May 22 - Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin have identified novel biomarkers that could be used to confirm exposure to damaging radiation in large groups of people potentially exposed to unknown and variable doses for the purpose of triage and treatment.
May 21 - Life Technologies Corporation will bring its mobile DNA sequencing lab to Milwaukee, Wednesday, May 23, to demonstrate the advances and applications of genomic science.
May 21 - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Daniel J. McDermott, PhD, has been named the first ever Graduate School Alumnus of the Year by the Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette Medical Alumni Association. Dr. McDermott earned his PhD in physiology in 1969 from the Medical College.
The Medical College of Wisconsin honored alumni who have shown unwavering commitment to the Medical College at its recent alumni weekend in Milwaukee.
The Medical College of Wisconsin received a one-year, $381,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Office of the Director to upgrade an important piece of equipment used in biological research projects statewide.
National experts in traumatic brain injury research from the Medical College of Wisconsin and other institutions will present new insights in prevention, diagnosis and imaging at an upcoming conference.
Alexander L. Okun, MD, has been appointed associate professor of pediatrics (special needs) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He sees patients at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
A Pewaukee family going through the DNA sequencing program at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and the Medical College of Wisconsin will host a golf fundraiser May 21 at the Legend of Brandybrook in Wales to support sequencing research for their sons and other families with medical mysteries.
May 4 - Medical College of Wisconsin announces Commencement speaker, Honorary Degree Recipients
May 3 - A team of researchers at The Medical College of Wisconsin has been awarded a five-year, $927,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging to investigate the molecular changes that contribute to memory deficits that occur in normal aging and Alzheimer’s Disease.
May 1 - There has been considerable public concern expressed about the safety of whole-body scanners used at United States airports to screen travelers.
April 27 - Daniel A. Beard, PhD, professor of physiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, has published a new textbook, “Biosimulation: Simulation of Living Systems.”
April 26 - Ann K. Rosenthal, MD, professor of medicine (rheumatology), has been appointed chief of the division of rheumatology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Rosenthal is also the new Will and Cava Ross Professor of medicine, and will assume the new position of vice chair for faculty development in the department of medicine.
April 24 - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a two-year, $420,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to investigate Leptospira, the bacteria that cause leptospirosis.
April 24 - Although botulinum toxin A (Botox) injections have been commonly prescribed to migraine sufferers, researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Kyoto Japan have found only a modest benefit to patients with chronic migraine headaches and chronic daily headaches who received the treatment.
April 23 - Mingyu Liang, PhD, MB, professor of physiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, has been awarded the Henry Pickering Bowditch Award for his extensive research accomplishments in the mechanisms governing high blood pressure and kidney disease.
April 23 - The Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured, a joint venture of the Medical College of Wisconsin and Columbia St. Mary’s, will expand its services to include pediatric patients not covered by health insurance.
April 20 - Ann Nattinger, MD, MPH, Lady Riders Professor of Breast Cancer Research, professor of medicine and chief of the division of general internal medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, is being honored for her extraordinary leadership and excellence in the areas of cancer research and women’s health.
April 18 - Sailaja Kamaraju, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of medicine (hematology and oncology) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She sees patients at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Network at Froedtert Health St. Joseph’s Hospital’s Kraemer Cancer Center in West Bend.
April 12 - 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 investigate the replication of DNA in vaccinia virus, a poxvirus closely related to smallpox and monkeypox.
April 11 - Sarah Eickmeyer, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She sees patients at Froedtert Hospital and at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center.
April 10 - The Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin General Internal Medicine Clinic has been recognized as a Level 3 (highest level) Patient-Centered Medical Home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). The clinic, which is staffed by faculty physicians from the Medical College’s Department of Medicine, is located in the Specialty Clinics Building on the Froedtert & Medical College campus.
April 9 - In an effort to control Medicaid prescription drug costs, more than half of US states have enacted multiple cost containment policies. However, there is very limited empirical research evaluating the economic impact of these multiple policies. Researchers at the Center for AIDS Intervention Research at the Medical College of Wisconsin analyzed four cost containment policies enacted sequentially in Michigan, and found that overall, the combined effect of the policies did lower costs, but some individual policies generated tradeoffs that actually reduced cost savings for the Medicaid program.
April 6 - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a five-year, $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to investigate a gene linked to vascular anomalies in infants and children.
April 3 - Navdeep Gupta, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of medicine (general internal medicine) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He sees patients at Froedtert Hospital as a member of the perioperative and consultative medicine section of the general internal medicine department.
April 2 - The Medical College of Wisconsin is ranked second among U.S. medical schools and universities for postdoctoral training, according to a new survey released by The Scientist magazine. Overall, the Medical College is the 15th best place in the country for postdoctoral scientists to conduct their research, moving up four spots in rank from last year’s list.
April 2 - Kristen Quinn, MD, MS, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Maternal Fetal Medicine) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She will see patients at Froedtert Hospital, Community Memorial Hospital, Waukesha Memorial Hospital and Oconomowoc Hospital.
March 30 - Jeffrey Quintana, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He provides care at the Pain Management Centers at Froedtert Hospital and the Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
March 29 - The Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin (CTSI) will fund a total of 19 new projects in 2012 through its pilot and collaborative grants program.
March 27 - Hany M. Mahfouz, MBBS, MS, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He sees inpatients at Froedtert Hospital.
March 26 - The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) received a five-year, $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration to train primary care physicians as educators, using a service-learning faculty development model pioneered at MCW. Primary care physicians will advance their skills as educators while in the clinic.
March 23 - Cheryl A. Maurana, PhD, has been promoted to Vice President for Strategic Outreach at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Maurana will relinquish her position as Senior Associate Dean for Institutional and Community Engagement in the medical school, but will retain the title of Director of Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin at the Medical College.
March 21 - Fasiha M. Saeed, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She is a hospitalist in the pediatric intensive care unit practicing at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
March 20 - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a five-year, $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study compounds that may protect the heart from tissue damage associated with ischemic heart disease. Garrett John Gross, PhD, professor of pharmacology and toxicology, is the principal investigator for the grant. Dr. Gross is a member of the Medical College’s Cardiovascular Center.
March 19 - The Community Engagement Key Function of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin will hold a series of Science Cafés at the Milwaukee Public Market that are free and open to the public. The theme of the 2012 series is “Health Myths/Health Facts,” and topics will include diabetes, immunizations, health screenings and mental health.
March 16 - Graduating medical students at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and their peers nationwide, found out today where they will be serving their post-graduate residency training. On “Match Day,” which occurs at exactly noon EDT, a nationally administered computerized system gives the results of the matches it has made between medical students and residency training programs across the country.
March 16 - Travis Fisher, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He sees patients at Froedtert Health Community Memorial Hospital in Menomonee Falls.
March 15 - The advent of the $1000 genome is bringing whole-genome and whole-exome sequencing into clinical medicine. As physicians learn the coding of their patients’ DNA, one crucial issue remains: what findings should, and should not, be shared with those patients?
March 15 - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a four-year, $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences to investigate the interactions between bacteria that live in the intestine and the intestinal immune system.
March 14 - Christopher N. Deyo, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He provides care at Froedtert Hospital and Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center.
March 14 - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a three-year, $1 million grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Eye Institute to investigate the way in which the energy that supports human vision is metabolized and regulated.
March 13 - The NCAA is providing $400,000 to a group of researchers to study the effects of head injuries in both contact and non-contact sports in athletes over the course of their college careers.
March 13 - Arthur B. Meyers, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of radiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He sees patients at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and at Children’s clinics in New Berlin and Greenfield.
March 12 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a five-year, $10 million National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Program Project Grant to continue genetic studies that seek to improve the molecular and clinical understanding of Von Willebrand disease (VWD), the most common hereditary bleeding disorder.
March 9 - Michele Polfuss, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC/PC, a Pediatric Endocrine & Diabetes Nurse Practitioner with the Medical College of Wisconsin, and a researcher with Children’s Research Institute, has received funding from the Spina Bifida Foundation to further her work.
March 8 - Sridhar Rao, MD, PhD, has been appointed assistant professor of pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He will see patients at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
March 8 - For the first time, a new study has shown that removing polyps by colonoscopy not only prevents colorectal cancer from developing, but also prevents deaths from the disease. The collaborative study was led by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and included researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin and six additional clinical centers.
March 7 - A new research study has identified an investigational drug that appears to show clinical benefit to patients with Cushing’s disease. The findings are published in the March 7, 2012 New England Journal of Medicine.
March 7 - Jennifer Knight, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She will see patients at Froedtert Hospital, Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Tosa Center and the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center.
March 6 - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a three-year, $1.9 million grant from the Department of Defense’s U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command (USAMRMC) to determine the most valid, effective screening tool for concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI.)
March 6 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a $2,800, one-year grant from the Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation to provide patient care at the Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured, a joint venture of the Medical College of Wisconsin and Columbia St. Mary’s.
March 5 - Rowena Punzalan, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of pediatrics (hematology/oncology) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She sees patients at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
March 5 - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a five-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Cancer Institute to investigate the influence of metabolic and environmental factors on the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy, a unique type of cancer treatment.
March 2 - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a four-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to investigate the mechanisms that regulate blood flow in the brain in response to changes in blood pressure.
March 1 - Andrew S. Kastenmeier, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He will see patients at Froedtert Hospital.
February 29 - Michael Lawlor, MD, PhD, has been appointed assistant professor of pathology (pediatric pathology) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is director of the pediatric pathology clinical neuromuscular laboratory, which performs pathological diagnosis of all nerve and muscle biopsies performed at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and Children’s Research Institute.
February 28 - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a three-year, $700,000 grant from the Department of Defense. The study will investigate the underlying mechanism by which a molecular agent reduces symptoms associated with chronic vibration injury.
February 27 - The Medical College is making major changes to its curriculum, the hallmarks of which will be the earlier integration of patient observation for medical students, a year-long foundational program, and a full year of symptom- and system-based units of education to ensure grounding in the basic sciences.
February 24 - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a four-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to investigate the underlying mechanism that generates errors in embryonic vascular development, which can lead to vascular anomalies.
February 23 - Staci Milosavljevic, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She sees patients at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center.
February 21 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has named two additional community partnership teams for its Youth Violence Prevention Initiative (VPI). The teams selected for three-year awards are “Ripple Effect Milwaukee: Spreading Peace and Building Communities” and “Safe Schools Healthy Students Lindsay Heights Initiative.” These two programs join two current VPI partners, the Holton Youth and Family Center Collaborative and the United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee (UNCOM) Violence Prevention Initiative.
February 21 - Amit Taneja, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He sees patients at Froedtert Hospital.
February 20 - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Eye Institute to investigate the mechanisms underlying the development of Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome, which can lead to glaucoma and other birth defects.
February 17 - Leslie Mortland, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She sees patients at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
February 16 - Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin have adapted state-of-the-art fluorescent probes to high-throughput screening of oxidants in biological systems. Oxidants are generated in the body as a result of metabolic reactions, and can attack proteins, lipids, and DNA, leading to the development and progression of a variety of diseases.
February 16 - A new method of drug delivery to stop seizures is faster and may be more effective than traditional methods. A national study conducted through a network of 17 major research centers, including the Medical College of Wisconsin, compared an intravenous drip of a traditional anti-seizure medication, lorazepam, to a similar drug, midazolam, which was delivered by autoinjection.
February 14 - The Medical College of Wisconsin will receive an award from the Milwaukee Exchange Club for its efforts to prevent violence in the community through the Violence Prevention Initiative (VPI).
February 13 - New animal research suggests that common practice in caring for premature infants might exacerbate a condition that can lead to permanent brain damage.
February 13 - The Medical College of Wisconsin’s student Global Health Organization will host its fourth annual Global Health Fair, Thursday, February 16th, from 12:30-4:00 p.m. The theme for the event is Sexual and Reproductive Health.
February 8 - Thomas Giever, DO, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He sees patients at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center.
February 7 - Jeremy Affolter, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is a pediatric critical care specialist at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
February 3 - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a four-year, $1.2 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to investigate the link between the vibrations and shock waves generated by construction machinery and the onset of hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).
February 2 - Robert N. Fish, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He provides care at Froedtert Hospital and Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin Birth Center.
February 2 - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Eye Institute to investigate the mechanisms underlying the development of glaucoma.
February 1 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has begun to explore the development of a statewide community-based medical education program to address Wisconsin’s pending physician shortage. The Medical College’s Board of Trustees authorized the College’s administration to conduct feasibility analyses of placing community-based medical school components in one or more regions throughout Wisconsin.
February 1 - Shayne Fehr, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He sees patients at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Greenway clinic.
January 31- Jorge Marquez de Leon, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of neurology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He sees patients at Froedtert Hospital.
January 30 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a two-year, $411,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental Health to research new strategies aimed at increasing HIV testing and counseling in new immigrants to the United States.
January 27 - Roger Fons, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He will practice at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital.
January 26 - The 16th Annual Steve Cullen Healthy Heart Club Run & Walk will be held on Saturday, February 11 at 10 a.m. at Wil-O-Way Recreation Center, 10602 Underwood Parkway in Wauwatosa. The event supports heart research at the internationally recognized Cardiovascular Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin, in which more than 170 faculty physicians and research scientists study the causes, prevention and treatment of heart disease.
January 24 - The family of Ann E. Heil, a passionate, dedicated member of the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Cancer Center Board, has established an endowed chair at the Medical College to recruit an internationally renowned cancer researcher.
January 23 - The Medical College of Wisconsin invites the public to attend the 6th annual Women in Science luncheon series. Women in Science is an opportunity to meet outstanding female scientists and physicians and learn about their cutting-edge research.
January 23 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a four-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to study brain connectivity, the means by which signals are conveyed between regions of the brain. With this grant, researchers will develop new technologies in functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging (fcMRI).
January 20 - Katherine Recka, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of medicine (hematology/oncology), specializing in palliative care, at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She sees patients at Froedtert Hospital and the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center.
January 19 - Parin N. Desai, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of medicine (general internal medicine) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He sees patients at Froedtert Hospital and the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center.
January 18 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a $2.1 million, four-year grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse to study the role of gangs and environmental factors on gang members’ drug use, sexual activity, and other high-risk behaviors.
January 17 - A Medical College of Wisconsin alumnus has posthumously endowed a chair at the Medical College in the field of radiology, his specialty.
January 17 - Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Research Institute (CRI) have published new research that suggests the types and levels of bacteria in the intestines could be a predictor of a person’s likelihood of having a heart attack.
January 16 - MILWAUKEE, WI – Cancer advocates from the Wisconsin Coalition for Cancer Treatment Access (WCCTA) today called on Senate Health Committee Chair Leah Vukmir and Assembly Insurance Committee Chair Kevin Petersen, as well as leaders in both chambers, to hold a public hearing to discuss legislation (S.101 / A.151) to increase patient access to affordable oral chemotherapies. Bill sponsors Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and Rep. Pat Strachota (R-West Bend) joined the group at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee to urge their colleagues to take up the bills for consideration.
January 13 - Press conference calling for a public hearing on Oral Chemotherapy Access Bills (S.101 / A.151)
January 13 - Akshatha Gowda, MBBS, has been appointed assistant professor of medicine (general internal medicine) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She sees patients at Froedtert Hospital.
January 12 - The Wisconsin Center of Excellence in Genomics Science (CEGS), which brings together collaborative interdisciplinary research teams to develop novel technologies that significantly advance genomic research, has been awarded a $6.2 million grant extension from the National Institutes of Health’s National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). The grant provides an additional two years of funding to the CEGS, which was established in 2009 and is one of only ten Centers of Excellence in Genomics Science supported by NHGRI. The award followed the recommendations of a panel of expert reviewers that evaluated the progress the Center had made during the initial two years.
January 11 - Sanjay Bhandari, MBBS, has been appointed assistant professor of medicine (general internal medicine) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He sees inpatients at Froedtert Hospital as a hospitalist. Hospitalists are physicians who specialize in hospital medicine.
January 9 - Assistant Professor Kamlesh Kurre, MD, has been named assistant professor of medicine (general internal medicine) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He sees patients at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa.
January 9 - More people will survive sudden cardiac arrest when 9-1-1 dispatchers use steps to help bystanders assess victims and begin CPR immediately, according to a new American Heart Association (AHA) scientific statement published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
January 6 - Todd Hoagland, PhD, associate professor of cell biology, neurobiology and anatomy at the Medical College of Wisconsin, will receive the 2012 Basmajian Award from the American Association of Anatomists (AAA) at the AAA Annual Meeting, April 24, 2012.
January 5 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a $250,000, four-year career development grant from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) to support research of diseases that impact the retina and the optic nerve.
January 5 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a $1.9 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart Lung, and Blood Institute to investigate the role of growth factors in salt-sensitive high blood pressure.
January 3 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a four year, $1.5 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study the hormone that regulates salt and water balance and blood pressure.