Marlene D. Melzer-Lange, MD

Titles
Medical director, Emergency Services, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; professor, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin.

Division
Emergency Medicine

Research interests
Trauma, injury and violence

Study interests
Adolescent emergencies, domestic violence in pediatrics, interpersonal violence, pediatric emergency medicine.

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

Certifications
Pediatrics; pediatric emergency medicine.

Honors
Phi Beta Kappa, Marquette University.

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).

Grants

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

Contact
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