Last month, two University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics clinicians were part of a team that introduced a new chemotherapy technique at American Family Children’s Hospital to treat a patient with retinoblastoma, the most common …
Bruce Klein granted second NIH MERIT award, continues investigation of pathological fungus in Wisconsin
In 1984, a new infectious disease fellow at the University of Wisconsin Medical School (as it was then called), Bruce Klein, MD, made his first visit to Eagle River, Wisconsin, leading a team of scientists …
Antibody treatment reduces asthma attacks in children living in disadvantaged urban areas
The team of investigators led by Daniel Jackson, MD, professor, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, found a monoclonal antibody drug called mepolizumab decreased asthma attacks by 27% in children and adolescents who have a …
Co-chief residents Danielle Rodgers and Samantha Williams Al-Kharusy welcome new residents to the Department of Pediatrics
University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics’ co-chief residents, Samantha Williams Al-Kharusy, MD, and Danielle Rodgers, MD, anticipate assisting all new residents in experiencing a productive, engaging, and gratifying three years in the Department of Pediatrics …
Pediatrics In the News: August 2022
University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics is at the forefront of media coverage as local, state, and national journalists seek out experts on the topics of child health, parenting, vaccinations, and COVID-19, to name a …
Director of well-being, Sarah Webber, promotes foundational aspects of well-being and broader concepts of effective work
When Sarah Webber, MD, associate professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, was appointed director of well-being for the University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics in July 2019, she brought an acute interest and several years of …
2022 DiSH A La Carte #3: Update About COVID and Diabetes (Presented by Dr. Todd Alonso, University of Colorado – Barbara Davis Center)
Session #9 – September 1, 2022
Session Title: Pediatric Procedural Sedation Cross-Specialty Fellowship Curriculum Speaker: Kristin Tiedt, MD
2022 DiSH A La Carte #2: Behavior Management and Helping Kids Cope with Diabetes Self Care at School (Part 2)
Jonathan Fliegel, Laura Chen recognized for clinical teaching excellence
Residents from the UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health recently presented Clinical Teaching Awards to Jonathan Fliegel, MD, associate professor, Hospital Medicine, and Laura Chen, MD, assistant professor, Hospital Medicine.