May 20 - Robert Chayer, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine and Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, has been appointed the Chucker Aring Chair in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
May 16 - Mary Horowitz, MD, MS, Robert A. Uihlein, Jr. Chair in Hematologic Research, Professor of Medicine and Chief of Hematology and Oncology, was inducted into the Association of American Physicians (AAP) at the group’s annual meeting in Chicago.
May 13 - James S. Hyde, PhD, the James S. Hyde Professor of Biophysics and Director of the National Biomedical EPR Center at MCW, is one of this year’s Eureka Awards presented by the Milwaukee Business Journal. Milwaukee Business Journal
May 10 - Christopher J. Schultz, MD, Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin and an attending physician at Froedtert Hospital, has been inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Radiology (ACR). The induction took place at a formal convocation ceremony during the recent ACR annual meeting and chapter leadership conference in Washington, D.C.
May 08 - Michael Kron, MD, MS, Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) has been selected as a Jefferson Science Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Kron is only the third physician to be selected in the program’s history.
May 7 - The Central Society for Clinical and Translational Research awarded $10,000 Early Career Development Awards to Dr. Matthew Riese and Dr. Jennifer Strande. WauwatosaNOW
May 02 - Frank A. Pintar, PhD, Professor of Neurosurgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Director of the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center Neuroscience Research laboratories, received the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Arnold W. Siegel International Transportation Safety Award. Dr. Pintar was recognized for his work on the biomechanics of side impact injuries that helped lay the foundation for the latest federal motor vehicle safety standards.
May 02 - Mitchell Grayson, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Allergy and Immunology), Medicine, and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and an investigator at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Research Institute, was elected to the prestigious American Society for Clinical Investigation at the Society’s annual meeting April 26 in Chicago.
May 01 - The Central Society for Clinical and Translational Research (CSCTR) has awarded Early Career Development Awards to two researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin. The $10,000 award is designed to help support and develop “rising stars” in academic medicine.
April 23 - Drs. Earnestine Willis and Laurel Bear and Catherine Jacobson, President and CEO of Froedtert Health, are recipients of the Milwaukee Business Journal’s 2013 Women of Influence Awards. Milwaukee Business Journal
Apr 23 - William B. Campbell, PhD, Chairman and Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, has received the 2013 Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Foundation Award in Excellence in Pharmacology/Toxicology. The award honors scientists whose foundation grant helped launch exemplary careers in academia, industry, and government.
Apr 19 - Philip Redlich, MD, PhD, Gerald L. Schmitz, MD Professor in the Department of Surgery and Associate Dean for Curriculum, Jonathan S. Kurman, MD, MBA, an internal medicine resident, and Jessica Peterson, a second-year medical student, were elected to one-year terms on the Wisconsin Medical Society Board of Directors.
Apr 19 - Bryon D. Johnson, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology and Oncology) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has been appointed to the Cancer Immunopathology and Immunotherapy Study Section, Center for Scientific Review. The study section reviews research proposals addressing immunologic therapies of cancer and antibody-based therapies as potential cancer treatments.
Apr 17 - Carol L. Williams, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, is one of seven individuals being honored by the Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation with Champion in Women’s Health Awards on Saturday, May 4. Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation founder and president, Sue Ann Thompson, will present the awards at a luncheon from 11:30am – 1:30pm.
Apr 17 - Nikki Johnston, PhD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Tina Samuels, Research Associate II in Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, and Clive Wells, Program Manager II in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, received the Broyles-Maloney Award for best original thesis at the annual meeting of the American Bronchoesophagological Association.
Apr 02 - Paula Traktman, PhD, Chair and Walter Schroeder Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Senior Associate Dean for Research Development, has been elected as a 2013 Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. She will receive her designation at a ceremony during the academy’s annual meeting in Denver.
Mar 25 - Beth A. Drolet, MD, Professor of Dermatology, and Dawn Siegel, MD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, were one of four teams that won a Platinum Award in the Assay Depot and Rare Genomics Institute Rare Disease Science Challenge.
March 20 - Paula Traktman, PhD, is one of 87 scientists worldwide elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology. EurekAlert
Mar 6 - Ramani Ramchandran, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics (Developmental Biology), has been selected to receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Georgia Regents University (formerly called Medical College of Georgia) College of Graduate Studies.
Mar 05 - Michael McCrea, PhD, Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurology and Director of Brain Injury Research at the Medical College of Wisconsin, has been selected to receive the 2013 Leadership Award from the Wauwatosa Public Library Foundation.
Feb 27 - E. Brooke Lerner, PhD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, received the Keith Neely Outstanding Contribution to EMS Award from the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP). She was presented the award at the association’s annual meeting last month in Florida.
Feb 26 - Rebekah Gundry, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, has been awarded the 2013 Robert J. Cotter Young Investigator Award by the U.S. Human Proteome Organization (US HUPO).
Feb. 19 - Dr. Jay Sandlow (Urology) was elected President-Elect of the American Society of Andrology. WauwatosaNOW
Feb. 19 - The Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation named Carol Williams, PhD, (Pharmacology and Toxicology) a recipient of the foundation’s 2013 Champions in Women’s Health award. Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation
Feb. 19 - Dr. Jon Pryor, MCP CEO and Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs – MCP, was named CEO of the Hennepin Healthcare System in Minneapolis. Milwaukee Business Journal
Feb. 12 - Dr. Carlyle Chan (Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine) was elected Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for 2013. WauwatosaNOW
Feb 08 - Jay Sandlow, MD, Vice Chairman and Professor of Urology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has been elected President-Elect of the American Society of Andrology. He begins this new position on April 16, and will become the society’s President in April 2014.
Feb. 6 - A total of 458 MCW physicians, representing 63 specialties, were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2013 Best Doctors in America®. WauwatosaNOW
Feb 05 - Isaac D. Pierre, MD, Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Associate Program Director and Director of Predoctoral Education in the Columbia St. Mary’s Family Medicine Residency Program, has received the 2012 Family Medicine Educator of the Year award from the Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians.
Jan 30 - A total of 458 Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) faculty physicians, representing 63 specialties, are listed on the Best Doctors in America 2013-2014 database. The information, compiled by Best Doctors, Inc., includes more physicians from MCW than any other group practice or institution in Wisconsin.
Jan 30 - Kenneth B. Simons, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology and Pathology, Interim Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Executive Director and Designated Institutional Official of Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (MCWAH), and Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Accreditation, has been named Vice-Chair of the 13-member Wisconsin Medical Examining Board (MEB). It is a one-year term.
Jan 23 - Carlyle Chan, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine as well as Bioethics and Medical Humanities in the Institute for Health and Society, was elected Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
Jan. 22 - The Milwaukee Business Journal profiles Dr. Nicole Lohr (Medicine –Cardiovascular), an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. Milwaukee Business Journal
Jan. 22 - The Milwaukee Business Journal profiled Dr. Merle Orr (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation), Medical Director for the Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Spinal Cord Injury Center. Milwaukee Business Journal
Jan. 14 - The Business Health Care Group, a coalition that includes some of southeastern Wisconsin’s largest employers, announced that it has contracted with Best Doctors, Inc., for a second opinions program. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jan. 7 - Dr. Robert Lane has been named Chairman of MCW’s Department of Pediatrics and Pediatrician-in-Chief at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. Dr. Lane comes to Milwaukee from the University of Utah School of Medicine. AAP News
Candice Johnstone, MD, MPH, assistant professor of radiation oncology and medical director of the Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Network, was profiled in the Milwaukee Business Journal. Milwaukee Business Journal
Dec. 07 - Paula North, MD, PhD Professor and Chief of Pediatric Pathology, has been awarded a 2012 Fogarty GEOHealth Hubs Planning Grant along with partners, Ronald Hines, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics, Cesar Augusto Cabezas Sanchez, MD of the Peruvian NIH (Institute Nacional de Salud) and Luis Vasquez, MD, President of the Yantalo Peru Foundation.
Dec. 10 - Brian Dranka, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow in Biophysics, was selected to receive the Young Investigator Award from the Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine (SFRBM). Dr. Dranka received the award at the society’s annual meeting in November for the poster he presented, The NADPH Oxidase inhibitor diapocynin prevents Parkinson’s disease symptoms in the Leucine-Rich Repeat Kinase 2 (LRRK2R1441G) transgenic mouse.
Dec. 07 - John A. Weigelt, MD, Milton & Lidy Lunda/Charles Aprahamian Professor of Trauma, Professor of Surgery, Chief of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery, Associate Dean for Clinical Quality, and Medical Director of the Joint Quality Office, was selected by his peers as one of 18 Giants of Parkland Surgery. Parkland Hospital is located in Dallas and is affiliated with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where Dr. Weigelt completed his surgical residency.
Dec. 07 - Dale K. Heuer, MD, Chairman and Professor of Ophthalmology, is one of nine ophthalmologists nationwide selected to receive the Life Achievement Honor Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). Dr. Heuer received the award at the AAO annual meeting last month in Chicago.
Dec. 07 - Neil Hogg, PhD, Professor of Biophysics, Assistant Dean of Students in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Director of the Redox Biology Program, has been named President-Elect of the Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine (SFRBM). He will serve in this role until 2014, and then serve as President of the society for two years.
Dec. 4 - Howard J. Jacob, PhD, Warren P. Knowles Professor and Chair of Genetics and Director of the Human and Molecular Genetics Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), will sit on a panel and present his vision of the future of personalized medicine at the inaugural Forbes Healthcare Summit on Dec. 5 in New York City.
Nov., 08 - Nashaat Gerges, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy at the Medical College of Wisconsin, will receive the Investigator Award at the 29th annual meeting of the Alzheimer’s Association, Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter, on Monday, Nov. 12.
Nov., 07 - Steven H. Kroft, MD, Professor of Pathology, Vice Chair for Clinical Pathology, and Director of Hematopathology, was elected President-Elect of the American Society for Clinical Pathology Nov. 2 at the society's annual meeting in Boston.
Oct. 31 - Zeljko J. Bosnjak, PhD, Professor of Anesthesiology and Physiology and Vice Chairman for Research in the Department of Anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), was named President-Elect of the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER), Academy of Research Mentors in Anesthesiology during the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) annual meeting earlier this month.
Oct. 29 - Frank A. Pintar, PhD, Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center Neuroscience Research laboratories, received the Award of Merit from the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM) at their annual meeting in Seattle. The AAAM Award of Merit is the association’s highest honor and was given to Dr Pintar for his significant contributions to injury biomechanics and to the field of automotive safety.
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.
Oct. 26 - Osama (Sam) Zaidat, MD, MS, Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Radiology and Chief of Neurointerventional Neurology, served as editor of the Endovascular Acute Ischemic Stroke Therapy: Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology Roundtable Proceedings, the largest and most comprehensive supplement on endovascular ischemic stroke therapy recently published in the Journal of Neurology.
Oct. 23 - Michelle A. Michel, MD, Professor of Radiology and Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences and Chief of Head and Neck Neuroradiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), was named president-elect of the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology during the society’s annual meeting in Miami, Fla. Dr. Michel previously served as vice president and chair of the society’s membership committee.
Oct. 19 - John Routes, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), Medical Director of Allergy/Clinical Immunology at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, and an investigator at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Research Institute, has been elected President of the Clinical Immunology Society for 2013-2014. Dr. Routes is currently a member of the society’s executive committee.
Oct. 17 - Joseph O’Grady Jr., MD, FAAP, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, received the Special Achievement Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics for distinguished service and his leadership and commitment to making improvements in mental health practices and training for primary care providers.
Oct. 05 - Beth A. Erickson-Wittmann, MD, Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has been chosen as a 2012 Fellow of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). She will receive her Fellow designation at a ceremony during ASTRO’s annual meeting in October in Boston, Mass.
Oct. 05 - J. Frank Wilson, MD, Chairman and Bernard & Miriam Peck Family Professor of Radiation Oncology, has been selected to receive the Milwaukee Academy of Medicine 2012 Distinguished Achievement Award. Dr. Wilson will receive his award on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the University Club.
Sept. 27 - Lawrence M. Ryan, MD, Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology), was elected a Master in the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and will be officially inducted at the national ACR meeting in Washington, D.C. in November.
Sept. 25 - Joseph T. Barbieri, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Director of the Medical Scientist Training Program at MCW, has assumed the role of chair of the MD-PhD Steering Committee for the MD-PhD Section of the Association of American Medical College. Dr. Barbieri recently completed his term as chair-elect and will serve a one-year term as chair.
Sept. 25 - Ileen Gilbert, MD, Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine), recently received the Addis Costello Award from the Wisconsin Chapter of the American College of Physicians.
Sept. 11 - M. Riccardo Colella, DO, MPH, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, has been appointed by Governor Scott Walker to serve on the Wisconsin Department of Health Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board. The EMS Advisory Board provides recommendations directly to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Sept. 10 - Carlyle H. Chan, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine and the Institute for Health and Society (Bioethics and Humanities), has been invited to serve as one of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s (ACCME) representatives to the Coalition for Physician Accountability. The coalition seeks to advance the quality of healthcare and professional accountability.
Sept. 06 - John Routes, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, has been elected President of the Clinical Immunology Society for 2013-2014. Dr. Routes is currently a member of the society’s Executive Committee, and will assume the presidency in July.
Craig Young, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery & Family and Community Medicine, was awarded the 2012 Founders Award at the 21th Annual Meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. Becker’s Orthopedic and Spine
Aug. 28 - Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD, MS, Professor of Radiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), and radiologist at Froedtert Hospital, was installed as president of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), the first and oldest radiology society in the United States.
Aug. 14 - John S. Rhee, MD, MPH, John C. Koss Professor and Chairman of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, has been appointed to the Applications for Clinical Trial and Translational Research on the Chemical Senses Study Section of the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. The study section reviews research proposals that will advance our knowledge of the senses of taste and smell by evaluating different treatment and intervention strategies and decisions.
Aug. 02 - In October 2011, Stephen Hargarten, MD, MPH, Chairman and Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Dean for Global Health, was one of 65 physicians and scientists from the United States elected to the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine (IOM). Members make a commitment to volunteer their service on IOM committees, boards, and other activities.
Aug. 01 - Nikki Johnston, PhD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, has been elected Vice Chair of the Otolaryngology Committee of the World Organization for Specialized Studies on Diseases of the Esophagus. Her appointment runs through calendar year 2012.
July 31 - Joel H. Blumin, MD, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences and Chief of Laryngology, has been elected a Fellow of the American Laryngological Association (ALA). Membership in the ALA is an honor as members are recognized by their peers as specialists in the management of diseases of the upper aerodigestive tract. This includes diseases or dysfunction related to voice production, swallowing and breathing. Membership is by invitation.
July 30 - Elizabeth J. Cochran, MD, Professor of Pathology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has been elected vice president of the American Association of Neuropathologists.
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 - Keith T. Oldham, MD, Professor of Surgery and Chief of Pediatric Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has been elected president of the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA).
July 16 - Stanley F. Lo, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has been elected president of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry: the Academy of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (NACB).
July 11 - Cheryl L. Stucky, PhD, Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, has been appointed to the Somatosensory and Chemosensory Systems (SCS) Study Section of the National Institutes of Health’s Center for Scientific Review. Her four-year appointment runs through June 2016.