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CURRICULUM VITAE

Katherine L. Vaidy MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Gastroenterology

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Children’s Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital
8915 W Connell Court
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
08/2002 - 05/2006 BS, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
08/2007 - 05/2011 MD, East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
07/01/2011 - 06/30/2014 Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN
07/01/2014 - 06/30/2017 Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, SUNY Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
07/2014 - 06/2017 Clinical Assistant Instructor, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Division of Pediatrics, SUNY Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY
07/2017 - 07/2022 Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Division of Pediatrics, SUNY Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY
08/2022 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Division of Pediatrics, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
06/2020 - 07/2022 Program Director of Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship, SUNY Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY
08/2022 - Present Associate Director of Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
07/2017 - 07/2022 SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203
07/2017 - 07/2022 Richmond University Medical Center, 355 Bard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10310
07/2017 - 07/2022 NYC Health + Hospitals, Kings County Medical Center, 451 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203
07/2020 - 07/2022 NYC Health + Hospitals, Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11235
08/2022 - Present Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Pediatrics, Gastroenterology, Children's Wisconsin, 9000 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
American Board of Pediatrics 10/09/2014 Meeting MOC
None
American Board of Pediatric Gastroenterology 11/15/2017 Meeting MOC
None
   
Certificates
Issued By Issue DateExpiration
BLS
AHA
03/2021
03/2023
PALS
AHA
03/2021
03/2023
    

Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Other State Licenses
NY-276684
10/2014
02/29/2024
Wisconsin License
WI-77912-20
03/10/2023
10/31/2025
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
03/2017 - Present NASPGHAN N2U Nutrition Conference Awardee
04/2018 - Present National Pancreas Foundation Conference Scholarship Awardee

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
07/2014 - 01/2023 American Gastroenterological Society (AGA)
07/2014 - Present North American Society Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology (and Nutrition (NASPGHAN))
03/2023 - Present American Society for Gastroenterological Endoscopy (ASGE)

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
07/2015 - 07/2017 Self-Study Committee, ACGME
07/2020 - 07/2022 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion House Staff Council

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
07/2016 - 07/2017 Clinical Practice Committee, Member, NASPGHAN
07/2020 - Present APPD SPIN Study - Longitudinal Evaluation of the Required Level of Supervision for Pediatric Fellows
07/2021 - Present Professional Education Committee, Member, NASPGHAN

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
Dr. Katherine Vaidy and Dr. Diana Lerner from Medical College of Wisconsin. Esophageal Replacement and Long-Term Care. Aerodigestive Roundtable hosted by Aerodigestive Special Interest Group of NASPGHAN, 02/15/2023 - Present
 
Local
Dr. Katherine Vaidy MD, Grand Rounds, Growth in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease, SUNY Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, - 06/2018
Dr. Katherine Vaidy MD, NAFLD for General Pediatrics, Brookdale Hospital Pediatric Department, Brooklyn, - 10/2019
 

MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
2019 - 06/2022 Protein and Lipid Digestion, Year 1 Medical Students
2019 - 06/2020 Clinical Skills Preceptor Pediatrics MSIII
2020 - 06/2022 Bedside Preceptor MSII
2020 - 06/2022 Clinical Skills Facilitator MSII, Practice Based Learning (PBL) SUNY Downstate COM
2020 - 06/2022 OSCE grader MSI
09/2021 Fat Absorption and Transport, Year 1 Medical Students
09/2021 Fatty Acid Synthesis and Oxidation, Year 1 Medical Students
 
Resident and Fellow Education
09/2018 - 09/2021 Pediatric Gastroenterology Endoscopy Skills Workshop
 

MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Medical Students
01/2023 - 05/2023 Paige Titak, M1 Clinical Apprenticeship, Medical College of WI
09/2023 - Present May Madi Han, M1 Fusion Clinical Experience, Medical College of WI
 

EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Medical Students
06/2020 - 06/2022 Erica Licari, Career/clinic/research mentor, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
 
Residents
09/2019 - 08/2021 Pediatric Resident, Research/teaching/clinical mentor, SUNY Health Sciences University
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
 
 
Clinical Programs
09/2022 - Present Co-Director Transnasal Endoscopy Program
 
 

PROCEDURAL SKILLS:
Endoscopy, colonoscopy, endoscopic gastrostomy placement, liver biopsy, esophageal, endoscopic ultrasound, esophageal dilation, pyloric dilation, endoscopic botox/kenalog injection, transnasal endoscopy


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Saadoon R, Jain S, Arostegui D, Vaidy K, et al. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Pediatric Patient With Sickle Cell Disease and COVID-19, Critical Care Medicine: Jan 2021;49(1):74
2. Vaidy K, Winderman R, Rabinowitz S, Schwarz S. Treatment of Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease, JPGN Reports: Nov 2020;1(2):e008
3. Winderman R, Rabinowitz S, Vaidy K, Schwarz S. Measurement of Microvascular Function in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease. JPGN: May 2019;68(5):662-68
4. Rabinowitz S, Ebigbo, N, Feng, L, Sklar R, Vaidy K, Grossman E, Schwarz S M. Normal Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Values in Children, Am Journal of Gastro. Oct 2017;112: S206-07
 
Abstracts
1. Chow C, Licari E, Vaidy K. Anti-TNFα Promotes Clinical Remission and Histologic Improvement in a 19-Year Old Black Female with Eosinophilic Gastritis and Significant Esophageal Eosinophilia. NASPGHAN Annual Conference Poster Presentation 11/2021
2. Arostegui D, Kasturi S, Vaidy K. Tummy Pain and Mood Drain, Implementation of Practice of Annual Depression Screening in Patients with IBD. SUNY Downstate Patient Safety and Quality Fair 04/2021
3. Naraparaju G, Solomon L, Melquist E, Ostro D, Vaidy K, Schwarz S. Educating Pediatric Residents About Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Scoring and its Application. SUNY Downstate Annual Research Day. 04/2017
4. Vaidy K, Schwarz S, Xu J, Rabinowitz S. Crohn's Disease Activity and Nutritional Status in Black Children and Adolescents: A Single-Center Experience. Children's Hospital at Downstate. World Congress Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition. Montreal, CA 10/2016
 
Database, Video, or Other Research/Clinical Contributions
1. Rabinowitz S, Gehri M, Di Paolo ER, Vaidy K. Marasmus. Medscape. Oct 2016, Coauthor
2. Rabinowitz S. Vaidy K. Pediatric Appendicitis Organism-Specific Therapy. Medscape. July 2016 Coauthor