Children's Specialty Group New Hires

Adolescent Medicine

Shewanna A. Brown, MSN, FNP-BC, is a pediatric adolescent medicine nurse practitioner at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Bachelor of Science: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Nursing.
Master of Science: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Nursing.
Board certification: Family Nurse Practitioner.

Anesthesiology

Rose Campise-Luther, MD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Anesthesiology at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Anesthesiology.
Fellowship: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Pediatric Anesthesiology.
Board certification: Anesthesiology.

 

Herodotos Ellinas, MD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Anesthesiology at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.
Residency: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., Medicine-Pediatrics.
Residency: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Anesthesiology.
Fellowship: Children's Hospital Boston, Pediatric Anesthesiology.
Board certifications: Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Jennifer A. Hickman, MD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Anesthesiology at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: The Medical College of Wisconsin.
Residency: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Anesthesiology.
Fellowship: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatric Anesthesiology and Pain Management.

 

Asthma/Allergy/Clinical Immunology

Dorothy S. Cheung, MD, is an asthma/allergy/clinical immunology specialist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics (Allergy/Immunology) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas.
Residency: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo., Internal Medicine.
Fellowship: Washington University School of Medicine, Allergy/Immunology.
Board certifications: Allergy and Immunology and Internal Medicine.

Kevin J. Kelly, MD, is an allergy/immunology specialist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, vice chair of Finance for Pediatrics and a professor of Pediatrics (Allergy/Immunology) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
Residency: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatrics.
Fellowship: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Critical Care.
Fellowship: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Allergy/Immunology.
Board certifications: Pediatrics, Allergy and Immunology and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

Carrie M. Lee, MSN, CPNP, APNP, is a pediatric asthma, allergy and clinical immunology nurse practitioner at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Bachelor of Science: Marquette University, Milwaukee, Nursing.
Master of Science: Marquette University, Nursing.
Board certification: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care.

 

Kristen K. Volkman, MD, is an asthma/allergy/clinical immunology specialist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics (Allergy/Immunology) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: The Medical College of Wisconsin.
Residency: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatrics.
Fellowship: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Allergy/Immunology.
Board certifications: Allergy and Immunology and Pediatric Medicine.

Cardiology

Kathleen A. Trier, MSN, APNP, is a pediatric cardiology nurse practitioner at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Bachelor of Science: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Nursing.
Master of Science: University of Illinois-Chicago, Nursing.
Board certification: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care.

 

 

Child Development

Sara K. Quates, MSN, RN, is a pediatric nurse practitioner at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Bachelor of Science: University of Wisconsin- Madison, Psychology.
Master of Science: Marquette University, Milwaukee, Nursing.
Board certification: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care.

 

Critical Care

Gina C. Bane, MD, is a hospital medicine specialist in Critical Care at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: University of Michigan Medical School,  Ann Arbor.
Residency: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatrics.

 

 

Samantha B. Chinderle, MSN, RN, is a pediatric critical care nurse practitioner at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Bachelor of Science: University of Iowa, Nursing.
Master of Science: Rush University, Chicago, Nursing.
Board certification: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care.

 

 

Jennifer L. Liedel, MD, is a pediatric neonatologist and critical care specialist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago.
Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals, Pediatrics.
Fellowship: University of Chicago Hospitals, Pediatric Critical Care and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.
Board certifications: Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

Rebecca A. Russell, MD, is a pediatric critical care specialist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health.
Residency: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Pediatrics.
Fellowship: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Pediatrics.
Fellowship: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Critical Care.
Board certification: Pediatrics.

Teresa E. Vandenbergh, MD, is a hospital medicine specialist in Critical Care at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit.
Residency: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatrics.

 

 

Shihtien Wang, MD, is a hospital medicine specialist in Critical Care at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago.
Residency: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatrics.

 

Jessica M. Works, MSN, APNP, is a pediatric critical care nurse practitioner at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Bachelor of Science: Baylor University, Waco, Texas, Nursing.
Master of Science: University of Washington, Nursing.
Board certification: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care.

 

 

Dermatology

Samantha E. Hill, MD, is a pediatric dermatologist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatric Dermatology at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: The Medical College of Wisconsin.
Residency: Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, Pediatrics.
Residency: St. Louis University School of Medicine, Mo., Dermatology.
Fellowship: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatric Dermatology.

Emergency Medicine

Cheryl M. Cameron, MD, is a pediatric emergency medicine specialist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: The Medical College of Wisconsin.
Residency: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatrics.
Board certification: Pediatrics.

 

Kimberly A. Cronsell, MD, is an emergency medicine specialist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine.
Residency: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatrics.

 

 

Casey P. Sitton, MD, is an emergency medicine specialist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: University   of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson.
Residency: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatrics.

 

 

Christopher D. Spahr, MD, is an emergency medicine specialist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia.
Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals, Pediatrics.
Fellowship: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Board certifications: Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics.

 

Chris Walsh-Kelly, MD, is an emergency medicine specialist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, a professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
Residency: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatrics.
Board certifications: Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine.

 

Hematology/Oncology

Kristen J. Tews, PA-C, is a pediatric hematology/ oncology physician assistant at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Bachelor of Science: University of Wisconsin- Madison, Physician Assistant.
Bachelor of Science: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Human Biology.
Master of Science: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Cellular and Molecular Biology.
Board certification: Physician Assistant.

 

Monica S. Thakar, MD, is a pediatric hematology/ oncology specialist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals, Pediatrics.
Fellowship: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.
Board certification: Pediatrics.

Imaging

Craig M. Johnson, DO, is a pediatric interventional radiologist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatric Radiology at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Doctor of Osteopathy: Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Iowa.
Residency: Aultman Hospital, Canton, Ohio, Diagnostic Radiology.
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Boston, Pediatric Radiology and Pediatric Interventional Radiology.
Board certification: Diagnostic Radiology.

Mohit Maheshwari, MD, is a pediatric neuroradiologist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatric Radiology at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: Grant Medical College, Mumbai, India.
Fellowship: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Neuroradiology, Pediatric Radiology and Digital Imaging.

 

Neonatology

Ruby Gupta, MD, is a neonatologist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: Lala Lajpat Memorial Medical College, Meerut, India.
Residency: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, Pediatrics.
Fellowship: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.
Board certification: Pediatrics.

Jean K. Rex, MD, is a neonatologist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City.
Residency: Barnes Jewish Hospital/Washington University, St. Louis, Pediatrics.
Board certification: Pediatrics.

 

Rebecca D. Yuan, MSN, NNP, is a pediatric nurse practitioner at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Bachelor of Science: Pennsylvania State University- Hershey, Nursing.
Master of Science: University of California-San Francisco, Nursing.
Board certification: Neonatal Nurse Practitioner.

 

Neurology

Jenna Prigge, MSN, APNP, is a pediatric neurology nurse practitioner at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Bachelor of Science: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Psychology.
Master of Science: Marquette University, Milwaukee, Nursing.
Board Certification: Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Primary Care.

 

 

Katie A. Walkowicz, PA-C, is a pediatric neurology physician assistant at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Bachelor of Science: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Psychology.
Master of Science: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago, Physician Assistant.
Board certification: Physician Assistant.

 

Pathology

Gabriela Gheorghe, MD, is a pediatric pathologist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pathology at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: Universitatea De Medicina Si Farmacie Timisoara, Romania.
Residency: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Anatomic/Clinical Pathology.
Fellowship: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Hematopathology.
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pediatric Pathology.
Board certifications: Hematology Pathology, Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Julia J. Klug, MSN, RN, is a pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation nurse practitioner at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Bachelor of Arts: Marquette University, Milwaukee, Spanish.
Master of Science: Marquette University, Nursing.
Board certification: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Primary Care.

 

Psychiatry

Heena Y. Desai, MD, is a pediatric psychiatrist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Psychiatry at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: University of Illinois at Chicago.
Residency: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Psychiatry.
Fellowship: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Child Psychiatry.
Board certification: Psychiatry.

Pulmonary

Louella Amos, MD, is a pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics (Pulmonary) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.
Residency: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatrics.
Fellowship: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine.
Board certification: Pediatrics.

Urology

Travis W. Groth, MD, is a pediatric urologist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatric Urology at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: University of Minnesota Medical School.
Residency: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Urology.
Fellowship: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatric Urology.

 

 

Departures

Smita Bailey, MD, Pediatric Radiology
Florence Desrosiers, MD, Pediatrics (Adolescent Medicine)
Melissa A. Gagliano, MSN, APNP, Dermatology
Kimberly L. Gandy, MD, PhD, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
William Gershan, MD, Pediatrics (Pulmonary)
Richard D. Jacobson, MD, PhD, Pediatric Neurology
Gayle Kazmierczak, MSN, CCNS, Psychiatry
Eric Kroner, MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Micheal Levy, MD, Pediatrics (Allergy/Asthma/Clinical Immunology)
Linda Rabinowitz, MD, FAAP, FAAD, Pediatrics (Dermatology)
Mary Saunders, MD, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Kristine C. Schaeuble, MSN, APNP, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Margaret M. Schweitzer, MSN, APNP, Neurology
Elizabeth Silver, MD, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Pamela Swenerton, MSN, APNP, Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
Sally E. Tarbell, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology)
Sheryl L. Thomsen, MSN, FNP, APNP, Pediatrics (Adolescent Medicine)
Anne Warwick, MD, Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology)