Dr. Jane M. Brotanek MD
Pediatrician
38B Grove Street Ridgefield Connecticut, 06877About
I am a dedicated and experienced pediatrician who is passionately committed to the care of children. I bring several unique assets to the care of children: fluency in seven languages, including Spanish and French, which enables me to care for children from a variety of backgrounds, together with experience in working with Latino and immigrant communities in hospital-based, community-based, and FCHC clinics in New York City, Rochester, Milwaukee, and Dallas. I also have substantial training and experience in medical student and resident teaching, research, and advocacy.
During the five years from 2004 to 2009, I conducted research focused on improving the health and healthcare of underserved children, particularly minority and poor children with inadequate access to quality health care due to language and cultural barriers. In September 2004, I joined the Medical College of Wisconsin as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. As part of the Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, I worked to improve access to quality healthcare for underserved children.
In 2006, I became one of 15 junior faculty nationwide selected to receive a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholars Program (RWJ PFSP) award. This three-year award has enhanced my career development by allowing me to successfully complete an important series of interrelated research projects; interact with nationally recognized health services researchers who serve on the Program’s National Advisory Committee; and benefit from the superb mentorship of Dr. Flores, who is nationally recognized for his work in community-based research, Latino children’s health, racial/ethnic disparities in children’s health, access to care, and culture and clinical care.
As a RWJ Physician Faculty Scholar, I received national and international recognition for my work on iron deficiency and early childhood nutrition. In 2007, I was invited to join the Division of General Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center, an invitation which I enthusiastically accepted. From 2007 to 2009, I published 11 articles and made 15 research presentations. It is my passion and commitment to improving the health and well-being of children that has always driven my research and clinical work. Over the previous several years, my focus has shifted to being a primary care pediatrician dedicated to clinical work and advocating for children's health and well-being. I have spent the past year working at Bambini Pediatrics, the first integrative pediatrics practice in the Hudson Valley, and greatly enjoyed the experience. I believe that my rich clinical experiences together with my health services research background, have shaped me to be an outstanding pediatrician.
Education and Training
New York School of Medicine
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics
Provider Details
Dr. Jane M. Brotanek MD's Expert Contributions
Iron Deficiency, Prolonged Bottle-feeding, and Racial/Ethnic Disparities
Children with prolonged bottle-feeding and Mexican-American children are at higher risk for iron deficiency. Screening and nutritional counseling should be targeted at these high-risk groups. Bottle-feeding your child milk for too long can put your child at risk for iron-deficiency and anemia. As...
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Inadequate access to care among children with asthma from Spanish-speaking families.
- Iron deficiency in early childhood in the United States: risk factors and racial/ethnic disparities.
- Leave no asthmatic child behind: the cultural competency of asthma educational materials.
- Secular trends in the prevalence of iron deficiency among US toddlers, 1976-2002.
- Why do parents bring children to the emergency department for nonurgent conditions? A qualitative study.
- Reasons for prolonged bottle-feeding and iron deficiency among Mexican-American toddlers: an ethnographic study.
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor at Medical College of Wisconsin, with 30+ Lectures -
- Local, Regional, National, and International Public Speaking -
Awards
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholars Program Award in 2006-2009
Treatments
- General Pediatrics, Iron Deficiency, Asthma
Internships
- St. Vincent's Medical Center/NYU School of Medicine
Fellowships
- University of Rochester Medical Center
Professional Society Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics
Articles and Publications
- 19 publications in journals including Pediatrics and Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
- Has written 20+ Publications
What do you attribute your success to?
My wonderful mentors, great opprtunities along the way, hard work, persistence,and many prayers
Areas of research
Integrative Pediatrics, Asthma, Iron Deficiency, Nutrition, Cultural and Language Barriers to Care, Cultural Competency
Teaching and speaking
Lectures/Workshops/Presentations/SiteVisits:
10/2004 Health Disparities among Latino Children. Department of Pediatrics Noon Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
11/2004 Perspectives on Health: The Language Gap. Panel discussion for the Alianza Community Partnerships Hispanic Forum, Milwaukee, WI
03/2005 Cultural Competency. Noon faculty development session arranged by the Area Health Education Center System (AHEC), Milwaukee, WI
04/2005 Western Medicine & Wisconsin’s Hispanic Population. Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin Educational Conference, Madison, WI
11/2005 Breakout Session I, Disparities. Wisconsin Asthma Coalition Meeting, Neenah, WI
11/2005 Culture and Health Care: Achieving Cultural Competency. Pediatric Nursing Conference, Waukesha, WI
1/2006 Cultural Competency in Health Care. Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
5/2006 Cultural Competency in Health Care. Cultural Competency Training Workshop for Dental Professionals, Marquette University School of Dentistry, Milwaukee, WI
3/2006- Asthma Educator for the community-based intervention "Parent Mentors
7/2007 to Improve Morbidity, Resource Use, and Quality of Life in Urban Minority Children with Asthma," Milwaukee, WI
10/2006 Faculty Panelist: Summer Research Recruitment Lunch, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
10/2006 Iron Deficiency and Prolonged Bottle-Feeding: Risk Factors and Racial/Ethnic Disparities. Department of Population Health/Epidemiology Seminar, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
1/2008 Iron Deficiency and Prolonged Bottle-Feeding: Risk Factors and Racial/Ethnic Disparities. RICH Seminar at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
5/2008 Iron Deficiency and Prolonged Bottle-Feeding: Risk Factors and Racial/Ethnic Disparities. Faculty Research Conference, Department of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center
6/2008 Iron Deficiency and Prolonged Bottle-Feeding: Risk Factors and Racial/Ethnic Disparities. Presentation at Low-Birth Weight Clinic, UT Southwestern Medical Center
9/2008 Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Pediatric Asthma: The Importance of Culture and Language in Ensuring Quality Asthma Care. Asthma Coalition of Texas Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX
Favorite Place to Vacation
- Europe
Hobbies / Sports
- Playing Piano, Singing, Writing Poetry, Hiking, and Skiing
Favorite professional publications
- JAMA
Areas of research
Integrative Pediatrics, Asthma, Iron Deficiency, Nutrition, Cultural and Language Barriers to Care, Cultural Competency
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