As a clinician and pediatric researcher, Dinushan Kaluarachchi, MBBS (Assistant Professor, Division of Neonatology & Newborn Nursery), is working to help preterm infants achieve their best potential in life. The focus of his clinical and epidemiological research …
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Physician-Scientist Emma Mohr, MD, PhD, Elected to Renowned Pediatric Research Society
When the Zika virus epidemic swept through South America in 2015, Emma Mohr, MD, PhD (Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases) was a pediatric infectious diseases fellow. “That’s when I became interested in congenital virus infection research,” …
Physician-Scientist Tony Garcia-Prats, MD, MSc, Elected to Renowned Pediatric Research Society
“My interest in research developed organically during my time doing clinical work in Africa caring for children with HIV,” stated Tony Garcia-Prats, MD, MSc (Divisions of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine and Global Pediatrics). After residency, …
Physician-Scientist Awni Al-Subu, MD, Elected to Renowned Pediatric Research Society
During his fellowship training in pediatric critical care medicine at Duke University, it was interactions with children who suffered from acute respiratory failure and cardiac arrest that inspired Awni Al-Subu, MD (Associate Professor, Division of Critical Care) …
Fellowship Match Day 2020: Department of Pediatrics Announces Incoming Fellows
The University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics joins its pediatrics residents in celebrating their successful matches into fellowship programs across the country. Five residents matched, including two residents who will continue their subspecialty training with …
Mary Ehlenbach, MD, Initial Recipient of the O’Connor Family Professorship in Pediatrics
Congratulations to Mary Ehlenbach, MD (Associate Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine), who was appointed as the initial recipient of the O’Connor Family Professorship in Pediatrics. The professorship was initiated by Richard O’Connor, MD (retired Clinical Assistant Professor, Department …
Olachi Mezu-Ndubuisi Awarded Grant from UnityPoint Health-Meriter Foundation
Congratulations to Olachi Mezu-Ndubuisi, MD, OD, who was recently awarded $50,000 from the UnityPoint Health-Meriter Foundation for a one-year study entitled, “Inflammatory Biomarkers as Predictors of Neonatal Disease (IPN) Project”. With data from previous studies, …
Yury Bochkov, PhD, Awarded Subaward Contract from NHLBI and Rutgers
Yury Bochkov, PhD, was recently awarded a $194,250 subaward through collaborators from The Rutgers State University, and supported by the National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH/NHLBI). Their five-year R56 project, titled …
Daniel Jackson, MD, and James Gern, MD, Receive NIH Supplemental Funding
Congratulations to Daniel Jackson, MD, Principal Investigator, and James Gern, MD, Co-Principal Investigator, for their 9-month supplemental funding on Inner City Asthma Consortium (ICAC3). The $401,456 supplement from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of …
Three Pediatrics Faculty to Receive Physician Excellence Awards
Congratulations to three members of the Department of Pediatrics who have been selected for the 2020 UW Health Physician Excellence Awards. These prestigious peer-nominated awards recognize UW Health’s most skilled and dedicated physicians who demonstrate …