The Department of Pediatrics celebrated its senior residents with two events during the first week in June.
On June 6, graduates, faculty, and staff gathered for “Lovefest: Senior Resident Recognition and Residency Awards.” During the event, which was new this year, 10 awards were presented to trainees and faculty to recognize their accomplishments during the academic year. Watch a recorded video of the event.
Below is the full list of Residency Program Excellence Awards and recipients.
| Award | Award Recipient |
| Outstanding Clerkship Teaching by a Pediatric Resident | Nicole Majachani, MD |
| Outstanding Pediatric Intern | Allison Emmet, MD |
| Jan Brady Award for Outstanding Second-Year Resident | Jessica Davis Bethel, MD, MPH |
| Outstanding Senior Resident | Ryan McMunn, DO |
| Resident Research Award | Matthew Lammers, MD |
| Outstanding Fellow | Andrew Bigham, MD |
| Todd Varness Outstanding Clinical Teaching Award | Cathy Lee-Miller, MD |
| Outstanding General Pediatrician | Katherine Lemon, MD |
| Ellen R. Wald Intellectual Curiosity in Medicine Award | Jonathan Fliegel, MD |
| Charles C. Lobeck Medical Education Award for Outstanding Teaching in Pediatrics | Christine Zimmerman, MD |
On June 8, graduates and their families celebrated with a ceremony at the Monona Terrace. Last year’s Todd Varness Outstanding Clinical Teaching Award winner, Laura Chen, MD, assistant professor, Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care, gave the keynote lecture. Later in the ceremony, graduating residents who completed a track or pathway received a certificate of completion, and attendings who precepted a resident in continuity clinic gave speeches about their graduates. Pediatrics Residency Program Director Dan Sklansky, MD, associate professor, Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care, delivered the closing remarks. Watch the recorded livestream of the graduation ceremony.
The department is proud of the class of 2024 and wishes each graduate the best of luck as they embark on their next journey.
Below is a list of graduates and where they are heading next.
| Graduate | Where They Are Heading Next |
| Amal Abd Allah, MBBS | Child Neurology Residency Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas |
| David Arendt, MD, PhD | Urgent Care UW Health Madison, Wisconsin |
| Hannah Glanz, DO | Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin |
| Melissa Johnson, MD | Child Neurology Residency Program University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin |
| Jack Koueik, MD | Allergy/Immunology Fellowship University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin |
| Matthew Lammers, MD | Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Infectious Diseases Fellowship Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus, Ohio |
| Melyssa Louwagie, MD | General Pediatrics Monroe Clinic Monroe, Wisconsin |
| Nicole Majachani, MD | Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship St. Louis Children’s St. Louis, Missouri |
| Ryan McMunn, DO | General Pediatrics Monroe Clinic Monroe, Wisconsin |
| Maciej Miaskowski, MD | Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Fellowship Children’s Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Daniel Murphy, MD | General Pediatrics Neighborhood Pediatrics Lakewood, Ohio |
| Kia Nelson, MD | General Pediatrics Wisconsin Heights Clinic Mazomanie, Wisconsin |
| Anthony Salvatore, DO | Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Seattle Children’s Seattle, Washington |
| Rachel Streckert, MD | Chief Resident University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin |
| Abbie Whitman, MD | Chief Resident University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin |
Graduating Chief Residents
| Graduate | Where They Are Heading Next |
| Tyler Sternhagen, MD | Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Anna Uhing, MD | Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin |