During Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 13–17, the UW Health Patient Safety leadership team honored providers who show exemplary leadership and go above and beyond to improve patient safety in their work areas. Michael Wilhelm, MD, associate professor, …
The Murray Katcher Child Health Advocacy Lecture
Presenter: Murray L. Katcher, MD, PhD To find out more information regarding the Murray Katcher Child Health Advocacy lecture or to donate, please visit our website.
UW researchers identify cell type that could be key to preventing marrow transplant complication
A bone marrow transplant can be a lifesaving treatment for people with relapsed blood cancers, but a potentially lethal complication known as graft-versus-host disease put limitations on this procedure. New research from the University of …
Department will have strong showing at PAS 2023 Meeting
Faculty, trainees, and staff from the University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics will be presenting and contributing to 24 presentations and 53 posters at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2023 Meeting, which will be held in …
Department recognizes outstanding research accomplishments with presentation of Gerard B. Odell and Ellen R. Wald Awards at Research Week 2023
For five days next month, May 15–19, the Department of Pediatrics’ 2023 Research Week will offer daily activities as livestreamed, in-person, and interactive events, including engaging presentations by department experts and small group sessions with …
Ann Dodge, initiator of the pediatric preventive cardiology clinic, will retire in May
After nearly 43 years of health care service, primarily within UW Health, Ann Dodge, NP, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, will step away from her pediatric patients and their parents, her close colleagues, and her students …
Pediatrics faculty share expertise: March 2023
March 1: NBC 26 Today with adolescent health expert Dr. Paula Cody Interview: Paula Cody, MD, MPH, associate professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: NBC 26 March 7: Strep throat has …
Session #16 – April 4, 2023
Session Title: Introduction to Concept Mapping Speaker: Jessica Babal, MD, assistant professor, interim division chief, Division General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
New Faculty Focus: Timothy Elgin
Q&A with Tim Elgin, DO, MSc, visiting associate professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa Educational/professional background: I attended medical school at Des Moines University. I completed residency at Nationwide Children’s …
New Faculty Focus: Nicholas Pytel
Q&A with Nicholas Pytel, DO, assistant professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant Hometown: LaSalle, Illinois Educational/professional background: I obtained my BS in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Illinois at …