Fr. John A. Mangos, MD, a pediatric pulmonologist; former University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics resident, fellow and faculty member; and former chairman and professor emeritus of pediatrics at University of Texas Health Science Center …
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AFCH Emergency Department Expands
Recent renovations at the American Family Children’s Hospital (AFCH) Emergency Department mean more room for children who need emergency care. The facility expanded from approximately 2,100 square feet to 5,850 square feet—providing nearly triple the …
Dr. Paul Sondel Wins Prestigious Award for Pioneering Cancer Research
Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, has been awarded the top prize in the field of cancer immunology. The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) announced that Dr. Sondel received the group’s top award for decades of …
Dr. Jennifer Rehm Discusses Transgender Youth Health in WebMD article
Jennifer Rehm, MD, co-medical director of the Pediatric and Adolescent Transgender Health Clinic at American Family Children’s Hospital, was quoted in a recent WebMD article on ways to support children who may be transgender. The …
Drawn to Education
Iggy the Inhaler first came to life when Alex Thomas was 12 years old. He created the superhero cartoon character for the newsletter of an asthma support group led by his pediatric allergist mother, basing …
Dr. Dipesh Navsaria Named Affiliate of the UW Institute for Research on Poverty
Congratulations to Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD, who has been formally named an affiliate of the UW Institute for Research on Poverty, the sole federally-funded Poverty Research Center in the United States at this time. …
Vivek Balasubramaniam, MD, Awarded Distinguished Service Award from the Society for Pediatric Research
Vivek Balasubramaniam, MD, was recently awarded the Thomas Hazinski Distinguished Service Award from the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR). This award, which includes an honorarium, commemorative plaque, and financial support for attendance at the 2017 …
Olachi Mezu-Ndubuisi, MD, OD, Named Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry
Congratulations to Olachi Mezu-Ndubuisi, MD, OD, who was recently awarded Fellowship in the American Academy of Optometry (AAO). Fellows must complete a rigorous process to achieve this honor, including submission of written work and an …
Christian Capitini, MD, Receives Hyundai Hope on Wheels Scholar Award
Congratulations to Christian Capitini, MD, who received a 2016 Hyundai Hope On Wheels (HHOW) Scholar Award, for his project entitled “Anti-GD2 immunocytokine and NK cell infusions for neuroblastoma.” The objective of his project is to …
Hospital Medicine Team Awarded Wisconsin Partnership Program Grant
Centro Hispano of Dane County (Centro), in partnership with Access Community Health Center and UW Division of Hospital Medicine faculty, including Sabrina Butteris, MD, Ryan Coller, MD, MPH, and Sarah Webber, MD, were recently awarded …