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:
- Viral Bronchiolitis in Children
- Antidepressant Use in Pregnancy and the Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Non-Sleep Factors Also Key to SIDS Risk Reduction
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Overall Postneonatal Mortality
- 2015 Top Stories in Primary Care: The Effects of Child Poverty on the Brain and Academic Achievement
- Recommendations for Practice and Research for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children
- Diagnosis of ADHD May Delay Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Is Autism Screening Worth It?
- Transient Newborn Hypoglycemia Is Associated With Lower Fourth-Grade Achievement Test Proficiency
- Nasal Balloon Autoinflation Effective in Children With Otitis Media With Effusion