Congratulations to Richard Merkhofer, graduate student in the Klein Laboratory, on funding of his Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F30) for MD/PhD and Other Dual Degrees from the National …
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Study Identifies Patients Who Benefit Most From Dinutuximab-based Immunotherapy
Using data from a randomized phase III clinical trial of neuroblastoma patients (treated with or without immunotherapy) performed by the Children’s Oncology Group, researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health …
Dr. Dipesh Navsaria Named Medical Director of UW-Madison Physician Assistant Program
In July 2017, Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD, became the new medical director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Physician Assistant Program. Dr. Navsaria is an associate professor (CHS) in the Department of Pediatrics’ Division of …
Dr. Paula Cody Speaks on Teen Suicide Risk at AAP National Conference
Paula Cody, MD, FAAP, an assistant professor (CHS) in the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Adolescent Health, gave an educational session …
Dr. Megan Moreno Writes AAP News Column on ‘Empathy App’
In an invited column in the September 2017 issue of AAP News, Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, an associate professor and vice chair for digital health in the Department of Pediatrics, and the chief of …
Dr. Elizabeth Cox, Collaborators Receive PCORI Funding to Improve Patient-Centered Type 2 Diabetes Prevention
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, in collaboration with partners from West Virginia University, recently received approval for a Pipeline to Proposal Tier I award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). This project will focus on …
Welcome Our New Hospitalists
For new hospitalists Nicole St. Clair, MD, and Kristin Tiedt, MD, the Department of Pediatrics’ Division of Hospital Medicine—and the surrounding UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) and UW-Madison community—is the perfect place …
Dr. Inga Hofmann Named Medical Director of Program for Advanced Cell Therapy
The Program for Advanced Cell Therapy (PACT), a collaboration of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Carbone Cancer Center, has chosen its first medical director. Dr. Inga Hofmann, assistant …
Exposure to Pet and Pest Allergens During Infancy Linked to Reduced Asthma Risk
Children exposed to high indoor levels of pet or pest allergens during infancy have a lower risk of developing asthma by seven years of age, new research supported by the National Institutes of Health reveals. …
David Bernhardt, MD, Awarded the 2017 Shaffer Award
Congratulations to David Bernhardt, MD, who was recently awarded the 2017 Shaffer Award, sponsored by Nationwide Children’s Hospital. This prestigious award from the Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness (COSMF) recognizes an individual who has …