine.

Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Marquette University.

Research interests: Pediatric emergency medicine, interpersonal violence, adolescent emergencies and domestic violence in pediatrics.

Representative publications:

• Melzer-Lange M, Lye P. Adolescent Health Care in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1996; 27(5):633-7.
• Melzer-Lange M, Lye PS, Calhoun A. Advised Follow-up after Emergency Treatment of Adolescents with Violence-related Injuries. Pedicatirc Emergency Care. 1998; 14:334-337.
• Melzer-Lange M. Violence and Associated High-risk Health Behaviors in Adolescents. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 1998; 45(2):307-317.
• Melzer-Lange M, Pulley SC. Bullying: the Physician's Role. Wisconsin Medical Journal. 2002; 101:32-35.
• Heuermann WK, Melzer-Lange M. Developing Community Coalitions in Youth Violence Prevention. Wisconsin Medical Journal. 2002; 100:36-39.
• Phelps LF, Davies WH, McCart MR, Klein-Tasman BP, Melzer-Lange MD, Heuermann W. Concerns and Coping of African American Mothers after Youth Assault Requiring Emergency Medical Treatment. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. (in press).

Current grants:

• Injury Free Coalition for Kids-Milwaukee, Injury Free Coalitions, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, coprincipal investigator.
• Parklawn PEAS Coalition, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, principal investigator.

Contact information: Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, MS 677, PO Box 1997, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1997. Phone: (414) 266-2647. Fax: (414) 266-2635. E-mail: mmelzer@mcw.edu.