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Lynn Sheets MD

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Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Pediatrics
Division: Child Advocacy and Protection

Member of the Comprehensive Injury Center
Member of the Neuroscience Research Center

Publications (13)

  • A Qualitative Assessment of Interprofessional Knowledge Gaps in the Setting of Child Physical Abuse. (Cleek EA, Sheets LK, Mersky JP, Totka JP, Haglund KA) WMJ 2025;124(1):10-16 PMID: 40262001 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105003870670 04/22/2025    
  • Child Sexual Abuse Module in the Child Abuse Pediatrics Curriculum for Physicians (CAP-CuP). (Bangash MK, Crumm CE, Brown ECB, Petska HW, Frank LR, Sheets LK, Johnson KL) MedEdPORTAL 2025;21:11515 PMID: 40255580 PMCID: PMC12007484 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105003793041 04/21/2025    
  • Helping nurses identify and report sentinel injuries of child abuse in infants (Cleek, E. A., Totka, J. P., Sheets, L. K., Mersky, J. P., & Haglund, K. A.) Pediatric Nursing 1. Cleek EA, Totka JP, Sheets LK, Mersky JP, Haglund KA. Helping nurses identify and report sentinel injuries of child abuse in infants. Pediatr Nurs. 2022;48(3):123-128. https://login.proxy.lib.mcw.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/helping-nurses-identify-report-sentinel-injuries/docview/2681521882/se-2. 05/19/2022    
  • Caregiver Reports of Infant Distress and Injury in Abused Infants. (Rabbitt AL, Olson NL, Liegl MN, Simpson P, Sheets LK) J Pediatr 2022 Jun;245:190-195.e2 PMID: 35351533 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85132213988 03/31/2022    
  • Palm Bruising in Infants: A Recognizable Pattern of Abuse. (Ruiz-Maldonado TM, Johnson KL, Sabo JL, Sheets LK, Laskey A) J Emerg Med 2021 Aug;61(2):198-204 PMID: 33795168 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85103335223 04/03/2021       5 Citations
  • Advocating for Our Youngest Victims: Wisconsin's Approach to Testing Drug-Endangered Children. (Petska HW, Budzak-Garza AE, Graff AH, Guinn J, Iniguez KC, Knox BL, Nash CR, Ventura R, Sheets LK) WMJ 2019 Oct;118(3):109-110 PMID: 31682744 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85074549477 11/05/2019    
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration needed in obtaining high-quality medical information in child abuse investigations. (Cleek EA, Johnson NL, Sheets LK) Child Abuse Negl 2019 Jun;92:167-178 PMID: 30999166 PMCID: PMC6513678 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85064630494 04/19/2019       19 Citations
  • Patterned Bruises From Abusive Squeezing. (Petska HW, Frasier LD, Livingston N, Moles R, Sheets LK) Pediatr Emerg Care 2021 Jun 01;37(6):e351-e353 PMID: 30624423 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85106887334 01/10/2019       8 Citations
  • Occult drug exposure in young children evaluated for physical abuse: An opportunity for intervention. (Petska HW, Porada K, Nugent M, Simpson P, Sheets LK) Child Abuse Negl 2019 Feb;88:412-419 PMID: 30605795 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85059237949 01/04/2019       19 Citations
  • The Intersection of Medical Child Abuse and Medical Complexity. (Petska HW, Gordon JB, Jablonski D, Sheets LK) Pediatr Clin North Am 2017 Feb;64(1):253-264 PMID: 27894448 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84999035229 11/30/2016       19 Citations
  • Sentinel injuries: subtle findings of physical abuse. (Petska HW, Sheets LK) Pediatr Clin North Am 2014 Oct;61(5):923-35 PMID: 25242706 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84908544953 09/23/2014       33 Citations
  • Sentinel injuries in infants evaluated for child physical abuse. (Sheets LK, Leach ME, Koszewski IJ, Lessmeier AM, Nugent M, Simpson P) Pediatrics 2013 Apr;131(4):701-7 PMID: 23478861 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84875986416 03/13/2013       308 Citations
  • Facial bruising as a precursor to abusive head trauma. (Petska HW, Sheets LK, Knox BL) Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2013 Jan;52(1):86-8 PMID: 22511190 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84871592561 04/19/2012       34 Citations
    • Last update: 06/23/2025