Joseph Bovi, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of radiation oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Froedtert Hospital. Board-certified in radiation oncology, his clinical interests include general radiation oncology and specifically tumors of the central nervous system.
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Monica Vasudev, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of allergy and immunology at The Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Asthma/Allergy Clinic.
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The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a five-year, $2.53 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to study the relationship between HIV vulnerability and changes in the economic environment and food security in rural Malawi. Malawi a country in sub-Saharan Africa has a high prevalence of HIV infection, poverty, and child malnutrition.
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Scott Van Valin, MD, a specialist in pediatric sports medicine, has been appointed assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery in the division of pediatric orthopaedic surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He has also been appointed to the medical staff of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, where he will see patients in the Variety Club Orthopedic Center at Children’s Hospital and at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Clinics –Greenway in Greenfield.
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A new study by researchers at The Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center Milwaukee, has found that African Americans and whites have identical survival rates after undergoing autologous (self donor) bone marrow transplant treatment for a common cancer of the bone marrow (multiple myeloma). However, in a previous study the researchers showed that African Americans were only half as likely as whites to actually receive a bone marrow transplant, the well-established life-prolonging treatment for the disease.
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Raj Rao, M.D., professor of orthopaedic surgery and director of spine surgery at The Medical College of Wisconsin, has been appointed to the board of directors of the North American Spine Society. The Society is the premier organization for physicians who specialize in managing patients with spinal disorders.
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The Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) has awarded a three-year re-accreditation to The Medical College of Wisconsin Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) program for pediatric and adult autologous and allogeneic transplantation at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital.
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The American Physiological Society Publications Committee has appointed Andrew Greene, PhD, professor of physiology at The Medical College of Wisconsin, editor of the journal Physiological Genomics. His three-year term as editor will begin on July 1, 2009
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B Li MD, professor of pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin, is the new president of the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) and will serve from 2008-2010. The professional society represents all pediatric gastroenterologists in the United States and Canada
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Robert Chun, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of otolaryngology and communication sciences at The Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Masters Family Speech and Hearing Center at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
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Ruta Bajorunaite, PhD, has been appointed assistant professor of population health in the division of biostatistics at The Medical College of Wisconsin. Her research interests include survival analysis and competing risks.
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Florence Desrosiers, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of adolescent medicine at The Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff in the Adolescent Health and Medicine Program at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. Board-certified in pediatrics, her clinical interests include adolescent health concerns, such as eating disorders, reproductive health, and treatment of chronic illnesses.
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Pediatric Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist Joins
Medical College of Wisconsin Faculty
Editor’s note: DR. SINGH LIVES IN WHITEFISH BAY
Pediatric cardiologist Anoop Singh has been appointed assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of cardiology at The Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of the Herma Heart Center at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. Board-certified in pediatrics, his clinical interests include helping children and adults with congenital heart disease, arrhythmias and pacemakers.
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Nashaat Gerges, PhD, assistant professor of cell biology, neurobiology and anatomy at The Medical College of Wisconsin, has received a two-year, $100,000 New Investigator Research Grant from the national Alzheimer’s Association. His goal is to learn how a substance called beta-amyloid, which accumulates in the brain in Alzheimer’s disease, alters the function of neurogranin, a protein essential for learning and memory. His research may lead to new therapeutic strategies for the disease.
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Parag Patel, M.D., has been appointed assistant professor of radiology in the division of vascular and interventional radiology at The Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Froedtert Hospital.
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Zeljko J. Bosnjak, PhD, professor of anesthesiology and physiology and vice chairman of research in the department of anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, received the American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) 2008 Excellence in Research Award. The national award is given annually to one candidate in recognition of research that has led to the advancement of the science and clinical practice of anesthesiology.
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Nashaat Gerges, PhD, assistant professor of cell biology, neurobiology and anatomy at The Medical College of Wisconsin, has received a two-year, $100,000 New Investigator Research Grant from the national Alzheimer’s Association. His goal is to learn how a substance called beta-amyloid, which accumulates in the brain in Alzheimer’s disease, alters the function of neurogranin, a protein essential for learning and memory. His research may lead to new therapeutic strategies for the disease.
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Angela Stanley, PsyD, has been appointed assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of adolescent medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She has also been appointed to the medical staff of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and will see patients in its adolescent health and medicine program.
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Karunakaran Chandran, PhD, has been appointed assistant professor of biophysics at The Medical College of Wisconsin. His research interests include the use of low-temperature electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) to study the role of metal-containing proteins in cancer, heart damage, and neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson, Lou Gehrig’s diseases and aging
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Cancer surgeon Douglas Evans, MD, has been appointed Donald C. Ausman Family Foundation Professor of Surgery and chairman of the department of surgery at The Medical College of Wisconsin, effective Jan. 15, 2009. He will be based at Froedtert Hospital, and will hold appointments at the VA Medical Center-Milwaukee, and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin., major teaching affiliates of the College.
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The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) honored two Medical College of Wisconsin physicians with national awards at its annual Scientific Assembly, in Chicago, Oct. 25- 29.
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The Medical College of Wisconsin has received an eight-year, $3.4 million renewal grant from the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities to eliminate immunization disparities among children of low-income, ethnic/racial backgrounds.
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A multicenter national research study to evaluate use of presurgical, image-guided radiation therapy for soft tissue sarcomas, a type of cancerous tumor, is being led by Dian Wang, MD, PhD, a Medical College of Wisconsin radiation oncologist at Froedtert Hospital.
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The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a three-year, $1.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Eye Institute to study how the retina builds photoreceptor cells to detect light in vision. Knowing this mechanism is key to understanding genetic causes of blindness such as retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration.
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Andrew Chan, PhD, has been appointed professor of pediatrics in the division of hematology and oncology with a secondary appointment as professor of biochemistry at The Medical College of Wisconsin. He is also a member of the Medical College Cancer Center, and Children’s Research Institute
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The Medical College of Wisconsin officially launched its four-year doctoral program in Public and Community Health with the enrollment of three students. The program is the only one of its kind in the nation that is structured to blend the core rigors of public health with community-based participatory research in one curriculum.
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Brian Rose, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of medicine in the division of endocrinology and metabolism at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Rose practices at the new Endocrinology Center at North Hills in Menomonee Falls and serves on the medical staff of Community Memorial Hospital.
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James Findling, MD, FACP, has been appointed professor of medicine in the division of endocrinology and metabolism at The Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Findling practices at the new Endocrinology Center at North Hills in Menomonee Falls and serves on the medical staff of Community Memorial Hospital.
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Tiffany Pifel, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of medicine in the division of endocrinology and metabolism at The Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Pifel practices at the new Endocrinology Center at North Hills in Menomonee Falls and serves on the medical staff of Community Memorial Hospital.
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Beth Lalande, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of medicine in the division of endocrinology and metabolism at The Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Lalande practices at the new Endocrinology Center at North Hills in Menomonee Falls and serves on the medical staff of Community Memorial Hospital.
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Steven Magill MD, PhD, has been appointed associate professor of medicine in the division of endocrinology and metabolism at The Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Magill practices at the new Endocrinology Center at North Hills in Menomonee Falls and serves on the medical staff of Community Memorial Hospital.
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Ty Carroll, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of medicine in the division of endocrinology and metabolism at The Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Carroll practices at the new Endocrinology Center at North Hills in Menomonee Falls and serves on the medical staffs of Community Memorial Hospital and Froedtert Hospital.
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The Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedtert & Community Health announce the opening in Menomonee Falls of the Endocrinology Center at North Hills, a major treatment center for diabetes and other endocrine disorders. The center is staffed by seven new Medical College of Wisconsin faculty physicians, including nationally-recognized experts in diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and pituitary, thyroid and lipid disorders.
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Laura Roberts, MD, MA, chairman and Charles E. Kubly Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at The Medical College of Wisconsin, is the first woman to be elected president of the American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry (AACDP). Her two-year term will begin November 1.
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Sanjay Khiani, MD, has been appointed assistant 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 pediatrics and allergy and immunology, his clinical emphasis includes improving the quality of life of patients having asthma, allergic diseases, food allergy, hives and eczema.
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Low birth weight is the most significant factor for the development of infantile hemangiomas, a common birthmark, according to a new study by researchers at The Medical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Research Institute.
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Sam T. Hwang, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized researcher in skin cancer biology, has been appointed chairman and professor of dermatology at The Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Hwang will assume his new position in December 2008. He will practice at Froedtert Hospital and the VA Medical Center - Milwaukee.
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The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a five-year, $2,809,442 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health to study the molecular mechanisms that influence different responses to drug therapies and environmental toxicants, such as pesticides. The knowledge gained from this study may help modify risk management policies to minimize and avoid adverse drug reactions and toxicity from environmental exposures in children.
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Sylvain Baillet, Ph.D., has been appointed associate professor of neurology at The Medical College of Wisconsin and scientific director of Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College’s MEG (magnetoencephalography) program. Magnetoencephalograpy is a technique that measures the magnetic fields produced by electrical activity in neurons from the human brain.
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The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a five-year, $3,851,472 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to identify the genetic markers associated with an increased risk for coronary artery disease and heart attack. The study may lead to better understanding of the relationship between genetic factors that influence heart disease and traditional risk factors, such as diet.
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Jill Gershan, Ph.D., has been appointed assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of hematology and oncology at The Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Gershan has been with the Medical College since 2002, when she began a post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric hematology and oncology and most recently served as a research scientist at the College’s MACC (Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer) Fund Research Center.
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For the second time in two years, the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee has selected six schools to receive grants to develop educational programs in palliative care. The latest grants are funded through a one year $363,000 award the College received from the Y.C. Ho/Helen and Michael Chiang Foundation to lead a national curriculum initiative to activate, build and sustain medical student education in palliative medicine.
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William Bradley, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at The Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Froedtert Hospital. Board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology, his cilinical interests include management of all gynecologic cancers, minimally invasive surgery, including robotic surgery, and chemotherapy for gynecologic cancers.
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A young Milwaukee woman, who made a dramatic career change to medicine after six years as a journalist, was honored on Saturday, Sept. 27, with the highest student award bestowed by the Walter Zeit Fellowship, The Medical College of Wisconsin’s premier donor recognition society.
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The Medical College of Wisconsin has received one of only four 1.5-year, $1 million grants from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to accelerate development of countermeasures for lung injuries caused by radiation.
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Two female faculty scientists will be honored at the annual Women in Science Awards Luncheon, Oct. 30, at The Medical College of Wisconsin. The luncheon is the final event in this year’s Women in Science series, a Medical College initiative to raise awareness of outstanding local women researchers.
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Perinatologist Tracy Tomlinson, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at The Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staffs of Froedtert Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
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The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a two-year, $378,750 grant from the National Center for Research Resources of the National Institutes of Health to develop new technology that will allow for faster discovery of genes that contribute to complex diseases. The study may lead to better understanding of the genetic basis for diseases like cancer and heart disease.
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The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a four-year, $753,604 renewal grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to train academic gastroenterologists to conduct research in under-studied areas.
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Sheri Johnson, Ph.D., has been appointed assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of community medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Her clinical and research interests include stress and coping, and health equity.
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The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a four-year, $1,841,868 grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to study ways to improve the success rate of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which is used to measure brain activity. The study has the potential to expand the role of fMRI as a routine clinical tool.
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The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a five-year, $702,755 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health to assess how well robot-assisted practices work in activities of daily living in stroke patients and to discover the reasons for the recovery. Study results may lead to expanded use of robot-assisted therapy for patients who have suffered from stroke and other neurological disabilities.
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Samantha L. Wilson, Ph.D., has been appointed assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of developmental pediatrics at The Medical College of Wisconsin and as a member of the Child Development Center at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. Her clinical interests include therapeutic care for children who have been adopted internationally; research interests include early childhood development and attachment.
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An analysis of emergency medical services (EMS)–treated cardiac arrest outcomes in 10 regions in North America finds a five-fold difference in survival rates, according to a study in the September 24 issue of Journal of American Medical Association. Approximately 166,000 to 310,000 Americans per year experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
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The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee has received a five-year, $3,082,752 renewal grant from the National Cancer Institute to continue to develop the College’s Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) as a unique world resource of data and statistical expertise for the scientific community. The CIBMTR research program is an affiliation between the Medical College and the National Marrow Donor Program, the U.S. donor registry.
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Medical College of Wisconsin researchers at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin are studying the tolerability and effectiveness of an investigational vaccine to prevent two of the most common childhood respiratory infections. They are seeking healthy infants and children between the ages of six and 24 months to participate in the first part of the study. In the second part of the study, the researchers will be looking for infants, aged one to three months, in addition to the six to 24 month-old group.
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The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a two-year, $454,626 grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to develop a screening test for DiGeorge Syndrome type 1, a pediatric disorder that is caused by the deletion of genetic information. The study has ramifications in early diagnosis and medical intervention for prevention and treatment of this common genetic disorder, which occurs in one per every 4,000 live births.
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The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a three-year, $227,250 grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to study the effect of osteoporosis on spine fusion. The study has implications for developing better therapeutic options for patients with osteoporosis who need spine fusion surgery, which is performed to link together two or more vertebrae.
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Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee have a pending patent on a new synthetic form of a protein involved in certain types of cancers and immune system diseases.
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Cellene Byrne has been appointed to The Medical College of Wisconsin Cardiovascular Center Advisory Board, a group of Wisconsin's top business, professional and civic leaders who are committed to advancing sophisticated cardiovascular research. Board members serve as advocates by educating the community on the causes, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and developing financial support for research conducted in the Center.
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The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a two-year, $454,626 grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to develop a screening test for DiGeorge Syndrome type 1, a pediatric disorder that is caused by the deletion of genetic information. The study has ramifications in early diagnosis and medical intervention for prevention and treatment of this common genetic disorder, which occurs in one per every 4,000 live births.
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September 9 - A national guideline for triage following a mass casualty incident has been proposed by a national multidisciplinary workgroup lead by a researcher at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. This guideline allows providers to sort patients for treatment based on the severity of their conditions and establishes a standardized nomenclature.
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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 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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Brad Thiel, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at The Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of VA Medical Center – Milwaukee. Board-certified in psychiatry, his clinical interests include adult psychiatry.
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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 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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