Congratulations to the six Department of Pediatrics faculty who were approved for promotion this year. Their new ranks are effective July 1, 2018. Juan Boriosi, MD Division of Critical Care Medicine Promoted to Associate Professor …
Pediatrics Research Day 2018
A resonant keynote address from Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, and a 27 percent increase in abstracts from faculty and learners were among the highlights of the Department of Pediatrics’ 2018 Spring Research Day, held …
American Family Children’s Hospital Ranks Among Best Hospitals
UW Health’s American Family Children’s Hospital ranked in the top 50 children’s hospitals in six medical and surgical specialties in this year’s U.S. News and World Report Best Children’s Hospital rankings. The children’s hospital was …
Drs. Ryan Coller, Michael Wilhelm and Melissa Cercone Receive UW Health Physician Excellence Awards
Three Department of Pediatrics faculty were among those honored at this years UW Health Physician Excellence Awards ceremony, held June 14, 2018, at the Health Sciences Learning Center. The peer-nominated awards recognize those who demonstrate …
Meet the 2017-18 Residency Award Winners
Congratulations to the following faculty, residents and staff who received awards at the Department of Pediatrics residency graduation ceremony, held June 16, 2018, at Monona Terrace. Lobeck Award for Outstanding Teaching in Pediatrics (Clerkship) Winner: …
Dr. Emma Mohr Appointed to ICTR Post-Doctoral Training Program
Congratulations to Emma Mohr, MD, PhD, on being appointed to the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research’s (ICTR) TL1 post-doctoral trainee program. The award provides funding for Dr. Mohr’s annual stipend, travel allowance and …
Dr. Pelin Cengiz Awarded ICTR Grant
Pelin Cengiz, MD, was recently awarded a $50,000 one-year grant from the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) and the Waisman Center for her project, “Role of ERα following brain injury: ligand dependent or …
Anna Huttenlocher, MD, Receives NIH/NIAID Grant
Congratulations to Anna Huttenlocher, MD, and David Beebe, PhD (College of Engineering), on the funding of their project, “Microscale models of inflammation and its resolution,” from the National Institutes of Health – National Institute of …
QI Network Collaboration Improves Care for Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Under the leadership of Daniel O’Connell, MD, faculty in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition are now participating in ImproveCareNow, a worldwide quality collaborative network that aims to improve care for children with Crohn’s …
Christian Capitini, MD, Awarded Research Scholar Grant from American Cancer Society
Christian Capitini, MD, along with Co-Investigators Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, and Sean Fain, PhD (Medical Physics), were recently awarded a four-year, Research Scholar Grant from the American Cancer Society (ACS), for the project entitled, “Ex …