GERRI L. MATTSON, MD, FAAP, MSPH Public Health Pediatrician

GERRI L. MATTSON, MD, FAAP, MSPH Public Health Pediatrician PERSONAL Dr. Mattson has worked on program development and implementation in the NC Title V program in the NC Division of Public Health for 12 years. She provides pediatric medical knowledge and expertise to the state s Title V program, local health departments, multiple health care providers and numerous professional agencies. Dr. Mattson has over 20 years of experience in practicing medicine in a variety of pediatric health care settings. This includes completion of a pediatric internship and residency, providing direct care in federal and county inpatient and outpatient public health facilities, private outpatient and hospital based practice, a military facility, and as a volunteer in a university sponsored free clinic. She currently practices part time in a local health department pediatric clinic. She completed a Master s in public health at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health in the Department of Maternal and Child Health. Dr. Mattson enjoys reading, kayaking and spending time under an umbrella at the beach. EDUCATION Motivational Interviewing Training, NC Area Health Education Center, 2012-2013 North Carolina Medical Society, Leadership College Training Center for Creative Leadership, 2012 North Carolina Medical Society Leadership College, Class of 2008-2009 Completion of MSPH at UNC School of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health, 2004 Completion of Internship and Residency in Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 1993-1996 Doctor of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA, 1989-1993 Summer Fellowship, Environmental Health, Preventive Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, 1990 Bachelor of Arts with Distinction, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1985-1989 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Board Certified in Pediatrics in 1996, recertified in 2003 and 2015 Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), 1996-present Currently licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina and Georgia Current Member of Professional Associations, Councils, Sections, Committees and Boards 2017 Co-Chair of the AAP Council on Community Pediatrics Public Health Special Interest Group 2012-present Member of the AAP Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health 2016-present Member at Large of Executive Committee, NC Medical Society Foundation 1

2012-present 2012-present 2009-present 2005-present 1996-present 2013-present 2014-present Member of NC Medical Society Foundation Board Chair of Women s and Children s Health Section, NC Public Health Association Member of North Carolina Medical Society and Wake County Medical Society Member of the North Carolina Pediatric Society Member of the AAP Council on Children with Disabilities and Council on Community Pediatrics Member of Section on Hospice and Palliative Medicine Section on Oral Health, Section on Adolescent Health, Council on Foster, Adoption and Kinship Care, Section on School Health, Council on Early Childhood, and Section on Tobacco Control NC Department of Health and Human Services NC Division of Public Health (DPH), Women s and Children s Health Section, Children and Youth Branch 08/05 - present Statewide Pediatric Medical Consultant-Public Health Physician Work full time Review of non-standard statewide medical exemption requests for immunizations for NC DPH. Provide child health related medical recommendations, technical assistance, training, and data related to Branch program (policies, forms, protocols) and other activities and to Women s and Children Health Section and NC Division of Public Health partners. Serve as liaison for Branch with a variety of health care providers and professionals across the state about Title V program priorities and best practices including but not limited to: NC Pediatric Society (NC Pediatric Chapter), NC Academy of Family Physicians, NC Medical Society, academic medical centers and hospitals, Area Health Education Centers, NC s Medicaid and CHIP programs, NC Physician Advisory Group, Community Care of NC, UNC School of Public Health, NC Public Health Association, Emergency Medical Services for Children, Department of Public Instruction, and other health care related agencies. Develop multiple publications/materials, presentations, and processes for health care providers and professionals on a wide variety of issues related to MCH Bureau and NC Public Health priorities for children and youth. Use of variety of methods (i.e., QI and motivational interviewing) to enhance quality, effectiveness, and access to evidence-based health preventive, acute and chronic care services for physical, developmental and behavioral health and to address social determinants for individuals and communities across the state in partnership with public and private providers. Mentor public and private child health care providers. NC Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health, Children and Youth Branch 03/05 08/05 Statewide Pediatric Medical Consultant - Public Health Physician Worked part time to provide medical expertise to the Branch about child health issues. Served as the interim state asthma program consultant. Clinically reviewed patient charts and developed policy for Purchase of Medical Care Services for Children s Special Health Services Program, Adult Cystic Fibrosis and Sickle Cell Programs and the Special Needs Plan under NC CHIP program. Managed both the EPA Tools for Schools Grant and the CDC State asthma program planning grant. 2

Organized and staffed an advisory Project Management Team for the CDC grant. Worked closely with the NC Asthma Alliance and assisted with planning the annual state conference and other Alliance meetings. Chaired the policy sub-committee of the Alliance. Franklin County Health Department Louisburg, NC 02/05 Locum Tenens Pediatrician (Local Health Department) Provided outpatient pediatric care once a week. Provided comprehensive well and acute care coverage with anticipatory guidance for the Child Health clinic at a rural health department with a large Hispanic population. ABC Pediatrics of Angier Angier, NC 12/04-06/05 Part Time Staff Pediatrician (Private Practice) Provided outpatient clinic coverage once a week for a rural private practice with a large Medicaid and Hispanic population where I previously worked. Provided comprehensive well and acute care with anticipatory guidance to pediatric patients in an outpatient setting for newborn to 21 year old patients. Injury and Violence Prevention Branch in the North Carolina Division of Public Health 05/04-03/05 Public Health Program Coordinator Joined to help to lead a strategic planning process with the Branch Head and staff to create a state plan for injury and violence prevention. Collaborated with multiple key people and stakeholder organizations outside and inside the state of NC working in injury and violence prevention. Conducted an assessment of the current capacity for injury and violence prevention in NC. Developed an external environmental analysis survey tool to assess capacity in drowning prevention. Assisted with a presentation of data to describe the burden of injury and violence in the state. Worked on preparing a letter of intent and grant proposal in youth violence and securing letters of endorsement for another CDC grant. Womack Army Medical Center Fort Bragg, NC 06/2003-09/2003 Locums Tenen Pediatrician (Military) Provided outpatient coverage in a pediatric clinic on a part time basis. Provided comprehensive sick and well child health care, anticipatory guidance, and preventive counseling in general pediatrics in an outpatient hospital based setting to patients ages birth to 21 years. Mentored occasional physician assistant students.. ABC Pediatrics Dunn and Angier, NC 09/1999-12/2002 Staff Pediatrician (Private Practice) Joined a rural private practice with a large Medicaid population. 3

Provided comprehensive well and acute care with anticipatory guidance to general pediatric patients in outpatient and inpatient settings ages birth to 21 years. Managed many children with special health care needs. Provided inpatient ward coverage in the hospital for the nursery and pediatric wards and provided pediatric consulting services. Provided overnight call coverage for the hospital and practice patients. Supervised physician assistants (PA) and mentored PA students. Indian Health Service at Northern Navajo Medical Center Shiprock, NM 07/1996-07/1999 Staff Pediatrician US Public Health Service, Lieutenant Commander, Indian Health Service Joined as a U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Officer at a hospital based practice Provided comprehensive health care and guidance to general pediatric patients at well and sick visits in outpatient and inpatient settings. Cared for and managed a large number of children with chronic conditions and special health care needs. Co-chaired the child protection team for hospital service area for three years. In charge of the inpatient pediatrics unit for two years and the nursery for one year. Provided overnight call coverage for the hospital and practice patients. Provided pediatric consulting services to other specialties and pediatric providers. Mentored medical students and residents rotating in the pediatric service. Founded a Reach Out and Read literacy program at the hospital. HONORS 2012 Award for Outstanding Service from NC Pediatric Society Chapter of the AAP 2011 Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society from the UNC School of Public Health 2009 Women s and Children s Excellence Award, WCH Section, NC Public Health Association 1993 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society at the Medical College of Virginia 1989 Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Virginia BIBLIOGRAPHY Published work 1. Bruener C, Mattson G & Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health and Committee on Adolescent Medicine. Sexuality education for children and adolescents. Pediatrics 2016;138(2): e1-e11. 2. Mattson GL. How Does the Affordable Care Act Support Children at Risk for With Diabetes? NC Med J 2011;72(5): 379-382. Refereed Journal Articles (under review/revision) 1. Rafferty J, Mattson G, Earls M, Yogman M and the Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health. Incorporating Recognition and Management of Perinatal and Postpartum Depression Into Pediatric Practice anticipated to be published in Pediatrics 2017 or 2018. 2. Mattson G and Kuo D and the Council on Children with Disabilities and Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health. Psychosocial Risk and Protective Factors in Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs and their Families anticipated to be published in Pediatrics 2017 or 2018. 4

TEACHING RECORD 2008-present Adjunct Assistant Professor in the UNC Department of Maternal and Child Health 1997-1999 Adjunct Community Faculty for Columbia University School of Medicine SERVICE NC Medical Society Co-chair of the NC Medical Society Leadership College 2015-present NC Medical Society 2014-present Faculty for the NCMS Kanof Institute for Physician Leadership (multiple programs) UNC Department of Maternal and Child Health Chapel Hill, NC Alumni Committee Member 08/14 - present Wake County Human Services Sunnybrook Road 04/06 present Pediatrician Volunteer Staff (Local Health Department) Assist with primary pediatric care to large Hispanic population once a week. UNC Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC) Carrboro, NC 09/04-12/04 Pediatrician and Medical Student Mentor Volunteer in a free clinic run by UNC students at the Piedmont Community Health Center. Taught medical students in a clinical setting with patients Provided outpatient pediatric care to children and young adults with a variety of needs and challenges Worked to improve access to health services and ongoing primary care for children CONTACT INFORMATION 1928 Mail Service Center 27699 Work: 919-707-5622 Cell: 919-357-0347 Gerri.mattson@dhhs.nc.gov (work email) gerri@mattsons.net (personal email) 5