UW-Madison Department of Medicine

09/09/2025

“Think about how we can work together to accelerate research across the entire translational research spectrum," says Dr. Michelle Kimple, co-organizer of a new meeting series.

Nearly 50 department members from 7 divisions connected to discuss Nutrition and Healthy Aging last October, and met again in February.
The Department of Medicine aims to foster community and collaboration, with initiatives like meetings around specific themes.

Read more: https://ow.ly/qoZm50Wa9xH

09/08/2025

Congrats to Sara McCoy, MD, PhD, assistant professor, , who was recently selected as the recipient of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine's 2025 Early Career Leadership Award!

This award is presented annually to alumni who graduated in the last 15 years and have made extraordinary contributions in areas including community service, clinical or research expertise, mentoring, social or civic engagement, or other notable accomplishments.

09/05/2025

Join us in welcoming health services research expert Joan Neuner, MD, MPH, as the Division of General Internal Medicine's new associate chief for research!

"I plan to bring developments in health services research to UW so we can do innovative work. I’ll also be recruiting to build our capacity," she says.

Learn more in a Q&A with her: https://ow.ly/54IO50WRfgo

09/02/2025

ICYMI: Aurora Pop-Vicas, MD, PhD, associate professor, Infectious Disease, is co-leading a new collaborative research project seeking better clinical tests to measure the effects of COVID-19 post-infection (Long COVID) brain fog.

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A new collaborative research project co-led by Aurora Pop-Vicas, MD, PhD, associate professor, Infectious Disease, and Dorothy Farrar Edwards, PhD, associate dean for research and director of health research at the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Education, is seeking better clinical tests to...

08/28/2025

"Stories connect us better than anything else.” - Marissa LoCastro, MD

Internal Medicine resident Dr. Marissa LoCastro utilized narrative medicine techniques and funding from a David Sunde Humanitarian Award to collect stories from DOM faculty and trainees, capturing the full range of the trainee experience: bleak, funny, heartfelt, grieving, frustrated, mundane, and absurd.

Hear more from her in the video below, or read more: https://ow.ly/3vlF50WLFox

08/26/2025

A new tool is changing how providers talk with lupus patients about using hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), a cornerstone treatment of the disease, and the PI and lead developer is our own Shivani Garg, MD, PhD, associate professor, Rheumatology.

Hear from her: https://youtu.be/XDhnSrC3Lx8
Read more: https://ow.ly/ia5350WLEIB

Shivani Garg, MD, PhD, describes the primary goal of HCQ-Safe, a pictorial decision-making tool for lupus patients and clinicians.

08/22/2025

We are thrilled to welcome the 2025 class of internal medicine fellows—including a few familiar faces—to the Department of Medicine! 🎉

08/21/2025

Cardiovascular Disease fellow Shikha Jha, MBBS, has been invited to present her abstract, "Appropriate Positioning and Prevention of Accidental Dislodgement of Leave-in Swan Ganz Pulmonary Artery Catheter in Cardia Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Case Series Based Institutional Quality Improvement Initiative", at the 2025 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Quality Summit in October. Congrats, Dr. Jha!

08/20/2025

Congrats to Jennifer Woodard, MD, clinical assistant professor, and Jackson Musuuza, MBBS, PhD, MPH, MS, assistant professor, both Hospital Medicine, on being selected as Journal of Hospital Medicine fellows for the 2025/2026 cohort: Dr. Musuuza as an Editorial Fellow and Dr. Woodard as a Digital Media Fellow. They will spend the year reviewing submissions to the Journal of Hospital Medicine and learning about the editorial process of academic journals.

08/19/2025

Didier Mandelbrot, MD, professor, Nephrology, was selected as this year’s winner of the American Society of Transplantation’s Physician of Distinction Award. This award “recognizes outstanding transplant physicians whose careers are focused on clinical care.” Congrats, Dr. Mandelbrot!

08/15/2025

Today is ! Thank you to all of our incredible program managers, coordinators and admins for their hard work, commitment and contributions to graduate medical education.

08/14/2025

Heather Bartlett, MD, professor, and Nicholas Von Bergen, MD, professors, both Cardiovascular Medicine faculty with joint appointments in the UW Department of Pediatrics, were part of a UW Health Adult Congenital Heart Disease team that received an award from the Arc-Dane County for its work with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Congrats!