Ashley Huth, MD, has been selected as the 2014-2015 Chair of the UW Health Resident Quality and Safety Council. This council promotes resident participation in UW Health quality improvement (QI) and patient safety activities. With …
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Dr. David Allen Receives UWHC Presidential Physician Leadership Award
Congratulations to Dr. David Allen for being selected for the 2014 University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Presidential Physician Leadership Award. The UWHC Presidential Physician Leadership Award is designed to recognize the organization’s most competent …
Study Finds 50% of Wisconsin High School Coaches CPR Certified
Former pediatric residents Matt Harer, MD, and Jeff Yaeger, MD, MPH, recently published a study in the Wisconsin Medical Journal investigating CPR certification rates in Wisconsin high school coaches. CPR can increase survival in instances …
Dr. Elizabeth Cox’s Project Featured in PCORI Board of Governors Meeting
Dr. Elizabeth Cox’s project funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study family-centered tailoring of pediatric diabetes self-management resources was recently featured in the PCORI Board of Governors meeting. Congratulations Elizabeth!
Myriam Bouchlaka, PhD, Receives Inaugural AAI Careers in Immunology Fellowship
Congratulations to Myriam Bouchlaka, PhD, for receiving one of the inaugural American Association of Immunologists (AAI) Careers in Immunology Fellowships. AAI established this award in 2014 to advance the careers of AAI member scientists by …
Dr. Sharon Bartosh Elected to Board of Directors for American Society of Transplantation
Sharon Bartosh, MD, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Society of Transplantation, an organization of more than 3500 transplant professionals, 90 % of whom are adult physicians (medical and transplant …
Pediatrics Faculty Awarded Madison Magazine 2014 “Top Docs” Honors
Congratulations to the faculty members of the Department of Pediatrics selected for the 2014 Madison Magazine “Top Docs” list. Every year, Madison Magazine reaches out to medical doctors and doctors of osteopathic medicine (MDs and …
Dr. Elizabeth Cox’s PCORI Research Featured in Wall Street Journal
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, and her diabetes research team were featured in a recent Wall Street Journal article on patient input on clinical trial design. In addition, it profiled one of the advisory board members …
Bruce Klein, MD, Receives Grant From US Geological Survey
Congratulations to Co-Principal Investigators, Bruce Klein, MD, and Jorge Osorio, DVM, MS, PhD, in the School of Veterinary Medicine on their funding from the US Geological Survey. Their project, “Oral vaccines and delivery methods for …
Drs. Baker, Farrell, and Rock Receive Legacy of Angels Foundation Awards
Congratulations to Michael Rock, MD and Mei Baker, MD/Philip Farrell, MD, PhD on their recent awards from The Legacy of Angels Foundation. Dr. Rock’s project, “A Multi-Center Study of a New Method of Sweat Testing: …