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CURRICULUM VITAE

Laurel M. Bear MD
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Children's Corporate Center
999 N 92 St
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
06/1977 - 05/1980 BS, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
09/1980 - 05/1984 MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
07/1984 - 06/1987 Intern/Resident, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, WI
07/1986 - 06/1987 Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, WI

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
04/2001 - 04/2015 Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
08/2012 - Present Clinical Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
04/2015 - Present Clinician Administrator, Developmental Follow-Up Programs, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
04/2015 - Present Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
07/1987 - 06/1994 Medical Coordinator - Pediatric Services, St. Joseph's Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
07/1988 - 07/2017 Interpreter: Infant Event Studies-Infant Apnea Program, St. Joseph's Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
07/1994 - 06/1997 Medical Coordinator - Perinatal Follow- Through, St. Joseph's Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
07/1998 - 04/2001 Staffing Physician: Children's Hospital NICU Developmental Follow Up Clinics, Children's Hospital, Milwaukee, WI

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
07/1987 - Present St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
07/1990 - Present Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
American Board of Pediatrics
2015
2025
   
Certificates
Issued By Issue DateExpiration
American Heart Association BLS
1989
None
Neonatal Advanced Life Support Instructor
1989
1999
AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor
1996
2018
    

Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Wisconsin License
26912
07/31/1984
10/31/2023
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
05/2012 UWM Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
05/2013 Milwaukee Business Journal 2013 Woman of Influence Award , Milwaukee, Wisconsin –Selected for “Innovation Award” in medicine
05/2014 Humanitarian Award – Selected for volunteer work in Honduras and Nicaragua through Global Brigades, Medical College of Wisconsin Alumni Association
05/2014 World Citizen Award – Selected for volunteer work in Honduras and Nicaragua through Global Brigades, Wisconsin International Institute

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
1984 - 1987 American Medical Association (Member)
1988 - 1994 Milwaukee Pediatric Society (Member)
1989 - 1998 Infant and Family Committee (Member)
1989 - 2002 National Association of Apnea Professionals (Member)
1989 - Present Wisconsin Chapter of the Academy of Pediatrics (Member)
1989 - Present American Academy of Pediatrics (Fellow)
1989 - 1998 Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care (Member)
2005 - Present Milwaukee Pediatric Society (Member)

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Local
Routine education of nursing and ancillary services personnel about the care of children at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1987 - 1997
Presentations at monthly Pediatric Department meetings on topics of general pediatric care, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1987 - 1997
Organized program, invited national speakers, moderated conference and provided general oversight for the Annual Pediatric Progress Conference sponsored by St. Joseph’s Hospital (Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare), Milwaukee, WI, 1990 - 1997
“What’s up with follow-up?” The Neonatal Developmental Follow-up program, Department of Pediatrics-Academic Noon Conference, 06/2004
Routine Developmental Follow-Up, S. Bert Litwin Lectureship, Children’s Hospital, 11/2010
Past, Present and Future of the Developmental Follow-Up Program, Research Focus Presentation, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, 05/2011
How to help your patients be the best they can be - Developmental Follow-up, Pediatric Grand Rounds, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, 06/2015
Special Needs Section Educational Presentation, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, 10/2017
Transitions, EDGM (Education Deans of Greater Milwaukee) 6th Annual Celebrate Teachers & Teaching, 10/10/2018
 
Regional
Developmental Follow-Up Program, 3rd Annual March of Dimes Prematurity Summit and AQHONN State Conference, Manitowoc, WI, 09/07/2006
Lecture: After the NICU-Neonatal Outcomes, The Child with Special Needs: Medical and Therapeutic Interventions Conference, Waukesha, WI, 03/19/2009 - 03/20/2009
Lecture: Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Infants with Complex Congenital Heart Disease, 5th District VI Neonatology Meeting-Controversies in Neonatal Care, Chicago, IL, 09/07/2012 - 09/08/2012
Lecture: Developmental Follow-up Programs at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Pre-Conference Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, 10/16/2013
Prematurity and substance exposure: Impacts on long term growth and development, 2019 Pediatric Nursing Conference: Connected through caring: Supporting families along their healthcare journey, Milwaukee, WI, 10/30/2019
 
National
Congenital Heart Disease Neurodevelopmental Follow-up: Question and Answer Panel participant, 3rd Annual Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Symposium, Atlanta, GA, 06/06/2014
Setting Up a Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Follow-up Program – Panel moderator and participant, 4th Annual Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 06/04/2015
Transitioning Neurodevelopmental Care from Inpatient to Outpatient: Integrated Models of Care, 7th Annual Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Symposium, Kansas City, MO, 06/08/2018
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
2008 - 2009 MCW Alumni Association Reunion Committee
05/2013 - 07/2013 Education Advisory Committee, Department of Pediatrics
2013 - 2014 MCW Alumni Association Reunion Committee
07/2014 - Present Value Champion, Department of Pediatrics
06/2015 - 10/2015 Fellowship Committee, Department of Pediatrics
07/2015 - 10/2015 Fellowship Committee, Department of Pediatrics
12/2015 - 03/2016 Mentoring Advisory Committee, Department of Pediatrics
12/2017 - 06/2018 CMG Communication Committee, Department of Pediatrics
2017 - 2020 Scholarly Oversight Committee: Neonatology, Dr. Corinne Swearingen
01/2019 - 06/2019 Clinical Advisory Committee, Department of Pediatrics
 

MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
2001 - 2011 Preceptor, Pediatric Component: Clinical Examination and Reasoning Course (4 hours/year)
2009 - 2012 First and Second Year Students
2009 Preceptor, Pediatric Component: Clinical Examination and Reasoning Course
2014 Operation Education
 
Resident and Fellow Education
2000 - Present Pediatric/Family Practice Residents and Neonatology Fellows
06/2016 SIPPS: Standardized Inpatient Patient Practice Scenarios-Med/Peds Resident Orientation
2017 - 2020 Scholarly Oversight Committee: Corinne Swearingen, neonatology fellow
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Community/Lay Public
1988 - 1997 Lecture on selected pediatric topics at local middle school and early childhood program center
05/2010 Herma Heart Center, Herma Heart Center David A. Lewis Family Education Day: What’s Up with Developmental Follow-Up
05/2014 Herma Heart Center, Herma Heart Center David A. Lewis Family Education Day: How to Help Your Child Be the Best They Can Be: Developmental Follow up for Children with Congenital Heart Disease
 
Resident and Fellow Education
06/04/2004 Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin , Noon Conference Neonatal Developmental Follow-Up
11/03/2004 Waukesha Memorial Hospital Family Practice Program, Weekly Conference Neonatal Developmental Follow-Up
11/2006 Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin , Ward Attending
03/20/2007 Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Noon Conference Developmental Delays Lecture
12/13/2008 Waukesha Memorial Hospital Family Practice Program, Weekly Conference Failure to Thrive: What to do When They are Not Growing
11/11/2010 Herma Heart Center Program, S. Bert Litwin Lectureship: Routine Developmental Follow-Up
09/2012 Children's Hospital of WI, Noon Conference – Developmental Milestones
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
 
 
Clinical Programs
1987 - 1994 Pediatric Services Development-Medical Coordinator, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2000 - 2021 Neonatal Developmental Follow-Up Program
2007 - 2021 Complex Congenital Heart Developmental Follow-Up.
2017 - 2021 Down Syndrome Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
2019 - 2021 HOPE (Healthy Outcomes Post ICU Engagement): Medical College of Wisconsin, Children’s Wisconsin
 
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
1994 - Present Camp Interlaken JCC – Medical Director
1997 - 2009 Jewish Community Center of Milwaukee board member
2005 - 2017 Global Brigades Medical Volunteer on trips to Honduras and Nicaragua: (1 week/year) with weekly pre-departure meetings in the preceding month
2005 - 2009 Elected to Nicolet Union High School board holding the positions of both Vice President and President.
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Wells RG, Sty JR, Dobbs JM, Bear LM. Intracranial injury in child abuse Applied Radiology. 1987;16(11):170-177.
2. Bear LM. Early identification of infants at risk for developmental disabilities. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2004 Jun;51(3):685-701.
3. Soto CB, Olude O, Hoffmann RG, Bear L, Chin A, Dasgupta M, Mussatto K. Implementation of a routine developmental follow-up program for children with congenital heart disease: early results. Congenit Heart Dis. 2011;6(5):451-60.
4. Mussatto KA, Hoffmann RG, Hoffman GM, Tweddell JS, Bear L, Cao Y, Brosig C. Risk and prevalence of developmental delay in young children with congenital heart disease. Pediatrics. 2014 Mar;133(3):e570-7. PMCID: PMC3934337
5. Mussatto KA, Hoffmann R, Hoffman G, Tweddell JS, Bear L, Cao Y, Tanem J, Brosig C. Risk Factors for Abnormal Developmental Trajectories in Young Children With Congenital Heart Disease. Circulation. 2015 Aug 25;132(8):755-61. PMCID: PMC4551137
6. Hoffman GM, Brosig CL, Bear LM, Tweddell JS, Mussatto KA. Effect of Intercurrent Operation and Cerebral Oxygenation on Developmental Trajectory in Congenital Heart Disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Feb;101(2):708-16.
7. Brosig CL, Bear L, Allen S, Hoffmann RG, Pan A, Frommelt M, Mussatto KA. Preschool Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children with Congenital Heart Disease. J Pediatr. 2017 Apr;183:80-86.e1. PMCID: PMC5368010
8. Brosig CL, Bear L, Allen S, Simpson P, Zhang L, Frommelt M, Mussatto KA. Neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 and 4 years in children with congenital heart disease. Congenit Heart Dis. 2018 Sep;13(5):700-705. PMCID: PMC6289798
9. Jilek E, Shields A, Zhang L, Simpson P, Bear L, Martins SA, Mussatto KA, Brosig CL. Predictors of behavioural and emotional outcomes in toddlers with congenital heart disease. Cardiol Young. 2022 Aug;32(8):1216-1221.
10. Characterization of neurodevelopmental and psychological outcomes in CHD: A research agenda and recommendations from the cardiac neurodevelopmental outcome collaborative. Cardiology in the Young 2021. Sanz JH, Anixt J, Bear L, Basken A, Beca J, Marino BS, Mussatto KA, Nembhard WN, Sadhwani A, Sananes R, Shekerdemian LS, Sood E, Uzark K, Willen E, Illardi D.
 
Editorials, Letters to Editor, Other
1. Bear, LM: Early Identification of Infants at Risk for Developmental Disabilities. Pediatr Clin of N Am 51(2004) 685-701
 
Abstracts
1. Routine Developmental Follow-up for Children with Congenital Heart Disease. Olubunmi Olude BS, Kathleen Mussatto PhD, RN, Cheryl Brosig PhD, Mahua Dasgupta MS, Raymond Hoffman PhD, Laurel Bear, MD, Mary Krolikowski MSN, RN, James Tweddell MD. Medical College of Wisconsin, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Presented at the Midwest Pediatric Cardiology Society, 2009
2. Quality of Life and Impact on the Family in Infants with Congenital Heart Disease. Kathleen Mussatto PhD, RN, Meiqian Ma, Mahua Dasgupta MS, Raymond Hoffman PhD, Laurel Bear MD, Cheryl Brosig, PhD. Medical College of Wisconsin, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Presented at the Midwest Pediatric Cardiology Society, 2010
3. Developmental Delay is Associated with Chorioamnionitis in Low Birth Weight Infants. Utpala G Das, MD, Joanne M Lagatta, MD, Laurel M Bear, MD, Shawn Reese, MD, Jason Jarzembowski, MD, Michael Uhing, MD, Jennifer L Liedel, MD. Medical College of Wisconsin, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Presented at the Midwest Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting, 2012
4. Utilization of Early Intervention Services in Children with Congenital Heart Disease. Elizabeth Hanna, BS; Cheryl L Brosig-Soto, PhD; Sergey Tarima, PhD; Laurel Bear, MD; D. Woodrow Benson, MD, PhD; James S. Tweddell, MD; Michael J. Martens, MS; and Kathleen A. Mussatto, PhD, RN. Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin-Herma Heart Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Presented at the Midwest Pediatric Cardiology Society, 2013
5. Risk Factors for Abnormal Developmental Trajectories in Young Children with Congenital Heart Disease. Kathleen Mussatto, PhD, RN; Raymond Hoffman, PhD; Laurel M. Bear, MD; James S. Tweddell, MD; Cao, Y; Cheryl Brosig, PhD. Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin-Herma Heart Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, November 19, 2014
6. Effect of intercurrent operation and systemic hemodynamics on developmental trajectory in infants and children with congenital heart disease. George Hoffman, MD; Kathleen Mussatto, PhD, RN; Cheryl Brosig-Soto, PhD; Laurel M. Bear, MD; James S. Tweddell, MD. Children’s hospital of Wisconsin-Herma Heart Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Presented at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Workforce, Annual Meeting, January 21-28, 2015
7. Preschool Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children with Congenital Heart Disease after Surgical Palliation. Cheryl Brosig, Laurel Bear, Sydney Allen, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Molly Carrig, Kathleen Mussatto, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Accepted for presentation: American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, November 9, 2015
8. Predictors of Behavioral and Emotional Outcomes in Toddlers with Congenital Heart Disease. Elizabeth Jilek, Cheryl Brosig, Kathleen Mussatto, Laurel Bear, Sydney Allen, Pippa Simpson, Liyun Zhang, Ashley Shields. Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin-Herma Heart Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Presented at the Midwest Pediatric Cardiology Society Scientific Session, Rochester, MN, September 2018
9. High Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Young Children with Congenital Heart Disease. Moyer, Sawher, Kuhn, Bear, Mussatto. Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin-Herma Heart Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Presented at the Midwest Pediatric Cardiology Conference, Kansas City, KS, September 2019.