Michelle Pickett

Michelle Pickett, MD, MS, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She works at Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee Campus and specializes in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, focusing on adolescent healthcare and sexual health. Her clinical research aims to reduce sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in adolescents through improved diagnosis, treatment, and expedited partner therapy (EPT).

• MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2009)
• Residency in Pediatrics, Children’s Mercy Hospital (2012)
• MS, Medical College of Wisconsin (2015)
• Fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin (2015)

Dr. Pickett's research centers on adolescent sexual health, particularly improving STI screening and management in pediatric emergency departments. She actively promotes EPT and addresses systemic barriers to adolescent healthcare access, including race, ethnicity, and language disparities.

Her recent publications highlight collaborations on adolescent health, STI screening, and health equity in pediatric emergency care. Key projects include multisite implementations of sexual health surveys, improving contraception access post-Dobbs, and analyzing disparities in febrile infant treatment.