Ashley Blanchard, MD, MS, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, USA
Dr. Ashley Blanchard is a pediatric emergency room physician and Assistant Professor at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Her research focuses on prevention of pediatric injuries and deaths within the high-risk and under-represented populations she treats in the emergency room. She has a specific interest in emergency department-based firearm-related injury prevention and the epidemiology of injuries in children with autism spectrum disorder. Her current work aims to 1) use mobile health technology to reduce adolescent access to lethal means, such as firearms, and prevent adolescent suicide and 2) describe the unique injuries that children with autism spectrum disorder sustain to provide evidence for preventive interventions.
Michael Levas, MD, MS, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA![New Content Item New Content Item](https://media.springernature.com/lw725/springer-cms/rest/v1/content/27472522/data/v3)
Dr. Michael Levas is a pediatric emergency medicine physician and Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin. His research surrounds health care disparities and youth violence intervention/prevention. He has a particular interest in firearm related injuries and their impact on youth, family, and community well-being. He serves on the boards of the Injury Free Coalition for Kids, the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention, and the American Academy of Pediatric Council on Injury, Violence, Poison Prevention.
Drs Blanchard and Levas are currently guest editing an article collection on Health and Healthcare Disparities in Injuries among Underrepresented Populations.