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CURRICULUM VITAE

Yilu Dong PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Emergency Medicine

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

EDUCATION:
08/2001 - 05/2005 B.S. - Business Administration, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
08/2001 - 05/2005 BS, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
08/2005 - 06/2007 M.S. - Economics, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
08/2005 - 06/2007 MS, Economics, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks
08/2015 - 08/2020 Ph.D. - Economics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
08/2015 - 08/2020 PhD, Economics, University of South Florida, Tampa

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
09/2020 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
09/2020 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, WI

AWARDS AND HONORS:
09/2005 - 08/2007 University of North Dakota Graduate Scholarship and Tuition Waiver
2005 - 2007 University of North Dakota Graduate Scholarship and Tuition Waiver
09/2015 - 08/2019 University of South Florida Graduate Scholarship and Tuition Waiver
2015 - 2019 University of South Florida Graduate Scholarship and Tuition Waiver
08/2016 - Present Rod Hale Memorial Scholarship
2016 - Present Rod Hale Memorial Scholarship
08/2019 - Present Vernon Grigg Scholarship
2019 - Present Vernon Grigg Scholarship for academic achievement

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
04/2019 - Present American Society of Health Economists
2019 - Present American Society of Health Economists
2022 - Present Academy Health
2022 - Present Society of General Internal Medicine
02/2024 - Present Academic Pediatric Association

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
Impact of An Embedded Phlebotomist on Lead Toxicity Diagnosis and Treatment
Source:
Children's Wisconsin Foundation and Children's Wisconsin
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
01/01/2023 - 12/31/2023
Direct Funds:
$55,656
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Regional
Yilu Dong, Workshop in Applied and Theoretical Economics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, - 10/26/2018
Yilu Dong, Workshop in Applied and Theoretical Economics, University of Florida, Gainesville, - 10/25/2019
 
Local
Yilu Dong, Effects of the 340B Drug Pricing Program on Florida Hospital Prescribing Behavior, Patient Mix and Quality of Care, Department of Economics, University of South Florida, Tampa, - 04/16/2019
Yilu Dong, Using Quasi-experimental Designs to Conduct Rigorous Implementation Research in Healthcare, Pediatric Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, - 05/06/2024
Yilu Dong, A Practical Discussion on Adopting Better Identification Strategies When Evaluating Effects of Interventions, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, - 02/10/2022
Yilu Dong, An Economist's Journey to Improve Healthcare Delivery, Children's Research Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, - 09/23/2022
Yilu Dong, Effects of Embedded Phlebotomy Service on Lead Toxicity Diagnosis, Children's Research Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, - 01/26/2024
Yilu Dong, Utilizing Difference-In-Differences Design to Evaluate the Impacts of the 340B Drug Discount Program, Center for Advancing Population Science, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, - 10/08/2021
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
International
Yilu Dong, Pediatric Academic Societies, Toronto, - 05/03/2024
 
National
Yilu Dong, American Society of Health Economists, Washington D.C., 06/23/2019 - 06/26/2019
Yilu Dong, Society of General Internal Medicine, Orlando, FL, 04/06/2022 - 04/09/2022
Yilu Dong, Academy Health, Washington D.C., 06/04/2022 - 06/07/2022
Yilu Dong, American Society of Health Economists, Austin, TX, 06/26/2022 - 06/29/2022
Yilu Dong, Pediatric Academic Societies, Washington D.C., 04/27/2023 - 05/01/2023
Yilu Dong, American Society of Health Economists, St. Louis, MO, 06/11/2023 - 06/14/2023
Yilu Dong, American Society of Health Economists, San Diego, CA, 06/16/2024 - 06/19/2024
Society of General Internal Medicine, Orlando, FL, 2022
American Society of Health Economists, Washington, D.C., 2019
American Society of Health Economists, Austin, TX, 2022
Academy Health, Washington, D.C., 2022
 
Regional
Yilu Dong, Southern Economic Association, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 11/23/2019 - 11/25/2019
Southern Economic Association, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2019
Workshop in Applied and Theoretical Economics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 2019
Workshop in Applied and Theoretical Economics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. 2018
 
Local
Economics Department, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. 2019
Economics Department, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. 2018
Children's Research Institute, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 2022
 

MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Medical Students
07/2022 - 08/2022 Linda Moua, Medical Student Summer Research Program mentor, MCW
07/2022 - 08/2022 Jenna Le, Medical Student Summer Research Program mentor, MCW
07/2022 - 08/2022 Jenna Le, Medical Student Summer Research Program, MCW
07/2022 - 08/2022 Linda Moua, Poster Presentation; Medical Student Summer Research Program, MCW
07/2023 - 08/2023 Marcello Tosso, Medical Student Summer Research Program mentor; Honors in Research program advisor, MCW
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Crotty, B.H., Hyun, N., Polovneff, A., Dong, Y., Decker, M.C., Mortensen, N., Holt, J.M., Winn, A.N., Laud, P.W. and Somai, M.M., 2021. Analysis of clinician and patient factors and completion of telemedicine appointments using video. JAMA Network Open, 4(11), pp.e2132917-e2132917.
2. Crotty, B.H., Dong, Y., Laud, P., Hanson, R.J., Gershkowitz, B., Penlesky, A.C., Shah, N., Anderes, M., Green, E., Fickel, K. and Singh, S., 2022. Hospitalization outcomes among patients with COVID-19 undergoing remote monitoring. JAMA Network Open, 5(7), pp.e2221050-e2221050.
3. Singh, S., Laud, P.W., Crotty, B.H., Nanchal, R.S., Hanson, R., Penlesky, A.C., Fletcher, K.E., Stadler, M.E., Dong, Y. and Nattinger, A.B., 2023. Effect of Implementing a Commercial Electronic Early Warning System on Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients. American Journal of Medical Quality, 38(5), pp.229-237.
4. Dong Y., Zembles TN, Nimmer M, Brousseau DC and Vyles D., 2023. A potential cost savings analysis of a penicillin de-labeling program. Front. Allergy 4:1101321.doi: 10.3389/falgy.2023.1101321
5. Dong, Y., Hanson, R., Penlesky, A. C., Nattinger, A. B., Heinrich, T. W., & Pezzin, L. E. 2023. Association Between COVID-19 and Delirium Development in the General Medical Units at an Academic Medical Center. WMJ: official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin, 122(5), 319-324.
6. Dong, Y., Rachel Drury, Jordan Spillane, Mark W. Lodes, Annie C. Penlesky, Ryan Hanson, Liliana E. Pezzin, Siddhartha Singh, Ann B. Nattinger. "Effects of the Ambulatory Diabetes Outreach Program: Rigorous Evaluation of a Pharmacist and Nurse-Led Care Model" (accepted for publication to JGIM)