The Pediatric Diabetes team attended the annual Learning Sessions for the T1D Exchange QI Collaborative in Chicago on November 11. The conference is a multidisciplinary gathering of clinical and research team members from the more …
Endocrinology and Diabetes
Molly Mulcahy receives Wisconsin Partnership Program grant to study the impact of preconception weight loss strategies
The Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP) recently granted 14 awards through its 20th Anniversary Postdoctoral Grant Program. These awards will allow postdocs to pursue a research or education project or a professional development opportunity with a focus …
As cases rise, Elizabeth Mann and her staff manage the pediatric type 2 diabetes program with new drugs, treatments, and vigorous myth-busting
In the photo: The Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes Clinical and Research Team. Front row, left to right, Kristin Jakubowski, RN; Elizabeth Mann, MD; Betsy Roe, DNP, APNP, CPNP; Kali Ecker, RN; and Jennifer Templeton, MA. …
New Faculty Focus: Mita Naik
Q&A with Yashoda (Mita) Naik, MBBS, assistant professor, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes Hometown: I have moved a lot. Today, I consider Madison to be my hometown. Educational/professional background: I earned my Bachelor of Medicine …
Tess Jewell honored with 2024 Excellence in Medicine Award from AMA Foundation
Tess Jewell is an MD-MPH student at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and an aspiring pediatric endocrinologist. She has been working with Jennifer Rehm, MD, associate professor, Division of Endocrinology and …
Aaron Carrel and research team receive grant to validate methods of quantifying liver fat in children at risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
Aaron Carrel, MD, professor, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, joins Ivan M. Rosado-Mendez, PhD, and Andrew Wentland, MD, both assistant professors in the Department of Medical Physics, and Diego Hernando, PhD, associate professor in the …
Beth Van Den Langenberg will retire from pediatric diabetes clinics after more than 30 years in nursing
After more than 30 years of nursing service, including the last 21 with UW pediatric diabetes clinics, Beth Van Den Langenberg, MS, CPNP, APNP, senior nurse practitioner in the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, will …
UW team receives T1D Exchange Outstanding Pediatric Team Award
The University of Wisconsin team of physicians and health care providers who care for pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes was recently recognized for its excellence by the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative with its …
Ei Terasawa Grilley marks 50 years as a scientist and teacher at the University of Wisconsin
Since December 1973 — 50 years this month — Ei Terasawa Grilley, PhD, has worked as a scientist with the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC). She has also served as professor in the Department …
New APP Focus: Meghan Furstenberg-Knauff
Q&A with Meghan Furstenberg-Knauff, MSN, FNP-BC, APNP, pediatric nurse practitioner/inpatient diabetes nurse practitioner in the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes Hometown: Waupaca, Wisconsin Educational/professional background: I worked as a nurse for five years at Children’s …