David Bernhardt, MD, professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, is one of two physicians recognized for premier athletic medical honors by the Big Ten. Bernhardt has been named the recipient of the 2026 …
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David Allen receives lifetime achievement award from the Human Growth Foundation
During the 2026 Pediatric Endocrine Society Annual Meeting in San Francisco, David Allen, MD, professor and chief in the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, received the 2026 Human Growth Foundation (HGF) Lifetime Achievement Award. The …
Pediatrics faculty, staff present at Society for Critical Care Medicine’s 2026 Annual Congress
Above in the photo from left to right: Members of the Division of Critical Care. Yigit Erkus, MD, honorary fellow; Awni Al-Subu, MD, associate professor; Talal Al Hendawi, MD, PGY-5 fellow; Diana Montes Ramirez, MD, …
Department of Medicine presents Joseph McBride with Inspirational Educator Award
The University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine hosted its 2026 Education Day on February 27. During the event, faculty and staff were recognized with the department’s annual education awards. Joseph (Joe) McBride, MD, MA, an …
Ryan McAdams presented at 10th annual Advancing the Development of Pediatric Therapeutics (ADEPT) meeting
This February, Ryan McAdams, MD, professor in the Divisions of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery and Global Pediatrics, was invited to speak at the 10th annual Advancing the Development of Pediatric Therapeutics (ADEPT) meeting, sponsored by …
Cars Curing Kids awards Elizabeth Mann and Rachel Fenske grant supporting adolescent type 2 diabetes initiative
Elizabeth Mann, MD, assistant professor, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes; and Rachel Fenske, MS, PhD, scientist I, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, have been awarded $13,770 by Cars Curing Kids to support year one of a …
Pelin Cengiz receives Meriter Foundation grant
Pelin Cengiz, MD, professor, Division of Critical Care, was awarded $99,999 from the Meriter Foundation. Her project, “A New Nonhuman Primate Preclinical Model to Test a Promising Therapy for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: Bridging the Gap from …
Anne Marsh awarded DHS grant for newborn screening follow-up program
Anne Marsh, MD, associate professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, Transplant, and Cellular Therapy, and director of the Pediatric Sickle Cell Clinic and Palliative Care Program at American Family Children’s Hospital (AFCH), was awarded a $50,000 …
Physician-scientist Ellen Wald receives Hilldale Award
Since 1987, four University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members have been honored annually for their substantial contributions to research, teaching, and service with the prestigious Hilldale Award. Faculty members representing the arts and humanities, biological sciences, …
Wisconsin at PAS 2026
Department of Pediatrics faculty, trainees, and staff will be heading to Boston for the 2026 Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) meeting April 24–27. These department members will be presenting and contributing to 22 presentations and 65 posters, …