From May 12 to 15, the Department of Pediatrics hosted Pediatric Research Week. This annual event provides a venue for department researchers to present their latest work to an enthusiastic audience, offers engaging panel discussions …
Honors & Awards
Two department members among the 2025 UW Health Physician Excellence Awards recipients
Each year, UW Health recognizes its most skilled and dedicated physicians with its Physician Excellence Awards. These prestigious awards recognize individuals who demonstrate exceptional skills in clinical practice, education, and leadership, as well as a …
Professional development team members offer presentation at UW–Madison’s Showcase 2025
The annual Showcase event is designed to foster a culture of continuous improvement and organizational excellence at UW–Madison. It offers an opportunity for colleagues from across campus to share best practices, learn from each other’s …
Tess Jewell wins Academic Pediatric Association’s Trainee Research Abstract Award for Students
Fifth-year medical student Tess Jewell won the Academic Pediatric Association’s Trainee Research Abstract Award for Students for her abstract titled “Impact of legislation restricting access to gender-affirming care for youth in the United States on medical student plans for …
Furkan Camci wins PNCRG Outstanding Poster Award
Ferrazzano Research Group researcher and honorary fellow Furkan Camci (center), Division of Critical Care, received the Pediatric Neurocritical Care Research Group (PNCRG) Outstanding Poster Award for his abstract, “MRI Injury Patterns Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Children,” …
Michelle Kelly receives Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research: Independent Investigator
Michelle Kelly, MD, PhD, professor, Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care, is one of 10 of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s academic staff members who have been recognized for their excellence in leadership, public service, research, …
Department members receive UW Health Safety Leadership Awards
During Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 10–14, the UW Health Patient Safety leadership team honored providers who were nominated by their peers because they go above and beyond to improve patient safety in their work …
Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association honors providers with department connections
The Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association (WMAA) will honor its 2025 Distinguished Medical Alumni Award recipients during a banquet on May 2 at Union South on the UW–Madison campus. Among the awardees will be two physicians …
Bikash Pattnaik receives global fellowship to investigate new therapies for rare inherited blindness
India’s Ministry of Science and Technology recently awarded a VAIshwikBHArtiyaVaigyanik (VAIBHAV) fellowship to Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, leader of the Pattnaik Research Group, and an affiliate …
Awni Al-Subu Inducted as Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine
Awni Al-Subu, MD, FAAP, FCCM, associate professor, Division of Critical Care, was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM) at the 2025 Critical Care Congress on February 24. This …