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CURRICULUM VITAE

Robert E. Becker MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatrics Gastroenterology

OFFICE ADDRESS:
2575 E Evergreen Drive
Appleton, WI 54913

EDUCATION:
09/2011 - 05/2015 BS, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
06/2016 - 06/2019 MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2023 - 06/2024 Kinetic3 Certificate of Excellence in Teaching, Kern Institute for the Transformation of Medical Education, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
07/2019 - 06/2022 Resident, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
07/2022 - 06/2025 Clinical Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
07/2025 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Natarajan, RK, Becker RE, Sheurer J, Berry, JM. Aggarwal V. Recurrent Tension Pneumopericardium in a Term Neonate on High-Frequency Ventilation: Early Recognition and Percutaneous Management. Indian Pediatrics Case Reports 1(1):p 47-50, Jan-Mar 2021. | DOI: 10.4103/ipcares.ipcares_33_21
2. Becker RE, Lerner DG, Vaidy K, Chugh A. Esophageal food impaction complicated by bolus adherence and mucosal denudement. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024 Apr 1. doi: 10.1002/jpn3.12198. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38557963.
3. Becker RE, Rigsby M, Suchi M, Lerner DG, Chugh A. Dupilumab in adolescent eosinophilic esophagitis: Experience with fibrostenosis and EGID with esophageal involvement. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024 Apr 8. doi: 10.1002/jpn3.12187. PMID: 38587127.
 
Non-Peer Reviewed Educational Products
1. On the Pulse. Creator, host, producer. Podcast exploring public health challenges and successes in northeastern Wisconsin. 2017-2019. Green Bay, WI.
2. Becker R, Fate B, Goepferd AK. "Crack the Case: Cutaneous Drug Reactions, Their Mimics, and the Escape from 'Allergy Jail.'" Talking Pediatrics (podcast), Children's Minnesota. September 2021. Minneapolis, MN.
3. Esophageal Food impaction Complicated by Delayed Presentation. Case featured in American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Program: Pediatric Gastroenterology Year in Review and "This should not be swallowed!" AAP National Conference & Exhibition, September 30, 2024, Orlando, FL.
4. Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Primary author, slide deck for the North American Society for Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition's Digital Interactive Gastroenterology Education Suite for Trainees (DIGEST), a resident-level online curriculum for pediatric gastroenterology learners. Publication forthcoming.
5. MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
6. Becker R, Chugh A, Lee R, Pan A, Zhang L, Pelz B, Lerner D. Screening for Eosinophilic Esophagitis in the Pediatric Asthma Clinic Leads to Increased Diagnosis and Identifies a High Prevalence of Disease.