Congratulations to Robert Strait, MD, Endocrinology/Diabetes fellow, who was recently awarded an Endocrine Fellows Foundation (EFF) Research Grant in the amount of $5,000, funded by the EFF. This 1-year award, for his project entitled, “HPA …
Remembering Nasrollah Shahidi, MD, First Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Division Head
Nasrollah (Nasr) Shahidi, MD, emeritus professor of pediatrics, died on November 30, 2015. He was the first head of the University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics’ Division of Hematology and Oncology, a world leader in …
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, Consulting On Dr. Safdar’s PCORI-funded Research On Healthcare-Associated Infections
Dr. Elizabeth Cox will consult on new research on healthcare-associated infections (HAI), funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Led by Dr. Nasia Safdar, Associate Chief of Staff for Research at the William S. Middleton VA …
Pediatric Food Allergies: The ‘Second Wave’
Between 1997 and 2011, food allergies in children increased approximately 50 percent, and now affect 5 percent of children. What are the factors causing this phenomenon, and how can clinicians effectively diagnose and treat children …
The Disease Detective
“They call us disease detectives,” explains Matt Karwowski, MD, MPH. Officially, the 2009 pediatrics residency graduate is a lieutenant commander in the United States Public Health Service, and an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer for …
Hospitalist Connections
A six-year collaboration between the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine and St. Mary’s Hospital is benefiting patients and learners alike. Since 2009, UW pediatric hospitalists have provided clinical services at St. Mary’s 18-bed inpatient pediatric …
Anna Huttenlocher, MD, Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Anna Huttenlocher, MD, was elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), the independent organization formerly known as the Institute of Medicine. In her primary role as an NAM member, she will provide expert scientific advice …
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, Part of Consortium Awarded NIH U19 Grant
Researchers from Medical College of Wisconsin and the UW Department of Pediatrics were recently awarded a 4-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIH-NIAMS), …
A New Approach to Leukemia Immunotherapy
Career development awards from the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) and the National Institutes of Health are helping Christian Capitini, MD, in his quest for a new immunotherapy treatment for leukemia. Reprogramming …
Kirsten Schultz Invited to Stanford University’s Medicine X Conference
Because of her patient experience advocacy work, Kirsten Shultz has been invited to attend Stanford University’s Medicine X conference, Sept. 25-27, 2015. The conference brings together multiple stakeholders in health care – insurance, physicians, clinical …