Marlowe Eldridge, MD, was recently awarded a 2-year grant of nearly $775,000 from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for his project, “Determining DISSUB survival rates of 90 kg sheep rescued using SRDRS standard operating …
2019 News
Joni Dean, NP, Receives ARP Distinguished Clinician Award
Congratulations to Joni Dean, NP, who has been awarded the ARP Distinguished Clinician Award. This award is presented to an ARP member who is engaged in clinical expertise in arthritis and the rheumatic diseases.
27 Pediatrics Faculty Awarded Top Teacher for 2018 – 2019
Each year, teachers are awarded based on evaluations from medical students and residents. Congratulations to the following faculty: David Allen, MD Awni Al-Subu, MD Tom Brazelton, MD, MPH Aaron Carrel, MD Paula Cody, MD, MPH …
UW Health Pediatric Team Participates in Antibiotics Awareness Week
Antibiotics are wonderful drugs for treating infections and saving lives. However, when antibiotics are not used appropriately, unwanted effects, such as increased drug resistance, can occur. Last month, the UW Health Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Team, …
Pediatrics Faculty Receive UW Health 2019 Patient Experience Awards
Congratulations to Lindsay Geier, MD, Catherine Kelly, MD, Megan Neuman, MD, and Ellen Connor, MD, who have all received the UW Health 2019 Patient Experience Award. Each year, UW Health honors the physicians, advanced practice …
Department of Pediatrics Welcomes a New Faculty Member
The Department of Pediatrics is excited to welcome Tony Garcia-Prats, MD, MSC, PhD to the Divisions of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health and Global Pediatrics. Dr. Garcia-Prats, from Stellenbosch University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, …
Drs. Vivek Balasubramaniam and Brian Williams Testify in Support of Tobacco 21 Legislation
Drs. Vivek Balasubramaniam and Brian Williams represented UW Health before the Assembly Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention on November 6, 2019. Drs. Balasubramaniam and Williams testified in support of the Tobacco 21 legislation, answering …
Faculty and Staff Attend the AAP National Conference and Exhibition
The Department of Pediatrics had several faculty and staff attend the AAP National Conference and Exhibition (NCE), held October 25-29, 2019, in New Orleans. Ellen Wald, MD, FAAP (Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, and Chair, …
Phil Farrell, MD, PhD, and HuiChuan Lai, PhD, RD, Receive Subaward from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Congratulations to Phil Farrell, MD, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator, along with Co-Investigators HuiChuan Lai, PhD, RD, and Andrew Braun, MD (Department of Medicine), who were recently awarded a subcontract from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for nearly …
Travel Grant Awarded to Aicha Quamine
Congratulations to Hematology/Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant Graduate Student, Aicha Quamine, for being selected as recipient of a Graduate Program in Cellular & Molecular Biology (CMB) Travel Award for Fall 2019. Aicha, a student in …