The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation announced its inaugural Catalyst Awards for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education on January 10. Two faculty members of the Department of Pediatrics, co-principal investigators, received an award: Sushant Srinivasan, MD, …
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Department of Pediatrics welcomes Megan A. Moreno as its new interim chair
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health welcomed in the new year with a new interim chair. Megan A. Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, vice chair of academic …
Dipesh Navsaria and colleagues provide communications guidance for pediatric advocacy
In an accessible and comprehensive article, Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD, associate professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, and clinical associate professor of human development and family studies at UW–Madison’s School of Human …
Pediatrics faculty share expertise: December 2022
December 1: Toy safety ahead of the holidays Interview: Kathryn Less, MD, assistant professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: WKOW-TV Also covered in: WKOW December 2: Child flu, RSV, COVID symptoms; …
New Faculty Focus: Mandy Jackson
Q&A with Mandy Jackson, MD, MPH, visiting associate professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Hometown: Lodi and Madison, Wisconsin Educational/professional background: I’m a graduate of Madison’s East High School. I earned a BA …
New Faculty Focus: Jo Wilson
Q&A with Jo Wilson, MD, instructor, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology Hometown: Acworth, Georgia Educational/professional background: I earned by BS in biochemistry at Kennesaw State University and my MD at Medical College of Georgia. …
After 17 transformative years as chair of the Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Ellen R. Wald to step down and continue on the faculty
January 2006 marked the beginning of the tenure of Ellen R. Wald, MD, as the new chair of the Department of Pediatrics. She was the first woman selected to chair a department in the University …
CRISPR-produced CAR T cells could better treat solid tumors
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells are biological assassins: white blood cells that are specifically engineered to attack cancer cells. Over the past five years, they’ve become an established therapeutic option for patients with blood …
Pediatrics faculty share expertise: November 2022
University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics faculty are at the forefront of media coverage as local, state, and national journalists seek out experts on the topics of child health, parenting, vaccinations, and COVID-19, to name …
New Faculty Focus: Taylor House
Q&A with Taylor House, MD, MS, assistant professor, Division of Nephrology Hometown: Marmaduke, Arkansas Educational/professional background: I earned my undergraduate degree from Arkansas State University and my MD from the University of Arkansas for Medical …