Congratulations to Dr. Pamela Kling for being selected to receive the 2012 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Medical Student Research Mentorship. This annual award honors a faculty member who exemplifies dedication and excellence in medical …
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Pediatrics Faculty and Scientists Named to Cancer ‘Dream Team’
Six Department of Pediatrics faculty and scientists are part of a national pediatric cancer research “Dream Team” that was awarded a multimillion dollar grant to develop new therapies for high-risk childhood cancers. Team members from …
Understanding Predictors of Acute Sinusitis in Children
Like most children, five-year-old Lexi Frye will likely have a viral upper respiratory infection (URI) at least once this year. She may suffer though sniffles, cough, and congestion—and then recover. Or, she may be one …
Dr. Norman Fost Presenting at Fifth Annual Bioethics Symposium
Dr. Norman Fost, MD, MPH, will be introducing the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health’s Fifth Annual Bioethics Symposium this April. The theme of this year’s Symposium is “Ethical Issues in Obesity,” …
James Gern, MD, Inducted Into AOA Honor Medical Society
Congratulations to James Gern, MD, who has been chosen as a faculty inductee to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society this March. Each year the AOA elects around 3000 students, alumni, house staff, and …
Faculty Receive UW Health Physician Excellence Awards
Please join us in sending well-deserved congratulations to Ken DeSantes, MD, and Diane Puccetti, MD, for receiving this year’s UW Physician Excellence Awards. Each year UW Health honors its most outstanding physicians with these awards. …
Pediatric Residents Receive Awards
Asaad Beshish, MBBCh, received the Outstanding Resident Teaching Award from the 4th year medical students at last week’s Match Day celebration. Kelly Bush, MD, won the Academic Pediatric Association Region VI travel grant to present …
Dr. Kathleen DeSantes Awarded Wisconsin Rural Physician Residency Assistance Program Funding
Kathleen DeSantes, MD, was recently awarded approximately $27,000 from the Wisconsin Rural Physician Residency Assistance Program (WRPRAP). This funding will provide for an elective rural medical rotation for pediatric residents, consisting of two four-week rotations …
Peter Wolfgram, MD, Receives Fellow’s Section Clinical Research Award From SPR
Congratulations to Dr. Peter Wolfgram, who was recently selected as a recipient for the 2013 “Fellow’s Section Clinical Research Award” by the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) for his abstract, titled “Non-Obese Girls Exhibit Differing …
Collaborative Project Awarded NIH-NIAID Funding
Drs. James Gern with Co-Investigator Dr. Christine Seroogy were recently awarded a U19 Program Project Grant by the National Institutes of Health – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH-NIAID) to test the hypothesis …