The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health promotes and enhances the health of children through outstanding clinical care, exemplary education of pediatric trainees, performance of cutting-edge research, and vigorous advocacy. It is the academic home to more than 200 faculty members across 16 subspecialty divisions.
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Formal training programs for medical students, residents, fellows, postgraduate researchers, and faculty provide subspecialty expertise to prepare the next generation of clinicians, scientists, scholars, and leaders in academic pediatrics.
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Professional development activities provide valuable learning and CME opportunities to faculty, staff, and trainees as well as pediatricians throughout the region. We host weekly Pediatric Grand Rounds, annual conferences and lectures, and regular workshops.
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We are dedicated to recruiting new faculty and staff to help us improve the lives of children in Wisconsin and beyond. Internships and student employment opportunities in health care administration and research provide experiences for emerging professionals.
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Bruce Klein and Marcel Wuethrich awarded NIH grant to study fungal antigen resources for development of vaccines and diagnostics
Bruce Klein, MD, professor and chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, will be a part of a three-site R24 study, “Fungal Antigen Resources for Development of Vaccines and Diagnostics,” funded by the National Institute of Allergy …
September 23, 2025
Ellen Wald awarded NIH grant to study rhinovirus in children
Ellen Wald, MD, professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, has been awarded a $3,745,763 grant for the project, “Identifying the burden of hospitalization due to Rhinovirus (RV) in children and mechanisms of pathogenesis using airway molecular profiling,” …
September 23, 2025
NIH awards Bruce Klein grant to study link between bat hibernation, metabolism, and immunity in the setting of infection
Bruce Klein, MD, professor, chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, was awarded a $2,265,980 grant for the project, “Impact of bat hibernation on metabolism and immunity to infection,” from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious …
September 23, 2025
Matthew Harer receives NIH R01 award to study kidney hypoxia in neonates
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded Matthew Harer, MD, associate professor in the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, his first National Institutes of Health R01 grant. He will …
September 22, 2025
Catherine Allen awarded ICTR Learning Health Systems Demonstration Project award
Catherine Allen, MD, associate professor, Division of Cardiology, along with co-investigator, Krisjon Olson, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Cardiology, and their team were awarded a $125,000 UW ICTR Learning Health Systems Demonstration Project award. In …
September 22, 2025Carbone Cancer Center wins Team Science Award from Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer
The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center has won a Team Science Award from the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer. This award recognizes teams of scientists that have made a long-standing, seminal contribution in energy, …
September 22, 2025
Amy Erbe-Gurel awarded grant to study treatment for high-risk neuroblastoma
Amy Erbe-Gurel, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, Transplant, and Cellular Therapy, and co-investigator Josh Lang, MD, MS, professor, Division of Hematology, Medical Oncology, and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, were awarded a one-year …
September 19, 2025
Caleb Kitcho recognized by Academic Medicine for Calls for Letters to the Editor submission
Caleb Kitcho, MD, clinical instructor, Division of Critical Care, received an Honorable Mention in Academic Medicine’s 2025 Call for Letters to the Editor from Trainees, themed “The Moment I Knew.” His reflective piece, “Minutes, Not Months: The Moment I …
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