Congratulations to Dr. Philip Farrell, who was awarded the Wisconsin Medical Society’s Presidential Citation on April 20, 2010. This award, established in 1959, is given to a physician or non-physician who has made significant contributions …
Dr. Philip Farrell Awarded an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Supplement
Philip Farrell, MD, PhD, was awarded an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 supplement of $99,810 from the National Institutes of Health. This addition to his current project, “Pulmonary Benefits of Cystic Fibrosis …
Richard Ellis, MD, Receives UW Health’s 2010 Children Matter Award
Dr. Dick Ellis and the UW Health Fitchburg Clinic were recipients of one of UW Health’s 2010 Children Matter Awards. The Children Matter award program, sponsored by American Family Children’s Hospital, recognizes any employee or …
Dr. Juan Boriosi Participating in Hospira, Inc. Clinical Trial
Juan Boriosi, MD, is participating in a clinical trial with Hospira, Inc., entitled, “A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Dose-Controlled, Multicenter, Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine in Intubated and Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Intensive …
Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, Awarded Project Funding
Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, was recently awarded $20,000 from the University of Wisconsin Medical School Research Committee for his one-year project, “Lipotoxicity through Inwardly Rectifying Potassium Channels (Kir) as a Mechanism of Eye Disease”. This project …
Endocrinology Fellows Receive Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society’s Travel Award
Congratulations to endocrinology fellows Vanessa Curtis, MD, Lindsey Nicol, MD and Jennifer Rehm, MD for being selected as recipients of the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society’s (LWPES) Travel Award. Each received $1,210 to support their …
Dr. Kris Millin Elected APPD Midwest Region’s Associate Program Director Chair
Congratulations to Dr. Kris Millin, who has been elected as Associate Program Director Chair of the Midwest Region of the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD). Dr. Millin will serve in this regional chair position …
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, Awarded $2.3 Million for Five Year Project
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, was recently awarded over $2.3 million in total cost from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for a 5 year project, “Engaging Families in Bedside Rounds to Promote Pediatric …
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD Receives National Patient Safety Foundation Award
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, was awarded $100,000 for her one-year project, “Improving Hospital Safety for Children: Strategies to Engage Parents in Bedside Rounds,” from the National Patient Safety Foundation. This project will use qualitative methods …
Dr. Elizabeth Cox Awarded Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Funding
Dean Robert Golden, MD, received $194,246 from The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations for his 18-month project, “Family-Centered Bedside Rounds,” in which Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD is the Co-Investigator. This project will develop and evaluate a …