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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:
- Roles of Cyberbullying, Sleep, and Physical Activity in Mediating the Effects of Social Media Use on Mental Health
- Association of Gluten Intake During the First 5 Years of Life With Incidence of Celiac Disease Autoimmunity and Celiac Disease Among Children at Increased Risk
- Patient Perceptions of Pediatric Home-Centered Healthcare
- Characterization of In-Flight Medical Events Involving Children on Commercial Airline Flights
- Neuropsychiatric Sequelae in Adolescents With Acute Synthetic Cannabinoid Toxicity
- Association of Team Sports Participation With Long-Term Mental Health Outcomes Among Individuals Exposed to Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Differences in Parent–Toddler Interactions With Electronic vs Print Books
- Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy
- Screen-Time Is Associated With Inattention Problems in Preschoolers
- Prenatal and Infant Exposure to Ambient Pesticides and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children