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.
April 23 - Dr. Aoy Mitchell and Dr. Stuart Berger discuss the need for a statewide newborn screening test for DiGeorge Syndrome. 620 WTMJ
April 8 - Working with the American Heart Association, Dr. Stuart Berger is encouraging states – including Wisconsin – to enact legislation mandating a pulse oximetry test for every newborn, a non-invasive, inexpensive test that can help detect heart defects. Public News Service & WisPolitics
March 20 - Dr. Ru-Jeng Teng received a two-year, $150,000 grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to study the use of a compound to protect the lungs of newborns against damage from exposure to excessive levels of oxygen. WauwatosaNOW
Mar 13 - The Medical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Research Institute received a two-year, $150,000 award from the National Institutes of Health’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The award will fund an investigation into the use of a compound to protect the lungs of newborns against damage from exposure to excessive levels of oxygen.
Feb 04 - Parents magazine today revealed the exclusive findings from its 10 Best Children’s Hospitals survey, ranking Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin No. 4 in the nation. In addition, six specialty programs were ranked in the top 10, including preemie and newborn care No. 1, emergency care No. 3, orthopedic care No. 6, heart care No. 7, pulmonary care No. 8 and cancer care No. 9.