The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has invited Mei Baker, MD, professor in the Division of Genetics and Metabolism and director of the Newborn Screening Program at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, to serve as …
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UW Health Transplant Center celebrates first pediatric heart transplant
In August 2023, Sezar, a young boy from Rockford, Illinois, became the first patient to receive a transplant through the pediatric heart transplant program at the UW Health Transplant Center. Following the transplant surgery, Sezar spent three …
Additional appreciation and praise from Beth Van Den Langenberg’s colleagues
The comments below are a continuation of the appreciation and praise Beth Van Den Langenberg’s colleagues offered during the interviews and background research for the article, “Beth Van Den Langenberg will retire from pediatric diabetes …
Beth Van Den Langenberg will retire from pediatric diabetes clinics after more than 30 years in nursing
After more than 30 years of nursing service, including the last 21 with UW pediatric diabetes clinics, Beth Van Den Langenberg, MS, CPNP, APNP, senior nurse practitioner in the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, will …
Norman Fost Lecture on Skepticism and Critical Thinking honors Fost’s groundbreaking work and long leadership in bioethics
The inaugural presentation of a new lectureship in the Department of Pediatrics, the Norman Fost Lecture on Skepticism and Critical Thinking, will take place on February 15, 7:30–8:30 a.m. In honor of the nationally known …
New Faculty Focus: Mariana Montero Jaques
Q&A with Mariana Montero Jaques, MD, assistant professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri Educational/professional background: I graduated from the University of Iowa with a BS in human physiology and …
New Faculty Focus: Laura Dos Reis
Q&A with Laura Dos Reis, MD, assistant professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Hometown: New Paltz, New York Educational/professional background: I attended Boston University School of Medicine for medical school and the University …
Global Pediatrics division members present TB research at recent international conference on lung health
Two members of the Division of Global Pediatrics presented their research on tuberculosis (TB) in children during the Union World Conference on Lung Health in Paris, France, November 15–18, 2023. Tony Garcia-Prats, MD, MSc, PhD, …