Congratulations to endocrinology fellows Jennifer Rehm, MD, Peter Wolfgram, MD and Kimberly Richards, MD, for being selected as recipients of the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society’s (LWPES) Travel Award. Each received $700 to support their …
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Mario Otto, MD, PhD, Receives Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Award
Congratulations to Mario Otto, MD, PhD, for his recent award from Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for his project, “Development of An Innovative Treatment Strategy for Neuroblastoma and Other Pediatric Tumors: A Novel Phospholipid Ether Analogue …
Dr. Judith Smith Awarded American College of Rheumatology Funding
Congratulations to Judith Smith, MD, PhD, for her award from the American College of Rheumatology for $75,000 for her one-year project, “Excess IL-23 production in ankylosing spondylitis and related arthritides.” The goal of this project …
American Family Children’s Hospital Moves Up in US News Annual Rankings
American Family Children’s Hospital has moved up substantially in this year’s U.S. News & World Report rankings of children’s hospitals. The hospital is ranked among the top 50 children’s hospitals in seven medical and surgical …
Pediatric Residents Placed into Fellowships
Congratulations to our current residents who have been placed into fellowship programs following completion of their UW residency: Dan Beissel, MD: Pediatric Cardiology fellowship at University of Missouri-Kansas City Kelly Bush, MD: Pediatric Hem/Onc fellowship …
Tricia Smith, PNP, Wins Best Abstract Award
Congratulations to Tricia Smith, PNP, AFCH Diagnostic and Therapy Center, who was recently awarded the best abstract, non-physician category at the Society for Pediatric Sedation Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, for Oral Midazolam Premedication Reduces Propofol …
Celebrating Research & Learning in Pediatrics
Pediatrics faculty, residents, fellows, and students came together again to celebrate research accomplishments during the department’s annual Spring Research Day, held Friday, April 13, 2012, at the Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC). Grand Rounds and …
Dr. Dipesh Navsaria Named Lecturer of the Year by PA Class of 2012
Congratulations to Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD, for being awarded the Seventh Annual Lecturer of the Year Award from the Physician Assistant program. Dr. Navsaria was chosen to receive the award by the students of …
Dr. Carl Stafstrom Receives ANA Distinguished Neurology Teaching Award
Congratulations to Carl Stafstrom, MD, PhD, for being named the 2012 recipient of the American Neurological Association’s Distinguished Neurology Teaching Award. Carl is being recognized at the national level for his remarkable career-long teaching efforts …
Rajitha Kota Receives Outstanding Student Poster Award
Please join us in congratulating Rajitha Kota, student researcher in Dr. Moreno’s Adolescent Health Research Team, who was selected as the recipient of the MPH Outstanding Student Poster Award during the Department of Population Health …