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.
A unique partnership is working to build the capacity of Wisconsin’s American Indian communities to improve cancer prevention and the health and quality of life of cancer patients and survivors.
Jan. 29 - Dr. Michael Lawlor (Pathology – Pediatrics) reported in Human and Molecular Genetics that targeted enzyme replacement therapy resulted in marked improvement of mice with myotubular myopathy. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel & MedicalXpress
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
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.
Aug. 22 - The Radiation Oncology program at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center has been re-accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR) for a three-year term. Only 10 percent of the nation’s radiation oncology practices achieve this distinction.
Aug. 21 - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study innovative methods for diagnosing radiation lung injuries before symptoms develop.
All three recipients of The Medical College of Wisconsin’s Distinguished Service Awards this year are alumni. The award is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a Medical College faculty member.
On board a Naval vessel, Dr. Orlando L. Manfredi met his mentor, a man he is honoring with the establishment of a new endowed scholarship fund for medical student education. Dr. Manfredi built a significant radiology practice on Staten Island prior to his recent retirement.
For his exemplary work as a physician and his commitment to education, J. Frank Wilson, MD, was named an Honorary Alumnus of The Medical College of Wisconsin this year. Dr. Wilson is Chairman and the Bernard & Miriam Peck Family Professor in Radiation Oncology at the Medical College.
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.
Graduating medical students were matched to their residency positions via the National Residency Matching Program on March 16. Of the 202 fourth-year medical students at the Medical College, 196 students obtained first-year residency positions on Match Day.