Nov 20 - A total of 370 Medical College of Wisconsin faculty physicians, representing more than 40 specialties, are listed on the Best Doctors in America 2009 -2010 database. The information, compiled by Best Doctors, Inc., includes more physicians from the Medical College than any other group practice or institution in Wisconsin.
Oct 16 - Tom P. Aufderheide, MD, an internationally recognized researcher in the field of emergency cardiac care at The Medical College of Wisconsin, was one of 65 people in the United States and five foreign associates elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences. Election to the IOM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
Jun 10 - Allen W. Cowley Jr., PhD, chairman and professor of physiology, has been appointed director of the cardiovascular center by Jonathan I. Ravdin, MD, dean and executive vice president, effective July 1. He succeeds David R. Harder, PhD, Kohler Co. Professor in Cardiovascular Research, who has served as acting director of the center since June 2008, when he was promoted to associate dean of research.
May 24 - Drs. Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern have given The Medical College of Wisconsin a $10 million gift, the largest single private gift in the school’s history, to develop an innovation center that will advance biomedical research, education and collaboration to benefit the entire southeastern Wisconsin region for years to come.