05 Apr Partner Spotlight: University of Louisville Department of Pediatrics

Dr. Melissa Currie is the medical director and Chief of the Kosair Charities Division of Pediatric Forensic Medicine and program director of the Child Abuse Pediatrics Fellowship in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Louisville.

The division provides a standardized approach to the assessment of child abuse and neglect issues, providing medical expertise on the diagnosis, documentation and follow-up of suspected cases of child physical abuse and neglect. The pediatric forensic medicine team serves as liaison between the hospital team and community partners such as law enforcement, Child Protective Services, and the Department of Justice.

Learn more at http://louisville.edu/medicine/departments/pediatrics/divisions/forensic-medicine.