Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, was recently awarded $20,000 from the University of Wisconsin Medical School Research Committee for his one-year project, “Lipotoxicity through Inwardly Rectifying Potassium Channels (Kir) as a Mechanism of Eye Disease”. This project …
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Endocrinology Fellows Receive Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society’s Travel Award
Congratulations to endocrinology fellows Vanessa Curtis, MD, Lindsey Nicol, MD and Jennifer Rehm, MD for being selected as recipients of the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society’s (LWPES) Travel Award. Each received $1,210 to support their …
Dr. Kris Millin Elected APPD Midwest Region’s Associate Program Director Chair
Congratulations to Dr. Kris Millin, who has been elected as Associate Program Director Chair of the Midwest Region of the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD). Dr. Millin will serve in this regional chair position …
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, Awarded $2.3 Million for Five Year Project
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, was recently awarded over $2.3 million in total cost from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for a 5 year project, “Engaging Families in Bedside Rounds to Promote Pediatric …
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD Receives National Patient Safety Foundation Award
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, was awarded $100,000 for her one-year project, “Improving Hospital Safety for Children: Strategies to Engage Parents in Bedside Rounds,” from the National Patient Safety Foundation. This project will use qualitative methods …
Dr. Elizabeth Cox Awarded Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Funding
Dean Robert Golden, MD, received $194,246 from The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations for his 18-month project, “Family-Centered Bedside Rounds,” in which Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD is the Co-Investigator. This project will develop and evaluate a …
Dr. Norm Fost Receives 2009 Dean’s Teaching Award
Congratulations to Norm Fost, MD, who is being presented with a 2009 Dean’s Teaching Award. Dean’s Teaching Awards recognize excellence and innovation in medical education. Each nominee who is selected to receive one of these …
Cami Matthews, MD, Achieves Sleep Medicine Certification
We would like to congratulate Cami Matthews, MD, for passing the Sleep Medicine certifying exam. Dr. Matthews practices two days a week at the Wisconsin Sleep Center, evaluating children and adolescents with sleep disorders. She …
Faculty Promotions & Appointments
We are pleased to announce the following promotions. The UW School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) CHS Appointment and Promotion Committee, and Dean Robert Golden, have approved the promotion to Associate Professor (CHS) for …
J. Carter Ralphe, MD, Receives $50,000 from Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation
J. Carter Ralphe, MD, recently received $50,000 from the Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation for his project, “3D Engineered Cardiac Tissue: A novel tool to unravel genotype/phenotype relationships in MYBPC3-associated childhood hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.” This project aims to …