Pat Wolff Explained

Birth Name:Patricia B. Wolff
Occupation:Pediatrician
Known For:Meds & Food for Kids

Patricia B. Wolff is a St. Louis pediatrician who worked combat childhood malnutrition in Haiti. She is a Professor Emerita of Clinical Pediatrics at Washington University in St. Louis. In 2003 she founded a nonprofit organization called Meds and Food for Kids.

Education

She attended the University of Minnesota Medical School and earned a BA and a Medical Degree.[1] After graduation she worked for the Indian Health Service attending to the needs of Native Americans in South Dakota.

Career

In 2003 Wolff founded the nonprofit organization Meds and Food for Kids.[2] In 2011 she left her job as a pediatrician to devote herself full-time to Meds and Food for Kids,[3] which manufactures a Ready to Use Therapeutic food in Cap Haitien, Haiti to combat childhood malnutrition.[4] [5] From 2003 - 2007 her organization distributed a peanut-based nutritional supplement in Haiti which they called Medika Mamba (Haitian Creole for "Peanut Butter Medicine"). Malnourished children who received the supplement saw improvement to their skin, hair, growth and energy. The World Health Organization (WHO) began using Medika Mamba in their missions.[6] Wolff did not accept a salary for her work running Meds & Food for Kids.[7]

Awards

Personal life

She is married to Michael A. Wolff, former Chief Justice of Missouri.[11] She is a Professor Emerita of Clinical Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hulsey . Doreen . Dr. Patricia Wolff, Meds & Food for Kids, as 2014 Ethical Humanist of the Year Recipient . The Ethical Society of St. Louis . 26 August 2014 . 24 January 2024 . 4 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221204083109/https://www.ethicalstl.org/%EF%BB%BFdr-patricia-wolff-meds-food-for-kids-as-2014-ethical-humanist-of-the-year-recipient/ . live .
  2. Web site: About Meds & Food for Kids . www.mfkhaiti.org . Meds & Food for Kids . 24 January 2024 . en . 1 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231001185000/https://www.mfkhaiti.org/about . live .
  3. News: Peterson . Deb . Dr. Patricia Wolff leaving private practice to donate time to Haiti project . 24 January 2024 . STLtoday.com . 23 March 2011 . en . 24 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240124015324/https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/column/dr-patricia-wolff-leaving-private-practice-to-donate-time-to-haiti-project/article_292be798-5571-11e0-a92f-0017a4a78c22.html . live .
  4. Web site: Reversing malnutrition a spoonful at a time – The Source – Washington University in St. Louis. Elizabeth. Erman. August 3, 2006. The Source. January 23, 2024. October 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028080349/https://source.wustl.edu/2006/08/reversing-malnutrition-a-spoonful-at-a-time/. live.
  5. News: Sultan . Aisha . How St. Louisans helped build Haiti's largest solar project . 24 January 2024 . STLtoday.com . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 23 June 2023 . en . 14 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230714132431/https://www.stltoday.com/life-entertainment/local/how-st-louisans-helped-build-haitis-largest-solar-project/article_73630b10-1103-11ee-b70d-b773b83cc61d.html . live .
  6. News: Johnson . Julia M. . St. Louis Character: Dr. Patricia Wolff . 24 January 2024 . www.bizjournals.com . American City Business Journals . 11 October 2007 . 24 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240124015318/https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2007/10/15/smallb2.html . live .
  7. News: Gallagher . Jim . Minting millionaires at St. Louis area nonprofits . 24 January 2024 . STLtoday.com . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 2 May 2015 . en . 24 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240124015209/https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/column/minting-millionaires-at-st-louis-area-nonprofits/article_ef1f6e8b-33c3-51c9-a2de-17dd36f21a0e.html . live .
  8. Web site: Patricia B. Wolff . Cogenerate.org . Cogenerate . 24 January 2024 . 30 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530021616/https://cogenerate.org/purpose-prize/patricia-b-wolff/ . live .
  9. Web site: Dr. Patricia Wolff . Points of Light . 24 January 2024 . 28 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230928104708/https://www.pointsoflight.org/awards/dr-patricia-wolff/ . live .
  10. Web site: International Business Awards . www.slu.edu . St. Louis University . 24 January 2024 . en . 23 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230923135414/https://www.slu.edu/business/centers/boeing-institute/events/international-business-awards/index.php . live .
  11. Web site: Freivogel . William H. . Michael A. Wolff – Freedom Fighter . Gateway Journalism Review . 24 January 2024 . 21 March 2017 . 1 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231001124101/https://gatewayjr.org/michael-a-wolff-freedom-fighter/ . live .
  12. Web site: Patricia B. Wolff, MD . Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis . Washington University School of Medicine . 24 January 2024 . en . 22 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322063434/https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/about/faculty-recognition/alumni-association-awards/2012-2/patricia-b-wolff-md/ . live .