Dr. Elizabeth Cox’s project on family-centered tailoring of pediatric diabetes self-management resources was featured in the PCORI Regional Workshop on “The Power of Partnership in Research: Improving Healthcare Outcomes in the Midwest and Upper Plains” on June …
2014 News
Pamela Kling, MD, Receives Gerber Foundation Award
Congratulations to Pamela Kling, MD, and Co-Investigators, Anthony Auger, PhD, and Christopher Coe, PhD (Psychology), for their award from the Gerber Foundation. They received $154,000 for their 2 ½ year project, “Impact of Obesity during …
Pediatric Residency Awards
Congratulations to the faculty and residents recognized at this year’s residency graduation banquet. The following Pediatrics Residency Awards were handed out: Charles C. Lobeck Medical Education Award – Ryan J. Coller, MD, MPH Todd Varness …
Drs. Capitini and Cengiz Awarded Pilot Grants From UW-ICTR
Congratulations to Christian Capitini, MD, and Pelin Cengiz, MD, who were both awarded $50,000 pilot grants from the UW-ICTR, funded by NIH-NCATS UL1 TR0000427. Christian Capitini, MD is collaborating with Peiman Hematti, MD (Medicine-Hematology/Oncology), on …
Dr. Dipesh Navsaria Quoted in New York Times Story on New AAP Early Literacy Guidelines
Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD, was featured in a New York Times article about new American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations that call for reading to children from birth. The AAP is now asking its members …
PRISM Tool Significantly Improves Blood Sugar Levels, Initial Tests Show
Early testing of a 10-minute survey tool developed by Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, and the PROKids team resulted in impressive changes in blood sugar control for children with Type 1 diabetes. The team did preliminary …
Philip Farrell, MD, PhD, Honored by Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association
Philip Farrell, MD, PhD, emeritus professor of pediatrics and population health, received the 2014 University of Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association Distinguished Resident Award. The award honors an individual who has completed a residency or fellowship …
Kathleen Maginot, MD, and Nicholas Von Bergen, MD, Recognized as ‘Superheroes’ of Medicine
Kathleen Maginot, MD, along with Visiting Professor Nicholas Von Bergen, MD, were among nine medical professionals honored as “superheroes of medicine” by the Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation at its Fundraising Dinner and Silent Auction on …
Improving Newborn Screening in Wisconsin’s Amish
On April 30, 2014, approximately 150 Amish and Mennonite family members—along with community practitioners and state and county health personnel—gathered at the Scenic Bluffs Community Health Center in Norwalk, WI, for a second community meeting …
Christian Capitini, MD, Receives NIH-NCI Award
Congratulations to Christian Capitini, MD on receiving a National Institutes of Health-National Cancer Institute (NIH-NCI) Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08) for his project entitled “Inhibiting STAT1 as a novel graft-versus-host/graft-versus-leukemia therapy”. This …