Jeffrey W. Britton, M.D., FAAP
National Nominating Committee candidate
Dr. Britton is a general pediatrician with Aurora Children’s Health in Sheboygan, Wis., and past president of the AAP Wisconsin Chapter. He received his B.S. degree in molecular biology and his M.D. from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He completed his residency in pediatrics at Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va., and served as a general pediatrician for four years at Naval Hospital, Camp Lejeune, N.C. During Operation Desert Storm, he served on the USS Iwo Jima as part of the ship’s supplemental medical company.
Dr. Britton has been an employed pediatrician with Advocate Aurora Health for 25 years. He serves on the Aurora Children’s Health Council, where he heads up quality improvement initiatives. He serves on two Wisconsin newborn screening program committees and the Sheboygan County Child Death Review Committee. He completes his term as the District VI Chapter Forum Management Committee representative in March.
During his term as president, the Wisconsin Chapter focused on early brain and child development, mental health, poverty and child health, and quality improvement in pediatrics. The Wisconsin Chapter received an AAP Award of Chapter Excellence each year of his three-year term.