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, vaccinations, and COVID-19, to name …
2023 news
New Faculty Focus: Sarah Mc Dermott
Q&A with Sarah Mc Dermott, DO, MBS, assistant professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant Hometown: Chicago Ridge, Illinois Educational/professional background: I attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for my undergraduate degree with …
Department welcomes 16 medical students for research experience this summer
The Shapiro Summer Research Program supports UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) students in completing a full-time summer research project under the mentorship of a faculty member. The program is generously funded in …
Show off the artistic side of your research: Enter the Research Week Art of Science Image Contest
The Research Week Art of Science Image Contest is open to all members of the Department of Pediatrics, including faculty members, trainees, staff members, and students. Images of research, images of a representation of research, or images …
Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine receives grant to support parents and caregivers of children with tracheostomies
Anne O’Kane, RN, a pediatric trach coordinator at UW Health who works closely with the Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, was awarded a $5,000 grant from Cars Curing Kids to support parents and caregivers …
Dan Sklansky will serve on APPD Program Directors Executive Committee
Dan Sklansky, MD, residency program director and associate professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, was recently elected to a three-year term on the Program Directors Executive Committee of the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD) after …
Michael Wilhelm receives UW Health Safety Leadership Award
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, …
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 …