CURRICULUM VITAE
Anika M. Nelson MD
Anika M. Nelson MD
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of General
Department of Pediatrics
Division of General
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Children’s Wisconsin - Midtown Clinic |
5433 West Fond du Lac Ave |
Milwaukee, WI 53216 |
EDUCATION: |
2005 - 2008 BS in Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
2009 - 2013 MD, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
2013 - 2016 Pediatric Residency, NUFSM/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
02/2023 - 06/2023 Promoting Allyship for Gender Equity (PAGE) 2023
American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Hospital Medicine Women in Pediatric Hospital Medicine Sub-Committee, Section on Hospital Medicine Women in Pediatric Hospital Medicine Subcommittee (selected as participant), American Academy of Pediatrics |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
07/2016 - 03/2024 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Hospital Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
05/2023 - Present MCWfusion Learning Community Navigator, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
03/2024 - 06/2024 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, General and Community Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
07/01/2024 - Present Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, General and Community Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
06/2017 - 07/2023 Director of Pediatric Hospital Medicine APP Program, Pediatrics, Hopsital Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
08/2021 - Present Pediatric Hospital Medicine Liaison to Children’s Wisconsin Marketing and Communications, Pediatrics, Hospital Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
07/2016 - Present Pediatrics, Hospital Medicine, Children's Wisconsin, 9000 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
General Pediatrics | 10/2016 | None |
Pediatric Hospital Medicine | 11/2022 | None |
Certificates | Issued By | Issue Date | Expiration |
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) | American Heart Association | 2023 | 2025 |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
Wisconsin Medical License | 65293-20 | 2023 | 2025 |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
2012 Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Minnesota Medical School |
2015 Outstanding Teaching Award, NU Feinberg School of Medicine |
2016 Outstanding Teaching Award, NU Feinberg School of Medicine |
2019 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2020 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2021 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher, Medical College of Wisconsin |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
2012 - Present Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society |
2012 - Present American Academy of Pediatrics (Fellow) |
2016 - Present Wisconsin Chapter of AAP (Member) |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Journal Review |
2019 - 2020 Scientific Abstract Reviewer, Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting |
RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
Regional |
Nelson A., Over-The-Counter Cough & Cold Medicine, Pediatric Residency Noon Conference Series- Cooper Colloquium Presentation, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, IL, 10/2014 |
Nelson A., Newborn Jaundice, Pediatric Residency Noon Conference Series- Cooper Colloquium Presentation, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, IL, 09/2015 |
Nelson A., Infant Mortality Rates Due to Congenital Heart Disease among Mexican American Term Infants, Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 05/2016 |
Nelson A, Fox J., Training and Onboarding APPs for Acute Care Pediatrics, Invited speaker to APP Leadership, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 03/2021 |
Local |
Nelson A., The Silver Team: Hospital Medicine APP Pilot, Invited Presenter, Children’s Wisconsin Advanced Practice Provider Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, 05/2017 |
Nelson A., Schwartz Rounds, Invited Panelist, Department of Pediatrics, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 05/2019 |
Nelson A, Fox J, Advanced Practice Providers in Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Pediatric Residency Noon Conferences-Hospital Medicine Track Presentation, Medical College of Wisconsin, 02/02/2022 |
Nelson A, Advanced Practice Providers: Training and practice models in pediatric hospital medicine, Fellow presentation, Medical College of Wisconsin, 10/31/2022 - Present |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
International |
Nelson A, Fox J, Porada K, Anibaba F, Stephany A, Toth H, Rapidly Building a Pediatric Hospital Medicine Advanced Practice Provider Team in Collaboration with Existing PICU and ED Practitioners - Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies International Meeting, Toronto, CAN, 2018 |
Hayes J, Kaeppler C, Bauer S, Anibaba F, Porada K, Nelson A, Timing of Renal Ultrasound for First Febrile UTI in Young Children: Sooner or later? - Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies International Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 2019 |
Hadjiev J, Bauer S, Nelson A, Porada K, Lye P, Hospitalists Communication with Referring Providers: Building Skills for Collaborative Triage - Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies International Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 2019 |
Swartz S, Cotter L, Nelson A, Pickett M, Porada K, Heffner V., Cellulitis in Young Infants: A Survey Study on Management Practices - Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies International Meeting, Virtual, 2021 |
National |
Dillman S, Nelson A, Atypical CSF Findings in the Setting of Presumed Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Poster presentation at Pediatric Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Nashville, TN, 2017 |
Nelson A, Fox J, Porada K, Anibaba F, Stephany A, Toth H, Poster presentation at Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2018 |
Hadjiev J, Bauer S, Nelson A, Porada K, Lye P, Hospitalists Communication with Referring Providers: Building Skills for Collaborative Triage, Poster presentation at Pediatric Hospital Medicine national meeting, Seattle, WA, 2019 |
Hayes J, Kaeppler C, Bauer S, Anibaba F, Porada K, Nelson A, Timing of Renal Ultrasound for First Febrile UTI in Young Children: Sooner or later? Poster Presentation, Pediatric Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Seattle, WA, 2019 |
Roenius M, Collins J, Nelson A, Hypoglycemic Seizure in a Healthy Teen, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting (cancelled due to covid-19), San Diego, CA, 2020 |
Swartz S, Cotter L, Nelson A, Pickett M, Porada K, Heffner V., Cellulitis in Young Infants: A Survey Study on Management Practices - poster presentation, Society of Hospital Medicine Converge Conference, Virtual, 2021 |
Titus L, Nelson A, That “Gnawing” Feeling That You’re Missing Something, Poster Presentation at Pediatric Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Buena Vista, FL, 2022 |
Nelson, A, Improving Clinical Management of Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections Through a System-Wide UTI Pathway Poster Presentation, Academic Pediatric Association QI Research Conference, Denver, CO, 2022 |
Titus L, Yass N, Nelson A, Bauer S, Disproportionate Enforcement of a Children’s Hospital’s Safe Sleep Policy in Racial and Ethnic Minority Families, Pediatric Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2023 |
Owerko D, Preloger E, Nelson A, A Curious Trend: Prolonged Length of Stay for Infants with Hyperblirubinemia During the Viral Surge - Poster Presentation, AAP National Conference & Exhibition, Washington, DC, 2023 |
Local |
Titus L, Yass N, Nelson A, Porada K, Anibaba F, Bauer S, Disproportionate Enforcement of a Hospital’s Safe Sleep Policy in Racial and Ethnic Minority Families, Poster Presentation at MCW Research Week, Milwaukee, WI, 04/2023 |
COMMITTEE SERVICE: |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
2016 - Present Member, Quality Improvement Committee, Hospital Medicine, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2016 - Present Member, Pediatric Residency Program Evaluation Committee/Clinical Competency Committee, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2020 - Present Member, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Clinical Competency Committee, Hospital Medicine, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2020 - 2021 Chair, Pediatric Residency Clinical Competency Committee, Hospital Medicine, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2020 - Present Co-founder, Member, Social Media Subcommittee, Hospital Medicine, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2020 - 2021 Chair, Pediatric Residency Program Evaluation Committee, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2021 - Present Member, Infection Prevention Committee, Children's Wisconsin |
MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Medical Student Education |
2016 - Present Attending Physician: Pediatric Clerkship and Acting Internship, 10-15 weeks per year with 3-4 medical students per week |
2016 - Present Foundations of Clinical Medicine. Lead small group sessions on aspects of the physical exam and patient interview with 1st year medical students. Provide written and verbal feedback on patient interactions and documentation. |
2016 - 2023 Small-group facilitator, Foundational Capstone Course |
2017 - Present Bench-To-Bedside. Lead clinical case discussions with 2nd year medical students with a focus on critical thinking and developing a differential diagnosis. Provide written and verbal feedback to students on clinical reasoning and documentation |
2017 - 2023 Instructor and Facilitator, M1/M2 Bench-to–Bedside Course |
2019 Facilitator, Interprofessional communication workshop including MCW medical students and Marquette health professional students. |
2023 - Present Faculty Navigator, MCWfusion Learning Community |
Resident and Fellow Education |
2016 - Present Attending Physician: Pediatric Inpatient Ward Teams, teaching rounds and didactic sessions, 10-15 weeks per year |
06/2017 Faculty facilitator, Intern Orientation Procedure Workshop- Bag/Mask station Pediatric and Med-Peds Interns |
2020 - Present MCW Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship, Orientation to working with advanced practice providers |
2021 - Present Faculty Facilitator, Pediatric Intern Communication Workshop |
2022 - Present Director of Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Silver Team Elective Rotation |
Continuing Medical Education |
2017 - Present MCW Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Orientation to the advanced practice provider program |
2017 - 2023 Continuing education didactics and case discussions with Pediatric Hospital Medicine advanced practice providers on a monthly to bimonthly basis |
2018 - 2021 Development and presentation of fourteen in-person and asynchronous didactic lectures, interactive case presentations and paired reading materials for early career advanced practice providers in Pediatric Hospital Medicine |
EXTRAMURAL TEACHING: |
Medical Student Education |
2014 - 2016 Teaching Selective Resident Rater. Observed Sr. Medical students instructing junior medical students on history and physical exam skills. Provided direct, individualized feedback on teaching skills |
2015 Medical Student Exam Skills Sessions. Guided small group sessions on aspects of the physical exam and patient interview with 1st and 2nd year medical students. Topics included the cranial nerve exam, ear exam and substance abuse conversations. |
MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
Medical Students |
2017 - 2018 Akagi, N, Fagbemi, O, Writing and publication of
case report, MCW |
2018 - 2019 Hayes, J, Clinical research mentorship in project design, data interpretation, and abstract writing that resulted in acceptance for poster presentations at national and international pediatric conferences, MCW |
Residents |
10/2016 - 07/2017 Dillman S, Clinical case poster presentation, MCW |
06/2017 - 03/2018 Muganda G, Writing and publication of case report, MCW |
11/2017 - 07/2018 Blonsky S, Clinical case poster presentation, MCW |
07/2018 - Present Muganda G, Professor Rounds case presentation, MCW |
12/2018 - 07/2019 Palmer B, Clinical case oral presentation, MCW |
09/2019 - 03/2020 Roenius M Collins J, Clinical case poster presentation, MCW |
EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
Clinical/Research Fellows |
09/2019 - 05/2020 Palmer B, CHLA |
PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS: |
Educational Programs |
Faculty |
2018 - Present Pediatric Hospital Medicine curriculum development |
Clinical Programs |
2017 - 2023 Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Advanced Practice Provider Team |
2017 - Present Author, Clinical Practice Guideline, Febrile Urinary Tract Infections |
2018 - Present Author, Clinical Practice Guideline, Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia |
2019 - Present Author, Children’s Wisconsin System-Wide Clinical Practice Pathway for Urinary Tract Infections |
2022 - Present Team Lead, Children’s Wisconsin System-Wide Clinical Practice Pathway for Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia |
MEDIA APPEARANCES/INTERVIEWS: |
11/16/2021 "Get the Facts on the Vax" televised interview on Milwaukee WISN-Channel 12 News |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Palmer, B, Nelson, AM. Respiratory Distress and Vomiting in a One Month Old Boy. Pediatrics in Review, 2021; 42(3)158-160. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.2020-0017 |
2. Nelson A, Fox J, Toth H, Stephany A. Ramping Up a Pediatric Hospital Medicine Advanced Practice Provider Team Rapidly. Hospital Topics, 2020; DOI: 10.1080/00185868.2020.1848397 |
3. Muganda, GN, Akagi, NE, Fagbemi, OD, Chusid, MJ, Nelson, AM. Rapid Therapeutic Response of Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis in a Toddler with Baylisascaris procyonis Infection. Wisconsin Medical Journal, 2018; 117(3)"130-132. |
4. Decreasing Laboratory Testing for Neonatal Jaundice Through Revision of a Clinical Practice Pathway. (Preloger E, Wedoff M, Lemke JT, Pan A, Nelson A) Hospital Pediatrics 2022 Feb 01;12(2):e67-e72 |
5. Nelson A, Melamed S, Bauer SC, Preloger E, Porada K, Hadjiev J; Use of Peer-and-Self-Evaluation to Improve Conversations with Interfacility Referring Clinicians. Wisconsin Medical Journal 2022 Dec;121(4):301-305 |
6. Swartz S, Cotter L, Nelson A, Zhang J, Yan K, Pickett ML Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Young Infants. Wisconsin Medical Journal 2023 May;122(2):105-109 (Date: 05/04/2023) |
Books, Chapters, and Reviews |
1. Zink, Therese (ed), Becoming a Doctor: Reflections by Minnesota Medical Students, "My grandmother's decision." Minneapolis, MN: University of MN, 2011. Print, p19., 2012 |
2. Kurbekov A, Nelson A. “Pediatric Biliary Disease.” In Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine (3rd ed.). McGraw-Hill Education, in press. |
Abstracts |
1. Dillman S, Nelson A, Atypical CSF Findings in the Setting of Presumed Guillain-Barre Syndrome., Poster presentation at Pediatric Hospital Medicine national meeting, Nashville, TN, 2017 |
2. Nelson A, Fox J, Porada K, Anibaba F, Stephany A, Toth H, Rapidly Building a Pediatric Hospital Medicine Advanced Practice Provider Team in Collaboration with Existing PICU and ED Practitioners., Poster presentation at Society of Hospital Medicine National meeting, Orlando, FL, 2018 |
3. Nelson A, Fox J, Porada K, Anibaba F, Stephany A, Toth H, Rapidly Building a Pediatric Hospital Medicine Advanced Practice Provider Team in Collaboration with Existing PICU and ED Practitioners., Poster presentation at Pediatric Academic Societies international meeting, Toronto, CA, 2018 |
4. Blonsky S, Nelson A, A rash of rashes: Orf infection, cellulitis and an id reaction. , Poster presentation at Pediatric Hospital Medicine national meeting, Atlanta, GA, 2018 |
5. Hayes J, Kaeppler C, Bauer S, Anibaba F, Porada K, Nelson A. Timing of Renal Ultrasound for First Febrile UTI in Young Children: Sooner or later?, Poster presentation at Pediatric Academic Societies international meeting, Baltimore, MD, 2019. |
6. Hadjiev J, Bauer S, Nelson A, Porada K, Lye P. Hospitalists Communication with Referring Providers: Building Skills for Collaborative Triage. Poster presentation at Pediatric Academic Societies international meeting, Baltimore, MD, 2019. |
7. Hayes J, Kaeppler C, Bauer S, Anibaba F, Porada K, Nelson A. Timing of Renal Ultrasound for First Febrile UTI in Young Children: Sooner or later?, Poster presentation at Pediatric Hospital Medicine national meeting, Seattle, WA, 2019. |
8. Hadjiev J, Bauer S, Nelson A, Porada K, Lye P. Hospitalists Communication with Referring Providers: Building Skills for Collaborative Triage. Poster presentation at Pediatric Hospital Medicine national meeting, Seattle, WA, 2019. |
9. Swartz, S; Cotter, L; Nelson, A; Pickett, M; Porada, K; Heffner, V. Cellulitis in Young Infants: A Survey Study on Management Practices. Abstract published at SHM Converge 2021. Abstract 145. Journal of Hospital Medicine. |
Non-Peer Reviewed Educational Products |
1. Nelson A, McCarthy J. Curriculum for Pediatric Hospital Medicine Advanced Practice Providers. May 17, 2019. chwapped.home.blog (This site contains multi-media disease based modules created by myself and Dr. James McCarthy for APP self-directed learning. These modules have been used by all PHM APPs as part of their onboarding education as well as APP students from regional programs including, but not limited to, Marquette Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner programs, Concordia University Physician Assistant program, and University of Wisconsin-Madison Doctor of Nursing Practice program.) |
