Dipesh Navsaria MPH, MSLIS, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; Clinical Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, School of Human Ecology, UW-Madison, Madison, WisconsinDr. Dipesh Navsaria is a pediatrician working in the public interest. He blends the roles of physician, occasional children's librarian, educator, public health professional, and child health advocate. With graduate degrees in public health, children's librarianship, physician assistant studies, and medicine, he brings a unique combination of interests and experience together.
Committed to understanding how basic science can translate into busy primary-care settings via population health concepts and policy initiatives, Dr. Navsaria aims to educate the next generation of those who work with children and families in realizing how their professional roles include being involved in larger concepts of social policy and how they may affect the cognitive and socioemotional development of children for their future benefit.
Disclosures
- Consulting pediatrician: Pediatrics Supporting Parents Initiative
- Board of directors: Reach Out and Read National Center
- Founding medical director: Reach Out and Read Wisconsin
- Board of directors: Parents as Teachers
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Respiratory Benefits of Multisetting Air Purification in Children
- Prophylaxis Options in Children With a History of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
- 2024 Top Story in Primary Care: How We Apply Science and Evidence to Major Federal Policy
- The Meaning of Gentle Parenting
- Effect of Toddler Screen Use Before Bed on Sleep and Attention
- Predictors in Youth of Adult Cardiovascular Events
- Short-Term Dual Therapy or Monotherapy With Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen for Fever
- Association of Screen Use at Bedtime With Sleep Duration and Quality Among Youths
- Efficacy of Antibiotic Treatment in Children Diagnosed With Acute Otitis Media
- Association of Universal Free School Meals With School and Student Outcomes