Dipesh Navsaria

Dipesh Navsaria is a Clinical Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Human Ecology and a Professor (CHS) of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, where a medical career as a general pediatrician and Medical Director of the UW-Madison Physician Assistant Program has been established. In addition, Dipesh serves as Podcast Host and Chair of the Board of Directors for Reach Out and Read, having held the Vice-Chair position since January 2020. Active in the American Academy of Pediatrics since 2005, Dipesh has held several leadership roles including Chair of the Council on Early Childhood and member of various expert panels. Other roles include Writer-in-Residence at the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Director of Wisconsin Early Childhood Health Consultation, and monthly opinion columnist for The Capital Times. Dipesh's educational background includes an MD from the University of Illinois College of Medicine, an MS in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and multiple degrees focused on health and medical studies.