Department of Pediatrics faculty, trainees, and staff will be heading to Boston for the 2026 Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) meeting April 24–27. These department members will be presenting and contributing to 22 presentations and 65 posters, …
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Pediatrics faculty share expertise: March 2026
Department of Pediatrics faculty members are experts in child health, parenting, vaccinations, and other related topics. They are frequently sought out by local, state, and national journalists for their insights. Below is a list of …
New Faculty Focus: Morgan Mann
Q&A with Morgan Mann, PhD, DABCC, assistant professor, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, and assistant director of newborn screening, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Hometown: Thief River Falls, Minnesota Educational/professional background: I have a BS …
New Faculty Focus: Colleen Laus
Q&A with Colleen Laus, MD, assistant professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Hometown: Menasha, Wisconsin Educational/professional background: My undergraduate degree is from UW–Madison. I earned my medical degree at the Medical College of …
Paul Sondel and Amy Erbe-Gurel awarded a grant through The Super Jake Foundation
The Super Jake Foundation awarded Principal Investigator, Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, professor, and Co-PI Amy Erbe-Gurel, PhD, assistant professor, both in the Division of Hematology, Oncology, Transplant, and Cellular Therapy, a two-year, $100,000 grant for their …
Sabrina Reinthaler receives travel award from SMPH Collaborate
Sabrina Reinthaler, PhD, a member of the Sondel Research Group, was one of five postdocs who won travel awards at the spring SMPH Collaborate event held February 6 at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine …
PICU Quality Council wins Safety Teamwork Award
In honor of Patient Safety Week, American Family Children’s Hospital presented the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Quality Council with the Safety Teamwork Award. The PICU Quality Council is a multidisciplinary team consisting of experts from nursing, pharmacy, …
Community advisory councils highlight importance of learning from lived experience in research
Waisman Center investigator Bernadette Gillick, PHD, MSPT, PT, professor in the Division of Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitative Medicine, and Matt Harer, MD, associate professor in the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, join an ever-growing cohort of …
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 …
Medical Education Week presentation highlights the complexities of international medical graduate training journeys
The Department of Pediatrics Medical Education Week, which occurred February 9 through 12, featured many engaging presentations about new learning topics and teaching strategies, as well as innovative methods of critique. One eye-opening offering on …