Amy L. Drendel, DO, MS 

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacogenetics and Teratology 

Title(s): Assistant professor, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin.

Education: DO, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1997; Masters of Science, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2005; pediatric residency, Rush Children's Hospital, 2001; chief resident, Rush Children's Hospital; fellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 2005.

Certification: Diplomat American Board of Pediatrics, 2001; Advanced Trauma Life Support, 2006; Pediatric Advanced Life Support, 2006; Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor, 2006.

Honors: Emergency Medicine Faculty Teaching Award,  2004 and 2005; Best Fellow Emergency Medicine Research Award, Twelfth Annual Emergency Medicine Research Forum, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2004.

Research interests: Outpatient pain management and pharmacogenomics.

Representative publications:

• Drendel AL, Gummin DD. Special Populations: Pediatrics. In: Emergency Bio-Terrorism, edited by R McFee and J Leikin, McGraw-Hill Publishing. New York, New York; 2006.
• Walsh-Kelly CM, Drendel AL, Gales MS, Kelly KJ. Childhood Asthma in the Emergency Department: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities. Current Allergy and Asthma Reports 2006, Nov:6(6):462-67.
• Drendel AL, Brousseau DC, Gorelick MH. Pain Assessment for Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department. Pediatrics 117 (5), May 2006.
• Drendel AL, Lyon R, Bergholte J, Kim M. Outpatient Pediatric Pain Management Practices for Fractures. Pediatric Emergency Care; 22(2): 94-9, Feb. 2006.
• Sawyer J, Drendel AL. Rotational Orthopedic Problems of the Extremities. In: Current Pediatrics Therapy, edited by Burg F, Polin R, Ingelfiner J, Gershon A, 18th Edition. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders; 2006.
• Drendel AL, Brousseau DC. Seizures Related to Toxins. In: Pediatric Resuscitation: A Practical Approach, edited by Roback M, Teach S, MD.  Jones and Bartlett Publishers; 2005. 

Current grants: 

• Pharmacokinetic Disposition of Ibuprofen in Children, Children's Research Institute. Principal investigator.
• Ibuprofen versus Acetaminophen with Codeine in Acute Pediatric Arm Fractures, Children's Hospital Foundation. Principal investigator.

Contact information: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, PO Box 1997, Suite C550, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1997. Phone: (414) 266-6672. Fax: (414) 266-2635. E-mail: adrendel@mcw.edu.