A Brief Update of Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center Progress | Feb. 25, 2008
When it comes to finding new solutions for cancer treatment, resourceful researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin are collaborating with scientific communities outside the world of medicine. One Medical College researcher in particular, Harry T. Whelan, MD, Professor of Neurology, and Director of Hyperbaric Medicine (Pediatric Neurology), is borrowing technology developed for NASA and incorporating it into cancer treatments and therapies.
Kirk Ludwig, MD, has been appointed Associate Professor of Surgery and Associate Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology) at the Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Froedtert Hospital. His research interests include gastrointestinal motility, multi-disciplinary approaches for the treatment of rectal cancer, fecal incontinence and the mechanisms and treatment of post-operative intestinal dysfunction.
Bruce H. Campbell, MD, Professor of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, is a member of the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center Executive Committee and a regular contributor to Cancer Center News. This essay is part of a periodic series of stories Dr. Campbell writes on his experiences as a surgeon.
The West Bend Harley Owners Group (HOG) recently donated more than $6,000 to breast cancer research at the Medical College of Wisconsin. The HOG chapter raised the money during the Judie Bernarde Memorial Golf Outing at Edgewater Golf Club in Grafton.