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In The News

Medical College of Wisconsin faculty experts comment or are referenced in the following online stories from January 2012.

Local Actors Help Train Tomorrow’s Doctors

January 31 - The STAR Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin employs local actors to act as simulated patients as part of medical students’ training. WTMJ-TV

Pioneering Doctor was Father of Hyperbaric Medicine

January 31 - Eric P. Kindwall, MD, professor emeritus at the Medical College of Wisconsin, is remembered for his pioneering work in the field of hyperbaric medicine. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

NIH Funds Important for Medical Advances

January 30 - Dr. John R. Raymond, Sr.’s President and CEO of the Medical College of Wisconsin, emphasizes the importance of NIH funding for medical research. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Labs Size Up New Guidelines for Rodent Cages

January 23 - Joseph Thulin, DVM, Director of the Biomedical Resource Center, comments on the NIH’s new guidelines for rodent housing and care. National Public Radio

MCW Researcher Honored for Educational Accomplishments

January 20 - Todd Hoagland, PhD, associate professor of cell biology, neurobiology and anatomy, will receive the 2012 Basmajian Award from the American Association of Anatomists. Whitefish Bay Patch

Five Second Rule in Transplants?

January 19 - David C. Cronin II, MD, associate professor of transplant surgery, comments on a case in Mexico in which a transplant team accidentally dropped a donor heart prior to transplant. ABC News Online

Gut Bugs Can Foretell Severity of Heart Attacks

January 18 - John E. Baker, PhD, professor of surgery (cardiothoracic), pharmacology and toxicology, and biochemistry, found a link between intestinal bacteria and severity of heart attacks. MSN News

Heart Experts Make Boosting Bystander CPR a Priority

January 16 - E. Brooke Lerner, PhD, associate professor of emergency medicine, discusses the need for 911 dispatchers to coach bystanders through CPR. Dr. Lerner authored a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association. US News & World Report

Rabies Case in Cape Cod; Doctors Using “Milwaukee Protocol”

January 9 - Rodney Willoughby, MD, professor of pediatric infectious disease, developed the Milwaukee Protocol, which is now being used to treat a rabies patient near Boston. Cape Cod Times

Tournament Focuses on Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

January 9 - Marcie Berger, MD, assistant professor of cardiology and director of electrophysiology, discusses a heart condition that affects some young athletes, often with deadly consequences. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Rewarding Thin Students

January 9 - Andrea Moosreiner, RD, a research dietitian in the CTSI’s Translational Research Unit, discusses a controversial proposal to combat childhood obesity. WTMJ-AM

Julie’s Blog: Battling Cervical Cancer

January 3 - Janet S. Rader, MD, the Jack A. and Elaine D. Klieger Professor and chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology, discusses the newest research, treatments, and prevention of cervical cancer. WTMJ-TV

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