Katherine Lawson (Lawson) Vaidy MD

Summary

• Dr. Katherine Lawson Vaidy is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist based in Milwaukee, WI. She earned her medical degree from East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine before undertaking a Residency in Pediatrics at ETSU and a Fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology at SUNY Downstate University Hospital of Brooklyn. Dr. Vaidy was employed at SUNY Downstate-University Hospital of Brooklyn after fellowship before moving to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Medical College of WI. Beyond her extensive clinical work, she has made significant contributions to medical literature with publications in JPGN Reports, including a 2022 study on SARS-CoV-2 presence in the intestinal epithelium and a 2020 piece on treating Pyoderma Gangrenosum in children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. She is the current fellowship program director at Medical College of Wisconsin. Areas of expertise and interest are in transnasal endoscopy, aerodigestive care, and disorders of gut brain interaction.