Two graduate research assistants in the Pattnaik Lab — Sehrish Afsheen and Allison Spillane — received travel grants to attend the 16th Biennial Scientific Meeting of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, …
2023 news
Kristin Shadman joins executive committee of the Quality and Safety Improvement Scholars Program of the Academic Pediatric Association
Kristin Shadman, MD, professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, and director of quality improvement scholarship for the Department of Pediatrics, was appointed to the executive committee for the Quality and Safety Improvement Scholars (QSIS) Program of …
Carter Ralphe will serve second term on AHA National Advocacy Coordinating Committee
J. Carter Ralphe, MD, professor and chief, Division of Cardiology, was selected to serve a second term on the American Heart Association’s (AHA) National Advocacy Coordinating Committee (ACC). The ACC sets advocacy policy for the …
Mala Mathur completes Osher Collaborative Faculty Fellowship
Mala Mathur, MD, MPH, associate professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, and director of professional development for the Department of Pediatrics, recently completed an Osher Collaborative Faculty Fellowship through the Osher Collaborative for …
UW Health Transplant Center launches pediatric heart transplant program
Last month, UW Health announced a new pediatric heart transplant program at American Family Children’s Hospital. The new program makes the UW Health Transplant Center one of only six centers in the nation — and …
Department of Pediatrics welcomes new residents
The University of Wisconsin Pediatrics Residency Program is delighted to welcome a new class of interns as they embark on the next phase of their medical training. Over the next three years, residents will learn …
Meet our new chief residents: Anna Uhing and Tyler Sternhagen
Each year on July 1, the University of Wisconsin Pediatric Residency Program welcomes a new class of interns to join the PGY-2 and PGY-3 residents. The new academic year also brings about new resident leaders …
Pediatrics faculty share expertise: June 2023
University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics faculty are at the forefront of media coverage as local, state, and national journalists seek out experts on the topics of child health, parenting, and vaccinations, to name a …
Genomics research unravels the etiology of congenital facial weakness
Congenital facial weakness refers to diminished facial movement observed from birth resulting from impaired function of the facial musculature. Individuals affected by congenital facial weakness experience difficulty smiling, expressing facial emotions, and whistling, and they …
Christiana Ekezie awarded clinical fellowship from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Christiana Ekezie, MBBS, a third-year pediatrics resident who is graduating this month, was awarded a First/Second Year Clinical Fellowship from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The project begins July 1, 2023, and provides a total of …