In honor of Patient Safety Week, American Family Children’s Hospital presented the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Quality Council with the Safety Teamwork Award. The PICU Quality Council is a multidisciplinary team consisting of experts from nursing, pharmacy, …
Community advisory councils highlight importance of learning from lived experience in research
Waisman Center investigator Bernadette Gillick, PHD, MSPT, PT, professor in the Division of Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitative Medicine, and Matt Harer, MD, associate professor in the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, join an ever-growing cohort of …
UW Health Kids Fitness Clinic’s diverse team of health professionals addresses pediatric conditions improved by lifestyle changes
In the photo: Members of the UW Health Kids Fitness Clinic. Back row, left to right, Randy Clark, exercise physiologist; Rachel Fenske, RDN; Yashoda (Mita) Naik, MBBS; Mitchell Hessburg, exercise physiologist; Aaron Carrel, MD; McKenna …
Medical Education Week presentation highlights the complexities of international medical graduate training journeys
The Department of Pediatrics Medical Education Week, which occurred February 9 through 12, featured many engaging presentations about new learning topics and teaching strategies, as well as innovative methods of critique. One eye-opening offering on …
Pediatrics faculty share expertise: February 2026
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 …
Joseph McBride helps vaccinate orangutans at Henry Vilas Zoo
Humans are not the only living creatures at risk during flu season. In fact, the close ties between primates, such as orangutans, and their human caregivers make them susceptible to human illnesses. Joseph McBride, MD, …
Clinical Pathology Conference: Hinges & Heartstrings
Speakers: Mark Kiley, DO, chief resident, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and Gregory (Greg) DeMuri, MD, professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, SMPH
Norman Fost Lectureship: The Promise and Perils of Newborn Sequencing
Speaker: Lainie Ross, MD, PhD, dean’s professor and chair, Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics, director, Paul M Schyve MD Center for Bioethics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Jingshing Wu awarded Meriter Foundation grant
The Meriter Foundation awarded Jingshing Wu, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, a $50,000 grant for her project, “Molecular Regulation of Postnatal Cardiovascular Function in Premature Birth.” This project, which began January 1 …
Undergraduate medical researcher, Dominik Nikolic, awarded grant to study biomarkers of cystic fibrosis
Dominik Nikolic, undergraduate researcher in the Levy Research Group in the Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, was awarded a $4,000 grant for the project, “Epigenetic and Metabolic Profiling of Neutrophils in Cystic Fibrosis (CF): Identifying …