The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation announced its inaugural Catalyst Awards for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education on January 10. Two faculty members of the Department of Pediatrics, co-principal investigators, received an award: Sushant Srinivasan, MD, …
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Department of Pediatrics welcomes Megan A. Moreno as its new interim chair
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health welcomed in the new year with a new interim chair. Megan A. Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, vice chair of academic …
Dipesh Navsaria and colleagues provide communications guidance for pediatric advocacy
In an accessible and comprehensive article, Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD, associate professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, and clinical associate professor of human development and family studies at UW–Madison’s School of Human …
After 17 transformative years as chair of the Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Ellen R. Wald to step down and continue on the faculty
January 2006 marked the beginning of the tenure of Ellen R. Wald, MD, as the new chair of the Department of Pediatrics. She was the first woman selected to chair a department in the University …
Recent Pediatric Grand Rounds offers pediatricians relevant advocacy and federal Loan Repayment Program information
Vigorous advocacy is a core tenet of the UW Department of Pediatrics mission. Vivek Balasubramaniam, MD, associate professor, Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, is an active participant in the department’s advocacy efforts and was …
With 30 years of teaching and clinical practice, Amy J. Plumb brings deep compassion and expertise to every student and patient
Growing up in Minnesota’s Twin Cities, she knew early on that she wanted to be a doctor. Not only that, she also already knew she would be a pediatrician. Amy J. Plumb, MD, associate professor …
Ryan McAdams, neonatologist and painter, addresses global inequities in infant health care through his work and art
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 …
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 …