Q&A with Carey Wagoner, DO, assistant professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Hometown: La Grange Park, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) Educational/professional background: I went to college at Indiana University: Bloomington was where …
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New Faculty Focus: Andrew Lewandowski
Q&A with Andrew Lewandowski, DO, assistant professor, Division General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Hometown: Madison, Wisconsin Educational/professional background: I earned my undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and then graduated with a DO from …
New Faculty Focus: Rachel Mifflin
Q&A with Rachel Mifflin, MD, assistant professor, Division General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Hometown: Middleton, Wisconsin Educational/professional background: I graduated from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in 2019 and completed …
Global Health Experience: Pediatric gastroenterology in Rwanda
Jonathan Wong, MD, writes about a recent trip to the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) in Rwanda to learn about local practices in pediatric gastroenterology.
Three students receive undergraduate research fellowships
Three undergraduate students mentored by Department of Pediatrics faculty members were recognized during the UW–Madison Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony on April 28. The ceremony is an opportunity to celebrate the university’s tremendously talented undergraduates and …
Grant from Eurofins-Viracor will fund Rachel Engen’s work to study torque teno virus as a biomarker for immunological function in patients post-kidney transplant
Rachel Engen, MD, assistant professor, Division of Nephrology, recently secured a three-year grant in the amount of $621,000 for an investigator-initiated, industry-funded, multicenter study looking at torque teno virus (TTV) as a biomarker of immunosuppression …
Hartwell Foundation grants Becky Richards award to study CAR T cell therapy for children with acute myeloid leukemia
The Hartwell Foundation named Rebecca (Becky) Richards, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, Transplant, and Cellular Therapy, as one of 10 recipients of an Individual Biomedical Research Award. These awards aim to support …
Bernadette Gillick is honored as a Catherine Worthingham Fellow by the American Physical Therapy Association
In May, Bernadette Gillick, PhD, MSPT, PT, professor in the Division of Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine, was honored as a Catherine Worthingham Fellow by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). It is the association’s …
Tingting Fan receives Postdoc Excellence Award in Mentoring
The UW–Madison Postdoctoral Association honors outstanding UW–Madison postdocs and faculty members in the areas of teaching, service, and mentoring with its annual Postdoc Excellence Awards. Tingting Fan, PhD, postdoctoral research associate in the Division of …
Department members lead May ACGME Clinician Educator Journal Club
Last year, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) started the Clinician Educator Journal Club to help clinical educators grow. Each month, they invite authors to discuss their article and how it can be used …