Encore Episode: Breastfeeding 101

Guest Bio: Jenny Thomas, MD & Maya Bunik, MD

Dr. Jenny Thomas is a pediatrician and breastfeeding medicine specialist at Aurora Healthcare in Franklin, Wisconsin and is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Community and Family Medicine and Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). She received her MD from MCW in 1993, and her MPH in 2011. She has been an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) since 2003. Dr. Thomas is now serving on the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Breastfeeding Executive Board after spending several years as the Chief of the Chapter Breastfeeding Coordinators. She also serves on the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Chapter of the AAP, and is a founder and the immediate-past Chairperson of the Wisconsin Breastfeeding Coalition. She has received national awards for teaching,  advocacy for children, and innovation with in her practice and community. Dr. Thomas is one of only a few physicians internationally to be recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (FABM) for her expertise on breastfeeding. Dr. Thomas' interests and research have focused on issues related to the use of social media to support breastfeeding mothers.

Maya Bunik, MD, MSPH, FABM, FAAP is Professor of Pediatrics at University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Bunik is a member of the Executive Committee of the AAP Section on Breastfeeding.  She leads the breastfeeding management clinic ‘Trifecta Team’ at Children’s Hospital Colorado and has been helping mother-baby pairs for over 20 years. She is also medical director of the large primary care teaching clinic there. Her research on breastfeeding and combination feeding ‘los dos’ was cited in the Surgeon General’s Call to Action on Breastfeeding, January 2011. Her book, Breastfeeding Telephone Triage and Advice published by the AAP, is in its 3^rd edition and a helpful resource for physician practices and anyone providing breastfeeding advice. She is honored to be participating in this podcast with Dr. Jenny Thomas.