Third-year medical student Jasmine Zapata was a little nervous before her pediatrics clerkship. Not because she thought it would be too challenging, but because it might not be challenging enough. “I knew the inpatient part …
Pediatrics Faculty Honored as Madison Magazine Top Doctors
For its annual Top Doctors feature, Madison Magazine asked doctors in the Madison area which local physicians they would recommend to their friends, family and loved ones. In the 13 pediatric specialties, the overwhelming answer …
Ken DeSantes, MD, Awarded Solving Kid’s Cancer Foundation Funding
Ken DeSantes, MD, has received an award of $136,000 from the Solving Kid’s Cancer Foundation to develop and pursue a collaborative research study titled “Phase I Trial of Ex-Vivo Expanded Haploidentical NK Cells and Hu14.18-IL2 …
Dr. Christian Capitini Awarded UWCCC Funding
Dr. Christian Capitini has received an award of $48,942 from the UWCCC to pursue pilot studies of “Monitoring of 19F-labeled NK cell trafficking for cancer immunotherapy using MRI”. This work is developing a new way …
Philip Giampietro, MD, PhD, Given the ‘Heart of the Matter’ Award by the National Marfan Foundation
Congratulations to Philip Giampietro, MD, PhD, who was honored with the 2012 ‘Heart of the Matter’ award by the National Marfan Foundation at their annual conference in Chicago. The Heart of the Matter Award is …
James Conway to SMPH Class of 2012: “Demand Change”
“Be an agent of change.” It’s a simple message, but in medicine, as in life, it can change the world. It’s also the message James Conway, MD, an associate professor in the Division of Pediatric …
Adam Wolfe, MD, PhD, Selected for NIH-Loan Repayment Program Grant Award
Please join us in congratulating Adam Wolfe, MD, PhD, as he was selected for a very competitive NIH-Loan repayment grant award. This application process involves submission of a detailed grant application, with a well-justified experimental …
Dr. John Hokanson Awarded Department of Health & Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Demonstration Grant
John Hokanson, MD, was awarded one of the six demonstration grants from the US Department of Health & Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS-HRSA) of approximately $900,000 for his 3-year project, “Wisconsin Critical …
Christine Sorenson, PhD, Awarded Intercampus Research Incentive Grant
Congratulations to Christine Sorenson, PhD, for her recent award of $50,000 through the UW-Madison/UW-Milwaukee Intercampus Research Incentive Grant program, for her project “Oxidative Stress Detection in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD).” BPD is a major cause of …
Faculty Honored with 2012 UW Health Patient Experience Physician Champion Award
Congratulations to our faculty members on being honored with the first 2012 UW Health Patient Experience Physician Champion Award. They rank among the top 5 percent of the 769 physicians being surveyed by Avatar in …