New hires 

Adolescent Medicine

Katie DuBois, MSN, RN, is an 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-Green Bay, Nursing.
Master of Science: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Nursing.
Board certification: Family nurse practitioner.

 

 

Tia Medley, MSN, APNP, is an 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 Art: Loyola University, Chicago, Psychology.
Master of Science: Loyola University, Counseling; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Nursing.
Board certification: Family nurse practitioner.

 

Anesthesiology

Michael Malan, MD, is an anesthesiologist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City.
Residency: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Anesthesiology.
Fellowship: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatric Anesthesiology.

Asthma/Allergy/Immunology

Lisa Crandall, MSN, APNP, is a asthma, allergy and 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: University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Nursing.
Master of Science: Marquette University, Milwaukee, Nursing.
Board certification: Pediatric nurse practitioner-Primary Care.

 

Cardiology

Andrea Bobke, 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-Milwaukee, Nursing.
Master of Science: University of California-San Francisco, Nursing.
Board certification: Pediatric nurse practitioner-Primary Care.

 

 

Susan Foerster, MD, is a pediatric cardiologist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: University of Manitoba-Faculty of Medicine, Winnipeg, Canada.
Residency: Children's Hospital Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg, Pediatrics.
Fellowship: Children's Hospital Boston, Pediatric Cardiology.

Child Protection

Alice Swenson, MD, is a child protection specialist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics (Child Protection) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn.
Residency: University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Pediatrics.
Fellowship: Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, St. Paul, Child Abuse Pediatrics.
Board certifications: Pediatrics and Child Abuse Pediatrics.

Dermatology 

Dawn Siegel, 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: University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.
Residencies: Children's Hospital and Research Center-Oakland, Calif., Pediatrics; University of California-San Francisco, Dermatology.
Research fellowship: University of California-San Francisco, Dermatology.
Fellowship: University of California-San Francisco, Pediatric Dermatology.
Board certifications: Dermatology and Pediatric Dermatology.

Emergency Medicine

Susan Boebel, PA-C, is a pediatric 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 Studies.
Board certification: Physician Assistant.

 

 

Catherine Ferguson, 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: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Pediatrics.
Fellowship: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Board certification: Pediatrics.

Jodi Spahr, MSN, RN, CPN, is a pediatric emergency 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 Illinois, Nursing.
Master of Science: University of Illinois, Nursing.
Board certification: Pediatric nurse practitioner-Primary Care.

Margaret Thew, APNP, is a pediatric emergency 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.

 

 

Gastroenterology

Bernadette Vitola, MD, MPH, is a pediatric gastroenterologist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago.
Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Pediatrics.
Fellowship: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Pediatric Gastroenterology; Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Pediatric Transplant Hepatology.
Board certification: Pediatrics.

Sara Williams, PhD, is a pediatric gastroenterology psychologist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Doctorate: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., Psychology.
Fellowship: Children's Hospital Boston, Pain Management.

 

 

General Pediatrics

William Frese, MD, is a pediatrician at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago.
Residency: University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Ann Arbor, Pediatrics.
Board certification: Pediatrics.

 

Genetics 

Donald Basel, MD, is a pediatric genetics specialist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics (Genetics) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: University of the Witwatersrand School of Medicine, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Residency: Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Medical Genetics and Pediatrics.
Research fellowship: University of Connecticut, Storrs, Genetics.

Hematology/Oncology

Cheryl Armus, MSN, FNP-BC, is a pediatric hematology/oncology 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 Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Nursing.
Board certification: Family nurse practitioner.

 

Matthew Myrvik, PhD, is a pediatric hematology/oncology psychologist 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.
Doctorate: University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, Clinical Psychology.
Fellowship: University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Ann Arbor, Pediatric Psychology.

 

Hospital Medicine 

Anjali Sharma, MD, is a pediatric hospitalist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, an assistant professor of Pediatrics (Hospital 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.

 

 

Neonatology 

Rama Bhat, MD, is a neonatologist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, a professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology) at The Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of Children's Specialty Group.
Medical degree: Mysore Medical College, Karnataka, India.
Residency: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Pediatrics.
Fellowships: University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.
Board certifications: Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

Erwin Cabacungan, 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 the Philippines Diliman, Manila.
Residency: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatrics.
Fellowship: University of Maryland-Baltimore, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.
Board certifications: Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

Prerna Sinha, 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: G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur, India.
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, N.J., Pediatrics.
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

Special Needs 

Jill Grevenow, MS, APNP, is a pediatric special needs 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-Madison, Nursing.
Board certification: Pediatric nurse practitioner-Primary Care.

 

 

Sara Petre, MSN, APNP, is a pediatric special needs 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: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nursing.
Board certification: Pediatric nurse practitioner-Primary Care.

 

Ann Scott, MS, RN, is a pediatric special needs 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-Madison, Nursing.
Board certification: Pediatric nurse practitioner-Primary Care.