American Family Children’s Hospital (AFCH) was ranked among the top 50 children’s hospitals in six medical and surgical specialties in the annual U.S. News and World Report Best Children’s Hospital rankings for 2016-2017. The following …
2016 News
New Research Identifies a Genetic Cause for Mauriac Syndrome in Type 1 Diabetes
A research team led by Michael MacDonald, MD, has discovered a genetic cause of a Type I diabetes syndrome that has puzzled investigators for 85 years. In the July issue of the journal Diabetes, the …
Pediatric Faculty Promotions
The UW School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) CHS Appointments and Promotions Committee, and Dean Robert Golden, have approved the promotion to Associate Professor (CHS) for Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD; and the promotion …
UW Health Honors Pediatrics Providers, Staff for Patient Experience and Quality Excellence
Eight Pediatrics providers, three staff members and three clinic teams were among the winners recognized at UW Health’s Ambulatory Patient Experience and Quality Excellence Celebration event, held June 7, 2016, at Monona Terrace. Lindsay Geier, …
Dr. Nina Menda to Serve as WIAAP Liaison for the Wisconsin Perinatal Quality Collaborative (WisPQC)
Nina Menda, MD, has been invited to be the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Adademy of Pediatrics (WIAAP) Liasion to Wisconsin Perinatal Quality Collaborative (WisPQC). Led by the Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care, the WisPQC …
Mei Baker, MD, To Serve on National Committee on Heritable Disorders
Mei Baker, MD, a professor in the Division of Genetics and Metabolism, has accepted an invitation to serve on the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children. The …
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, Collaborates on PCORI Pipeline to Proposal Award Project
Dr. Elizabeth Cox and her PROKids team have collaborated with researchers from West Virginia University and the West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence to submit a proposal, “The West Virginia Collaborative for Intimate Partner Violence …
Sondel Lab Student Researcher Awarded 2016 John Emory Morris UWCCC Undergraduate Summer Research Award
Congratulations to Kayla Rasmussen, an undergraduate student majoring in genetics, who was recently awarded a 2016 John Emory Morris UWCCC Undergraduate Summer Research Award. She has been working in the research lab of Paul Sondel, …
Christina Barreda, MD Awarded Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Fellowship
Christina Barreda, MD, Pediatric resident, was recently awarded a Fellowship from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). This two-year award, in the amount of $127,500 in direct costs, will support her comprehensive pulmonary fellowship training in …
Mario Otto, MD, PhD awarded AAI Fellowship to support Kyle Kloepping, PhD
Congratulations to Mario Otto, MD, PhD, who recently won a 2016 American Association of Immunologists (AAI) fellowship. The AAI Careers in Immunology Fellowship Program supports the career development of young scientists by providing eligible Principal …