Norm Fost, MD, MPH, recently received the Award for Excellence in Human Research Protection from the Health Improvement Institute, that organizations lifetime achievement award that recognizes excellence in promotion the well being of people who …
2008 News
Dr. Timothy Corden Recognized for Work in Injury Prevention
Recently, Wisconsin residents saw the passage of Wisconsin Act 106, a piece of legislation that strengthens Wisconsin’s child passenger safety laws. Instrumental in the success of this legislation, Timothy Corden, MD, provided influential support and …
Dr. Sinisa Dovat Receives 2008 Gerard B. Odell Research Award
Dr. Sinisa (Sunny) Dovat has been awarded the 2008 Gerard B. Odell Research Award. This award was established to honor Dr. Odell’s distinguished career in pediatric research, academia, clinic practice and education. The $5,000 award …
Dr. Norm Fost Receives University of Oklahoma Biomedical Ethics Prize
Norm Fost, MD, MPH, professor of pediatrics and bioethics and director of the Program in Bioethics, has received the 2007 Patricia Price Browne Prize in Biomedical Ethics from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. …
Ellen Wald, MD, Named as Chair of Pediatrics at UW
Ellen Wald, MD, has been named as the new Chair of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin Medical School and physician-in-chief at the UW Children’s Hospital. Wald will assume her duties in January 2006, comes …
Faculty Promotions and Appointments Approved April 14, 2008
We are pleased to announce that the UW School of Medicine and Public Health CHS Appointment and Promotion Committee has approved appointments and promotions: John Frohna, MD, MPH, were appointed as Associate Professor (CHS). Michael …
Little Babies~Big Dreams
Meriter Hospital is designing a new state-of-the-art newborn intensive care unit (NICU) that will enhance our ability to meet the individualized physical, emotional and developmental needs of the tiniest and newest members of our community. …
Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, Receives the 2006 Harold P. Rusch Award in Translational Cancer Research
Dr. Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, has been named the 2006 recipient of the Harold P. Rusch Award in Translational Cancer Research to a clinical scientist. Two awards are given annually to recognize faculty who have …
Breaking Ground for a New Era of Pediatric Care in Wisconsin
Building on more than 75 years of experience caring for sick children, University of Wisconsin Children’s Hospital is embarking on a new era of first-class care for kids with the construction of a $78 million …
Bruce Klein, MD, Receives the 2006 Collaborative Health Sciences Program Award (CHSP)
Dr. Bruce Klein, MD, is a recent recipient of a 2006 Collaborative Health Sciences Program Award (CHSP). The UW School of Medicine & Public Health’s Medical Education & Research Committee (MERC) developed this award to …