Congratulations to Dr. Josh Ross, recently awarded the best overall presentation at the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Emergency Medicine research forum. This award, in is eighteenth year, was made to Dr. Ross for his presentation, …
2010 News
Dr. Philip Farrell Awarded Wisconsin Medical Society’s Presidential Citation
Congratulations to Dr. Philip Farrell, who was awarded the Wisconsin Medical Society’s Presidential Citation on April 20, 2010. This award, established in 1959, is given to a physician or non-physician who has made significant contributions …
Dr. Philip Farrell Awarded an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Supplement
Philip Farrell, MD, PhD, was awarded an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 supplement of $99,810 from the National Institutes of Health. This addition to his current project, “Pulmonary Benefits of Cystic Fibrosis …
Richard Ellis, MD, Receives UW Health’s 2010 Children Matter Award
Dr. Dick Ellis and the UW Health Fitchburg Clinic were recipients of one of UW Health’s 2010 Children Matter Awards. The Children Matter award program, sponsored by American Family Children’s Hospital, recognizes any employee or …
Dr. Juan Boriosi Participating in Hospira, Inc. Clinical Trial
Juan Boriosi, MD, is participating in a clinical trial with Hospira, Inc., entitled, “A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Dose-Controlled, Multicenter, Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine in Intubated and Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Intensive …
Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, Awarded Project Funding
Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, was recently awarded $20,000 from the University of Wisconsin Medical School Research Committee for his one-year project, “Lipotoxicity through Inwardly Rectifying Potassium Channels (Kir) as a Mechanism of Eye Disease”. This project …
Dr. Norm Fost Receives 2009 Dean’s Teaching Award
Congratulations to Norm Fost, MD, who is being presented with a 2009 Dean’s Teaching Award. Dean’s Teaching Awards recognize excellence and innovation in medical education. Each nominee who is selected to receive one of these …
Dr. Todd Varness Receives Clinical Science Teaching Award
Congratulations to Todd Varness, MD, chosen by the UW Medical Alumni Association for its Clinical Science Teaching Award for 2010. This is in recognition of Dr. Varness’s dedicated commitment to teaching excellence.
Cami Matthews, MD, Achieves Sleep Medicine Certification
We would like to congratulate Cami Matthews, MD, for passing the Sleep Medicine certifying exam. Dr. Matthews practices two days a week at the Wisconsin Sleep Center, evaluating children and adolescents with sleep disorders. She …
Faculty Promotions & Appointments
We are pleased to announce the following promotions. The UW School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) CHS Appointment and Promotion Committee, and Dean Robert Golden, have approved the promotion to Associate Professor (CHS) for …