Congratulations to Miriam Kim, DO, Fellow in Hematology, Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant, who recently received a 2017 St. Baldrick’s Fellowship Award. This 2-year award, with mentor Christian Capitini, MD, is in support of her …
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Inga Hofmann, MD, and Emery Bresnick, PhD, Awarded EvansMDS Foundation Grant
Congratulations to Inga Hofmann, MD, Principal Investigator, and Emery Bresnick, Co-Principal Investigator, for their one-year, $200,000 grant from the Edward P. Evans Foundation, for the project, “Prognostic Markers and Therapeutic Targets in GATA2-Related Myelodysplastic Syndromes.” …
Global Health Prep for Residents
Although nearly 60 percent of U.S. pediatric residency programs offer some type of global health experience, there is considerable variability in how they prepare residents for the clinical, emotional and ethical challenges they may face …
Dr. Elizabeth Cox Awarded 3-year Innovative Translational Science Award From The American Diabetes Association
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD was recently awarded a 3-year Innovative Translational Science Award from the American Diabetes Association for her project, “Identifying Actionable Self-Management Barriers for Adults with Type 1 Diabetes.” Building upon her prior …
Dr. Inga Hofmann Receives $50,000 Infrastructure Grant from St. Baldrick’s Foundation
Dr. Inga Hofmann, a pediatric hematologist-oncologist and director of pediatric stem cell transplantation at the Carbone Cancer Center and medical director of the program for advanced cell therapy, has been awarded $50,000 by the St. …
Opioid and Substance Use Disorders in Children
The national opioid crisis is not just an adult problem. With approximately 467,000 children aged 12 to 17 using pain medication for non-medical purposes in 2014—and 16,000 children using heroin that year (source: SAMHSA)—opioid and …
Study Identifies Patients Who Benefit Most From Dinutuximab-based Immunotherapy
Using data from a randomized phase III clinical trial of neuroblastoma patients (treated with or without immunotherapy) performed by the Children’s Oncology Group, researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health …
Dr. Dipesh Navsaria Named Medical Director of UW-Madison Physician Assistant Program
In July 2017, Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD, became the new medical director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Physician Assistant Program. Dr. Navsaria is an associate professor (CHS) in the Department of Pediatrics’ Division of …
Dr. Paula Cody Speaks on Teen Suicide Risk at AAP National Conference
Paula Cody, MD, FAAP, an assistant professor (CHS) in the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Adolescent Health, gave an educational session …
Dr. Megan Moreno Writes AAP News Column on ‘Empathy App’
In an invited column in the September 2017 issue of AAP News, Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, an associate professor and vice chair for digital health in the Department of Pediatrics, and the chief of …