Each year, Doctor’s Day is celebrated nationally on March 30. In honor of the occasion, UW Health offered people the opportunity to submit notes of gratitude to their physicians. Department of Pediatrics providers received 145 …
2023 news
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month: Gregory DeMuri offers expert advice for news outlets across the state
With May’s warmth and rain, Wisconsin grows green and lush with grasses and budding shrubs. May also brings new generations of ticks, familiar brown dog ticks and less familiar but far more dangerous blacklegged ticks, …
WMAA honors four department members with 2023 Distinguished Medical Alumni Awards
The Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association honored its 2023 Distinguished Medical Alumni Award recipients during a banquet on April 28 at the Madison Concourse Hotel. Among the awardees were four members of the Department of Pediatrics. …
Tom Brazelton receives Superhero in Scrubs Award for work with UW Health’s Clinical Documentation Integrity Department
The mission of UW Health’s Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) Department is to maintain the highest integrity, quality, and completeness of medical records. Tom Brazelton III, MD, MPH, FAAP, professor in the Division of Critical Care …
Sharon Bartosh receives ASPN Outstanding Service Award
The American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN) awarded its inaugural Outstanding Service Award to Sharon Bartosh, MD, professor and chief, Division of Nephrology. The award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the ASPN …
Three department members among this year’s UW Health Physician Excellence Awards recipients
Each year, UW Health recognizes its most skilled and dedicated physicians with its Physician Excellence Awards. These awards recognize individuals who demonstrate exceptional skills in clinical practice, education, and leadership along with a commitment to …
Bryn Webb receives research grant from Elijah’s Project for Hope to investigate a rare genetic disorder caused by ‘WARS2’ mutations
The Texas-based non-profit organization Elijah’s Project for Hope has awarded Bryn Webb, MD, a two-year research grant in the amount of $282,553 to investigate a rare genetic disorder that results from mutations in the WARS2 gene. …
One of the leaders of the UW’s cystic fibrosis program for more than 28 years, Michael Rock will retire in July
When Michael J. Rock, MD, professor, Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, arrived at the Department of Pediatrics to begin a pediatric pulmonology fellowship in 1986, he had no inkling that the research scene he …
Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery hosts 3rd annual Wisconsin Neonatology Day
Last month about 60 neonatologists and learners from Madison and Milwaukee gathered online and in person at UW–Madison’s Health Sciences Learning Center for the 3rd annual Wisconsin Neonatology Day. Bradley Yoder, MD, the August L …
Diane Puccetti, after more than 30 years of serving children with neurological cancers and their families, will retire in July
In less than two months, the UW American Family Children’s Hospital (AFCH) will see the exit of the medical director of its Pediatric Neuro/Oncology Clinic, the director of the Caring for Life Clinic — a …