May 14 - Sean Scherer, a first year medical student at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has been awarded the 2013 American Gastroenterological Association’s Student Research Fellowship Award. This award provides monetary support for students in the hope of stimulating interest in careers pertaining to digestive diseases.
May 08 - Arash Babaei, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology) at the Medical College of Wisconsin, received the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin (CTSI) 2013 Mentored Career Development Award (KL2).
May 7 - Somna Therapeutics, a Germantown-based start-up company, has raised $1.2 million of funding for development of the Reza band, a device developed by Dr. Reza Shaker. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Apr 29 - A collaborative team of physician-scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Research Institute has developed a new evidence-based, clinical algorithm to help physicians treat complex patients with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD).
A new device designed by Medical College of Wisconsin researchers may alleviate symptoms of severe acid reflux in patients while they sleep.
Gastroenterologist Dr. Reza Shaker, along with his MCW research team, has invented a medical device capable of alleviating the symptoms of extraesophageal acid reflux disease in patients while they sleep.
Oct. 29 - Adrian Miranda, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology), won the Neurogastroenterology and Motility Prize from the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition for his study entitled, Salivary Amylase as a Biomarker for Functional Abdominal Pain in Children: Role of Sleep and Melatonin.
Brokaw will discuss “The Voice of a Generation” at MCW’s Center for Digestive Disease Healthcare 2012 Dinner on Monday, Nov. 12, at the Pfister Hotel’s Grand Ballroom in downtown Milwaukee. The Business Journal
Oct. 17 - Tom Brokaw, distinguished journalist, NBC News anchor, and New York Times bestselling author, will be the keynote speaker for the Medical College of Wisconsin's Center for Digestive Disease Healthcare 2012 Dinner on Monday, Nov. 12, at the Pfister Hotel’s Grand Ballroom. Individual tickets and sponsored tables are now on sale to hear Brokaw discuss “The Voice of a Generation.”
The software automatically assesses digital images of the liver and is designed to help identify non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Milwaukee Business Journal
Aug. 22 - A collaborative team of researchers received a one-year, $50,000 grant from the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin (CTSI) to study possible new therapies for cyclical vomiting syndrome, a chronic disorder that affects children and adults.
Aug. 14 - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a two-year, $420,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to investigate the interactions between bacteria that live in the intestine and the intestinal immune system.
Commencement was held for graduates of The Medical College of Wisconsin on May 20, 2011, at the Milwaukee Theatre. A total of 275 degrees were awarded to students of the Medical School and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, consisting of 206 MD, 21 PhD, 25 MS, 12 MA, and 11 MPH degrees.
Andrea Moosreiner, RD, a dietitian in the CTSI’s Translational Research Unit, discusses the physiological differences in the digestive systems of competitive eaters. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
July 25 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has entered into a licensing agreement with Somna Therapeutics, LLC, to bring to market a new medical device designed to treat the symptoms of the most serious form of acid reflux, extraesophageal reflux disease.
The 99th annual commencement took place on May 18 at the Milwaukee Theatre, at which the Medical College of Wisconsin and its Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences awarded 202 MD, 38 PhD, 27 MS, 4 MA, and 18 Master of Public Health degrees, as well as bestowed numerous honors.
July 20 - Froedtert Hospital is ranked in a total of 12 specialty areas in U.S. News & World Report’s 2012-13 “Best Hospitals” list, released July 17. Froedtert received national ranking in diabetes/endocrinology, gastroenterology, nephrology, and urology. This places Froedtert Hospital among the top 50 US hospitals in these areas. Additionally, Froedtert ranks as a regional high performer in eight specialties: cancer, cardiology and heart surgery; ear, nose and throat; geriatrics; gynecology; neurology and neurosurgery; orthopedics; and pulmonology.
July 17 - The annual Pro-Am Golf Tournament to benefit the Medical College of Wisconsin Digestive Disease Center (DDC) is Monday, Aug. 27, at The Wisconsin Club. The event includes a raffle for one of four prizes.