In 1991, Elizabeth Neary, MD, and Gail Allen, MD—both University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) alumni—took an unconventional step in their quests to balance career and family: they began a shared …
2017 News
American Family Children’s Hospital First in Wisconsin to Offer Newly-Approved CAR-T Leukemia Therapy
A unique new therapy for children and young adults with a particular form of leukemia received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval on August 30, 2017. American Family Children’s Hospital will be one of a …
Dr. Elizabeth Cox, Collaborators Receive PCORI Funding to Improve Intimate Partner Violence Screening
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, in collaboration with partners from the West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence and West Virginia University, recently received approval for a Pipeline to Proposal Tier II award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes …
Meet our New Residents!
On July 1, 2017, the Department of Pediatrics welcomed 16 interns and two new chiefs to its residency program. Each intern had outstanding educational, research and service accomplishments while in medical school. Of note, Ellen …
Dr. Christine Seroogy and Colleagues Receive UW-Madison Community-University Partnership Award
In recognition of their efforts to improve the health of Plain families in Wisconsin, Christine Seroogy, MD, and colleagues on the Wisconsin Plain Community Project received a 2017 UW-Madison Community-University Partnership Award from Chancellor Rebecca …
American Family Children’s Hospital Ranks Among U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals
UW Health’s American Family Children’s Hospital ranked in the top 50 children’s hospitals in six medical and surgical specialties in this year’s U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospital rankings. The children’s hospital was …
Drs. Hollman, Ralphe Receive UW Health Physician Excellence Awards
Two University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics faculty – Gregory Hollman, MD, and J. Carter Ralphe, MD – recently received UW Health Physician Excellence Awards at a ceremony held June 19, 2017, at the Health …
Spring Research Day 2017 Highlights
Department of Pediatrics faculty, residents, fellows, and students came together to spotlight research accomplishments during the department’s 2017 Spring Research Day, held Friday, May 12, 2017, at the Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC). Friday’s activities …
Dr. Emma Mohr Receives 2017 PIDS Fellowship Award
Congratulations to Emma Mohr, MD, PhD, who has received the 2017-2019 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Award for her work in the “Development of a macaque congenital Zika syndrome model: fetal Zika virus tissue distribution and …
Eleven Students and Mentors Chosen by the Shapiro Summer Research Program
The following eleven students and their mentors were recently awarded Shapiro Summer Research Awards. The Shapiro Summer Research Program provides opportunities for more than 60 first-year medical students to participate in eight- to 12-week summer …