Dr. Ramesh Sachdeva serves as the associate executive director of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and teaches at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) as a professor of pediatrics. He leads development efforts for new departments and initiatives for the AAP, including the establishment of the Department for Subspecialty Pediatrics and the implementation of the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Portfolio Initiative. As a MCW pediatrics professor, Dr. Ramesh Sachdeva provides clinical instruction to medical students, fellows, and residents.
He held leadership positions at numerous Wisconsin medical institutions over the course of his career, and has formed affiliations with healthcare organizations across the country. Between the years of 2002 and 2012, he served as the corporate vice president and chief quality officer for the Children’s Hospital and Health System in Milwaukee. He also previously led staff in three departments as the vice president of the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and has made several presentations related to quality improvement and outcomes at the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI).
His other appointments include acting as a principal investigator for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Pediatric Measurement Center of Excellence and as chief scientific officer for Virtual Pediatric ICU Systems.
