Faculty/Staff Detail

Peter  Wenger, MD
Associate Professor

Primary Affil: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
SPH Department: Quantitative Methods
Units: N/A
Campus: Newark
Building: MSB
Room: F-510
Phone: 973.972.4498
Fax: 973.972.7625
Email: wengerpn@umdnj.edu


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Degrees/Certifications:

MD, 1989, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School

Global Public Health Experience:

No

Research Interests:

HIV/TB; Nosocomial Infections; Pediatric Infectious Diseases; Immunizations; Infection Control

Community Service/Community Research Projects:

  • Medical Director, Project Vaccinate (an immunization case management and community action initiative directed through the Newark Department of Health and Human Services (NDHSS) that attempts to develop and implement evidence-based interventions to increase timely, age-appropriate immunization rates in Newark) – Newark, NJ
  • Manages, with colleagues, an immunization and lead screening clinic operating out of the UMDNJ Women, Infants and Children (WIC) clinic in the Stanley S. Bergen, Jr. Building on the Newark campus – Newark, NJ
  • Involved in an ongoing recall and reminder project in Newark that utilizes state-of-the-art voice recognition technology and the New Jersey Immunization Information System (NJIIS). Partner: NDHSS; Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey; Elisa Corporation – Newark, NJ

Professional Service:

  • Member, Steering Committee (state-wide project which implements new and more efficient immunization delivery pathways in pediatric practices, managed through NJDHSS Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Division and the American Academy of Pediatrics of New Jersey)
  • Recognized by NJDHSS with a Childhood Immunization Leadership Award (2004)

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