When the University of Wisconsin–Madison enrolled its first genetic counseling students in 1976, the profession was less than a decade old. Fifty years and 253 graduates later, the Master of Genetic Counselor Studies (MGCS) …
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Antimicrobial stewardship as a resource: Brittany Lehrer strives to keep antibiotics working
Antibiotics are the medications most commonly prescribed to children and among medicine’s most powerful tools. But every dose that’s incorrectly prescribed can give bacteria a chance to adapt and allow resistant organisms to spread from …
A crucial argument in full view: Screening children and young adults now for future heart health is cost-effective — Amy Peterson and Krisjon Olson take on JAMA
Most parents bring a child to a cardiologist because something has already gone wrong with the child. Amy Peterson, MD, MS, professor in the Division of Cardiology, sees a more complicated version. Sometimes the child …
Shardha Srinivasan, who built UW’s fetal cardiology program, will retire September 30
She once wanted to be an architect. Shardha Srinivasan, MBBS, MD, professor in the Division of Cardiology, instead built a career around something more intricate than any blueprint: a fetal cardiology program organized not only …
Get to know the new chief of the Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology: Q&A with Daniel Jackson
On September 1, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Pediatrics saw one of its most accomplished faculty members, and one of the world’s leading researchers in childhood asthma, take …
Get to know the new chief of the Division of Nephrology: Q&A with Margret Bock
On August 15, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Pediatrics welcomed a new faculty member who will serve as chief of the Division of Nephrology. Margret Bock, MD, MS, …
Dr. Murray and Susan Katcher Endowed Scholarship Fund supports students pursuing combined degrees in clinical and advocacy work
The origin of a new, endowed scholarship at University of Wisconsin–Madison harkens back to the history of the late Murray Katcher, MD, a beloved faculty member who had a 35-year career in the University of …
Get to know the new chief of the Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine: Q&A with Mary Nevin
The Department of Pediatrics welcomed its new chief of the Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine on August 1. Mary Nevin, MD, visiting professor, comes to the division from University of Chicago Medicine, where she …
Christine Sorenson, research scientist extraordinaire, will retire after 26 years with the Department of Pediatrics
After more than 26 years of astoundingly productive work as a research scientist investigating human eye (and surprisingly related kidney) conditions, Christine Sorenson, PhD, distinguished scientist III in the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, …
Katryn Furuya, director of the UW Health Pediatric Liver Transplant Program, will retire in August
Since November 2019, when she was recruited to join the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Katryn Furuya, MD, has expanded the reach and expertise of the Pediatric Liver Transplant Program as its medical director. …