It would not be an exaggeration to say that Claudette Adegboro, MD, is on a mission: to increase survivability among extremely preterm infants through proactive care, effective education, and ongoing research. Adegboro is a neonatologist, …
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Christine Sorenson honored with 2022 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research
The Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery’s large staff of attending physicians, hospitalists, nurse practitioners, fellows and other staff members includes a small group of research scientists. They don’t see patients as their MD/PhD colleagues …
A SMAHRT conversation with Megan Moreno, winner of the Norman J. Siegel Outstanding Science Award
The Social Media and Adolescent Health Research Team, or SMAHRT, has produced more than 150 published papers in national and international journals. Their timely work addresses new and pressing issues in adolescent health that have …
Dorothy Floerke retires after 27 years with the Department of Pediatrics
This month will mark the end of the long and productive career of Dorothy Floerke as she begins a well-deserved retirement. Dorothy served for 27 years as an accountant with the University of Wisconsin Department …
Pediatrics faculty share expertise: April 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 …
Medical student Brittany Russell awarded POST grant to study in Capitini Lab
Congratulations to Brittany Russell, a medical student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and her mentor, Christian Capitini, MD, associate professor, Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, who were recently awarded a $5,000 Pediatric Oncology Student Training (POST) …
Julie Gocey awarded Baldwin Wisconsin Idea grant to develop a dyslexia toolkit
Congratulations to Julie Gocey, MD, MS, associate professor, Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine, and Alanna Kessler-Jones, PsyD, from the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Neurology, who were recently awarded a 2022 Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment Seed Grant …
Bryan Vonasek named Fogarty Global Health Fellow
Bryan Vonasek, MD, FAAP, pediatric infectious diseases fellow, was recently selected as a 2022-2023 UJMT Fogarty Global Health Fellow at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. This one-year fellowship is funded by the …
Collaborative study from Pediatrics and Medicine part of Best Abstract Session at TCT Conference
A collaborative study by researchers from the University of Wisconsin Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine will be highlighted in the Best Abstract Session of the upcoming Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (TCT) Conference on Monday, April …
Sharon Bartosh nominated for AST achievement award
Sharon Bartosh, MD, professor and division chief, Nephrology, has been nominated for the American Society of Transplantation’s (AST) Senior Achievement in Clinical Transplantation Award. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to clinical transplantation over the course of …