John Hokanson, MD, was awarded one of the six demonstration grants from the US Department of Health & Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS-HRSA) of approximately $900,000 for his 3-year project, “Wisconsin Critical …
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Christine Sorenson, PhD, Awarded Intercampus Research Incentive Grant
Congratulations to Christine Sorenson, PhD, for her recent award of $50,000 through the UW-Madison/UW-Milwaukee Intercampus Research Incentive Grant program, for her project “Oxidative Stress Detection in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD).” BPD is a major cause of …
Faculty Honored with 2012 UW Health Patient Experience Physician Champion Award
Congratulations to our faculty members on being honored with the first 2012 UW Health Patient Experience Physician Champion Award. They rank among the top 5 percent of the 769 physicians being surveyed by Avatar in …
Facebook Use Does Not Lead to Depression, According to New Study by Dr. Megan Moreno
A newly published study in the Journal of Adolescent Health provides the first evidence to refute the supposed link between depression and the amount of time spent on Facebook and other social-media sites. Researchers led …
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 …
2012 Faculty and Resident Teaching and Patient Care Awards
Congratulations to the 2012 recipients of the Departments various teaching and patient care excellence awards. Award winners were announced at the recent resident graduation ceremony: Charles C. Lobeck Medical Education Award: Margaret Bartholomew, MD Varness …