Children get in shape during the summer, spending their time biking, running, playing T-ball and tennis. Or do they? In a finding that surprised the researchers, pediatricians and sports medicine experts at UW Health found …
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Dr. Anna Huttenlocher Awarded Graduate School’s H.I. Romnes Fellowship Award
Anna Huttenlocher, MD has been awarded $50,000 as the recipient of the Graduate School’s H.I. Romnes Fellowship award. This program, funded by WARF in recognition of the leadership of the late WARF Trustee President H. …
Dr. David Bernhardt & UW Health Sports Medicine Team Up to Offer Free Physicals to Uninsured High School Athletes
Dozens of high school athletes may not be allowed to step onto the field or join the huddle this year because many families do not have health insurance to pay for medical physical exams, which …
Dr. David Allen Receives Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award
Dave Allen, MD, received the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s (ACGME) Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award for 2007. Parker J. Palmer is the author of the book “The Courage to Teach” and …
Dr. Michael Rock Honored by Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Michael Rock, MD, a professor of Pulmonology, is being honored by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) at its annual event in November. According to a CFF spokesperson, the group identified Rock as someone who is …
Dr. Ellen Wald Named the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2006 Distinguished Physician of the Year
The Distinguished Physician Award is presented annually to a pediatrician who has an extensive and distinguished career in pediatric infectious diseases marked by significant accomplishments and contributions in infectious diseases, including those as a clinician, …
Dr. Aaron Carrel Receives 2007 Collaboration Implementation Grant Award
Aaron Carrel, MD, is the recipient of a 2007 Collaboration Implementation Grant Award from The Wisconsin Partnership Fund. His project, in partnership with Brown County (Statewide) was awarded $474,990 for “Got Dirt? Garden Initiative” to …
Dr. Christopher Green Named UW Children’s Hospital Medical Director
We’re pleased to announce that Dr. Chris Green has agreed to assume the role of Medical Director of the UW Children’s Hospital effective immediately. Dr. Green has a long history of leadership in the UW …
Residency Project Awarded Funding
Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, PL2, was recently awarded funding for his project titled, “Reach Out and Read: Madison and Dane County Encouraging Literacy in Pediatric Environments” through the Ira an Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment. …
Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, Receives the 2006 Harold P. Rusch Award in Translational Cancer Research
Dr. Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, has been named the 2006 recipient of the Harold P. Rusch Award in Translational Cancer Research to a clinical scientist. Two awards are given annually to recognize faculty who have …