Richard Pauli
Professor Emeritus Genetics and Pediatrics
- Address:
- 353 Waisman Center
- Telephone:
- 263-6874
- Email:
- pauli@waisman.wisc.edu
- Research Fields:
- Clinical Genetics
Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1973
M.D., University of Chicago, 1975
Postdoctoral Research:
Pediatrics Residency, ChildrenŐs Hospital, University of Washington, 1975-78
Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Washington, 1978-80
Research Description
Medical geneticist Richard Pauli has made a career of helping families who have lost an infant to stillbirth. In 1983, Pauli founded the Wisconsin Stillbirth Service Program (WiSSP) to assist grieving parents searching for answers. Pauli has worked with pathologists, obstetricians, nurses, and genetics counselors across Wisconsin to create a community-based process for investigating stillbirth cases. Over 70 hospitals in Wisconsin refer families to WiSSP, which has served more than 1,600 infants.