Victoria Nicksic, MD, completed the University of Wisconsin Pediatrics Residency Program in 2021 and subsequently served as pediatric chief resident before completing a Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Fellowship at the UW. She is currently an …
Sudden Death in Childhood (SUDC), Slowly Unraveling the Mystery
Speaker: Erin Bowen, MD, vice president, SUDC Foundation Resources: SUDC Foundation Grand Round Resources and Links (1) To Hold Or Not To Hold 2009
Ellen Selkie receives Richard B. Heyman Award
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Adolescents and Young Adults (CoAYA) selected Ellen Seklie, MD, MPH, associate professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, as its 2026 recipient of the Richard B. …
Gates Foundation awards Emma Mohr grant to establish neonatal rhesus macaque K. pneumoniae sepsis model
Emma Mohr, MD, PhD, associate professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, received a $2,234,901 award from the Gates Foundation following an invited proposal. Mohr and her team will build the first neonatal rhesus macaque model of …
Department members join AHEAD cohort for postdoctoral scholars
The AHEAD Pathway Program at the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) is designed for UW–Madison postdoctoral scholars conducting research related to improving health and well‑being for all. The program offers a robust …
Marissa McChesney selected to attend national career development conference
Marissa McChesney, MD, PGY-5 fellow, Division of Hematology, Oncology, Transplant, and Cellular Therapy, was accepted to attend the v-SYMPHONY CRESCENDO conference in Orlando, Florida, October 21–23. The overall mission of v-SYMPHONY is to enhance knowledge, …
Taylor House receives K23 award to study engagement interventions for adolescent and young adult kidney transplant recipients
Taylor House, MD, assistant professor, Division of Nephrology, received a K23 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in the amount of $964,986 for her project, “Development of a Care …
J. Carter Ralphe receives new R01 from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
J. Carter Ralphe, MD, professor, Division of Cardiology, received $2,417,136 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to support his new R01 project, “Mutation-specific Responses to Myosin Inhibitors in Human iPSC Models of HCM.” Co-investigators …
AI coach could train doctors in critical newborn airway procedure
Researchers in the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery and their colleagues are developing an artificial intelligence-based “digital mentor” to support the training of clinicians who help newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit breathe. The work …
Session #20 – “Neuropsychology Reports for the Pediatric Provider”
Session overview: This session will review what questions neuropsychology can and cannot answer, specifically for pediatric populations. It will also cover how to write helpful referral questions and explain how neuropsychology reports can be the …