As a physician informaticist and respected pediatric nephrologist, Michael Semanik, MD, has made himself invaluable to the University of Wisconsin and UW Health enterprise since joining the Department of Pediatrics’ Division of Nephrology in 2016. Dr. Semanik is the clinical …
Parents Magazine: How Much Formula to Feed a Newborn
Parents Magazine spoke with Amy Stockhausen, MD (Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine) about how much formula to feed a newborn. Dr. Stockhausen provided advice to parents on what to look for if their …
WKOW: Liver Donation Gives Infant a Second Chance to Grow Up
WKOW/Channel 27 recently shared the story of 9-months-old Ila Helgren, a Madison-area baby who underwent a successful liver transplant in December 2019. Katryn Furuya, MD (Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition) is Ila’s pediatric hematologist and …
Drs. Mollie Kane and Megan Moreno Selected for 2020 Champions in Women’s Health Award
Mollie Kane, MD, MPH (Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine) and Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH (Vice Chair of Digital Health, Professor and Academic Division Chief, Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine) will …
Dr. Sabrina Butteris Accepted into Prestigious AOA Society
Sabrina Butteris, MD (Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Associate Professor (CHS), Divisions of Child Protection, Global Pediatrics, and Hospital Medicine) was nominated and accepted to the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society, which recognizes individuals …
What We Published in February 2020
The following scholarly articles were published by Department of Pediatrics faculty and staff during February 2020: Affenzeller S, Wolkenstein K, Frauendorf H, Jackson DJ. Challenging the concept that eumelanin is the polymorphic brown banded pigment …
Pediatrics Faculty and Staff Present at the Society for Critical Care Medicine’s 49th Annual Congress
Nearly 5,000 critical care professionals attend the Society for Critical Care Medicine’s (SCCM) annual Congress to discover the latest solutions and developments, medical advances, cutting-edge treatments, and breakthroughs in intensive care unit (ICU) administration and …
Dr. Neil Paloian: Changing the Landscape of Multidisciplinary Care
Since joining the University of Wisconsin’s Division of Pediatric Nephrology in 2015, Neil Paloian, MD, has provided invaluable expertise and clinical care to children who have challenging conditions, including metabolic bone diseases, nephrolithiasis and loin pain hematuria. …
Bruce Klein, MD and Marcel Wüethrich, PhD, Awarded Subaward Contract from NIH
Congratulations to Bruce Klein, MD, Subcontract Principal Investigator, and Marcel Wüethrich, PhD, Co-Investigator, on their new grant subaward through the University of Massachusetts, Worcester and supported by the National Institutes of Health/National Institutes of Allergy …
Bruce Klein, MD, Awarded 2-Year Grant from US Geological Survey
Congratulations to Bruce Klein, MD, who was recently awarded a 2-year grant for $89,587 from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) for his project entitled, “A bat skin model to identify therapeutic approaches that enhance …