Teenage patients with bleeding and clotting concerns have a new resource for multidisciplinary care in the new Adolescents with Bleeding and Clotting Disorders Clinic. The clinic was started by Christina Amend, MD, assistant professor, Division …
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Estrogen receptor alpha mediates protection against hypoxic ischemic brain injury in newborn female mice, study shows
Two Department of Pediatrics members, Ryan McAdams and Kelly McGregory, contribute their art to the Wisconsin Medical Journal’s double issue on COVID-19
The latest publication of the Wisconsin Medical Journal (WMJ) is an important double issue of 170 pages, entitled, “Lessons Learned from the Pandemic.” Its many articles are accompanied by artwork throughout. Two physicians from the …
Megan Moreno invited to participate in White House roundtable discussion addressing child online safety
Responding to a January 24 invitation, Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, professor and interim chair, Department of Pediatrics, traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate as one of the advocates and experts in a Kids Online …
Pediatrics faculty share expertise: January 2024
Department of Pediatrics faculty members are experts in child health, parenting, vaccinations, and other related topics. They are frequently sought out by local, state, and national journalists for their insights. Below is a list of …
Ann Allen receives Car Curing Kids grant to promote safe sleeping initiative for newborns
In support of an effort to promote safe sleep recommendations for newborns, Cars Curing Kids has awarded a one-year grant of $23,275 to Ann Allen, MD, associate professor, Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care. Approximately …
Megan Peters and Haroon Ali are awarded Cars Curing Kids grant to re-demonstrate effectiveness of jet-injected subcutaneous ketamine for light pediatric sedation
Megan Peters, MD, associate professor, Division of Critical Care, and Haroon Ali, MD, PGY-5 Fellow, Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care, were awarded a six-month $16,593 grant from Cars Curing Kids for the project …
Meriter Foundation grant to establish a neonatal family research advisory council goes to Matthew Harer and Bernadette Gillick
Matthew Harer, MD, associate professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, was recently awarded funding from the Meriter Foundation in the amount of $7,485. Harer’s project, “Establishing a Neonatal Family Research Advisory Council (N-FRAC),” will …
CDC grant for collection of sickle cell data in Wisconsin supports work by Anne Marsh and Mei Baker
Anne Marsh, MD, associate professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, and Mei Baker, MD, professor, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, are part of a cohort of investigators recently awarded funding by the …
Anne Marie Singh and Jim Gern receive awards from NIH to continue their research investigating early-life environmental exposures and childhood asthma
The Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program in the Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) made 49 awards in support of the second seven-year cycle of the ECHO …