Meet the Team
Meet the Pediatrics Team
Director
William B. Brinkman, MD, MEd, MSc
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Faculty
Chidiogo U. Anyigbo, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Infant and early childhood mental health; early relational health; cross-sector collaborations in achieving health equity; mitigating adverse...
Research Interests
Developmental psychology; general pediatrics research fellowship
Research Interests
Social determinants of health; disparities; population health; quality improvement; geography
Mary Carol Burkhardt, MD, MHA
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Medical education; social determinants of health
Research Interests
Health of children in child care; child care illness exclusions; physical activity and obesity prevention in child care settings
Research Interests
Early literacy and reading; medical education
Sheela Rath Geraghty, MD, MS, IBCLC, FAAP, FABM
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Breastfeeding; breast milk pumping; human milk banking; multiple births
Michelle C. Gorecki, MD, MPH, FAAP
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Identifying and addressing food insecurity and other health-related social needs; family-centered interventions; improving accessibility to...
Research Interests
Foster care health
Margaret N. Jones, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Antiracism; health equity; community-engaged research
Research Interests
Parental health as a mediator of poverty's effects on children; social and economic disparities in children's health; interaction of genes and...
Research Interests
Medical education; screening for unmet social needs
Salvador Leavitt-Alcántara, PhD, BCC
Staff Chaplain I, Pastoral Care
Nicholas Newman, DO, MS, FAAP
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Environmental health; asthma; ADHD; environmental justice; community engagement
Christopher B. Peltier, MD, FAAP
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Medical education; advocacy
Gregory A. Szumlas, MD, FAAP
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Primary care clinical research; curriculum development; primary care of asthma
Julie Ware, MD, MPH, IBCLC, FAAP, FABM
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Development, behavior, and mental health from infancy to adulthood
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