Dr. Mei Baker (on left) received the George Cunningham Visionary Award in Newborn Screening on October 14th. Dr. Robert Steiner (center) received the Clinician Champion Award.
Dr. Mei Baker, WSLH Newborn Screening Laboratory Director and Wynne Mateffy Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, received the George Cunningham Visionary Award in Newborn Screening at the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) Newborn Screening Symposium on Oct. 14th.
The award is given to someone who has made the greatest contribution to expanding or improving the screening of newborns by public health agencies in one or more states.
This is Dr. Baker’s third APHL award. She was awarded the Everyday Life Saver Award in Newborn Screening in 2022 and the Harry Hannon Laboratory Improvement Award in Newborn Screening in 2014.
Dr. Baker wasn’t the only Wisconsinite receiving an award at this year’s APHL symposium. Dr. Robert Steiner, professor (clinical), Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and medical director for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Newborn Screening Program, received the Clinician Champion Award, which honors someone involved in patient care.