Welcome to the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Department of Medicine. We are pleased you're taking a few moments to become acquainted with our clinical, educational and research activities and accomplishments. With 10 Divisions, 280 faculty members, 371 staff, 124 residents and 70 fellows, the Department of Medicine is one of the largest departments on the MCW campus. Despite our size, we take great pride in fostering an atmosphere of collegiality, creativity and flexibility. We know this website will serve as a useful resource for learning more about the work of our dedicated faculty, staff, residents and students. We invite you to explore the links describing the Divisions, Faculty, Educational Programs, and Research within the Department of Medicine.
Best wishes, Roy L. Silverstein, MD The Linda and John Mellowes Professor and Chairman Department of Medicine
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May 23 - The Suburban Milwaukee H.O.G (Harley Owners Group) Chapter and Suburban Motors Harley Davidson® in Thiensville are hosting the Have a Heart Motorcycle Ride on Saturday, June 9, to benefit the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Cardiovascular Center. The 70-mile ride through the Holy Hill area begins at 9 a.m. (registration at 8 a.m.) and includes a complimentary breakfast and lunch, raffles, commemorative pin, and live music by Press Play and Boogie Chillen’.
May 18 - Ahmed H. Kissebah, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized obesity researcher and father of the field of study on metabolic syndrome, died on Thursday, May 17, at his home in Brookfield. Dr. Kissebah was Professor of Medicine and Director of the TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Obesity and Metabolic Research Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He was 74 years old.
May 17 - Elizabeth R. Jacobs, MD, Professor of Medicine, Associate Chief of Staff, Research and Development at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center and Associate Dean for Research at the Medical College of Wisconsin, has been named Graduate of the Last Decade by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business. Dr. Jacobs received her Executive MBA from UWM in 2009.
Physician-scientist-entrepreneur and Union Grove native Dr. James P. Thomas has returned to Wisconsin with an unwavering commitment to earning The Medical College of Wisconsin a designation as a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Comprehensive Cancer Center. He will lead the effort to develop the Cancer Center’s Clinical Trials Office.
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