John Meurer, MD, MBA

Titles
Medical director, Downtown Health Center, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; associate professor, Pediatrics, chief, General Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin.

Division
Pediatrics

Research center/program
Center for Advancement of Urban Children, Fight Asthma Milwaukee Allies

Research interests
Asthma, behavioral health, community health and prevention, diabetes/obesity, environmental health, health disparities, health services, language/learning disabilities, respiratory diseases

Study interests
Asthma, care coordination, case management, child health care financing, clinical quality improvement, preventive care, public/community health policy and advocacy.

Education
Medical degree, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1986; MBA, Northwestern University Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Evanston, Ill., 1991; residency, Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals, Houston, 1989; fellowship, David Winston Health Policy Fellowship, 1991.

Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics, 1989, re-certified through 2010.

Honors
Community Service Award, March of Dimes of Southeastern Wisconsin, 1996; Most Useful Research Award, Wisconsin Network for Health Services Research, 1999; Pediatrician of the Year Award, Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, 2005; Elected Member, Society for Pediatric Research, 2005; Special Achievement Award for Distinguished Service and Dedication, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2006.

Representative publications:

• Sims TH, Meurer JR, Sims M, Layde PM. Factors Associated with Physician Interventions to Address Adolescent Smoking. Health Services Research. 2004; 39(3):571-85.
• Flores G, Abreu M, Tomany S, Meurer JR. Keeping Asthmatic Children out of Hospitals: Parents' and Physicians' Perspectives on how Pediatric Asthma Hospitalizations can be Prevented. Pediatrics. 2005; 116(4):957-65.         
• Meurer JR, McInerny TK, Barone CJ II, Brown JM, Lander R, Mitsunaga RY, Reuben MS, Wegner SE, Werner MJ, American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Child Health Financing. Medicaid Policy Statement. Pediatrics. 2005; 116(1): 274-80.                        
• Gorelick MH, Meurer JR, Walsh-Kelly CM, Brousseau DC, Grabowski L, Cohn JH, Kuhn EM, Kelly KJ. Emergency Department Allies: A Controlled Trial of Two Emergency Department-based Follow-up Interventions to Improve Asthma Management in Children. Pediatrics. 2006; 117(4 Pt 2):S127-34.                
• Meurer JR, Navon L, Redd SC, Gilmore LA, Butterfoss FD, Lara M, Cohn J, Lachance LL. Childhood Asthma Surveillance by Community Coalitions. Health Promotions Practice. 2006 Apr.; 77S-86S.       
• Kelly CS, Meurer JR, Lachance LL, Taylor-Fishwick JC, Geng X, Arabia C. Engaging Health Care Providers in Coalition Activities. Health Promotions Practice. 2006 Apr.; 66S-75S.   
• Meurer JR, Yang H, Guse CE, Scanlon MC, Layde PM. Wisconsin Medical Injury Prevention Program Research Group: Medical Injuries Among Hospitalized Children. Quality and Safety in Health Care. 2006; 15:202-207.

Grants

• Fight Asthma Milwaukee Allies: Improving Access to Quality Asthma Care, Medical College of Wisconsin Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program.
• Allergist Outreach Asthma Education for Primary Care Practices, GlaxoSmithKline, Wisconsin Academy of Pediatrics Foundation and AstraZeneca, Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin.
• Wisconsin Asthma Plan and Public Health Capacity Program: Fight Asthma Milwaukee Allies, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, State of Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Children's Hospital and Health System.
• Citywide Nutrition and Physical Activity for Urban Children and Families, Medical College of Wisconsin Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program.

Contact
Downtown Health Center
1020 N. 12th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233
Phone: (414) 277-8951
Fax: (414) 277-8939
E-mail: jmeurer@mcw.edu