When he was invited to join the University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics in 2016, Ryan McAdams, MD, professor and chief, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, and professor, Division of Global Health, already had …
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Dipesh Navsaria offers talk on the importance of diversity in children’s books
In partnership with the 2022 Wisconsin Science Festival, Badger Talks presented a live talk by Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD, associate professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, and clinical associate professor in the …
Director of QI scholarship, Kristin Shadman, facilitates learning and applying QI concepts and methods, from research to clinical practice
When Kristin Shadman, MD, associate professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, was selected as the Department of Pediatrics’ first director of quality improvement (QI) scholarship, she brought years of interest and experience in the field. Before …
Ryan Coller and research team develop innovative tools to support families caring for children with medical complexity
Children with progressive illness and severe genetic or other chronic conditions are referred to as children with medical complexity (CMC). Many have cognitive and physical impairments and must use one or more medical devices that …
Welcome dinner for department BIPOC members encourages new connections
The Department of Pediatrics sponsored a welcome dinner for residents, fellows, faculty, and staff who identify as BIPOC on September 27 at the home of Katyn Furuya, MD, professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. …
Michelle Kelly named deputy editor of new AAP open access journal
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) will launch its new journal, Pediatrics Open Science, in early 2023, under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief John Patrick Co, MD, MPH, associate professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, …
Seminars in Pediatrics delivers a day of ‘growth and development’
The Department of Pediatrics annual Seminars in Pediatrics took place on September 9 with both an in-person option for attendees who could be present at the UW–Madison Memorial Union and an asynchronous remote option. The …
Localized intra-arterial chemotherapy places American Family Children’s Hospital at the forefront of retinoblastoma treatment in the Midwest
Last month, two University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics clinicians were part of a team that introduced a new chemotherapy technique at American Family Children’s Hospital to treat a patient with retinoblastoma, the most common …
Bruce Klein granted second NIH MERIT award, continues investigation of pathological fungus in Wisconsin
In 1984, a new infectious disease fellow at the University of Wisconsin Medical School (as it was then called), Bruce Klein, MD, made his first visit to Eagle River, Wisconsin, leading a team of scientists …
Co-chief residents Danielle Rodgers and Samantha Williams Al-Kharusy welcome new residents to the Department of Pediatrics
University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics’ co-chief residents, Samantha Williams Al-Kharusy, MD, and Danielle Rodgers, MD, anticipate assisting all new residents in experiencing a productive, engaging, and gratifying three years in the Department of Pediatrics …