Recent News
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Medical College of Wisconsin Names Nationally Recognized Surgeon-Scientist Genevieve Boland, MD, PhD, Next Chair of Surgery
In this key leadership role, Dr. Boland will oversee one of MCW's largest academic departments and lead efforts to advance excellence and a culture of collaboration across each of the institution’s missions. Her term began on September 1, 2026.
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Medical College of Wisconsin Announces Dean of the School of Medicine
Brett Kissela, MD, GME ‘96, MS, named Executive Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the Medical College of Wisconsin School of Medicine.
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MCW-Green Bay, Prevea Health Retain Physician Talent Locally
MCW-Green Bay has trained the next generation of physicians in northeast Wisconsin, a pipeline that has brought new practitioners to Prevea.
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Medical College of Wisconsin Celebrates Groundbreaking for New On-Campus Student Housing Complex
During an official groundbreaking ceremony of the Medical College of Wisconsin’s first student housing project on July 28, Shekar Kurpad, MD, PhD, MCW president and CEO, announced the building’s name: Trailmark at MCW.
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Biotech Company Co-founded by MCW Researcher Begins Phase II Trial of First Pepsin Inhibitor for Reflux Disease
The trial is led by Nikki Johnston, PhD, professor of otolaryngology and communication sciences and microbiology and immunology at the Medical College of Wisconsin and co-founder of N-Zyme Biomedical.
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Medical College of Wisconsin to Lead Landmark Multi-Center Clinical Trial in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is leading a new multi-center clinical trial to evaluate an interdisciplinary rehabilitation model for military veterans and first responders with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and co-occurring disorders such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic...
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Michels Family Donates $27 Million to the Medical College of Wisconsin to Expand Personalized Cancer Care, Accelerate Cancer Research
The Michels transformational gift will enable the Cancer Center to bring additional world-class precision oncology talent to MCW, enhance technological infrastructure, train and develop the next generation of cancer scientists, innovators, and entrepreneurs, and expand access to precision...
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Kratom Use is Surging in the US with Life-changing Consequences
A new study published in Addiction has found that kratom use – measured as kratom exposures reported to US poison centers – and cases of severe medical outcomes linked to kratom use have surged in the US over the past decade.
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Medical College of Wisconsin Announces New President and CEO
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) today announced that Shekar N. Kurpad, MD, PhD, FEL ‘01, has been unanimously appointed as the institution’s seventh president and chief executive officer (CEO), effective July 1, 2026.
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Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Network is First to Offer Proton Therapy in Wisconsin
Revolutionary cancer treatment uses protons for precision targeting.