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 …
2022 News
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 …
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.
Bernadette Gillick was presenter at NINDS/NICHD Cerebral Palsy Workshop
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) invited Bernadette Gillick, PhD, MSPT, PT, associate professor, Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine, …
DOP faculty selected for UW Health Physician Leadership Development Program
Three members of the Department of Pediatrics faculty were selected for the 2022-2023 Physician Leadership Development Program. Kelly McGregory, DO, clinical associate professor, interim chief, and associate residency program director, Child Protection, Daniel O’Connell, MD, assistant professor, …
Ann Allen receives AAP grant to improve discharge planning processes for infants with NOWS and their birth parents
Ann Allen, MD, assistant professor and fellowship director, Hospital Medicine, was awarded a Maternal–Infant Health and Opioid Use Virtual Learning Collaborative grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics for her work at SSM Health St. Mary’s …