Andrea L. Winthrop, MD, FRCS(C)

Titles
Pediatric surgeon, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; associate professor, Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin.

Division
Surgery

Research interests
Burns, surgery, trauma, injury and violence

Study interests
Firearm injury research, injury prevention, pediatric burn, pediatric general surgery, pediatric trauma, quality of life after trauma.

Education
Medical degree, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1981; master's degree, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada; surgical internship, University of Toronto, Wellesley Hospital, Ontario, Canada, 1981-1982; residency, General Surgery Gallie Program, University of Toronto, Canada, 1982-1987; residency, Pediatric General Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada, 1987-1989; research fellow, Medical Research Council of Canada Research Award, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, 1984-1986.

Certifications
Fellowship in General Surgery, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 1987; Certificate of Special Competence in Pediatric General Surgery, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 1989; Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor, 1996-present; Pediatric Basic Trauma Life Support Course director/instructor, 1996-present; Advanced Burn Life Support Provider, March 1993; Advanced Trauma Life Support Provider, 1984-present, instructor, 1989-present; State Faculty, Missouri, 1994-present; State Faculty, Wisconsin, pending.

Representative publications

• *Dawson S, Fitzgerald P, Langer JC, Walton M, Wintrop AL, et al. A Preoperative Protocol for the Prevention of Infection in Children with Tunnelled Right Atrial Catheters. Oncology Reports. 2000; 7:1239-1242.
• Langer JC, Mazziotti MV, Winthrop AL. Roux-en-Y Jejunostomy Button in Infants. Pediatric Surgery International. 200; 16(1-2):40-2.
• *Smith A, Winthrop AL, Mesrobian H. Bilateral Scrotal Masses in an Infant: Remote Presentation of an Inflammatory Reaction to Surgical Glove Powder. Journal of Urology. 2002; 168:2592-2593.
• *Hackam D, Mazziotti M, Pearl RH, Winthrop AL, et al. The Impact of Social Policy and Gun Control on Patterns of Pediatric Trauma Deaths in Canada and the United States. Journal of Trauma. 2004; 56:1286-90.
• *Signorino PR, Densmore JC, Werner M, Winthrop AL, et al. Pediatric Pelvic Injury: Functional Outcome at 6 Month Follow Up. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2005; 40(1):107-113.
• **Winthrop AL, Brasel K, Paulson J, et al. Quality of Life after Pediatric Trauma. Journal of Trauma. 2005, Mar.; 58(3):468-73, discussion 473-4.
• Arca MJ, Somers KK, Derks TE, Goldin AB, Aiken JJ, Sato TT, Shilyansky J, Winthrop AL, Oldham KT. Use of Vacuum-assisted Closure System in the Management of Complex Wounds in the Neonate. Pediatric Surgery International. 2005, Jul.; 21(7):532-5.
• Redlich P, Milkowski T, Bragg D, Biernat K, Winthrop AL, Simpson D. Multiple Variables Influence the Educational Value of Surgical Clerkship Sites. The American Journal of Surgery. 2006; 191:178-182.

          *resident paper ** senior author

Grants 

• Injury Research Center Program Grant, Medical College of Wisconsin, Centers for Disease Control, Executive Committee, Core Faculty (administrative) co-investigator, Core Research Project (research), co-director, Educational Core, 2001-2006.
• Injury Free Coalition for Kids: Dissemination of a Model Injury Prevention Program for Children and Adolescents, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, co-principal investigator, 2003-2006.
• Safety Starts at Home, Healthy Wisconsin Partnership Program, principal investigator, 2006-2007.

Contact
Children's  Hospital of Wisconsin
PO Box 1997
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1997
Phone: (414) 266-6559
Fax: (414) 266-6579
E-mail: awinthrop@mcw.edu