James H. Conway, MD Print Friendly Page
Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthJames H. Conway, MD, FAAP, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, Wisconsin, where he is a member of the Steering Committee for the newly formed Center for Global Health.
Dr. Conway is actively involved in a variety of projects helping maintain immunization coverage for the prevention of vaccine-preventable disease in children in the U.S. and abroad. He was the recipient of a four-year Merck Foundation grant for work in Kenya with the Merck Vaccine Network-Africa program (MVN-A), training mid-level immunization managers in the WHO-EPI Programme. This project has now been renewed to expand the program and will continue until 2011. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, serving in the Sections on Infectious Diseases and International Child Health, and was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin AAP where he also serves as Chair of the Committee on Immunizations and Infectious Diseases. Dr. Conway serves as the AAP representative to the Wisconsin Council on Immunization Practice, and is Chair of the University of Wisconsin Immunization Task Force. He is also a co-editor of the new CME journal, The Vaccine Quarterly.
Specialties
UW Health Clinics
Hospital Affiliation(s)
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (primary)
Meriter Hospital (secondary)
Languages Spoken
| English |
| Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000. |
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
| Department of Pediatrics |
Professional Certifications and Education
| Board Certification |
Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious Diseases |
| Fellowship |
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center School of Medicine- The Children's Hospital
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| Residency |
Northwestern University - Children's Memorial Hospital
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| Medical School |
Cornell University Medical College, NY, 1990
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Awards/Honors
Programs & Conditions
| Research |
He has received a 4-year Merck Foundation collaborative grant as a co-investigator on an immunization project in Kenya, attempting to increase vaccination rates through healthworker training and education. |
PubMed Articles
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Kawai K Oʼbrien MA Conway JH Marshall GS Kuter BJ .
Factors Associated with Receipt of Two Doses of Varicella Vaccine among Adolescents in the United States. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Nov 28;
[PubMed ID: 23190788]
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Conway J .
Clinical prediction rule accurately identifies those at low risk for Lyme meningitis. J Pediatr. 2012 Jul;161(1):171-2
[PubMed ID: 22726332]
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Conway JH Green T .
Childhood immunization policies and the prevention of communicable disease. Pediatr Ann. 2011 Mar;40(3):136-43
[PubMed ID: 21417204]
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Sansone JM Wilsman NJ Leiferman EM Conway J Hutson P Noonan KJ .
The effect of fluoroquinolone antibiotics on growing cartilage in the lamb model. J Pediatr Orthop. 2009 Mar;29(2):189-95
[PubMed ID: 19352246]
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Haq C Baumann L Olsen CW Brown LD Kraus C Bousquet G Conway J Easterday BC .
Creating a center for global health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Acad Med. 2008 Feb;83(2):148-53
[PubMed ID: 18303359]
