Tony Garcia-Prats awarded grant to assess new pediatric antituberculosis developments
Anthony Garcia-Prats, MD, MSc, PhD, associate professor, Divisions of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and Global Pediatrics, has been awarded a seven-month grant for $50,000 from Unitaid and the World Health Organization. The grant period …
February 7, 2023
Dinushan Kaluarachchi earns UW ICTR clinical research certification
Dinushan Kaluarachchi, MBBS, associate professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, and director of neonatal clinical research, recently earned certification by completing the Professional Certificate in the Fundamentals of Clinical Research. It is one of …
February 7, 2023
New Faculty Focus: Kelsey Legro, DO
Q&A with Kelsey Legro, DO, assistant professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Hometown: Peoria, Illinois Educational/professional background: I was an undergraduate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; I completed medical school at …
February 3, 2023
Pediatrics faculty share expertise: January 2023
January 2: Thanks for the 1,700 letters to the editor we published in 2022 — please keep them coming Interview: Joseph (Joe) McBride, MD, assistant professor, Division of Infectious Diseases | Source: Wisconsin State Journal …
February 1, 2023
Study points to urban air pollution as asthma trigger
In a recently published study, researchers Daniel Jackson, MD, professor, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, and Matthew C. Altman, MD, University of Washington, two among the group of authors, showed that children with asthma …
January 27, 2023
New Faculty Focus: Becky Richards
Q&A with Becky Richards, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant Hometown: Akron, Ohio Educational/professional background: I completed my undergraduate degree from Ashland University in Ohio. I earned an MD/PhD …
January 26, 2023
Three department members offer new evidence of well-being science for pediatricians in a new book
Three Department of Pediatrics members, Sarah Webber, MD, director of well-being, associate professor, Division of Hospital Medicine; Jessica Babal, MD, assistant professor and interim chief, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine; and Megan A. …
January 24, 2023
Inaugural Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Award for graduate medical education goes to Department of Pediatrics research team to develop microaggressions training
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, …
January 10, 2023
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 …
January 9, 2023
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 …
January 6, 2023Pediatrics 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; …
January 6, 2023
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 …
January 6, 2023
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. …
January 5, 2023
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 …
December 13, 2022
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 …
December 13, 2022Pediatrics 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 …
December 9, 2022
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 …
December 9, 2022
New Faculty Focus: Neil Munjal
Q&A with Neil Munjal, MD, MS, assistant professor, Division of Critical Care Hometown: San Jose, California Educational/professional background: BA, Saint Louis University (Biochemistry) MD, Washington University in St. Louis Post-graduate training in Pediatrics, Child Neurology, …
December 9, 2022Fellowship Match Day 2022: Department of Pediatrics announces incoming fellows
The University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics celebrated fellowship match earlier this month. Seven of our own residents matched with fellowship programs across the country. Current UW pediatrics resident Tess Woodring, MD, matched with our …
December 8, 2022
Recent Pediatric Grand Rounds offers pediatricians relevant advocacy and federal Loan Repayment Program information
Vigorous advocacy is a core tenet of the UW Department of Pediatrics mission. Vivek Balasubramaniam, MD, associate professor, Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, is an active participant in the department’s advocacy efforts and was …
December 8, 2022
With 30 years of teaching and clinical practice, Amy J. Plumb brings deep compassion and expertise to every student and patient
Growing up in Minnesota’s Twin Cities, she knew early on that she wanted to be a doctor. Not only that, she also already knew she would be a pediatrician. Amy J. Plumb, MD, associate professor …
December 7, 2022
New Faculty Focus: Dana Irrer
Q&A with Dana Irrer, MD, assistant professor, Division of Cardiology Hometown: Okemos, Michigan Educational/professional background: I earned by BS in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and worked as an artificial heart engineer for …
December 7, 2022
New Faculty Focus: Whitley Hulse
Q&A with Whitley Hulse, MD, assistant professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery Hometown: Lawrence, Kansas Educational/professional background: Undergraduate: Kansas State University Medical school: University of Kansas Pediatric Residency: University of Colorado Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship: University …
December 7, 2022
With a new interactive book for young people, Jasmine Zapata promotes resilience
Adolescence and young adulthood are often difficult periods. Since the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020, however, rates of anxiety and depression among young people worldwide have more than doubled. Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH, …
November 25, 2022
Be wary in the woods: An endemic Wisconsin fungus can cause serious respiratory illness
For more than 30 years, Bruce Klein, MD, professor and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, with appointments in the Departments of Medical Microbiology and Immunology and Medicine, and his research team have been …
November 25, 2022
Doug Dean part of Waisman Center research team that received $10 million NIH award to study aging in autistic adults
Researcher Douglas Dean, III, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, and Department of Medical Physics, is a member of a Waisman Center research team that recently received $10 million in funding from …
November 25, 2022
Department of Pediatrics faculty members and local teens featured in ‘Asking for a friend’ series on YouTube
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) teamed up with UW Department of Pediatrics faculty members and local teens for a YouTube video series about important mental health topics. In the “Asking for a friend” video …
November 22, 2022
Pediatric Neuromodulation Laboratory and undergraduate researcher Alina Grimaldo featured in Wisconsin State Journal
When undergraduate in biochemistry Alina Grimaldo sought out research opportunities at UW–Madison, she was fortunate to cross paths with Bernadette Gillick, PhD, MSPT, PT, associate professor in the Division of Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine. …
November 22, 2022
Ryan McAdams’ artwork featured on cover of Academic Medicine
The cover of the October issue of Academic Medicine featured artwork by Ryan McAdams, MD, professor and chief, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, and member, Division of Global Pediatrics. McAdams said the piece, titled …
November 17, 2022
Megan Moreno receives grant from AAP
In partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, vice chair of academic affairs and professor and chief, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, has been invited to participate in …
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