Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin
School of Medicine and Public Health

Matt Mallum, MFA

Ed Vasilevskis

Meet Dr. Eduard Vasilevskis, new division chief of Hospital Medicine

Craig January, MD

Retirement honor: Craig January

Faculty and residents

Department faculty and learners have strong showing at 2023 ACP–Wisconsin meeting

Dr. William Busse, MD

Dr. William Busse to receive Lifetime Contribution Award from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)

Banner, from left: Iliya Amaza, MBBS, assistant clinical professor, Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Jane Pearson, MD, associate clinical professor, Cardiovascular Medicine; Kerry Rees, MD, assistant clinical professor, General Internal Medicine; Aga Silbert, MD, associate clinical professor, Cardiovascular Medicine; Rachna Tiwari, MD, assistant clinical professor, Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Credit: Clint Thayer/Department of Medicine.

In PHLITE School, Department of Medicine faculty hone their understanding of public health

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What we published in August 2023

Matthew Churpek, MD, MPH, PhD, sitting in his office. Credit: Clint Thayer/Department of Medicine.

Machine learning techniques may help identify individualized treatments for critically ill patients

Miriam Shelef, MD, PhD, associate professor, Rheumatology

Miriam Shelef, MD, PhD, receives patent for rheumatoid factor-binding peptides

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What we published in July 2023

Research

2023 Department of Medicine Research Pilot Program Awards announced

Department of Medicine

Medical Education Innovation Grants awarded to eleven faculty and learners

Parag Tipnis, MD

The American Society of Echocardiography showcases research by Cardiovascular Medicine faculty, Parag Tipnis, MD

Kelsey Holbert, Michael Houghan, Caroline Burkey, Amy Bier

Meet the 2023-24 chief residents

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What we published in June 2023

Fellowship program director Sara Johnson in the simulation center. Credit: Clint Thayer/Department of Medicine.

Realistic, high-acuity simulations define Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship

Get to know new Chief Resident Dr. Michael Houghan

Get to know Chief Resident Dr. Kelsey Holbert

Get to know new Chief Resident Dr. Caroline Burkey

Get to know new Chief Resident Dr. Amy Bier

The 2023 internal medicine residency graduates. Credit: Clint Thayer/Department of Medicine.

Graduation ceremony celebrates 2023 internal medicine residency graduates

Doug Jorenby, PhD. Credit: Clint Thayer/Department of Medicine.

Retirement honor: Doug Jorenby, PhD

Left to right: Matias Fabregat, PhD, MSc, in the lab with his mentor, Andrea Galmozzi, PhD. Credit: Clint Thayer/Department of Medicine.

UW–Madison postdoc receives Pew Latin American Fellowship to continue research in cancer wasting syndrome

Research sign.

The 2023 Department of Medicine Trainee Research Awards

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What we published in May 2023

Alexis Eastman, MD, associate clinical professor, Geriatrics and Gerontology. Credit: Clint Thayer/Department of Medicine

Alexis Eastman, MD, receives aging advocacy award from Madison nonprofit

Graduating 2023 internal medicine residents Amy Bier, MD, Ivana Surjancev, MD, and Ran Tao, MD, enjoy a quiet moment by Lake Mendota. Credit: Clint Thayer/Department of Medicine.

2023 internal medicine residency graduates’ future plans

Chief Resident John Davis, MD. Credit: Clint Thayer/Department of Medicine

What's next for Chief Resident John Davis?

Gabby Waclawik, MD, MPH, chief resident.

What's next for Chief Resident Gabby Waclawik?

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What we published in April 2023

Nadia Sweet, MD

What's next for Chief Resident Nadia Sweet, MD

Sarah Floden, MD

What's next for Chief Resident Sarah Floden, MD

Ann Sheehy, MD, MS, poses outside UW Health.

Dr. Ann Sheehy named UW Health Senior Medical Director of Population Health, ACO President

The 2022-23 chief residents, in a group outside and wearing their white coats.

What's next for our 2022-23 chief residents?

An aerial view of UW Health and environs

UW Health joins national initiative to implement practice-improving research findings more quickly

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What we published in March 2023

Department of Medicine signage

Match Day 2023: Welcome incoming residents!

Dr. Alan Bridges, on left, facing Madison VA director John Rohrer, MPH, at the unveiling of the commemorative plaque that will hang outside the newly-named Alan J. Bridges Auditorium at the Madison VA..

Madison VA auditorium renamed in honor of outgoing chief of staff, Alan Bridges, MD

Internal medicine resident David Deemer, MD, MS, shares advocacy tips for trainees

Internal medicine resident David Deemer, MD, MA, shares advocacy tips for trainees

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What we published in February 2023

Photo of the 2023 DOM Education Award winners, left to right, between department chair Lynn Schnapp, MD (far left) and Laura Zakowski, MD (far right): Tiffany Lin, MD; Mark Reichelderfer, MD; Zachary Goldberger, MD, MS; Sandesh Parajuli, MD; Laurel Romer, MD; Christine Sharkey, MD; Andrea Schnell, MD.

Inspiration and Innovation shine at the 2023 DOM Education Day

Dr. Sandesh Parajuli, Division of Nephrology, in conversation with a patient.

Nephrology faculty lead medical education on kidney transplant patient care

Drs. Uboha (left) and Hematti (right) with their patient, Steve Larson of Iowa City, Iowa, during his first infusion treatment. Photo was provided by the patient.

Department faculty deliver innovative new T-cell therapy for cancer

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What we published in January 2023

Toby Campbell, MD

Department of Medicine providers inspire giving from grateful patients

Dr. Ryan Westergaard, MD, PhD, MPH, who will lead the research team at UW–Madison.

UW-Madison joins national harm reduction research network to prevent overdose deaths

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What we published in December 2022

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What we published in November 2022

General internal medicine

New study shows effectiveness of remote scribes in reducing physician burnout

Stephane Esnault, PhD, in the lab.

Retirement honor: Stephane Esnault, PhD

Gabby Waclawik

Fellowship Match Day 2022 upholds tradition of success