In a landmark study, Medical College of Wisconsin researchers in Milwaukee report that drugs used to inhibit a specific fatty acid in rat brains with glioblastoma-like tumors not only reduced new blood vessel growth and tumor size dramatically, but also prolonged survival. The study is the featured cover story of the August, 2008 Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism.
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Christopher Butson, Ph.D., has been appointed assistant professor of both neurology and neurosurgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff or Froedtert Hospital. His research program is in neural engineering, which is the use of engineering methods and clinical studies to treat individuals with neurological impairments. His current projects include the use of deep brain stimulation to treat movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, and the use of cortical stimulation, a type of brain pacemaker, for treatment of epilepsy, tinnitus, pain and other disorders. The primary goal of his research program is to improve the lives of patients with neurostimulation technology.
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Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD, director of medical and legal affairs and associate director of the Center for the Study of Bioethics at the Medical College of Wisconsin, is this year’s recipient of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities’ (ASBH) Distinguished Service Award.
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August 8 - Medical College Awarded Three-year Continuing Grant
For its Academic Fellowship in Primary Care Program
The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a three-year, $1,182,851 competing continuation award from the Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professions for its Academic Fellowship in Primary Care Research program.
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August 7 - FOX News Managing Editor and Chief D.C. Correspondent Brit Hume
To Keynote Medical College of Wisconsin’s Healthcare Dinner, Oct. 20
Brit Hume, managing editor and chief Washington correspondent for FOX News will be the keynote speaker for the Medical College of Wisconsin's Healthcare 2008 dinner, Monday, Oct. 20, at the Pfister Hotel. Individual tickets and sponsored tables are now on sale. The event is hosted by the Medical College's Digestive Disease Center Advisory Board --community leaders who raise awareness of digestive disease and funds for research
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August 7 - Medical College of Wisconsin researchers at Froedtert Hospital are seeking families in which at least two siblings have had an ischemic stroke. These adult siblings are invited to participate in a research study to help find the genes that might increase one’s risk of developing ischemic stroke.
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July 31 - Although the need to translate basic science discoveries into the clinical arena is widely acknowledged, a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, and National Institutes of Health (NIH) identified reasons why clinical science grant applications receive less positive peer reviews than basic science grant applications to the NIH. The findings were published in the July issue of The American Journal of Medicine
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July 31 - Piero Antuono, MD, professor of neurology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, is seeking healthy men and women, ages 45-65, without a family history of Alzheimer’s disease, to participate in the control group for the Children of Alzheimer’s Patients Study at Froedtert Hospital.
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June 26 - The severity of retinal hemorrhaging for young children in motor vehicle crashes is closely correlated to the severity of the crash, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Retinal hemorrhages occur when the blood vessels lining the retina rupture, resulting in bleeding onto the surface of the retina.
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June 20 - Hospitals with higher annual volumes of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who undergo surgery have lower in-hospital mortality rates than hospitals with lower volumes of IBD patients, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
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June 3 - States that perform local-level background checks for firearms purchases are more effective in reducing firearm suicide and homicide rates than states that rely only on a federal-level background check, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
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May 28 - Significant numbers of female high school athletes and non-athletes suffer from one or more components of the female athlete triad, a combination of three conditions that can lead to cardiovascular disease, according to a new study by Medical College of Wisconsin researchers in Milwaukee.
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May 16 - Medical College of Wisconsin researchers at Froedtert Hospital are leading one of approximately 15 sites enrolling patients in a nationwide study to compare the effectiveness of cryoablation, a rapid freezing technique, to that of radiation therapy, the established standard of care, for relief of pain from cancer that has spread to the bone. The study is funded in part by the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute.
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May 14 - Todd Gudausky, M.D., has been appointed assistant professor of pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. He is a pediatric interventional cardiologist, and his practice includes minimally invasive procedures for patients with congenital heart disease, such as opening narrowed heart valves and arteries with balloon catheters, and closing holes in the heart.
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May 14 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a four-year, $1,293,730 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to investigate how anesthesia puts the brain in an unconscious state. The research may help unravel the mystery of consciousness, and lead to the development of novel methods for monitoring states of consciousness.
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May 14 - Daryl Pearlstein, M.D., has been appointed assistant professor of surgery in the division of cardiothoracic surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Froedtert Hospital. He is board-certified in surgery and thoracic surgery. His clinical interests include the use of advanced minimally invasive techniques in general thoracic surgery, which encompasses lung, esophageal and chest surgery.
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May 12 - The 12th annual Steve Cullen Healthy Heart Club Run/Walk presented a check for $20,000 to the Medical College of Wisconsin this week to help fund cardiovascular research. The 777 runners and walkers who participated in the February 9th run and walk represent a 20 percent increase over last year’s record turnout.
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May 12 - Michael J. Dunn, M.D., Dean Emeritus of the Medical College of Wisconsin, will be honored with a Distinguished Service Award, the school’s highest faculty honor, at its 95th annual commencement exercises, May 16, at the Milwaukee Theater. He is being honored for his transformative leadership and his unwavering commitment to excellence.
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May 12 - Catherine D. DeAngelis, M.D., M.P.H., editor–in-chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) will deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary Doctor of Science degree at the Medical College of Wisconsin’s 95th commencement exercises, Fri., May 16, at the Milwaukee Theater.
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May 12 - James S. Hyde, Ph.D., professor of biophysics, and director of the National Biomedical Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin, will be honored with a Distinguished Service Award, the school’s highest faculty honor, at its 95 annual commencement exercises, May 16, at the Milwaukee Theater.
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May 12 - Breast cancer awareness advocate and former Milwaukee television journalist Melodie Wilson Oldenburg will be honored with an honorary doctor of science degree at the Medical College of Wisconsin’s 95th annual commencement exercises, May 16, at the Milwaukee Theater.
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May 12 - Michael J. Chusid, M.D., professor and associate chairman of pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin, will be honored with a Distinguished Service Award, the schools highest faculty honor, at its 95th annual commencement exercises, May 16, at the Milwaukee Theater. He is being honored in recognition of his commitment to excellence in research and patient care, and his dedication to faculty recruitment and development.
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May 12 - Sally Twining, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and professor of ophthalmology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, will be honored with a Distinguished Service Award, the school’s highest faculty honor, at the College’s 95th annual commencement exercises, May 16, at the Milwaukee Theater.
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May 12 - Harold H. Harsch, MD, associate professor of psychiatry at the Medical College of Wisconsin, will receive the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Irma Bland Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Association’s annual meeting in Washington, DC, May 3-8, 2008. The award is given to members who have made outstanding and sustaining contributions to graduate medical education in psychiatry.
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May 9 - Medical College of Wisconsin researchers in Milwaukee have shown for the first time that thrombopoietin (TPO), a naturally occurring protein being developed as a pharmaceutical to increase platelet count in cancer patients during chemotherapy, can also protect the heart against injury during a heart attack.
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May 5 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a one-year, $358,150 grant from the National Eye Institute to study genes that control how immature retinal cells differentiate and become mature nervous system cells. This study may lead to a better understanding of how stem cells regulate differentiation and how the genes that control this process contribute to disease.
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May 2 - The Wisconsin Breast Cancer Showhouse (WBCS) has chosen its 11th annual Showhouse, a 7,400 sq. ft. Mediterranean revival mansion at 3580 N. Lake Dr., built in 1923 by Waldemar R. Helmholz and his wife, Irene. The home will be open for public tours May 31-June 15, featuring the work of many of the area’s finest interior and landscape designers. Argosy Foundation, and Northwestern Mutual Foundation are the presenting sponsors.
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May 5 - The National Biomedical Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin has received a five-year, $5.66 million renewal grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. The EPR Center, in the department of biophysics, was established in 1976 and is classified as a “Biomedical Technology Resource Center (BTRC).” It is one of eight major federally-designated research centers at the College.
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May 2- Rashmi Sood, Ph.D., has been appointed assistant professor of pathology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She joins the division of pediatric pathology and the Children’s Research Institute. Her primary research interest is the study of the vascular bed of the placenta and the mechanism of pregnancy-related cardiovascular disorders.
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April 18 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a five-year, $1,048,315 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to provide students with a thorough understanding of physiology, a discipline that spans the breadth from whole animal physiology to the cellular and molecular level. This training will ultimately have implications in the education of medical professionals and the discovery and communication of information required for the prevention and management of cardiovascular and
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April 16 - Mary M. Horowitz, M.D., M.S., the Robert A. Uihlein, Jr. Chair in Hematologic Research, professor of medicine, and chief scientific director of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) at the Medical College of Wisconsin, has recently been awarded two prestigious international honors.
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April 15 - Mary and Ted Kellner and the Kelben Foundation have given the Medical College of Wisconsin a $1 million gift to endow the Kellner Chair in Pediatrics. Earnestine Willis, MD, MPH, Director of the College’s Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, will be the first Kellner Professor in Pediatrics.
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April 15 - Lawrence R. Goodman, MD, professor of radiology and chief of thoracic imaging at the Medical College of Wisconsin, received the Society of Thoracic Radiology’s (STR) 2008 Gold Medal award for lifetime achievement, the society’s highest honor. This is only the second Gold Medal the national society has awarded, and it was presented to Dr. Goodman during the society’s annual meeting, March 5, in Ft. Myers, Fla. Dr. Goodman practices at Froedtert Hospital.
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April 3 - Interested in learning more about bone health? Healthy women ages, 40 to 60, are being sought for the Healthy-bones Research Project, to evaluate an osteoporosis education program. Polly Ryan, Ph.D., R.N, associate professor, University of Wisconsin College of Nursing, and adjunct associate professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin, is seeking 160 volunteers.
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April 3 - Mitchell H. Grayson, M.D., has been appointed associate professor of pediatrics in the division of allergy and immunology at the Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. Board-certified in allergy and immunology, his clinical interests include treatment of asthma, hay fever, angioedema, in which the skin and mucous tissues swell in response to allergic attacks, and anaphylaxis, or life-threatening allergic reactions.
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April 2 - Medical College of Wisconsin researchers are conducting a pilot study, supported in part by the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, of near-infrared light therapy for diabetic macular edema, a form of diabetic eye disease that results in central vision loss. Their goals are to assess the effectiveness and safety of short term near-infrared therapy, self-administered at home via a light emitting diode (LED) array, in treating the condition.
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March 31 - The Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program of the Medical College of Wisconsin has announced 24 grants totaling $6,368,224. The Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program supports Wisconsin-based community-academic partnership projects designed to improve the health of Wisconsin residents through health advocacy and disease prevention initiatives. Ninety-one community organizations will participate in these projects.
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March 28 - The Medical College of Wisconsin is offering another season of its popular Women in Science subscription luncheon series. The series offers the public an opportunity to meet outstanding female faculty scientists and physicians, learn firsthand about their timely leading-edge research and make a contribution to science.
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March 28 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences to investigate potential new pathways for targeting cancer drugs.
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March 28 - Arthur Kellermann, M.D., M.P.H., professor of emergency medicine and associate dean for health policy at the Emory University School of Medicine, will present “Community-Level Consequences of Uninsurance: Why the Covered Should Care” at the Medical College of Wisconsin’s tenth annual Robert and June Becker Lecture, Monday, May 5th, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
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March 24 - A study involving several Major League Baseball pitchers indicates that the height of the pitcher’s mound can affect the athlete’s throwing arm motion, which may lead to potential injuries because of stress on the shoulder and elbow.
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February 28 - Low-fat diets are more effective in preserving and promoting a healthy cardiovascular system than low-carbohydrate, Atkins’-like diets, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
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February 1 - Hara Levy, M.D., M.M.Sc., has been appointed assistant professor of pediatrics in pulmonary and sleep medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. Her clinical interests include the care of both pediatric and adult pulmonary patients, many of whom have cystic fibrosis.
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January 30 - Medical College of Wisconsin Neurologists at Froedtert Hospital are seeking stroke victims to participate in a national research study of an investigational drug to prevent stroke or heart attack in patients who’ve had a stroke. Despite current treatments, one of every four stroke patients will have another stroke or heart attack within four years.
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January 25 - Pewaukee resident Elzbieta Ostromecki, M.D., has been appointed staff physician at the Lincoln Avenue Clinic, one of the Medical College of Wisconsin’s affiliated clinics. Her clinical interests include general internal medicine, health maintenance and prevention, lipid disorders and women's health.
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January 25 - Making its largest gift ever to the Medical College of Wisconsin, the Kohler Co. has established an endowed chair that will expand the resources available for scientific study in cardiovascular health. The $1 million donation has created the Kohler Co. Chair in Cardiovascular Research.
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January 22 - Kirk Ludwig, M.D., has been appointed associate professor of surgery and associate professor of medicine in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at the Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Froedtert Hospital.
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January 18 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a four-year, $533,656 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to analyze outcomes of children following pediatric emergency department care for minor injury.
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January 15 - Leena Varkey Maramattom, M.D., has been appointed assistant professor of medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Froedtert Hospital. Her clinical interests include internal medicine and providing personalized care for patients from admission to discharge.
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January 18 - John Imig, Ph.D., has been appointed professor of pharmacology and toxicology at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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January 17 - Research to study the effectiveness of a new biomedical device used during CPR for adult patients suffering cardiac arrest in Milwaukee County, recently underwent successful community consultation. The Medical College of Wisconsin is one of 10 centers in the country participating in the study.
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January 17 - Sunitha Sukumaran, M.D., has been appointed assistant professor of medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Froedtert Hospital. Her clinical interests include the treatment of sickle cell disease.
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January 17 - Jason Jarzembowski, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed assistant professor of pediatric pathology at the Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. He is board-certified in both anatomic and clinical pathology and in pediatric pathology. His clinical interests include fetal and perinatal pathology, and the diagnosis of malignant pediatric tumors.
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Digestive Disease Center, HealthCare 08, Brit Hume, Sheldon Lubar, Warren Knowles Humanitarian Award
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January 17 - Thomas Kotsonis, M.D., has been appointed assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of VA Medical Center - Milwaukee. His clinical interests include inpatient rehabilitation, and injection therapy for spasticity and musculoskeletal medicine.
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January 17 - Mary Saunders, M.D., has been appointed assistant professor of pediatric emergency medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. Her clinical interests include pediatric emergency medicine, acute care and trauma.
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January 17 - Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin are studying the effects of diet and exercise on the heart and blood vessels. The researchers are seeking volunteers who run more than 15 miles a week or lift weights at least 3 times a week.
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January 17 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has been granted a four-year, $200,000 Career Development Award by Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) to support eye research conducted by Joseph J. Carroll, Ph.D.
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January 2 - Medical College of Wisconsin researchers are seeking individuals with Type II Diabetes, ages 35 to 70 years, for a study evaluating a novel cause for diabetic complications. The study at Froedtert Hospital involves a single, two to three hour visit to the research center for assessment of blood vessel function.
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January 2 - In its continuing commitment to support life-saving heart research, the 12th annual Steve Cullen Healthy Heart Run & Walk, will take place on Sat., Feb. 9, at Wil-O-Way Underwood Clubhouse, 10602 Underwood Parkway in Wauwatosa. All proceeds directly benefit heart disease research at the Medical College of Wisconsin Cardiovascular Center.
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January 2 - Alexander Starushchenko, Ph.D., has been appointed assistant professor of physiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. His research interests include the role of the kidney in blood pressure regulation. He was recently awarded a four-year grant by the American Heart Association to study how mutations in sodium channels in the kidney can lead to diseases such as high blood pressure.
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