P. Ashley Wackym, MD, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, and James B. Snow Jr., MD, Sciences Professor Emeritus in the University of Pennsylvania Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, edited the centennial edition of Ballenger's "Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery."
As of Jan, 1, the West Bend Clinic will manage the Froedtert Surgery Center, which is located in Sargeant Health Center just west of the 87th Street and Doyne Avenue intersection on the Froedtert campus.
MCW Libraries is conducting a trial of the Global Health database from Dec. 11 through Jan. 15 to determine the need for a library subscription to support global health initiatives, including the Global Health Pathway in the new integrated medical student education curriculum.
A promising new drug to prevent atherosclerosis created by Hiroto Miura, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular), along with collaborators from the University of California, has been licensed by pharmaceutical company, Icagen, Inc., to be further developed for patient care.
Monica Vasudev, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical College and to the medical staff of the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Asthma/Allergy Clinic.
Laura Roberts, MD, MA, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, and Cynthia M. A. Geppert, MD, PhD, MPH, New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System, edited the recently published book, "The Book of Ethics: Expert Guidance for Professionals Who Treat Addiction," from Hazelden.
Based on patient satisfaction scores from Jan. 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008, the following Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin physicians are the top 20 physicians performers in their respective category(ies).
Scott Van Valin, MD, a specialist in pediatric sports medicine, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Medical College. He has also been appointed to the medical staff of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, where he will see patients in the Variety Club Orthopedic Center at Children’s Hospital and at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Clinics –Greenway in Greenfield.
Daniel Beard, PhD, Aoy Tomita-Mitchell, PhD, and Cory L. Nettles, JD, were chosen by "Milwaukee Magazine" to be on the publication’s The Next Generation list, which highlights 36 young Milwaukeeans who will help lead the city into the future. The list, which includes a photo and story on each honoree, appears in the January issue of "Milwaukee Magazine."
Lee A. Biblo, MD, Professor and Vice Chair of Clinical Activities in the Department of Medicine, has been appointed Chief Medical Officer of the Medical College Physicians and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs by Jonathan I. Ravdin, MD, Dean and Executive Vice President, and the MCP Executive Committee.
The Family Medicine Residency practice of The Medical College and St. Joseph Medical Center was one of four programs nationwide honored by eHealth Initiative for demonstrating leadership and excellence in using information and information technology to drive health and health care improvement.
Piero Antuono, MD, Professor of Neurology and Director of the Dementia Research Center at The Medical College, has been named Investigator of the Year by the Alzheimer’s Association of Southeastern Wisconsin for his continued efforts in dementia research internationally as well as in the Milwaukee area.
T. Michael Bolger, JD, President and CEO, is serving as co-chair of the American Heart Association’s 31st annual Heart Ball. The event will take place Saturday, Feb. 14, on the 7th floor of the Pfister Hotel.
The Medical College has received a five-year, grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to study the relationship between HIV vulnerability and changes in the economic environment and food security in rural Malawi. Malawi, Africa, has a high prevalence of HIV infection, poverty and child malnutrition.
María Ocasio-Silva, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at The Medical College and to the medical staff of Children’s Hospital. Board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, her clinical interests include diagnosis and treatment of medical issues that result from pediatric disabling disorders such as cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injuries, spina bifida and neuromuscular disorders.
Brenda LaMalfa loves to knit and loves to help people, and has formed a group called Warm Hands, Warm Hearts to combine these passions for the benefit of the patients of the Clinical Cancer Center. If you are interested in knitting, crocheting, sewing, quilting or any other type of fiber-related work, LaMalfa asks you to consider joining or helping the group produce these wares.
The 2008 annual report and honor roll of The Medical College of Wisconsin is now available. The annual report may be viewed and printed from a PDF version on the College’s Web site. In addition, printed copies are available from the Office of Public Affairs, 456-4736 or csaathoff@mcw.edu.
A new study by researchers at the Medical College Cancer Center has found that African Americans and whites have identical survival rates after undergoing autologous bone marrow transplant treatment for a common cancer of the bone marrow. However, in a previous study the researchers showed that African Americans were only half as likely as whites to actually receive a bone marrow transplant.
On Wednesday, Nov. 26, a conference room in the Froedtert & The Medical College Plank Road Clinic was dedicated to Dr. Steve L. Lawrence, an Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine who died June 23.
The Medical College plans to implement a medical student curriculum that features integration of basic science concepts with clinical knowledge and skills and pathways as a way for students to individualize their education and strengthen their identity as a physician around areas of interest. Applications for Pathway Director positions are due by noon on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
Obtain the latest news and background information about the Medical College’s innovations in medical student curriculum initiative through a new portal in ANGEL now available to all members of the MCW community. The portal can be accessed at any time by anyone with internet access and an ANGEL account.
Raj Rao, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Director of Spine Surgery at The Medical College of Wisconsin, has been appointed to the board of directors of the North American Spine Society. The Society is the premier organization for physicians who specialize in managing patients with spinal disorders.
Samantha L. Wilson, PhD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Medical College of Wisconsin. She joined the International Adoption Clinic at the Child Development Center to provide post-adoption support and long-term therapeutic intervention for families who have adopted abroad.
Robert Chun, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences at The Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Masters Family Speech and Hearing Center at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
Ruta Bajorunaite, PhD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Population Health at The Medical College of Wisconsin. Her research interests include survival analysis and competing risks.
Brad Thiel, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at The Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center. Board-certified in psychiatry, his clinical interests include adult psychiatry.
Joseph Goveas, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, received the 2008 Association for Academic Psychiatry (AAP) Junior Faculty Award, a competitive national award that honors promising early career academic psychiatrists who will be able to utilize the resources of AAP to further their academic careers.
Parag Patel, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Radiology at The Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Froedtert Hospital. His clinical interests include minimally invasive cancer therapies and treatment of vein and artery disease.
Jonathan Wertz, RN, JD, has been named the College’s Director of Risk Management by Daniel Wickeham, Medical College of Wisconsin Vice President of Corporate Compliance.
Nashaat Gerges, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, has received a two-year New Investigator Research Grant from the national Alzheimer’s Association.
Angela Stanley, PsyD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and will see patients in its adolescent health and medicine program.
The Medical College of Wisconsin has received an eight-year, $3.4 million renewal grant from the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities to eliminate immunization disparities among children of low-income, ethnic/racial backgrounds.
Charles E. Cady, MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at The Medical College of Wisconsin, has been appointed Medical Director of the Wisconsin Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care System.
The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a four-year grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to study ways to improve the success rate of functional magnetic resonance imaging, which is used to measure brain activity. The study has the potential to expand the role of fMRI as a routine clinical tool.
Sanjay Khiani, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. Board-certified in pediatrics and allergy and immunology, his clinical emphasis includes improving the quality of life of patients having asthma, allergic diseases, food allergy, hives and eczema.
For the second time in two years, the Medical College of Wisconsin has selected six schools to receive grants to develop educational programs in palliative care. The goal of the program is to lead a national curriculum initiative to activate, build and sustain medical student education in palliative medicine.
Sylvain Baillet, PhD, has been appointed Associate Professor of Neurology at The Medical College of Wisconsin and Scientific Director of Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College’s MEG (magnetoencephalography) program. Magnetoencephalograpy is a technique that measures the magnetic fields produced by electrical activity in neurons from the human brain.
Sylvain Baillet, PhD, has been appointed Associate Professor of Neurology at The Medical College of Wisconsin and Scientific Director of Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College’s MEG (magnetoencephalography) program. Magnetoencephalograpy is a technique that measures the magnetic fields produced by electrical activity in neurons from the human brain.
Marcie Berger, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Medicine at The Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Froedtert Hospital. Board-certified in cardiovascular diseases and cardiac electrophysiology, her clinical interests include catheter-based treatments for atrial fibrillation and pacing therapies for congestive heart failure.
Sam T. Hwang, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized researcher in skin cancer biology, has been appointed Chairman and Professor of Dermatology at The Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Hwang will assume his new position in December. He will practice at Froedtert Hospital and the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center.
The Medical College of Wisconsin has received one of only four 1.5-year, $1 million grants from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to accelerate development of countermeasures for lung injuries caused by radiation. The research may lead to treatments for injuries caused by radiation accidents or radiological terrorism, as well as injuries caused by the use of radiation to treat cancer.
Jill Gershan, PhD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Medical College of Wisconsin. Her research interests include the development of a cell-based vaccine for the treatment of breast cancer.
Kathlyn Fletcher, MD, MA, Assistant Professor of Medicine at The Medical College of Wisconsin, has received a grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs to study how the discontinuity of medical care influences the health and related outcomes of hospitalized patients.
Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin are teaming up with Shopko to open a FastCare health clinic inside the new Shopko store at Highway 164 and West Silver Spring Drive in Sussex. The clinic, which opens Oct. 17, will provide easy access to affordable care for many minor health problems such as cold and flu symptoms, sore throats, and ear, sinus and bladder infections.
On Friday, Oct. 10, Governor Jim Doyle announced a historic collaboration between four Wisconsin research institutions that will move scientific discoveries more quickly from the laboratory to the patient. The Wisconsin Genomics Initiative is a public-private partnership that will include the Medical College, Marshfield Clinic, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and UW-Milwaukee.
Two female faculty scientists will be honored at the annual Women in Science Awards Luncheon on Oct. 30, at The Medical College of Wisconsin. The luncheon is the final event in this year’s Women in Science series, a Medical College initiative to raise awareness of outstanding local women researchers.
The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a four-year grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to develop computer modeling tools to analyze differences between healthy and diseased hearts. The study may lead to better understanding of how the heart works and fails on a molecular, cellular and tissue level.
Laura Roberts, MD, MA, Chairman and the Charles E. Kubly Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine and Professor of Population Health (Center for the Study of Bioethics), has been elected president of the American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry. When she begins her two-year term on Nov. 1, she will become the first woman elected president of the organization.
The Wisconsin chapter of the ALS Association is holding its annual Walk to Defeat ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) on Sunday, Oct. 12, in Elm Grove Park . Registration begins at 10 a.m. and the walk begins at 11 a.m. Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin are sponsors of the event, and the association provides support to the Department of Neurology for its ALS clinic.
The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a two-year grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to develop a screening test for DiGeorge Syndrome type 1, a pediatric disorder that is caused by the deletion of genetic information.
Jerald Marifke, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Medical College and to the medical staff of Froedtert Hospital. Board-certified in endocrinology, his clinical interests include evaluation and management of male hypogonadism, which is due to low testosterone. He also treats many endocrine disorders, including thyroid, adrenal and pituitary diseases.
The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a four-year, $753,604 renewal grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to train academic gastroenterologists to conduct research in under-studied areas.
The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a two-year grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop a therapy for bullous pemphigoid (BP), a potentially life-threatening autoimmune disease that results in blistering of the skin. Autoimmune diseases result in the body’s immune system destroying proteins that are normally present in the body.
An analysis of emergency medical services (EMS)–treated cardiac arrest outcomes in 10 regions in North America finds a five-fold difference in survival rates, according to a study in the Sept. 24 issue of "Journal of American Medical Association". Of the 10 regions, the Milwaukee County EMS system ranked second highest in survival rates of patients who were in ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrests.
Have you ever had an idea for a project, grant proposal, new way of teaching or a technique and wanted to see if any other members of the MCW community were working in this area or had similar interests? With the new MCW Faculty Collaboration Database, it will be possible to find those things out.
The Medical College has received a three-year grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to study the effect of osteoporosis on spine fusion. The study has implications for developing better therapeutic options for patients with osteoporosis who need spine fusion surgery, which is performed to link together two or more vertebrae.
Neil Hogg, PhD, Professor of Biophysics, has been appointed Assistant Dean for Recruitment in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences by Owen W. Griffith, PhD, Graduate School Dean and Professor of Biochemistry.
A national guideline for triage following a mass casualty incident has been proposed by a national multidisciplinary workgroup lead by a researcher at the Medical College. This guideline allows providers to sort patients for treatment based on the severity of their conditions and establishes a standardized nomenclature.
The Medical College of Wisconsin’s 2008 Convocation was held Wednesday, Sept. 17, in the Health Research Center Auditorium. Approximately 500 people attended the event.
Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin have a pending patent on a new synthetic form of a protein involved in certain types of cancers and immune system diseases.
Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD, Professor of Population Health (Bioethics) and Emergency Medicine, was presented with a Citizen’s Letter of Commendation by Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clark, Jr. at the 2008 Sheriff’s Awards Ceremony on Sept. 10 at the Pfister Hotel.
The Department of Health Services, Mental Health America of Wisconsin, and the Medical College of Wisconsin have released the "Burden of Suicide in Wisconsin" report, which provides detailed information on suicide deaths and attempts. The report uses a variety of data sources on suicide deaths and attempts from 2001-2006.
Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD, Director of Medical and Legal Affairs and Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Bioethics, is this year’s recipient of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities’ Distinguished Service Award.
In a landmark study, Medical College researchers report that drugs used to inhibit a specific fatty acid in rat brains with glioblastoma-like tumors not only reduced new blood vessel growth and tumor size dramatically, but also prolonged survival. The study is the featured cover story of the August 2008 "Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism."
The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a two-year, $346,766 grant from the National Cancer Institute to study the association between breast cancer therapies and non-spinal bone fractures in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors.
Trevor Miller, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staffs of Froedtert Hospital and Waukesha Memorial Hospital. He is a perinatologist caring for high-risk patients, and his clinical interests include bleeding or clotting disorders as well as kidney and cardiovascular complications in pregnancy.
Lilani P. Perera, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Medical College and to the medical staff of Froedtert Hospital. Board-certified in internal medicine, she completed a three-year fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology with special emphasis in inflammatory bowel diseases at the Medical College earlier this year.
The Medical College has received a five-year, $9 million renewal program project grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study how inhaled anesthetic drugs impact the heart. Zeljko J. Bosnjak, PhD, Professor and Vice Chairman for Research of Anesthesiology and Professor of Physiology, is program director for this multi-department program project.
Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin will open a new health care center in Brookfield on Monday, Aug. 18, in the Gateway Business Park, 21700 Intertech Drive. Ten physicians representing specialties in internal medicine, pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology will see patients at the new center.
Matthias Riess, MD, PhD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Physiology at the Medical College and to the medical staff of the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center. His research interests include mechanisms that protect the heart, specifically focusing on the role of mitochondria as a trigger for heart protection while under anesthesia.
Michael T. Meyer, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care) at the Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
The Medical College has an emerging national reputation for excellence in geriatrics education. Over the next several months, a series of articles will be published that highlight specific geriatric education initiatives aimed at preparing graduates to provide outstanding care to older adults. This story highlights new national competencies in geriatric education and the College’s involvement in developing them.
The Medical College of Wisconsin Women’s Faculty Council received the Association of American Medical College’s 2008 Women in Medicine Leadership Development Award. The College is only the ninth organizational winner of the award since it was created in 1993.
Timothy C. Flewelen, BS, a graduate student in the Department of Biophysics, has received a pre-doctoral fellowship grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study blood vessel dysfunction in sickle cell disease.
The Office of Communications now offers Cisco's MeetingPlace Conferencing, a complete multimedia conferencing option that integrates voice, Web and video conferencing capabilities to give remote meetings a natural and effective, face-to-face quality.
Medical College of Wisconsin researchers have reported that children of Alzheimer's patients who are carriers of a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease have neurological changes that are detectable long before clinical symptoms may appear. The study, conducted at Froedtert Hospital, was led by Shi Jiang Li, PhD, Professor of Biophysics, and was presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's disease in Chicago, July 29th
Although the need to translate basic science discoveries into the clinical arena is widely acknowledged, a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) identified reasons why clinical science grant applications receive less positive peer reviews than basic science grant applications to the NIH. The findings were published in the July issue of 'The American Journal of Medicine.'
Benson T. Massey, MD, Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology & Hepatology), has been selected as the 16th president of the Dysphagia Research Society for a term that runs through the 2008-2009 academic year.
Gagan Kumar, MD, MA, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) at the Medical College and to the medical staff of Froedtert Hospital. Board-certified in internal medicine, his clinical interests include inpatient hospital medicine.
Narayan Yoganandan, PhD, Professor of Neurosurgery and Chief of Biomedical Engineering at the Medical College of Wisconsin, has been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Horatiu Olteanu, MD, PhD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Pathology at the Medical College and to the medical staff of Froedtert Hospital. Board-certified in anatomic and clinical pathology, his clinical interests include diagnostic hematopathology, or the study of leukemias, lymphomas and other blood diseases.
Sean Marks, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Medicine in the division of Neoplastic Diseases and Related Disorders at the Medical College and to the medical staff of Froedtert Hospital. Board-certified in internal medicine, his clinical interests include palliative medicine, which is medical care that is focused on relieving disease symptoms.
Muhammad Ali, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) at the Medical College and to the medical staff of Froedtert Hospital. His clinical interests include inpatient medicine.
The College has received a four-year, $2,043,302 grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering for continued technological innovation and state-of-the-art instrument development. This new award provides the project with 33 straight years of funding and continues to open up new directions for biomedical research in cancer, neurosciences, etc. James S. Hyde, PhD, Professor of Biophysics and Director of the National EPR Center, is the principal investigator.
The Medical College has received a five-year, $1.8 million National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute grant to study the mechanisms linking respiratory viral infection to allergic disease and asthma. Mitchell H. Grayson, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, is principal investigator.
The College has received a five-year, $1.57 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to investigate the mechanism by which statins, commonly-used cholesterol lowering drugs, kill breast cancer cells. Balaraman Kalyanaraman, PhD, Chairman and Professor of Biophysics, is the principal investigator.
Cheryl A. Maurana, PhD, received "The Business Journal’s" Woman of Influence Award in the Innovation category. The award was presented at a June 26 ceremony at Milwaukee’s Midwest Airlines Center and appeared in a special section of the publication’s June 27 edition.
Shama Mirza, PhD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Biochemistry in the Center for Biotechnology and Bioengineering at the Medical College. Her research interests include development of novel technologies for comprehensive characterization of cell proteins to gain insight into biological processes that would otherwise not be understood.
Mitchell H. Grayson, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Allergy), was one of 12 researchers chosen nationwide to lead a two-year, $5 million innovative study of food allergies.
Daniel Wickeham has been promoted to Vice President of Corporate Compliance and Risk Management by Douglas R. Campbell, Senior Vice President. The promotion was effective July 1.
Beth A. Drolet, MD, Professor of Dermatology, was one of 48 senior female faculty nationwide selected to participate in the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program for Women.
The College has an emerging national reputation for excellence in geriatrics education. Over the next several months, a series of articles will be published that highlight specific geriatric education initiatives aimed at preparing graduates to provide outstanding care to older adults. This story highlights activities sponsored by the student chapter of the American Geriatrics Society, which coordinates events throughout the year to educate students about the aging process and the field of geriatrics.
Diagnostic product developer Nanogen, Inc. has been awarded a new $10.4 million, two-year contract from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop a multi-analyte molecular diagnostic test for influenza. The Medical College of Wisconsin and HandyLab Inc. are subcontractors and will partner with Nanogen to develop the test.
M. Riccardo Colella, DO, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, has been appointed Medical Director of Flight For Life by the air medical transportation provider.
The severity of retinal hemorrhaging for young children in motor vehicle crashes is closely correlated to the severity of the crash, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College. Retinal hemorrhages occur when the blood vessels lining the retina rupture, resulting in bleeding onto the surface of the retina. The study, by Jane Kivlin, MD, and Kenneth Simons, MD, Professors in Ophthalmology, is published in the June issue of 'Archives of Ophthalmology.'
Helmut Ammon, MD, has been appointed Professor of Medicine in the division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Medical College. Board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology, his clinical interests include providing gastroenterology consultations on inpatients at Froedtert Hospital and clinical instruction to students and house staff.
Hospitals with higher annual volumes of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who undergo surgery have lower in-hospital mortality rates than hospitals with lower volumes of IBD patients, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
The Medical College was one of four U.S. medical schools chosen to participate in the national Chief Resident Immersion Training (CRIT) in the Care of Older Adults demonstration project. The CRIT project trains chief residents to diagnose and treat health problems common to older adults and empowers them to better train the medical students and residents under their supervision.
The Medical College has received a four-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of the National Institutes of Health to advance microwave engineering in EPR. James S. Hyde, PhD, Professor of Biophysics and Director of the National Biomedical EPR Center, is principal investigator for the new grant.
David H. Harder, PhD, Kohler Co. Professor in Cardiovascular Research and Director of the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Cardiovascular Center, has been promoted to Associate Dean for Research. Jonathan I. Ravdin, MD, Dean and Executive Vice President, announced that Dr. Harder, in his newly-created position, will oversee mentorship and faculty development programs focused on increasing faculty research productivity.
Medical College of Wisconsin researchers have proven that functional MRI brain mapping before surgery can help identify those at highest risk for verbal memory decline after surgery for intractable temporal lobe epilepsy.
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has recognized Tom P. Aufderheide, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine, as a 'Hero of Emergency Medicine.' The 'Hero' campaign marks ACEP’s 40th anniversary, and recognizes emergency physicians who have made significant contributions to emergency medicine, their communities and their patients.
On June 6, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Elias A. Zerhouni, MD, announced changes to the NIH peer review system. Implementation of the changes will be carried out over the next 18 months.
More than 100 first-year medical students are working in research labs across the campus this summer as participants in the Medical Student Summer Research Program, a pipeline program that encourages medical students to explore and consider potential careers in research and academic medicine.
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has created an endowment to honor Dwight P. Cruikshank, MD, Chairman and Jack A. & Elaine D. Klieger Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Cruikshank, who has served as Chairman since 1991, announced last fall that he will retire after a successor has been named.
Saqib Masroor, MD, MHS, FACC, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic) at the Medical College and Director of Robotic Cardiac Surgery at Froedtert Hospital. Board-certified in surgery and thoracic surgery, his clinical interests include robotic cardiac surgery, minimally invasive heart valve repair and replacement, and high-risk cardiac surgeries, such as re-operations and surgery for elderly patients.
The Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Primary Care Initiative has funded a pilot implementation of MyChart at the Sargeant Internal Medicine and Plank Road clinics. Implementation went live on June 5. MyChart is Epic Systems Corporation’s customizable Web application designed to allow patients to directly access personal health information contained in their Epic electronic medical record.
Marjorie C. Wang, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery received a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholars Award supporting her research to determine the risks of surgery for degenerative changes of the cervical spine, and to survey patient expectations and self-reported function and general health, before and after this surgery.
States that perform local-level background checks for firearms purchases are more effective in reducing firearm suicide and homicide rates than states that rely only on a federal-level background check, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Significant numbers of female high school athletes and non-athletes suffer from one or more components of the female athlete triad, a combination of three conditions that can lead to cardiovascular disease, according to a new study by Medical College researchers. The study results were presented May 28 at the American College of Sports Medicine at Indianapolis, by Anne Z. Hoch, DO.
Douglas Prah, a graduate student in the Department of Biophysics, was awarded 3rd place in the Molecular and Cellular Imaging Category for the poster he presented at the 16th annual International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine meeting in Toronto.
The Medical College has received a $1.5 million award from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to continue its study of the molecular mechanisms of cardiovascular, pulmonary and neurodegenerative disorders. Balaraman Kalyanaraman, PhD, Chairman and Professor of Biophysics and Director of the Medical College’s Free Radical Research Center, is principal investigator of the grant.
The absence of two proteins in mammalian embryos prevents the development of a healthy heart, a new study by researchers at the Medical College has found. The study, which appears in the May 15 issue of 'Developmental Biology,' was led by Stephen Duncan, PhD, Marcus Professor in Human and Molecular Genetics and Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy.
Ellis D. Avner, MD, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Pediatrics and Physiology, received the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Henry L. Barnett Award for distinguished lifetime contributions in pediatric nephrology. Dr. Avner, who is also Director of Children’s Research Institute, received the award May 5 during the AAP national conference and convention.
Medical College of Wisconsin researchers are enrolling patients at Froedtert Hospital, which is one of approximately 15 sites nationwide, in a study to compare the effectiveness of cryoablation, a rapid freezing technique, to that of radiation therapy, the established standard of care, for relief of pain from cancer that has spread to the bone.
Diana Kerwin, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics/Gerontology), received the 2008 Outstanding Physician Award from the Alzheimer’s Association Wisconsin chapters. The award recognizes physicians who have made unique contributions working with patients and families in the area of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia.
The Department of Medicine’s International Health Program was created in 2006 to offer students, and eventually faculty and residents, a global perspective on international health issues. The first course it developed for fourth-year medical students is 'International Health in the Philippines' (Medicine: 311-4181).
Medical College researchers have shown for the first time that thrombopoietin, a naturally occurring protein being developed as a pharmaceutical to increase platelet count in cancer patients during chemotherapy, can also protect the heart against injury during a heart attack. The study, led by John E. Baker PhD, Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic), was published in the January 2008 issue of 'Cardiovascular Research.'
Daryl Pearlstein, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic) at the Medical College and to the medical staff of Froedtert Hospital. He is board-certified in surgery and thoracic surgery, and his clinical interests include the use of advanced minimally invasive techniques in general thoracic surgery, which encompasses lung, esophageal and chest surgery.
The Medical College has received a four-year, $1,293,730 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to investigate how anesthesia puts the brain in an unconscious state. The research may help unravel the mystery of consciousness, and lead to the development of novel methods for monitoring states of consciousness. Anthony G. Hudetz, PhD, is principal investigator of the grant.
Arshak R. Alexanian, PhD, VMD, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, has been awarded a Young Investigator Research Grant Award from AOSpine North America.
Daniel A. Beard, PhD, Associate Professor of Physiology in the Biotechnology and Bioengineering Center, collaborated with Hong Qian, PhD, Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Washington in Seattle, to write a book titled, 'Chemical Biophysics: Quantitative Analysis of Cellular Systems.' The book was published this month by Cambridge University Press as part of its 'Cambridge Texts in Biomedical Engineering' series.
Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent evaluator of charities, scored the Medical College of Wisconsin the highest among all other Wisconsin charities that the organization rated. This also represents the sixth consecutive year that the Medical College received a four-star rating from New Jersey-based Charity Navigator.
Michael J. Dunn, MD, Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Physiology, has joined the Clinical and Translational Science Institute as Director of its new Translational Research Resources Office.
Joseph Goveas, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, has received a highly esteemed Young Investigator Award from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression. Early career academic faculty in psychiatry from the United States and Canada compete for this award, which provides two years of project and professional development support for promising young neurobiological researchers.
Rashmi Sood, PhD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Pathology at the Medical College. She joins the division of Pediatric Pathology and the Children’s Research Institute. Her primary research interest is the study of the vascular bed of the placenta and the mechanism of pregnancy-related cardiovascular disorders.
'Milwaukee Magazine' published a 10-page article in its May 2008 issue that highlights the rise and expansion of the Medical College of Wisconsin and the success of its leadership team. The Office of Public Affairs has purchased rights to the article, and College employees are free to print as many copies as they would like for meetings, networking and recruitment.
The National Biomedical Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin has received a five-year, $5.66 million renewal grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. The renewal, which covers direct and indirect costs from April 1, 2008, to March 31, 2013, represents years 32 to 36 of the Center’s funding.
The Medical College has received a one-year, $358,150 grant from the National Eye Institute to study genes that control how immature retinal cells differentiate and become mature nervous system cells. This study may lead to a better understanding of how stem cells regulate differentiation and how the genes that control this process contribute to disease. Brian A. Link, PhD, Associate Professor of Cellular Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, is principal investigator for the grant.
Laura Roberts, MD, MA, and Jinger Hoop, MD, MFA, collaborated with experts in the fields of medicine, ethics, psychology, law, medical education, religious studies and public health in the recently published book, 'Professionalism and Ethics: Q and A Self-Study Guide for Mental Health Professionals,' from American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
Diana Kerwin, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics/Gerontology), received the United Community Center’s (UCC) Friend of the Hispanic Community award for her efforts to develop culturally sensitive dementia-screening services, outreach materials and programs for the Latino elderly and their families served by the UCC’s Latino Geriatric Center.
Mary M. Horowitz, MD, MS, the Robert A. Uihlein, Jr. Chair in Hematologic Research, Professor of Medicine, and Chief Scientific Director of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research at the Medical College, has recently been awarded two prestigious international honors.
The Medical College has received a five-year, $1,048,315 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to provide students with a thorough understanding of physiology, a discipline that spans the breadth from whole animal physiology to the cellular and molecular level. Hubert V. Forster, PhD, Professor of Physiology, is principal investigator for the grant.
The Medical College 2007 Report to Faculty, Staff and Students, which provides a brief summary of the College’s collective accomplishments during the past year, is available in PDF format.
Mary and Ted Kellner and the Kelben Foundation have given the Medical College of Wisconsin a $1 million gift to endow the Kellner Chair in Pediatrics. Earnestine Willis, MD, MPH, Director of the College’s Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, will be the first Kellner Professor in Pediatrics.
Colin D. Rudolph, MD, PhD, has been appointed Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs in the Department of Pediatrics by Robert M. Kliegman, MD, Chairman and Professor of Pediatrics.
The Medical College has received a four-year, $2 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to compare the housing access of drug users versus low-income residents who do not use drugs, and to determine the effects of housing status on HIV risk behavior. Julia Dickson-Gomez, PhD, is principal investigator of the grant.
Lawrence R. Goodman, MD, Professor of Radiology and Chief of Thoracic Imaging, received the Society of Thoracic Radiology’s 2008 Gold Medal award for lifetime achievement, the society’s highest honor.
The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a $7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to identify targets for drugs controlling high blood pressure. Allen W. Cowley Jr., PhD, Chairman and Harry & Gertrude Hack Term Professorship in Physiology, is principal investigator.
Denise A. Teves, MD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Clinical Nutrition, received the International Society for Clinical Densitometry Young Investigator Award.
The Medical College of Wisconsin's Board of Trustees approved awards totaling $6,638,224 in support of 24 community/academic partnership projects statewide through the College's Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program. This program is the community/academic partnership component of 'Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin' that was created through funds as a result of Blue Cross and Blue Shield United of Wisconsin's conversion to a publicly-traded company.
Ann A. Tobin, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow in Pathology, received a Minority Travel Fellowship Award from the American Physiological Society to attend the Experimental Biology Conference April 5-9 in San Diego, Calif.
The Clinical and Translational Science Institute is seeking applications for its new 'Mentored Clinical/Translational Research Award.'
The Medical College and its Clinical and Translational Science Institute partners are developing five Translational Research Units to provide resources and advanced technology for researchers and collaborators wishing to conduct collaborative, translational studies.
A study involving several Major League Baseball pitchers indicates that the height of the pitcher’s mound can affect the athlete’s throwing arm motion, which may lead to potential injuries because of stress on the shoulder and elbow. The study was led by William Raasch, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Medical College, who also is the head team physician for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Researchers have found that a protein, lymphotactin, which plays a vital role in the body’s immune response, can rapidly shift its shape between two totally unrelated structures, each with a unique role in defending the body. Their discovery alters a fundamental concept of biochemistry established in the 1960s and may inspire the search for other proteins with the ability to change form, and help address diseases of misfolded proteins such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS, mad cow disease and many cancers.
The Medical College’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute is a new and innovative resource to support and advance education, collaboration and research in clinical and translational science. It was established at MCW in response to the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) request for applications for a Clinical and Translational Science Award. As part of the NIH’s roadmap initiative, this award will enable institutions to create an innovative and transformative environment that will promote the ap
Andrew Petroll, MD, has received a joint appointment in the departments of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine (Center for AIDS Intervention Research) as an Assistant Professor. He has also been appointed to the medical staff of Froedtert Hospital. Dr. Petroll’s clinical interests include providing care to individuals with HIV and AIDS, including early access to new HIV medications. In addition, he treats patients with other infectious diseases, including sexually transmitt
Microsoft Healthcare Users Group (MS-HUG) and Microsoft Corporation recognized the Family Medicine Residency practice of the Medical College of Wisconsin and St. Joseph as a winner of a Healthcare Innovation Award in the disease surveillance category. The award recognized their efforts to treat conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and childhood obesity.
Tom P. Aufderheide, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine, has been elected a Fellow of the American Heart Association (AHA) by the AHA Council on Cardiopulmonary, Perioperative, and Critical Care. Dr. Aufderheide is one of only two individuals elected an AHA Fellow by this council this year and only the fifth emergency physician to receive the award from this council.
Earnestine Willis, MD, MPH, Kellner Professor in Pediatrics and Director of the Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, received the 2008 Sacagawea Award from Professional Dimensions, a networking organization for professional women.
The Medical College has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences to investigate potential new pathways for targeting cancer drugs. Robert Deschenes, PhD, the Joseph P. Heil, Jr. Professor in Molecular Oncogenesis and Chairman and Professor of Biochemistry, is principal investigator for the grant.
Benjamin D’Angelo, PhD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Medical College. His clinical interests include helping trauma survivors cope with problems such as anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and vocational dysfunction that can arise after a traumatic event.
Jason J. Hallman, an Engineering Research Assistant in the Department of Neurosurgery and a graduate student in the Marquette University Department of Biomedical Engineering, received a $10,000 Student Research Grant from the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. His proposal is titled, 'CIREN Investigation of Adverse Effects from Seat-Mounted Thoracic Side Airbags.'
Low-fat diets are more effective in preserving and promoting a healthy cardiovascular system than low-carbohydrate, Atkins’-like diets, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College. The study, published in the February edition of the scientific journal 'Hypertension,' was led by David D. Gutterman, MD, Northwestern Mutual Professor of Cardiology, Professor of Medicine and Physiology, and Senior Associate Dean of Research at the Medical College.
A television crew came to the College Feb. 21 to interview Howard Jacob, PhD, about the College’s rat research program. The interview will be a part of an episode of 'Modern Marvels' that focuses on rats. Modern Marvels is broadcast on The History Channel, and this particular episode is tentatively scheduled to air April 28.
The Medical College has received a $1.6 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to develop a statewide program to identify and treat anxiety, depression, or confusion that some parents develop after hearing from a doctor that their baby tested positive on a routine screening test. Michael Farrell, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal), Pediatrics and Population Health (Bioethics), is principal investigator for the grant.
Qing (Robert) Miao, PhD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Surgery (Pediatric) and Assistant Professor of Pathology (Pediatric) at the Medical College. His research interests include studying the biological functions and molecular mechanisms of a newly identified pair of ligand receptors in regulating stem cell differentiation, primitive blood vessel formation during embryo development and postnatal blood vessel formation in tumors and other vascular diseases.
United States Speedskating has named Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Sports Medicine Center as its official health care provider. Carole S. Vetter, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, will be the lead physician for the athletes training at the Pettit National Ice Center.
All Medical College of Wisconsin news releases for 2008 in chronological order.
All Medical College of Wisconsin news releases for 2007 in chronological order.
All Medical College of Wisconsin news releases for 2006 in chronological order.