Three members of the Department of Pediatrics are part of research teams that received Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation grants through UW–Madison’s inaugural Igniting Interdisciplinary Innovation (I³) initiative. The projects were among 17 funded from a …
Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes
New Faculty Focus: Kimberly Vidmar
Q&A with Kimberly Vidmar, MD, assistant professor, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes
New Faculty Focus: Victoria Nicksic
Q&A with Victoria Nicksic, MD, assistant professor, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, and associate program director, Endocrinology and Diabetes Fellowship
Get to know the new chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes: Q&A with Brigid Gregg
On July 1, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Pediatrics welcomed a new faculty member who will serve as chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes. Brigid Gregg, …
Victoria Nicksic and David Allen receive Wisconsin DHS grant to support newborn screening program
Victoria Nicksic, MD, clinical instructor, and David Allen, MD, professor and chief, both in the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, were awarded $25,000 by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Wisconsin Newborn Screening Ongoing …
David Allen receives lifetime achievement award from the Human Growth Foundation
During the 2026 Pediatric Endocrine Society Annual Meeting in San Francisco, David Allen, MD, professor and chief in the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, received the 2026 Human Growth Foundation (HGF) Lifetime Achievement Award. The …
Department members receive messages of appreciation on National Doctors’ Day 2026
National Doctors’ Day is observed annually on March 30. It is a day set aside to recognize the professionalism, judgment, and humanity physicians bring to their work every day. Each year, UW Health celebrates this …
Cars Curing Kids awards Elizabeth Mann and Rachel Fenske grant supporting adolescent type 2 diabetes initiative
Elizabeth Mann, MD, assistant professor, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes; and Rachel Fenske, MS, PhD, scientist I, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, have been awarded $13,770 by Cars Curing Kids to support year one of a …
UW Health Kids Fitness Clinic’s diverse team of health professionals addresses pediatric conditions improved by lifestyle changes
In the photo: Members of the UW Health Kids Fitness Clinic. Back row, left to right, Randy Clark, exercise physiologist; Rachel Fenske, RDN; Yashoda (Mita) Naik, MBBS; Mitchell Hessburg, exercise physiologist; Aaron Carrel, MD; McKenna …
Aaron Carrel awarded ICTR Translational Basic and Clinical Research Pilot Award
Aaron Carrel, MD, professor, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, is Co-PI on a $50,000 Translational Basic and Clinical Research Pilot Award from the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR). The study, led by Carell and …