Approximately 5,000 pregnant patients per year give birth to their babies at UnityPoint Health–Meriter Hospital (UPH Meriter) in central Madison, the largest number of any Wisconsin hospital with birthing services. Newborns delivered at UPH Meriter …
Beaver Dam’s Community Pediatrics joins UW Health to become UW Health Kids Beaver Dam
UW Health’s pediatric primary care clinics increased from five to six on November 1, 2024, with the addition of newly renamed UW Health Kids Beaver Dam. Known previously as Community Pediatrics of Beaver Dam, it …
Megan Moreno and Officer Adam Nagel discuss social media and teen mental health on Team-Based Care podcast
Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, professor, division chief (academic), vice chair of academic affairs, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, sat down with Shezad Baloch, host of the Team-Based Care podcast, to discuss social …
You Want Me To Do What? Providing Credible and Trustworthy Clinical Assessments of Learners
Speaker: Amanda Emke, MD, MHPE, associate professor of pediatrics, critical care medicine, associate director, pediatric critical care medicine fellowship assistant dean for student assessment, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Christine Seroogy weighs in on raw milk debate with The New York Times
Christine Seroogy, MD, professor, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, recently spoke with The New York Times about the nuances of research on raw milk. When ancient humans discovered that they could nourish themselves with …
Pediatrics faculty share expertise: January 2025
Department of Pediatrics faculty members are experts in child health, parenting, vaccinations, and other related topics. They are frequently sought out by local, state, and national journalists for their insights. Below is a list of …
The Evolution of a Pediatric Public Health Crisis: E-cigarette or Vaping-Associated Lung Injury Before and After the Appearance of COVID-19
Speakers: Carrie Barker MD, assistant professor, fellowship director, Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and Brian Williams, MD, assistant professor, Division of Hospital Medicine …
Laura Chen assumes role as course director of Phase 3 Inpatient Acting Internships–Pediatrics
Phase 3 of the SMPH ForWard Curriculum is dedicated to specialty-specific competency development and internship preparation with opportunities for individualized electives, career advising, and special projects. Laura Chen, MD, assistant professor, Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex …
Pediatric Diabetes team attends T1D Exchange Collaborative
The Pediatric Diabetes team attended the annual Learning Sessions for the T1D Exchange QI Collaborative in Chicago on November 11. The conference is a multidisciplinary gathering of clinical and research team members from the more …
Pelin Cengiz and team wins Meriter Foundation Grant for Healthy Little Eyes project
Pelin Cengiz, MD, professor, Division of Critical Care, and her team members Bikash Pattnaik, MD, associate professor, and Ryan McAdams, MD, professor, both in the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, have been awarded $99,970 from the …