J. Carter Ralphe, MD, professor, Division of Cardiology, received $2,417,136 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to support his new R01 project, “Mutation-specific Responses to Myosin Inhibitors in Human iPSC Models of HCM.” Co-investigators …
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A crucial argument in full view: Screening children and young adults now for future heart health is cost-effective — Amy Peterson and Krisjon Olson take on JAMA
Most parents bring a child to a cardiologist because something has already gone wrong with the child. Amy Peterson, MD, MS, professor in the Division of Cardiology, sees a more complicated version. Sometimes the child …
Shardha Srinivasan, who built UW’s fetal cardiology program, will retire September 30
She once wanted to be an architect. Shardha Srinivasan, MBBS, MD, professor in the Division of Cardiology, instead built a career around something more intricate than any blueprint: a fetal cardiology program organized not only …
Dean Karahalios and Dana Irrer receive subaward contract to study methods to detect acute clinical rejection in pediatric hearth transplant recipients
Dean Karahalios, DO, assistant professor, and Dana Irrer, MD, assistant professor, both in the Division of Cardiology, were recently awarded an $11,000 subaward from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. This subaward to the R01 grant “Predictive …
Emily Backes and Nick Von Bergen receive subaward contract to assess risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in children and adolescents
Emily Backes, MD, assistant professor, and Nicholas (Nick) Von Bergen, MD, professor, both in the Division of Cardiology, were recently awarded a $3,000 subaward from Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). This subaward to the …
Two department members among the 2026 UW Health Physician Excellence Awards recipients
Each year, UW Health recognizes its most skilled and dedicated physicians with its Physician Excellence Awards. These prestigious awards recognize individuals who demonstrate exceptional skills in clinical practice, education, and leadership, as well as a …
New Faculty Focus: Emily Backes
Q&A with Emily Backes, MD, MA, assistant professor, Division of Cardiology
Six department members receive Research and Development Awards during spring 2026 funding cycle
The Department of Pediatrics provided six department members with generous funding during the spring cycle of its Research and Development (R&D) Awards program. The purpose of the R&D Awards fund is to support research and …
Amy Peterson and Robert Steiner collaborate on ORIGIN-FH study
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals awarded Amy Peterson, MD, MS, professor, Division of Cardiology, and co-investigator, Robert Steiner, MD, professor, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, $867,984 for their project, “Opportunity to Reach Individuals with Genetic dyslipidemia during Infancy …
Wisconsin Partnership Program provides Angela Greenman with funding to study pre-clinical diabetic heart models
Angela Greenman, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Cardiology and a member of the Ralphe Research Group, received a Partnership Education and Research Committee (PERC) Postdoctoral Grant from the Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP) …